Another one of my latest articles is out! ! 

Read it here: https://www.caribbeanlife.com/caribbean-american-artist-brings-fresh-vision-to-nyc-gallery-exhibition/

Have a wonderful week, everyone! May the Lord bless you!

 #Disabled #DisabledJournalists #Accessibility #AccessibilityMatters #DisabilityRights #DisabilityJustice #DisabilityAdvocate #DisabilityAdvocacy

#BlackJournalists #BlackJournalistsRock✨ #Journalism #LocalNews #JournalistsOfColor #CaribbeanLifeNews #SchnepsMedia

My newest article is out!

Read it here: https://www.caribbeanlife.com/guyanese-family-celebrates-100th-anniversary-in-local-business/

Have a wonderful week, everyone! May the Lord bless you!

#Disabled #DisabledJournalists #Accessibility #AccessibilityMatters #DisabilityRights #DisabilityJustice #DisabilityAdvocate #DisabilityAdvocacy

#BlackJournalists #BlackJournalistsRock✨ #Journalism #LocalNews #JournalistsOfColor #CaribbeanLifeNews #SchnepsMedia

‘It’s part of who I am.’ A Natick, MA woman is leading efforts statewide to advocate for the blind:
https://www.metrowestdailynews.com/story/news/local/2025/09/08/natick-ma-resident-jennifer-harnish-advocates-for-those-with-vision-loss-ma-blind-visually-impaired/85680783007/
#DisabilityAdvocacy #BlindAwareness #Inclusion #Accessibility #Leadership

🌟 Tech Toward Triumph: Help Me Access the World Through Braille 🌟

Hi all,

I’ve launched a Crowdfunder campaign to raise support for a Handy Tech Activator Braille display—a device that would make a huge difference in my life. My mom and I created this campaign together, and she wrote a timeline of my health journey and everything I’ve been through. It’s been a long road, and this technology would help me move forward with more independence and opportunity.

🔗 https://www.crowdfunder.com/p/techtowardi-triump

This Braille display would allow me to:

• Access digital content independently
• Continue my studies and creative work
• Stay connected and advocate for myself more effectively

If you can donate or share the campaign, it would mean the world to me. Every bit of support helps me take one more step toward triumph.

Thank you for reading, supporting, and believing in me. 💙

#BrailleDisplay #AccessibilityMatters #TechTowardTriumph #DisabilityAdvocacy #Crowdfunder #BlindTech #HandyTechActivator #Braille #blind #disability

Today I had a meaningful and wide-ranging meeting with Alice Jordan-Baird MP (member for Gorton).

We discussed at length the need for legislative change to better support people with disability, focusing on systemic reform that removes barriers, ensures equitable access, and centres lived experience in policymaking.

We also explored ways to expand access to the NDIS so that more people with disability can receive the support they need, and how we can improve the NDIS and MyAgedCare systems by simplifying application and review processes. Reducing unnecessary bureaucracy and streamlining staffing structures are key steps to cutting costs without compromising support quality.

We spoke about the importance of increasing locally delivered support through councils to better meet community needs and providing necessary funding through greater State Government support.

The conversation also touched on environmental concerns, including the urgent need to end fossil fuel subsidies and stop new gas expansions, which threaten our future and disproportionately impact marginalised communities.

I'm grateful for the opportunity to raise these issues and look forward to our continued collaboration toward lasting, inclusive change.

If you're a person with disability and would like to join a future meeting with Alice and me to contribute your voice to ongoing discussions around disability inclusion and access, feel free to send me a DM. Your insights are valued and needed.

#DisabilityRights #NDISReform #MyAgedCare #InclusionMatters #LegislativeChange #LocalSupports #ClimateJustice #NoNewGas #FossilFreeFuture #AccessibleAustralia #DisabilityAdvocacy

🌿 Reminder: Group for Disabled Christians! ✝️♿

If you missed this earlier, here’s your chance to join!

Imago Dei Disability Fellowship is a GroupMe community for Christians with all kinds of disabilities to:

💬 Connect and encourage one another
🙌 Share resources and support
📖 Advocate for accessibility and justice, all grounded in biblical truth
This group is rooted in a conservative Christian worldview, including traditional beliefs about Scripture, gender, and identity. If you're looking for a space to talk about faith, disability, and advocacy without woke ideology, this is for you.

👉 Join here:
https://groupme.com/join_group/108240116/DyaeTWa0

"Just as our bodies have many parts and each part has a special function, so it is with Christ’s body. We are many parts of one body, and we all belong to each other."
— Romans 12:4-5 (NLT)

💜 All are welcome who seek to follow Christ and live out the truth that we are made in the image of God.

