Petitioning for a Disabled American Girl Doll to be Created
A 10-year-old girl, and her older sister, started a petition in December to urge the American Girl company to create a disabled American Girl doll. Melissa Shang is a young advocate who has...
View ArticleAfrican Americans Living with Alzheimer’s Disease: B. Smith Shares Her Plight
Last week, we learned that former model and restaurateur B. Smith has been living with Alzheimer’s Disease. Smith, dubbed the “black Martha Stewart” due to her career paths as a designer, author, and...
View ArticleMillennial Disabled Woman Ramps Her Voice: Bree
To celebrate the one-year anniversary of Ramp Your Voice! this month, I decided to reach out to the millennial disabled women I know, and ask them to share their disABILITY story. The responses I...
View ArticleMillennial Disabled Woman Ramps Her Voice: Whitney
This week, we have another millennial disabled woman ramping her voice about living with a disability, and how she views herself and her identities. Whitney is a late-20something I was connected with...
View ArticleMillennial Disabled Woman Ramps Her Voice: Lauren
Our final interview for the millennial disabled woman series comes from a close friend of mine, Lauren. I met Lauren on social media two years ago, and I have been amazed at how much we have in...
View ArticleSeeking Disabled Women of Color Advocates – Your Voices Are Needed!
A major goal established for Ramp Your Voice! in 2015 is getting the voices of disabled women, especially women of color, out to the mainstream. Disabled women of color are the driving force as to why...
View ArticleDisability Advocates, Share Your 2016 Resolutions & Goals!
A new year brings us great hope, determination, and excitement of what we believe we can accomplish over the next 12 months. I know that this is especially true for disabled advocates like myself, who...
View Article#GetWokeADA26: Disabled People of Color Speak Out, Part 1
#GetWokeADA26: Disabled People of Color Speak Out, Part One by Vilissa Thompson and Alice Wong Introduction On July 5th, we published the #GetWokeADA26 Call for Stories, asking for disabled people to...
View ArticleLet's Talk About Sex [and disability], Baby! (Part 2)
For the second installment of the Dating, Love, & Sex: The Experiences of Women with Disabilities series, Erin and Samantha will share their perspectives on attractiveness, what men really think...
View ArticleDating, Love, & Sex with a Disability (Part 3)
For the third and final installment of the Dating, Love, & Sex: The Experiences of Women with Disabilities series, we will learn Erin’s, Samantha’s, and Charlotte’s views on “disabled devotees,”...
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