Accessibility Corner
A growing set of blog articles about disability representation, accessibility culture, and the human stories that shape better inclusive design.
Featured articles
These pieces focus on how accessibility shows up in media, design choices, and the stories people carry with them long before they open a compliance checklist.
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Accessibility Corner9 min readUpdated 2026-07-16
Stopping the Fight With Disability: Living With RSD Instead of Fighting It Every Day
A personal reflection on RSD, physical therapy, inaccessible campuses, wheelchair access, and the choice to work with your body instead of fighting it.
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Accessibility Corner9 min readUpdated 2026-07-16
Wheelchair Independence, Not Dependence: Why Mobility Aids Often Increase Freedom
A disability-centered editorial on wheelchair use, medical gatekeeping, mobility aid stigma, and why using a wheelchair often increases independence rather than reducing it.
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Accessibility Corner8 min readUpdated 2026-07-16
Accessible Apartment Living: Why Step-Free Housing Changes Everyday Life for Disabled Renters
A first-person style editorial on accessible housing, step-free apartment design, wheelchair-friendly layouts, and why truly accessible living spaces matter far beyond compliance.
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Accessibility Corner8 min readUpdated 2026-07-16
Disability Representation in Once Upon a Time: What Mr. Gold's Cane Gets Right About Accessibility
A close reading of Once Upon a Time and how the show handles Mr. Gold's cane, Rumplestiltskin's disability, and disabled representation without turning disability into a lesson or stereotype.
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Accessibility Corner6 min readUpdated 2026-07-16
Gone Bad: When School Support Disappears for a Child Who Learns Differently
A personal story about fifth grade, informal accommodations, special education labels, school resistance, and what happens when support disappears.
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Accessibility Corner5 min readUpdated 2026-07-16
Why Being in a Wheelchair Doesn't Suck: The Strange Perks of Being Memorable
A humorous disability blog about wheelchair life, being memorable, awkward social recognition, and the unexpected perks of rolling through the world.
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Accessibility Corner8 min readUpdated 2026-07-16
The Best Wheelchair for Dancing: Why the Dancer Matters More Than the Chair
A disability and dance article about wheelchair setup, movement tradeoffs, design assumptions, and why the dance is not in the chair.
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Accessibility Corner5 min readUpdated 2026-07-16
What Accessibility Means for Your Organization: Designing Services Everyone Can Use
A practical accessibility article for organizations on digital access, physical access, user-friendliness, inclusive design, and serving more people well.
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Accessibility Corner9 min readUpdated 2026-07-16
Accessibility Features Should Not Scare 90-Year-Old Women: A Story About Usability and Assumptions
A personal accessibility story about restroom door buttons, user expectations, web accessibility analogies, and why accessible design must also be usable.