Happy Disability Pride Month. I’m in my 20’s and I didn’t know Disability Pride Month was a thing until July last year. When was the first time you saw an ad from a brand in any media that depicted loving your body disability & all? When was the last? Brands have taken steps to make…
A Wheelchair Girl’s Perspective Vol.5:The Business of Social Media: The New Virtual World & Possibilities For People With Disabilities
Are you all in on social media ,— a presence on every platform and no I don’t just mean for work — or has it all just been too much so you stopped using it that often? As a millennial, like you, I grew up with it and learned to use technology and as a…
A Wheelchair Girl’s Perspective Vol 4: 3 Factors I Wish The Fashion Industry Would Consider For People With Disabilities
One of my favorite fashion quotes is a statement Lauren Hutton once made, she said: “Fashion is what we are given four times a year by designers and style is what we choose.” For so long I thought fashion and style were the same things, it took me reading this quote for the first time…
Wheelchair Girl’s Perspective Vol 3: People WIth Disabilities In The Workplace During The Pandemic & Beyond
: In 20 years, what will tell those who ask about life during the Covid-19 pandemic? I have to wonder if it will be something that’s been eradicated because of a vaccine like measles or will it be something that we take a vaccine for every year like the flu? In any case, it’s not…
A Wheelchair Girl’s Perspective Vol.2: How Businesses Can Help People WIth Disabilities
A few weeks ago, my friend and I virtually attended this panel on Disability Rights and Justice. This panel taught me a little about life for people with disabilities before the ADA was passed 30 years ago. However, as I and many of you with disabilities know there is still so much more that needs…
