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According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, in 2018 the employment rate for people with disabilities was 19% compared to 66 % for people without disabilities. There is a common misconception that people with disabilities are not able to work,…

When people hear the word “accessibility,” they may think of braille on bathroom signs, accessible parking spaces, or ramps, but accessibility is much more than a handful of design elements. Accessibility means people with disabilities have equal access to places,…

The world is filled with people who identify with more than one aspect of themselves. An example of this is an individual with a disability who is Black and part of the LGBTQ+ community; that person will likely identify as…

In its simplest form, ableism is the belief system that tells us it is better to be non-disabled than it is to be disabled. It’s the cultural message that many of us were taught when we were children. This belief…

The term “Inspiration Porn” was coined by the Australian activist Stella Young and is now widely used throughout the disability community. She defines it as the objectification of disabled people for the benefit of non-disabled people.  Inspiration porn consists of…

Representation Matters! According to the Centers for Disease Control, approximately 26%, or one quarter, of adults in the United States has a disability. However, a recent study found that only 2.5% of film characters in the previous 10 years were…

Medical Model vs. Social Model of Disability The medical model and the social model are two different ways of framing disability.  Most people outside of the disability community think of disability within the framework of the medical model — where…