#DisabilityCommunity #DisabledAndChristian #ImagoDei #FaithAndDisability #DisabilityJustice #ChristianFellowship #MultipleDisabilities #AccessibilityMatters #BiblicalWorldview #DisabilityAdvocacy #ChristianCommunity #Christian #Christians #faith
@christians @disability@a.gup.pe @disability@beehaw.org @mastoblind @main @actuallyautistic @chronicillness @spoonies

🎙️ PART 2 is here!

We’re back with John Romano for the second half of this powerful conversation. From inclusive emergency preparedness to tech that actually serves people with disabilities, John continues to challenge the status quo and inspire real change.

If you thought Part 1 was good… buckle up. 💥

🎧 Listen now on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-blind-chick/id1589864901

#TheBlindChick #Aftersight #DisabilityAdvocacy #EmergencyPreparedness #InclusiveDesign #JohnRomano #AccessibilityMatters

Reposting this without markdown since people had trouble seeing the link before and I haven't seen anyone try to join.

🌿 New Group for Disabled Christians! ✝️♿

I'm excited to announce the launch of Imago Dei Disability Fellowship, a GroupMe community for Christians with all kinds of disabilities to connect, support one another, and advocate for accessibility and justice, all grounded in biblical truth.

This group is rooted in a conservative Christian worldview, including traditional beliefs about Scripture, gender, and identity. If you're looking for a space to talk about faith, disability, and advocacy without woke ideology, this is for you.

👉 Join here: https://groupme.com/join_group/108240116/DyaeTWa0
"Just as our bodies have many parts and each part has a special function, so it is with Christ’s body. We are many parts of one body, and we all belong to each other."
— Romans 12:4-5 (NLT)
All are welcome who seek to follow Christ and live out the truth that we are made in the image of God. 💜
#DisabilityCommunity #DisabledAndChristian #ImagoDei #FaithAndDisability #DisabilityJustice #ChristianFellowship #MultipleDisabilities #AccessibilityMatters #BiblicalWorldview #DisabilityAdvocacy #ChristianCommunity #Christian #Christians #faith
@christians @disability@a.gup.pe @disability@beehaw.org @mastoblind @main @actuallyautistic @chronicillness @spoonies

I'm looking though all these stock illustrations (hundreds, for sure, but it feels like thousands) and one thing is for certain:

Able-bodied people CANNOT conceive of the existence of a wheelchair that doesn't have handles on it.

Or of a wheelchair user who is not actively having someone push them around.

JEEBUS.

#Disabilty #DisabilityAdvocacy #StockImages #GraphicDesignProblems

🌿 New Group for Disabled Christians! ✝️♿

I'm excited to announce the launch of Imago Dei Disability Fellowship, a GroupMe community for Christians with all kinds of disabilities to connect, support one another, and advocate for accessibility and justice, all grounded in biblical truth.

This group is rooted in a conservative Christian worldview, including traditional beliefs about Scripture, gender, and identity. If you're looking for a space to talk about faith, disability, and advocacy without woke ideology—this is for you.

👉 Join here

Just as our bodies have many parts and each part has a special function, so it is with Christ’s body. We are many parts of one body, and we all belong to each other.

— Romans 12:4-5 (NLT)

All are welcome who seek to follow Christ and live out the truth that we are made in the image of God. 💜

#DisabilityCommunity #DisabledAndChristian #ImagoDei #FaithAndDisability #DisabilityJustice #ChristianFellowship #MultipleDisabilities #AccessibilityMatters #BiblicalWorldview #DisabilityAdvocacy #ChristianCommunity #Christian #Christians #faith
@christians @disability@a.gup.pe @disability@beehaw.org @mastoblind @main @actuallyautistic @chronicillness @spoonies

"High-functioning means your deficits are ignored, low-functioning means your assets are ignored" – Laura Tisoncik.

This perfectly captures the impossible bind created by functioning labels. Through my work developing inclusive education frameworks while navigating multiple disabilities, I see what's possible when we centre lived experience over arbitrary categories.

#Neurodiversity #ActuallyAutistic #InclusiveEducation #auspol #DisabilityAdvocacy



https://medium.com/@dwtutoringeducation/autism-support-australia-comparison-ce59d17a1a7d

What do Gym Bro's, Self Improvement, and Disability Advocacy have in common? Read my comic to maybe find out!

Please share, so I can help spread information about Idiopathic Hypersomnia to new people. The comic is FREE in both Tapastic and Ko-fi. <3

https://tapas.io/episode/3506728

#comic #webcomic #art #gym #selfimprovement #disability #disabilityadvocacy #disabledartist #sleepdisorder

@Aaidanbird

Have you seen the documentary Crip Camp about the summer camp that gave rise to a generation of US disability rights activists?

It includes disability activist-led protest footage that reframes the concept of what protests can be & how they can work. It's a good resource for those who may not know how to answer what access in a protest can look like.

