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FILL IN OUR SURVEY to win a free sold out copy of Issue 2!You, our community, is needed in order to see where we go next...
20/05/2024

FILL IN OUR SURVEY to win a free sold out copy of Issue 2!

You, our community, is needed in order to see where we go next! We’d love to hear from you about what you want to see from in the future. Another issue? A change in direction? More advertised opportunities?

Maybe you want us to publish your work, or maybe you’d like to be an editor on a new issue.

This survey allows you to say anything, and you can submit anonymously, or with your details. As you wish! Just don’t forgot to include your instagram tag if you want to be in with a chance to get your hands on a sold out copy 🤩

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ID: text based graphic says “HAVE YOUR SAYI
We want to hear from you about what you think the future of Able Zine should look like!” The text sits on a blue gradient background and beneath the text are three disabled figures holding placards and microphones.

CW: eugenics, oppression Sensi Skins is an editorial essay within our second issue made in collaboration with Thai Lu  ,...
03/12/2022

CW: eugenics, oppression

Sensi Skins is an editorial essay within our second issue made in collaboration with Thai Lu , who is the owner and creator of sensiskins.com, a mutual aid portal created for their survival. As an artist, Thai’s work comments on the impacts of western bio-politics, intergenerational trauma, Southeast Asian diaspora and care within a framework of interdependence and decolonisation.

The essay they share begins, “The body serves as a capsule of time, recording emotional and environmental effects deep in the tissue and on topographical canvases of skin, draped over boney landscapes.” It documents Thai’s life long battle against the traumatic effects of bio weapons used on the people of Laos and Vietnam in the 1980’s, following onto the displacement of refugees, finding oneself in hostile environments rooted in inaccessible language and power structures like the medical industrial complex of the United States.

In solidarity we share their voice, graphically exploring the use of personal images and captions, plastered on and pixelated to symbolise the shedding of skin cells - a constant and unnerving side effect of mold, chemical poisoning, topical steroid withdrawal, medical neglect and nervous system dysregulation they have been exposed to.

Please consider supporting Thai’s survival in this climate of pandemics, and financial abuse against the sick and disabled people of America.

Many people will recognise Thai as a community organiser, founding member of Sick In Quarters and disability justice advocate. Their story can still be found in print and digital issues of Issue 2. Available on our website.

Slides 1-5 by Able Zine
Slides 6-8 taken from Thai’s Instagram

Please feel free to comment other mutual aid requests in the comments below and share this post for visibility 💙

📣📣📣Calling all disabled/chronically ill/neurodivergent and mental health folks for a paid research study. If you live in...
18/05/2022

📣📣📣Calling all disabled/chronically ill/neurodivergent and mental health folks for a paid research study. If you live in London, LA, Lagos, Philadelphia, Paris or Shanghai please don’t hesitate to apply! The link to register is in our bio/linktree.

Please share this post with anyone that might be interested and suitable ♿️💙 unfortunately we can’t accept applicants that live outside of these areas or who are under the age of 18.

If you have any accessibility queries or concerns please feel free to message us or email project-casting directly.

Interviews will be conducted at a time of your convenience, and payments will be made promptly upon completion :)💰

To conclude my takeover, I want to leave you with some awesome creators that are blind/visually impaired. I hope you wil...
28/03/2022

To conclude my takeover, I want to leave you with some awesome creators that are blind/visually impaired. I hope you will check them out!
Blind/VI creators to follow
OF COURSE!eyes.ohara
(a personal friend of mine who is awesome)


And of course stay in touch with me!iranmanesh

Thank you to the Able Zine team for hosting me these past few days. I had an amazing time doing this takeover and will continue to post on my personal account. I hope to see you all there!

College life is an experience many of us can relate to. Many people wonder how I do it blind, and what my accommodations...
27/03/2022

College life is an experience many of us can relate to. Many people wonder how I do it blind, and what my accommodations are. I hope this will inspire other people to pursue the accommodations they need. Always happy to answer questions about my college experience, or even just about becoming a blind woman in STEM. It’s definitely hard at times, but I love what I do and I get to challenge myself every day, as well as the beliefs of others.

Hello, I’m Darya! I am a blind disability advocate from the Boston area. I was born with a rare genetic disease, Leber C...
26/03/2022

Hello, I’m Darya! I am a blind disability advocate from the Boston area. I was born with a rare genetic disease, Leber Congenital Amaurosis (LCA), which has left me significantly visually impaired. I am currently in college studying public health. I am excited to be featured to bring more awareness to blindness. You can find me .iranmanesh at any time.

