physical disabilities
The magazine makes a powerful statement about diversity with Jillian Mercado, Mama Cax and Chelsea Werner.
Let's talk about why everyone was so quick to celebrate.
No other group in society needs to prove that its members deserve access to a public space.
Now it's on everyone to do better.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
The whole experience is filled with inaccessibility and ableism.
“[People] think diversity has to do with race and gender, but there’s so much more to it.”
The film's star and director wanted the character, played by deaf actress Millicent Simmonds, to be authentic.
Sexual violence is so common for women with disabilities, doctors suggested sterilizing my sister.
The way our media portrays disability is fraught with ableism, if disability is depicted at all.
"The Shape Of Water" isn't the first Oscar-winning film to misrepresent disability.