I don’t let anything stand in my way, not my disability, just to compete like any normal, elite athlete.” - Tatyana McFadden Tatyana McFadden’s exceptional personality has vaulted her into a special category of elite athletes. She is an 11-time Paralympic medalist, world champion in the...
Disability Rights, Lifestyle / 28.08.2017
Disabled Filmmaker Margot Cole – Creating Films Representing Disability
by Margot Cole Disabled Filmmaker Margot Cole discusses casting, representation, and her creative process I am the creator of Crip Video Productions. My journey as a disabled filmmaker began when my family introduced me to other adults with disabilities who became my mentors. My experiences with my...
Disability Rights, Lifestyle / 22.05.2017
Six Facts About People with Disabilities in the United States
There are roughly 57 million people with disabilities in the U.S., yet many know little about that Roughly 57 million people with disabilities live in the United States. That's equal to approximately twenty percent or one-fifth of the nation's population. That number will increase as the baby boomer...
Lifestyle / 15.05.2017
New York City Riding Organization, GallopNYC, Empowers Children With Disabilities
“It’s really a feeling of power. It gives them a sense of possibility they don’t often feel.” – Alicia Kershaw, GallopNYC Executive Director GallopNYC has been providing horse-riding lessons to children and adults with disabilities for 11 years. Located in New York City, their mission is...
Disability Rights, Lifestyle, Monthly Reading List / 04.05.2017
April Reading List
What's your April reading list? Here's ours. Every first week of the month, Disabled Spectator publishes a reading list of our favorite disability and accessibility related articles. We look for insightful, interesting, controversial, heartbreaking, well-written, or enjoyable articles that provoke thought, conversation, and emotion. This post looks at...
Disability Rights, Lifestyle, Mission / 01.05.2017
7 Facts About People with Disabilities Around the World
People With Disabilities Make Up Fifteen Percent of the World's Population In December 2006, the United Nations convened to formally agree on the “Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.” It was the first human rights treaty in the 21st century that protected and enhanced the...
Notes on Blindness is a unique documentary taking its viewers through one man's experience of losing his sight. Notes on Blindness is a feature documentary based on the award-winning short of the same name. The film revolves around John M. Hull’s audio diaries covering the three...
Disability Rights, Lifestyle / 20.03.2017
Eight Attitudes Towards People With Disabilities That Are Harmful
Attitudes and assumptions from able-bodied people create expectations and barriers for people with disabilities. While some of these attitudes may have good intentions at the root, ultimately they are harmful. Here are eight examples of such attitudes. People With Disabilities Are Inferior This is an incredibly harmful attitude to...
Lifestyle / 13.03.2017
Accessible Technology Ultimately Benefits People With AND Without Disabilities
Like most accessibility advancements, technology will have obvious benefits to those without disabilities, as well. Google is leading the way in making technology more accessible to people with disabilities. They’ve taken the initiative because they understand one thing – accessibility for people with disabilities will ultimately benefit everybody. Fast...
Myths serve as a barrier for people with disabilities Often times, the attitudes, beliefs, and misconceptions that able-bodied people have about people with disabilities serve as a disability itself by perpetuating myths. To debunk these attitudes and myths, it is important to understand how disabilities work and what...