ID: A photo of Darya Iranmanesh. She is smiling infront of a blurred background which features a green house with a yellow door and autumnal garden. She has long brown hair with highlights, dark eyebrows and black frame glasses infront of her eyes.

'The unbearable brightness of being' is a poetic personal essay on living with photosensitive migraines written by write...
07/03/2022

'The unbearable brightness of being' is a poetic personal essay on living with photosensitive migraines written by writer and creative Catriona Morton (they/them); accompanied by photographic artwork by musician and artist Sakara Pritchard (she/her).

The essay is featured in the 'Natural Environments' section of Able Zine issue 2. In her piece Morton explores how sensory elements of the natural environment can act as symptom triggers by tracing their decade long, solitary and isolating experience of light sensitive migraine attacks.

You can read the full piece in issue 2, which is still available to purchase from our stockists, and as an interactive PDF on our website. www.ablezine.com

Artwork by Sakara Pritchard

You can still get your hands on a copy of Issue 2 as an interactive PDF version on the Able Zine website. 💙In Issue 2 we...
17/01/2022

You can still get your hands on a copy of Issue 2 as an interactive PDF version on the Able Zine website. 💙

In Issue 2 we explore the theme of 'Environment' through the lens of disability and the perspectives of the wider disability community. ♿️ When you purchase your digital copy you will be asked for your details and payment, we will then send you a download link via the email address provided. Please allow 3 working days for us to send the link before contacting us 💌

Issue 2 is packed with over 170 pages of content, images and interviews with amazing individuals living across disability spectrums. Our diverse range of contributors consists of influential disabled activists, artists, and cultural innovators, such as Leroy F. Moore Jr, Steve Way, Alcide Breaux, Catriona Morton, Robert Andy Coombs, Deniz Eskisan, Yo-Yo Lin, Jerron Herman, and many more.

If you are still hoping to get a print copy check out our recent post which lists our physical copy stockists 🛍

Looking back on last year we are so proud of the things Able Zine put into the world in 2021. The interest and feedback ...
12/01/2022

Looking back on last year we are so proud of the things Able Zine put into the world in 2021. The interest and feedback we had for Issue 2 has been incredible and we’re super excited to bring you more content and community offerings in 2022. We also want to acknowledge that two people in this photo collection are faces and names of community members who still deserve our support, activism and continued diligence. Justice is needed for those who have died or become redisabled at the hands of police or through ableist discrimination and societal neglect. We don’t want to live in a world where disabled people can be sacrificed without a second thought. We are equal, whether or not they believe it. Our lives, wisdom, insight and contributions are valuable.

The other thing we’d like to do is to thank everyone for being here with us. From an editorial standpoint we simply wouldn’t be here without your presence, your teachings and your support. Whether you have supported our team directly or just like our page and share our content we are so grateful. Thank you for the patience you give us as disabled and chronically ill people who are passionate about disability culture and community. We need rest and we need help like every one, we’re learning and living in stressful times too. But without going THERE, we really look forward to meeting, discovering and creating with more of you in 2022.

2021 highlights for Able Zine:

Worked with 40 Disabled/Chronically ill/Neurodivergent creatives on Issue 2
Published 5 different print covers
300 order fulfilments by us, shipping to global destinations
Editorial with 15 accessible/disabled-owned brands
Exhibition in Central London
Our first YouTube series
Newsletters
Hosted takeovers
V&A Nightstand Collective collaboration
And more!

Do you have a story to share with the Able Zine community? If so, we want to hear from you 💙 Able Zine are now accepting...
19/12/2021

Do you have a story to share with the Able Zine community?

If so, we want to hear from you 💙 Able Zine are now accepting pitches and ideas for IG takeovers on our account for 2022. We would love to hear your ideas on the content you would share during a week's takeover on our Instagram, with access and a platform to speak to our amazing disability community and audience. ♿️

Whether you want to share your experience as a sick/disabled person or as someone who works within disability arts, healing or other similar modalites, we want to offer you the opportunity to share your story ⭐️  

To submit your interest in taking part in a future Instagram takeover please send an email to [email protected] and include an introduction to yourself, why you would like to do a takeover and any ideas you have for posts and content.  

If we decide to move forward with your pitch a member of the Able team will be in touch with more information and specifics about what the takeover involves and to arrange everything 😊

We can’t wait to hear from you.

