by Tori Hunter | May 31, 2023 | Lifestyle
I have been in a wheelchair since I was two years old, so I’ve had my fair share of weird and uncalled for questions. Whether it’s strangers on the internet or the cashier at the grocery store, people seem to feel privy to every detail of my life as a wheelchair user....
by Nikoletta Erdelyi | Mar 1, 2022 | Lifestyle
I turned thirty last summer, which prompted an existential examination of my path thus far. I thought long and hard about living three whole decades with a disability that prevents me from walking, and the lessons I’ve learned that have helped me find meaning,...
by Nikoletta Erdelyi | Feb 14, 2022 | Lifestyle
These last few years, I have spent a significant amount of time in the digital dating space. I did my fair share of swiping, flirting, going on dates and conducting an informal environmental scan of the modern dating scene as a woman in a wheelchair. Prior to this...
by Maayan Ziv | Mar 21, 2017 | Newsletter
The term “Special Needs” is one of those cringe-worthy, euphemistic, ways to speak about people with disabilities. For years I couldn’t put my finger on what it is about this phrase that bothers me so much…but this PSA for World Down Syndrome Day perfectly...
by Maayan Ziv | Sep 9, 2016 | Media
Almost always people with disabilities are poorly represented in media. Disability is used as a trope, or an appeal to emotion, resulting in ableist perspectives that reinforce tired stereotypes. But sometimes marketing folks get it right, and its like a breath of...
