Was considering getting back on dating/social apps when I remembered a very discouraging obstacle... The amount of houses/apartments I can never visit because they are not wheelchair accessible.

Viral videos on innovations that will "change" disabled people's live can be cool to watch, but they also encourage false hope and unrealistic views of how accessible the world actually is. We need to balance dreaming up innovations with providing practical access here and now.

9 million views on a stair-climbing wheelchair video won't help me enter a store with stairs. And much of the tech in viral videos isn't on the market or it's prohibitively expensive. I'm all about problem-solving but social media contributes to over-complication of basic access.

Emily Ladau Perhaps we would avoid this problem if disabled folks were supported to work and do research in science and biotech in the first place! #AcademicAbleism

The Adapt team is taking a break from social media as part of our upcoming deep-dive into #health research. However, we will be posting thoughts/updates/findings on our new Medium page, if you are interested in keeping tabs, you can find the link here: medium.com/@weareadaptdes…

#WhyDisabledPeopleDropOut A thread. As a former faculty member, I have heard several colleagues complain about accommodations as being frivolous. If they are willing to say these things in front of a very visibly disabled colleague, what do they say behind closed doors? 1/

New blog post exploring barriers in health insurance --> What Happens to Insurance When You Quit Your Job link.medium.com/gYgWv82tT0

Roses are red, Ableism is bad, My wheelchair is liberating And shouldn't make you sad. #DisabilityValentines

Feeling the love for the disability community today and uh...got a little carried away designing my #DisabilityValentines. Happy Valentine's Day, everyone! 💖

Loving these videos! buzzfeed.com/daniellaemanue…

Tagging our fav disability advocates - Any resources you’d point us to? Navigating the shut down of @umich. Annie Segarra Emily Ladau Vilissa Thompson Alice Wong

Adapt Design University of Michigan Annie Segarra Vilissa Thompson Alice Wong A good resource from Aimi Hamraie they/them: mapping-access.com/blog-1/2020/3/…

If classes don’t translate well to online delivery, maybe that means they weren’t all that accessible in the first place 🤔 maybe we can use the #COVID19 closures to examine how fundamentally ableist so much of higher ed is.

Adapt Design More articles & stories here: wakelet.com/wake/1633ef52-…

If you're a person w/a disability, either mental or physical, & you're willing to share how watching businesses suddenly provide work accommodations w/little to no issue makes you feel I'd love to speak to you for Teen Vogue. DMs are open or you can email me @ [email protected]