As an organisation with small numbers, we are always looking to expand our reach and broaden the intersectionality within our team. For this reason we would like to encourage disabled people from all marginalised backgrounds and identities to come forward should you like to work with us on either short term projects or a long term basis! Thank you 💙♿️💙

You still have the chance to get your hands on a physical copy of Issue 2! Although we have sold out on our website, we ...
17/12/2021

You still have the chance to get your hands on a physical copy of Issue 2! Although we have sold out on our website, we have several stockists still with copies available. These won’t last long so make sure you grab one and don’t miss out 💙 You can still purchase from:

 




Don't forget you can also buy digital download versions of Issue 2 on the Able Zine website.

Able Zine recently took part in an exciting project as part of the  Friday late November event ‘I Hope This Finds You We...
16/12/2021

Able Zine recently took part in an exciting project as part of the Friday late November event ‘I Hope This Finds You Well.’ 

As part of this event, Able was invited to create an installation within a corner of the museum. Inspired by an article about The Nightstand Collective in Able Zine's latest issue, in which writer Elizabeth Rooklidge .rooklidge talks to the founder of The Nightstand Collective, Emma Jones . 

This installation was created in collaboration with The Nightstand Collective and its chronically ill contributors. For this project, artist Emma Jones fields submissions from around the world, of people sharing images and written words about their bedroom nightstands, which serve as a viewfinder into the lived and intimate experience of chronic and long term illness. In our exhibition, we invited the public to consider the items we keep on our nightstands, and to explore the significance of the objects we keep close in times of sickness and rest. 

Whilst in the space, people were encouraged to spend time reading and engaging with the individually printed photos of and writing about nightstands hanging down from the dome structure, and listen to a recorded version of the interview found in Issue 2. 

The evening was incredible, and it was amazing to see the public interacting with work around the space. A special thank you to all of those in the Able community that dropped in to say hi and explore the exhibition. The Able Team would also like to thank the for the opportunity to share our work and celebrate the brilliant work of all those involved in the project.

Photography by Hydar Dewachi
Article Written by .rooklidge 
The Nightstand Collective curated by

“There are some beautiful things happening on those nightstands. If you would just be quiet and still enough, you would ...
24/11/2021

“There are some beautiful things happening on those nightstands. If you would just be quiet and still enough, you would see there is a transformation happening. People are doing work from their nightstands. They are making art, they are creating community. It might be for twenty minutes a day, but there is an adaptability, strength and tenacity there that everybody could learn from. Chronically ill folks are some of the most creative people I’ve ever met.” - Emma Jones

These images showcase pages from an article from Able Zine Issue 2 featuring The Nightstand Collective, created by Emma Jones. Emma Jones is a filmmaker, storyteller and social scientist based in the United States’ Pacific Northwest region. She lives with an autoimmune illness and endometriosis, both of which have radically shaped her work. For her project The Nightstand Collective, Emma fields submissions from chronically ill people of photographs and words capturing their bedroom nightstands. For this piece, Able Zine invited Emma to speak with Elizabeth Rooklidge, a chronically ill curator and founder of about what it means to work creatively within the framework of illness. 

Don’t forget this Friday you can join at the to interact with these images and stories in real life as part of an installation during their final Friday Late of the year. We would love to see as many of our audience as possible and some of the Able Zine team will be there to greet you!

Event Info: 

* Friday 26th November from 6:30 - 10pm

* Wheelchair accessible

* Masks are compulsory unless exempt

* Entry to Friday Late is included when you book a free, timed ticket to the museum. 

* If you have any access requirements, please let us know in advance by emailing [email protected].

Credits:

Article Written by .rooklidge 
The Nightstand Collective curated by
Nightstand illustrations by
Graphics by
Photographs of Issue 2 by

As part of a collaboration between  and The Nightstand Collective, we’re proud to unveil an exciting and poignant instal...
23/11/2021

As part of a collaboration between and The Nightstand Collective, we’re proud to unveil an exciting and poignant installation taking place this Friday at the iconic V&A museum in London.

Featured in Issue 2, San Diego based writer and curator Elizabeth Rooklidge .rooklidge speaks to Emma Jones / about her ongoing documentary project The Nightstand Collective- a rich archive of chronically ill and disabled people’s bedroom nightstands and the items they keep close in times of solitude and sickness.

