disability
What Pride Month Means To Queer Indians With Disabilities
Pride Month is more than just a celebration for the disabled queer folks — its a chance to break down physical and psychological barriers.
Here’s What Really Happens When You Become Homeless in Australia
Homelessness is rising. Our distance from it is shrinking.
Fibromyalgia Has Totally Changed My Relationship With My Body
Chronic fatigue, intense, recurring pain, general weakness – “I basically feel terrible and exhausted all the time."
What Young People With Disabilities Wish Clubs Offered
"I don't want to go to a party meant only for people with disabilities. I want to go to a party where everyone is welcome."
Inside the Fantastically Silent World of Deaf Streamers
Silent streams are attracting millions of viewers on social media around the world, but accessibility on the internet remains a sticky point.
I Applied for a Job at Microsoft But Didn’t Tell Them I’m Blind. Here’s What Happened Next.
A software engineer shares what it was like to interview with one of the largest technology corporations in the world, without letting on about his disability.
Cripple Punk: The Disabled Young People Smashing Ableism
Spiked wheelchairs, studs and cigarettes – cpunk is about rejecting society's "inspiration porn" narrative of physical disability.
Hackers Steal a ‘Very Large’ Batch of Private Data from Australia’s Disability Scheme
Medicare and tax file numbers are publicised after the scheme’s client management platform was breached last month.
How ‘The Girl With the Broken Neck’ Leads a Multibillion-Dollar Company
“Out of all the things I thought I’d get half well-known for, a slightly crooked neck was the least. So, if you can make an edge out of your flaws, [do it] by all means.”
Having Sex Could Break My Bones. Here’s How I Do It
“Adjustments usually involve finding ways to keep your partner’s full weight off of you.”
For People with Disabilities, Sex Work is Still Grounded in Stigma
"People look at us and say we don’t need it but we do have disabilities, so how do we have a relationship or physical intimacy?”
Cop Caught on Video Shooting Man in Wheelchair 9 Times From Behind
The off-duty Tucson, Arizona, cop will be fired and may face criminal charges.