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Jillian Mercado, a Dominican model and actress who has muscular dystrophy, presses fashion and entertainment for accurate images of People with Disabilities.
4 Black Disability Creators and Influencers to Know
Four Black creators with disabilities use their platforms to remove barriers. Jillian Mercado calls for accurate images showing People with Disabilities in fashion and on the screen, Keah Brown writes about life as a Black Person with a Disability in a mostly nondisabled white America, Lauren “Lolo” Spencer gives an honest view of everyday life with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), and Stephanie Thomas teaches the fashion industry about dignity and independence in dressing. Their work shows what happens when People with Disabilities tell their own stories, and it asks us to make room for them at our events.
4 ways to design a disability-friendly future
In her TED Talk, Meghan Hussey, whose sister Erin is autistic, says negative attitudes are the barrier beneath the others that exclude more than a billion People with Disabilities. She gives four steps: examine our attitudes, choose to include, see disability in every field of work, and follow the lead of People with Disabilities, the heart of nothing about us without us.