News
Section 504 Is Under Attack
Seventeen states are suing the United States government to repeal Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. This foundational law protects people with disabilities from discrimination by federal agencies, and by schools, hospitals, doctors’ offices and other entities that receive federal funding or accept Medicare. Read more about the attack on this disability civil rights law and how you can fight back.
Air Travel
United Airlines Failure Traps Wheelchair Rugby Team in Air Travel Hell
Members of a wheelchair rugby team were preparing to fly from a tournament in Louisville, Kentucky, when repeated failures from United Airlines staff led to one of the worst travel stories we’ve ever heard. Wheelchair users were forced to board and deplane a flight three times over a seven-hour period before the flight was canceled and they were left with no accessible transportation to hotels. Quads who couldn’t transfer to standard taxis had to spend the night in baggage claim. At least one person had a bowel accident, and another reported a pressure injury after the ordeal.
Media
Dating, Disability and Body Acceptance with Good Bad Things Star Danny Kurtzman
Streaming now on major platforms, Good Bad Things offers a raw, unapologetic look at a side of disability rarely portrayed by Hollywood. We talked with the film’s disabled star, Danny Kurtzman, about whether to include your wheelchair in dating app photos, how to gain the confidence to put your whole self into a relationship, and a boudoir photo shoot that finally made him see disability as sexy.
Parking
Meet the Wheelchair User Solving Accessible Parking Abuse
After 15 years of collecting data and working to improve the accessible parking system, Mack Marsh is confident he has the solution to end accessible parking abuse — and he can sum it up in one word: education. Before you laugh, consider that Marsh isn’t just out here spitballing. He’s one of the few people with tangible success tackling one of the most vexing and rampant accessibility issues in America.
Sexuality
Ejaculation: Still a Top Priority for Men with SCI
Mitch Tepper is a wheelchair user with decades of experience as a sexuality researcher and educator. “After all these years of spending time in SCI-related forums, answering questions online, and coaching men with SCI, I can confirm that the No. 1 topic on the minds of the male SCI community remains ejaculation,” he writes. Tepper explains why and shares the methods men with SCI have to satisfy this fundamental sexual function.
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