Happy International Day of Disability! Here’s a thread of content written by + centering disabled folks, their work and their fight for care in an ableist world
Netflix’s ‘The Witcher’ Exploited Yennefer’s Disability https://wearyourvoicemag.com/the-witcher-yennefer/
Netflix's 'The Witcher' Exploited Yennefer's Disability

Yennefer’s disability was exploited as a plot-point to further her emotional and physical journey as the writers saw fit.

https://wearyourvoicemag.com/the-witcher-yennefer/
How the Ocean Teaches Me to Navigate Grief and My Disability https://wearyourvoicemag.com/how-the-ocean-teaches-me-to-navigate-grief-and-my-disability/
How The Ocean Teaches Me To Navigate Grief and My Disability

I’m learning the importance of paying attention to the signs of grief, those approaching waves, so I’m more prepared to navigate them.

https://wearyourvoicemag.com/how-the-ocean-teaches-me-to-navigate-grief-and-my-disability/
Disability Rights Activist Gigi Giscome in Groundbreaking Photo Series https://wearyourvoicemag.com/disability-activist-gigi-giscome-photo-series/
Disability Rights Activist Gigi Giscome in Groundbreaking Photo Series

Disability rights activist Gigi Giscome was the subject of a gorgeous homage to Donyale Luna as part of the #ShareHerStory campaign.

https://wearyourvoicemag.com/disability-activist-gigi-giscome-photo-series/
25 Ridiculous Questions and Comments I’ve Heard About My Disability https://wearyourvoicemag.com/25-ridiculous-questions-comments-ive-heard-disability/
25 Ridiculous Questions and Comments I've Heard About My Disability

As someone who has been visibly disabled since birth, I’ve encountered an unthinkable amount of ableism. Not only that, the sheer amount of ridiculously intrusive questions I’ve been asked over the...

https://wearyourvoicemag.com/25-ridiculous-questions-comments-ive-heard-disability/
I May Destroy Your Self-Worth: How Childhood Bullying Plagued My Young Adult Years https://wearyourvoicemag.com/i-may-destroy-your-self-worth-how-childhood-bullying-plagued-my-young-adult-years/
I May Destroy Your Self-Worth: How Childhood Bullying Plagued My Young Adult Years

Childhood bullying has long-lasting effects and its impact should be acknowledged as much as other traumas during this era of mental health awareness.

https://wearyourvoicemag.com/i-may-destroy-your-self-worth-how-childhood-bullying-plagued-my-young-adult-years/
Inspiration, Mourning and Ableism: How Do We Properly Honor Chadwick Boseman https://wearyourvoicemag.com/inspiration-mourning-ableism-chadwick-boseman/
Inspiration, Mourning, and Ableism: How Do We Properly Honor Chadwick Boseman?

Chadwick Boseman did not yield. But he deserved a world that would’ve let him yield. He deserved a world that would’ve loved him if he did.

https://wearyourvoicemag.com/inspiration-mourning-ableism-chadwick-boseman/
Symbolism as Fake Progress and The Underwhelming Legacy of the ADA https://wearyourvoicemag.com/symbolism-fake-progress-underwhelming-legacy-ada/
Symbolism as Fake Progress, and the Underwhelming Legacy of the ADA

The ADA encourages disabled people to feel safe in the workforce and beyond, but in reality it only serves to give them the opportunity to be exploited just like everyone else.

https://wearyourvoicemag.com/symbolism-fake-progress-underwhelming-legacy-ada/
Fat People Must Become a Priority to the Left https://wearyourvoicemag.com/fatphobia-leftist-organizing/
Fat People Must Become a Priority to the Left

Fat folks carry the weight of the work in these spaces while our bodies and material realities are continually othered and written off.

https://wearyourvoicemag.com/fatphobia-leftist-organizing/
You Can’t Say “Eat the Rich” If You Don’t Include Disabled People in Your Labor Activism https://wearyourvoicemag.com/eat-the-rich-disabled-people-labor-activism/
You Can’t Say “Eat The Rich” If You Don’t Include Disabled People In Your Labor Activism

Class doesn’t exist in a vacuum. In fact, disabled people are one of the most disenfranchised groups when it comes to labor rights.

https://wearyourvoicemag.com/eat-the-rich-disabled-people-labor-activism/
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