Inspiration porn does not promote inclusion; it propagates objectification. Inclusion is the brass ring of the disability community. As the mother to a 10-year-old boy with Down syndrome, I constantly search for and even engineer environments where my son is welcome, places where the social constructs expand enough to accommodate a boy who doesn’t talk […]
We exist for your consumption because that’s the only way you believe we have value, and our needs are discarded as soon as they become inconvenient. A Walmart cashier went viral this week for giving a disabled woman a manicure after she was refused service by an independent nail salon located inside the store. It’s […]
It tells me that no matter what I achieve or how well I perform, I’ll always be judged as a disabled marvel, not as a person. I attended one of Mumbai’s best schools between the ages of 3 and 15. It was girls-only, it stressed learning over studying (no homework until fourth grade), and we […]