Join and for the final Friday Late of the year with live music, performances, workshops, installations and talks exploring the theme of wellness. Join a talk to consider who is afforded the right to rest, and experience artworks that deconstruct the trillion-dollar wellness industry. See performances inspired by ritual and renewal, and interact with an installation exploring disability, chronic illness and bed rest. Take part in a workshop on wholeness and healing, as we reach beyond the hashtag to consider the political, social and creative potential of care.

We invite you to join us this Friday 26th November from 6:30-10pm. The venue is wheelchair accessible and masks are compulsory unless exempt. Entry to Friday Late is included when you book a free, timed ticket to the museum. Some tickets will be available on the door, but at busy times you may need to wait. Filming and photography will take place at this event. If you have any access requirements, please let us know in advance by emailing [email protected].

Artwork: ©Amanda Soon Yue Ling

&A

CW: death, ableismOur thoughts go out to the family, friends and everyone in the community affected by the unforgivable ...
07/11/2021

CW: death, ableism

Our thoughts go out to the family, friends and everyone in the community affected by the unforgivable loss of Engracia Figueroa .

Engracia Figueroa, an Afro-Latina disabled woman, died on October 31, 2021 as a result of severe damage by United Airlines to her $30,000 customised wheelchair in July. Engracia sustained life threatening injuries over a series of months while using a loaner chair not fitted for her body. United Airlines refused to provide a full replacement until it was too late. Her death was entirely preventable.

Engracia was an activist for disability justice, access to home care, better wages for home care workers and animal rights. She was a member of Hand in Hand and the President of the Board of Communities Actively Living Independent and Free, as well as an actor, surfer and devout vegan. She was “a joyful, fierce, creative leader”.

We join other disability rights activists in calling for reform, new policies, robust training and worldwide infrastructure dedicated to ensuring disabled people are given respect, insurance, equal rights and autonomy when flying. It is time to stop putting profits over people. We are

According to the US Department of Transportation, airlines mishandle approximately 10,500 mobility devices yearly, averaging to almost 30 a day. THIRTY BROKEN MOBILITY AIDS AND WHEELCHAIRS PER DAY.

Please click the link in the bio for the statement by Hand in Hand and a link to the petition created in response. We will update with further actions when they come.

“Mobility devices are an extension of our bodies. When they are damaged or destroyed, we become re-disabled. Until the airlines learn how to treat our devices with the care and respect they deserve, flying remains inaccessible.” - Engracia Figueroa

Cover photo by Shayan Asgharnia. Image 2 from Hand in Hand. Image 3 credit unsure/pls tag!

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From the beginning, Able Zine Issue 2 was created by a small team of disabled, shielding individuals all working and col...
24/10/2021

From the beginning, Able Zine Issue 2 was created by a small team of disabled, shielding individuals all working and collaborating remotely. The situation we all found ourselves in meant we had to adapt and think outside the box (something all us disabled folk are used to doing by now) and plan a low risk editorial we would be able to execute whilst in and out of lockdowns.

Enter, our miniature set designer! From day one Lucy worked with the Able Team and models to bring to life the ‘dream accessible home’ on a slightly smaller scale. We are so proud of all the team involved in this editorial and although shoot day was the first time any of us had actually met in person, everyone got stuck in, even if it did feel surreal the whole time. A big thank you goes to Lucy and all her hard work and willingness to go above and beyond to help make this project happen.

We look forward to sharing Part 2 of this editorial with you in the coming weeks!

The ‘See You At Home’ editorial can be found in both the printed and digital version of Issue 2, available to purchase on our website now.

Photography by
Set Design by

Throughout the planning stages of ‘See You At Home’ we wanted to reach out and include as many disability/chronic illnes...
23/10/2021

Throughout the planning stages of ‘See You At Home’ we wanted to reach out and include as many disability/chronic illness-owned brands and businesses as possible. Blended with a mixture of high-fashion looks to elevate the models and adaptive brands further, here we have and accessorising our model, whose personality and passion for art-making we wanted to highlight. Please check them out and if you’re a disabled business or brand owner feel free to tag your biz below! 🤩🛍🧾

is a sick/crip artist, writer and medical humanities student. As an artist, Charlie's work can be found under the name ‘Sick of being Patient’, in which she shares her solo and collaborative artwork with partner . Make sure you go and check it out!

The ‘See You At Home’ editorial can be found in both the printed and digital version of Issue 2, available to purchase on our website now.

