BY: REGAN MCNEILL Do you know that scene in the film Tropic Thunder when Robert Downey Junior’s character tells Ben Stiller that going “full retard” never works for actors? Even if you haven’t seen Tropic Thunder this is all you…
Children with Down Syndrome transform into iconic art through this incredible photo series
BY: KASSANDRA DZIKEWICZ Often people with disabilities are only seen as their disability. This photo series featuring children with Down Syndrome allows us to see them as so much more. Soela Zani, an Albanian photographer has children with Down Syndrome…
An inclusive park just opened for children with disabilities so everyone can have fun
BY: SWIKAR OLI In the city of Kenosha, WI, a joint three-year dream of over 3,000 volunteers, organizers and contributors has come into sharp relief: a playground for children who otherwise had none. The Dream Playground has swings that fit…
Stairbombing will piss you off to the point where you might actually care about disability rights
BY: AL DONATO “OUT OF SERVICE” Those words on an elevator sign mean you are forced to the minor inconvenience of taking the stairs—that is unless you have a disability that makes that broken elevator your only way of accessing…