It's more relevant than ever. We warmly recommend it.

https://journeysinfilm.org/product/crip-camp-guides/

#Disability #DisabilityJustice #DisabilityRights #DisabilityAdvocacy #Education #Homschooling @disability @disabilityjustice @disabilityhistory @education @edutooters

Jenine Stanley, Aira’s Director of Customer Communications, and Everette Bacon, Chief of Blindness Initiatives, were featured on the latest episode of @hadley Presents: A Conversation with the Experts!

🌟 Episode 129: The Aira App – On-Demand, Expert Assistance
In this episode, Jenine and Everette dive into how the Aira app empowers people with vision loss by providing real-time, professional assistance—anytime, anywhere. Using just your smartphone camera, Aira connects users to live agents ready to help navigate daily tasks with confidence.

🎙️ Hadley is an incredible resource offering accessible training for people who are blind or have low vision—especially those in rural areas—through virtual and mail-based programs.

🔗 Tune in now: https://hadleyhelps.org/podcasts/hadley-presents-conversation-experts/aira-app-demand-expert-assistance

#BlindTech #AccessibilityMatters #OnDemandAssistance #InclusionInAction #BlindCommunity #LowVisionSupport #AssistiveTechnology #DisabilityAdvocacy

Explore disability healthcare rights. Learn how to ensure equal access, advocate for inclusion, and support accessible healthcare for all. Discover key resources & solutions.
https://www.mrmed.in/health-library/health-care/accessible-healthcare-for-disabled

#DisabilityRights #HealthcareAccess #InclusiveHealth #DisabilityAdvocacy

Brandy's story challenges what it means to be included, for her, specifically after a childhood accident.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JiKcpC363e4

#Disability #accessibility #DisabilityAdvocacy #friendship

🚨 Disability rights are under attack in 17 states! 🚨

There’s a lawsuit trying to get rid of Section 504, the law that protects disabled people in schools, workplaces, and public spaces. If they succeed, it means:

❌ Schools wouldn’t have to provide accommodations (no extra test time for ADHD, no wheelchair access, no diabetes care in class).
❌ Workplaces wouldn’t have to adjust for disabilities (no remote work, no flexible scheduling, no accessibility requirements).
❌ Public spaces could ignore accessibility needs (buildings, buses, and services wouldn’t have to be usable for disabled people).

📍 These 17 states are trying to gut 504 protections:
Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, West Virginia.

If you live in one of these states, contact your state reps & governor! If this lawsuit succeeds, other states could follow, or it could reach the Supreme Court and hurt everyone.

More details here: https://dredf.org/protect-504/

📢 Please share this! More people need to know.

#Protect504 #Save504 #DisabilityRights #DisabilityJustice #StopTheRollback #AccessibilityMatters #EqualAccess #NothingAboutUsWithoutUs #DisabilityAdvocacy #CripTheVote #ADAProtections #CivilRights #HumanRights #Alabama #Arkansas #Georgia #Indian #Iowa #Kansas #Kentucky #Louisiana #Mississippi #Missouri #Nebraska #Oklahoma #SouthCarolina #Tennessee #Texas #Utah #WestVirginia
#AlabamaPolitics #ArkansasPolitics #GeorgiaPolitics #IndianPolitics #IowaPolitics #KansasPolitics #KentuckyPolitics #LouisianaPolitics #MississippiPolitics #MissouriPolitics #NebraskaPolitics #OklahomaPolitics #SouthCarolinaPolitics #TennesseePolitics #TexasPolitics #UtahPolitics #WestVirginiaPolitics

A number of executive orders are going to cause direct harm to the disabled community … but please don’t miss this order which will harm non profits & advocacy orgs.

Apparently non profits can now be punished for attempting to correct misinformation - because the corrections infringe on Freedom of Speech.

These organizations need to be able to counter disinformation in order to ensure patient safety.

We are experiencing record rates of disability and punishingly long wait times for healthcare.

Not all conditions are well understood even by the medical community, so patients turn to social media and advocacy organizations for help

There’s already many harmful lies and misinformation swirling around about chronic illness, and if we put orders in place that punish those who seek to correct the information, it’s the patients who will suffer

They will be left with nowhere to turn, especially in the event that the doctor they see also repeats harmful misinformation.

They could end up enduring setbacks or permanently altering their baseline as a direct result of bad information disguised as “help”

We appear to be careening into an information blackout, where all someone will be able to access will be misinformation & disinformation.

Consider who that benefits & who it harms, and then help us fight back. Get on the phone and tell legislators you vehemently disagree

https://www.councilofnonprofits.org/files/media/documents/2025/chart-executive-orders.pdf

#uspoli #disabilityrights #disabilityadvocacy #ableism #chronicillness #executiveorder