Credits:
Modelled by
Photography by
Styling by
Assisted by
Makeup and Hair by
Production by
Creative Direction by
Set Design by

Dress by Puer Deorum
Knitted leggings by Katya Zelenstova
Pink Walking Stick by Neo-Walk
Vintage Miu Miu Mules
Earrings by Maklouf Designs

In our Issue 2 editorial ‘See You At Home’ you will find a unique and fantastic range of adaptive and disability orienta...
23/10/2021

In our Issue 2 editorial ‘See You At Home’ you will find a unique and fantastic range of adaptive and disability orientated brands. Featured here is a white button down shirt from worn by model . Alexa, the founder of Aille (pronounced: eye), creates beautiful garments decorated with swarovski crystals which spell out important information or key design features in braille. Through touch, the Braille reader is able to identify the clothing and can do so without assistive technology or help from someone sighted. The power and independence this provides someone in choosing their clothing and making decisions about their style is so important and we can’t wait to see where Alexa takes it.

is a freelance model, artist and psychology graduate. Deniz is a vital and active member of the online disability community - especially with his ever growing TikTok account. We highly recommend checking it out and watching his uplifting, honest and educational content about his experience of navigating disability, mental health and everyday life.

The ‘See You At Home’ editorial can be found in both the printed and digital version of Issue 2, available to purchase on our website now.

Credits:
Modelled by
Photography by
Styling by
Assisted by
Makeup and Hair by
Production by
Creative Direction by
Set Design by
Third image photograph by

Clothing credits:
Shirt
Trousers
Shoes

What does the dream accessible home look like? “See You At Home” aims to answer this question on both a miniature and li...
18/10/2021

What does the dream accessible home look like? 

“See You At Home” aims to answer this question on both a miniature and life size scale. It illustrates the fusion of functionality, accessibility and modern design within the home environment. These miniature sets created by artist and photographed by bring to life the ideal accessible home environment for our models featured in life size scale. 

Lucy Drew Bell is a London based Designer and Model Maker. Collaborating with the Able Zine team Lucy helped to create the ideal adaptive living environment, from an open-planned layout to a miniature self-pouring kettle. These sets contain an unbelievable amount of detail and intricacy, showcasing the possibility for the future of interior design and the functionality of the home space. These sets also manifest both creativity and style without sacrificing creating a safe and functional space to live in. Experimenting with textures, fabrics, colours and styles we can see the home as a space to express ourselves and our individuality, and as a way to celebrate our disabilities. 

This editorial can be found in both the printed and digital version of Issue 2, available to purchase on our website now.

Photography by
Set Design by

As part of Able Zine’s exploration of the theme ‘Environment’ in our second print issue, we created ‘See You At Home’ a ...
17/10/2021

As part of Able Zine’s exploration of the theme ‘Environment’ in our second print issue, we created ‘See You At Home’ a lifestyle and fashion editorial emanating a fusion between accessibility and style in the home environment. 

This editorial considers not just the everyday aspects of daily living, but the activities and hobbies that we aspire to carry out in order to find pleasure and joy, such as gardening. 
Photographed here is the hand of CharlieFitz] demonstrating the ‘Easy Grip Trowel and Arm Support Cuff’ by . 

As well as featuring disabled and chronically ill models, ‘See You At Home’ also had disabled people working behind the scenes, from the photography to set design.

Easy Grip Trowel and Arm Support Cuff by PETA UK

This editorial can be found in both the printed and digital version of Issue 2, available to purchase on our website now.

Credits:
Modelled by CharlieFitz] 
Photography by
Styling by
Production by
Creative Direction by
Set Design by

Am I right or am I right? 😂💍🏆 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀(Also does anyone else find it super annoying there is no gold jewellery emoji?) ...
16/10/2021

Am I right or am I right? 😂💍🏆
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
(Also does anyone else find it super annoying there is no gold jewellery emoji?) ✨

Introducing “See You At Home” a fashion and lifestyle editorial featured in Issue 2 of Able Zine. Throughout this issue ...
16/10/2021

Introducing “See You At Home” a fashion and lifestyle editorial featured in Issue 2 of Able Zine. Throughout this issue the theme of ‘Environment’ is explored in multi-faceted ways. The images from this editorial aim to illustrate the idea of both functional accessibility and modern design within the home space. 

Featuring several models that represent a spectrum of visible and invisible disabilities, it showcases adaptive clothing brands and assistive devices designed for those living with disability to enjoy maximum independence and aesthetic freedom. Seen in these images are interdependent couple and wearing full look. Set in a mock outdoor location, Charlie poses on the Rollz Motion Performance -  the all-terrain model of the Rollz Motion, a transitional Wheelchair/Walker mobility aid. 

