My Essay on Rooted In Rights: “Ali Stroker’s Tony Nomination Puts Disability...
I can’t believe I got to write this as my second piece for Rooted In Rights, an amazing disability rights site! When I heard that actress Ali Stroker recently became the first performer in a wheelchair...
View ArticleMy Essay on CNN Opinion: “What Clouded Ali Stroker’s Shining Tony Moment”
After two months of my pitches missing the mark, I got another acceptance from CNN Opinion!! Did you see Ali Stroker take home a coveted trophy at this year’s Tony Awards? Her nomination alone was a...
View ArticleMy Essay on Rooted In Rights: “Here’s What Dr. Phil Got Wrong in His Episode...
In March, you may have seen me post this on social media: Spent a good portion of today thinking about the Dr. Phil episode featuring an interabled couple and more ableist tropes than should be in...
View ArticleMy Essay on HuffPost Personal: “Trolls Told Me I’m Too Ugly To Post Pics…”
Of all the amazing things that have happened as a result of my viral tweet to the trolls, the thing I’m most proud of is that we’ve started a conversation about beauty and disability! We live in a...
View ArticleWhy I Love Chatting About My Disability
I’ve always felt that chatting about my disability was one of the greatest things I could do as a writer. And, indeed, it’s been so very rewarding for more than a decade. Last month, my writer friend...
View ArticleFour Ways You Can Support Disabled People
Happy International Day of Persons with Disabilities!! Yes, I said happy because we need to be celebrating and supporting the disability community EVERY DAY. The day was officially designated by the...
View ArticleMy Articles In Variety: On Diversity and Inclusion In Hollywood
OK, friends, I have a rather embarrassing confession to make, courtesy of a random thought that just popped into my head over the weekend: There is still one published piece that I haven’t shared with...
View ArticleMy Essay on Rooted In Rights: “Facebook Avatars Are Fun…But They’re...
Remember two weeks ago when everyone was posting their Facebook avatars?? When I saw friend after friend sharing their adorable, hip selves in cartoon form, I was naturally curious to see what all the...
View ArticleMy Essay on Refinery29: A Message To TikTok Parents About the New Teacher...
As a freelance writer, it’s always exciting to break into publications I haven’t written for before — and it’s even MORE exciting when editors from those publications reach out to me and offer...
View ArticleMy Essay on HealthyWomen: “Melissa Blake Is Disabled and Proud of It”
My first piece of 2021 came out this week!! I wrote about four disability truths I want you to know for HealthyWomen — a publication I’ve never written for before!! Consider this your perfect primer on...
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