by Belo Cipriani | Mar 26, 2020 | Disability Advocates, Disability Awareness, Guest Post
By Stephanie Duesing In January of 2017, my family and I discovered that our 15-year-old son Sebastian — a straight-A honor student, a painter, a sculptor, a potter and a water polo-player — was almost completely blind. We were going through old photos and realized...
by Belo Cipriani | Nov 17, 2019 | Disability Awareness
By Robert Kingett “Books are in the holy shape. They are silent, and yet, speak directly into the imagination,” says Maghra, played by actress Hera Hilmar, in episode two of See, a science fiction drama produced for Apple TV+. Disability Representation in...
by Belo Cipriani | Jun 11, 2019 | Disability Awareness, Disability in Literature, Interviews, Queer Writing
By Belo Cipriani Not quite seeing or hearing artist Terry Galloway ambled through early childhood with mixed emotions. On one end, she was arrogant. In fact, she would even describe herself as “a little shit,” yet she also sought physical approval from the...
by Belo Cipriani | Mar 29, 2019 | Disability Awareness, Interviews
By Belo Cipriani Employers aim to show workers that they care about them — and are invested in their future — by offering benefits. But more often than not, these corporate perks fail to offer employees services that are useful, especially during a crisis. One of the...
by Belo Cipriani | Jan 5, 2019 | Disability Awareness, Disability Inclusivity, Employment, GLBT
By Belo Cipriani While the meaning of diversity has morphed as much as the world around us in recent years, and some may even believe it has become a corporate buzzword, the truth of the matter is many employers are failing the LGBT community and people with...
by Belo Cipriani | Oct 19, 2018 | Disability Awareness, Interviews, Oleb Books
By Caitlin Hernandez Oleb Books author Andrew Gurza, a self-identified “queer cripple,” not only writes, speaks, and tweets about his experiences, but also hosts a podcast about disability and has become well-known for his ability to spread awareness about...
