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...
by Maayan Ziv | Aug 5, 2016 | Newsletter
Today we celebrate our 1st birthday and we want to say thank you.A lot has happened in this last year. AccessNow has grown to feature thousands of places in cities around the world. We have collaborated with awesome individuals and organizations and highlighted the...
by Maayan Ziv | Feb 13, 2016 | Media, People, Special
Update: You can now listen to the full show online (plus added bonus segments!) Full transcript below. Are people disabled or is it our environment that is disabling? – This was the question I posed to CBC Radio when they asked me what I wanted to talk about on...
by Maayan Ziv | Feb 7, 2016 | News
When the media shows support for us…and does this good a job at authentically telling our story -just as it is, with no ableist spin…I couldn’t be more thrilled. I had so much fun working with the folks at CTV News to shoot this segment. Any day I...
by Maayan Ziv | Dec 7, 2015 | Events
One day on my way home, I bumped into Evgeny Tchebotarev of 500px. Evgeny and I have been virtual friends for years now, chatting all things photography. We got to talking about AccessNow and 500px and soon came up with this super idea to host an ACCESSIBLE PHOTOWALK....
