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Information and Activism

Access is Love: “Aims to help build a world where accessibility is understood as an act of love, instead of a burden or an after-thought. It is an initiative to raise awareness about accessibility and encourage people to incorporate access in their everyday practices and lives.

Alt Text as Poetry: “Alt text is an essential part of web accessibility. It is often disregarded or understood through the lens of compliance, as an unwelcome burden to be met with minimum effort. How can we instead approach alt text thoughtfully and creatively?”

Disability Debrief: A disability lens on world news, and resources from 160+ countries by Peter Torres Fremlin and friends. Sign-up for the weekly newsletter:

Disability Visibility Project: The Disability Visibility Project is an online community dedicated to creating, sharing, and amplifying disability media and culture.

Disabled Writers: “Disabled Writers, founded in 2017 as a co-partnership between s.e. smith, Vilissa Thompson, and Alice Wong, is a resource to help editors connect with disabled writers and journalists, and journalists connect with disabled sources. Currently, Anna Hamilton is the database editor and social media manager for the site. Our goal is to promote paid opportunities for multiply marginalized members of the disability community, and to encourage editors and journalists to think of disabled people for stories that stretch beyond disability” issues.

Sins Invalid: An Unshamed Claim to Beauty in the Face of Invisibility. Sins Invalid is committed to social and economic justice for all people with disabilities.

Useful Products

BibiPins: Great quality, beautifully designed and great value compression wear and binders; fun and practical wheelchair-friendly backpacks; cute disability related stickers and loads more too.

YuYu Bottle: “The original long hot water bottles” comes with a choice of covers from cute dragons to cashmere luxury. The bottles can also be worn, and used as ice packs. Best of all, they’re eco-friendly too.

Stickman Communications: Share what you need to without needing to speak, using Stickman Communications flashcards. “Using stickmen and clear, to the point descriptions and instructions to break down barriers, challenge preconceptions, promote understanding and acceptance, and facilitate communication.”