IDPWD

Image Description: Kae is sitting on a wooden stool, leaning on a black cane on her right side, her legs are extended towards the camera, taken against a yellow background in the studio. Photo by: @patrick.estebar

Today is our day, a day to be seen, heard, and celebrated. More than 1 billion people live with a #disability, and that’s more than okay. It doesn’t make us any less human—if anything, it makes us superhuman because we continue to rise and push through all the daily challenges and barriers presented to us. We don’t give up. At some point in life, we will all experience a physical or mental disability, or both, whether it’s temporary or permanent, now or later—either way, it’s inevitable.

To my able-bodied friends: don’t wait until you’re disabled to become our ally. We can’t control when and how we experience our body’s limitations, but what we can control and do together is actively combat discrimination, advocate for our rights, and create an accessible and inclusive environment for people with disabilities.

Happy International Day of Persons with Disabilities to all the amazing humans fighting ableism and inaccessibility every day.

Lots of love,

k.

---