Author: Cara Liebowitz
For the Disability Community, Authentic Representation Makes a World of Difference
When I was in sixth grade, I started a scrapbook of articles about disabled people. Each article was carefully cut out from newspapers and magazines, or printed out from the early 2000s Internet, and slipped into a page protector in…
Reminder: Non-Disabled People Aren’t the Only Ones Affected by COVID-19
The following post is part of our series on perspectives from disabled and chronically ill people regarding COVID-19. This post is not intended as medical advice. In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, I’ve been staring at graphics that show…
Why A Teacher Carrying a Disabled Student on His Back Shouldn’t Be News
Once again, an abled person recently went viral for including a disabled person in everyday activities. That means it’s (*checks calendar*) a day ending in Y. This time, a teacher is being lavished with praise for volunteering to carry Ryan …