Other brands and products are tagged.

This editorial can be found in both the printed and digital version of Issue 2, available to purchase on our website now.

Credits:

Modelled by and
Dog model .theheartslayer 
Photography by
Styling by
Makeup and Hair by
Production by
Creative Direction by
Set Design by

Within Able Zine Issue 2, Able invited photographers Robert Andy Coombs and Joey Solomon to share their experiences work...
11/10/2021

Within Able Zine Issue 2, Able invited photographers Robert Andy Coombs and Joey Solomon to share their experiences working as disabled and q***r men in the United States. A collection of photographs and images from Robert Andy Coombs body of work can also be viewed in the printed version of Issue 2 which is available to purchase on our website now. Or head over to the Able Zine YouTube channel (link in bio) to watch the video interview full version and check out the other videos that form part of this series. 

Robert Andy Coombs (he/him) is a graduate of Yale University’s Master of Fine Arts 2020. He is currently living in Miami, Florida, where he is continuing his photographic practice. His work dives into the realms of disability, sexuality, intimacy and care by photographing his sexual encounters and intimate adventures with lovers and friends. He is currently looking for other disabled folks to photograph to show different lived experiences in the disabled community. If you would like to be photographed, please send Robert a message through social media or via his website. on Instagram, on Twitter and at RobertAndyCoombs.Com

Joey Solomon (he/him) is a Brooklyn based photographer. As an openly gay man with mental disorders, his work focuses on the psychology of self, through portraits of his family and self-portraiture. His images depict illness, gayness, emptiness and the erosion of Earth. You can follow Joey .solomon and find his work on JoeySolomon.Net

‘Disability and the Social Media State’ is an article written by Sarah Tucker for Able Zine Issue 2, as part of a sectio...
25/09/2021

‘Disability and the Social Media State’ is an article written by Sarah Tucker for Able Zine Issue 2, as part of a section that explores technological environments and how these intersect with disability.

This piece is illustrated by artist Matilda Sabal, , who created a series of four tarot card style digital collages inspired by the environment of social media. These are: ‘Community’, ‘The Censor’, ‘The Algorithm’ and ‘The All-Seeing Eye’.

You can find more content from Issue 2 inside our print and PDF copies available to buy online at www.AbleZine.com

Sarah Tucker (She/Her) is a disabled Asian woman. She owns a sourdough micro-bakery in New York City and works part-time in advertising. You can follow Sarah

ID1: A tarot card-inspired digital collage. The card is labeled "The Censor" in a banner across the bottom. The figure is taken from the Botticelli painting of The Birth of Venus. She is surrounded by black haze and diving crows. Her face is completely blacked out except for one gleaming blue star over the right eye. She has a halo of crystals. The card background is a scan of Ada Lovelace's handwritten computations for the first computer. The border around the card is black overlapping computer circuit board parts.

ID2: A spread of all four tarot cards, arranged in a cross, as well as a face-down card in the center of the spread. The back of the card is a turquoise sky with a star chart overlaid. It has a gold border and two gold circuit boards, as well as two blue evil eyes surrounded by more circuitry. Behind all the cards is the same background of Ada Lovelace's handwritten computations for the first computer, with a large x-shaped circuit diagram overlaid.

As part of the ‘technological environments’ section within Issue 2, the Able team wanted to consider both the positives ...
23/09/2021

As part of the ‘technological environments’ section within Issue 2, the Able team wanted to consider both the positives and negatives of digital technology, and the way it intersects with disability. Online spaces for example, can allow disabled people to thrive in certain ways. Without them, Issue 2 would not exist and it wouldn’t be capable of representing global perspectives on disability either.

In her piece, ‘Disability and the Social Media State’, Sarah Tucker weighs up the negative experiences those of us in online communities face. From censorship of supposedly ‘gory content’, flawed algorithms and the banning of certain hashtags, Sarah unpacks the harsh ways in which social media platforms contribute to creating unsafe spaces for disabled and marginalised people by perpetuating and enforcing harmful stereotypes.

This piece is accompanied by digital collage artworks by Matilda Sabal that illustrate some of the issues and targeted experiences disabled and other marginalised users can have on platforms like TikTok, Facebook and Instagram.

You can read Sarah’s piece in Able Zine Issue 2, available to buy now in print and PDF at ablezine.com. Discount codes available on request. 💙

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