#disability

#disability

Fashion is a vocabulary. Clothing communicates parts of who we are, what we are interested in and how we want to be seen. It reveals choices that we make but it also exposes lack of choice. I am a disabled woman; I have dwarfism. My disability and stature is obvious and often shapes a first interaction. I've learned to love scouring through rails of clothes in high street stores and charity shops,

To 2049 by American poet Jorie Graham is one of my favourite collections of recent times and rereading it recently was incredibly rewarding. Filled with slippery and existentially evocative lines such as Years pulled their / lengths through us like long wet strings, it had me pointing at some of the pages gasping: I wish I wrote this! (a condition I frequently suffer from, known as poem-envy).

Alexander's mother, Victoria, stated that carrying him and his younger brother up the stairs multiple times a day has left their family exhausted.

Over the years, a myriad of children wrote to Jim Abbott, expressing a connection through their shared experiences of physical disabilities, sharing their dreams and struggles.

Your caregiver, who understands the challenges you face navigating a world that is often not accommodating, thinks that you don't have the right to be peeved about this?

Kinga and her disabled daughter Victoria face challenges in temporary accommodation that is not wheelchair accessible, causing difficulties in daily living and travel for school.

Glastonbury is a festival unlike any other, with sweeping shots of rolling hills and swathing, raving crowds seemingly designed for certain bodies that can withstand that environment.

"Analysis of the proposals shows that the impact will be substantial, destroying the financial safety net for too many disabled Londoners," he wrote on social media.

Rosie Jones' new series "Pushers" aims to depict the struggles of being a disabled, working-class person in today's society, emphasizing the reality behind humor.

Dr. Caspari's book emphasizes that individuals with chronic conditions or disabilities can cultivate self-acceptance and resilience through evidence-based strategies and mindful practices.

Navigating health care access through a cross-country move to find a climate that didn't exacerbate my disability became one of my biggest struggles post-accident.

"It's draconian - $2,000 is no safety net for people," said Kim Selfon, an attorney with Bet Tzedek, a legal services organization in Los Angeles.

Thoresen said, "When we were looking for a car we thought, Oh, a Ford Thunderbird. It would just be perfect!" This choice reflects their deep-seated connection with empowerment and freedom.

As a disabled woman, my own needy body and dependence on care renders me invisible in the stereotypical portrait of the all-giving and endlessly capable mother.