Disability
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“Maysoon Zayid: DISCO”.
Image Description: left to right – Makenzie Morgan, unknown ASL interpreter, Maysoon Zayid, Ryan J. Haddid, and Ariel Bridges onstage at Joe’s Pub at The Public Theater, 425 Lafayette Street. Sunday, June 22nd 2025. 3 Continue reading
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“Leg: The Story of a Limb and the Boy Who Grew from It”, by Greg Marshall.
Image description: the cover of “Leg: The Story of a Limb and the Boy Who Grew from It”, by Greg Marshall, with the word LEG in all capital letters in pink, and a pencil drawing of a naked man whose genitalia is strategically covered by the letter G. I get it, Greg. While I was… Continue reading
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So Say We All.
As a guy with Cerebral Palsy, the Cylon posture really speaks to me. Image description: on the left side, an older-generation Cylon Centurion from the “Battlestar Galactica” reimagining circa 2004. On the right and a head taller, the newer model stands. Both are bent at the knees. 2 Continue reading
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We’ve Got to Fight the Powers That Be.
Image Description: A black and white image of a long-haired man dressed in all black, wearing a black KN95 mask, sitting in a black rigid ultralight wheelchair with oversized off-roading tires. He is holding a sign that reads “Disabled People Against Fascism”. Behind him two security guards lean against a pillar. Taken at 1211 6th… Continue reading
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CP Community Day 2025 at Columbia’s Weinberg Family Cerebral Palsy Center, Saturday June 7th 2025.
Image Description: the words “CP Community” written in blue chalk on grey asphalt, flanked by mens brown shoes above and a woman’s floral pants to the right. Image Description: a banner that reads “Bridging care for a lifetime – Cerebral Palsy Community Day – Fun, Food & Friendship” alongside a list of sponsors, which is… Continue reading
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New Wheelchair Evaluation and Order, a Late Lunch at Shake Shack at the Fulton Transit CTR, and a Visit to the Mulberry Street Branch of the New York Public Library. Busiest Day in a Long While, But Worth it With Two Wonderful People.
Image Description: the Digital Display System of an R211 Subway Car on the 8th Avenue Express line, showing the current stop as Fulton Street, an accessible station. June 5th, 2025. 2 Continue reading
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The Story of My Life.
Image Description: a wooden step-stool with a label that states “Please watch your step. Or at least fall humorously” with a pictogram of a falling person. 2 Continue reading
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Hold Me in the Water…
Image Description: a Playbill-style ad for the show “Hold Me in the Water” with a man in his mid 30s lying in a pink area, dressed in a purple and black shirt and blue jeans, wearing a pair of circular glasses. …is an uproarously funny, emotionally honest, and stunning piece of art by Ryan J.… Continue reading