News and Features

  • Pastel purple graphic reading Community Care Awards, surrounded by sparkles

    January 30, 2022

    Community Care Awards 2021 wrap-up

    When we asked for nominations last month, your response helped us give $500 awards to 6 Black and Indigenous community organizers and carers. Our first-ever Community Care awardees include LaQuida Landford, Leila Haile, Natasha Marin, and Simona Bearcub.

  • A Pakistani woman with a hijab smiles at the camera.

    December 23, 2021

    Disabled And Here Illustrator Feature: Haadia

    “Having deafness and diabetes makes me feel unique and more vital than ever; I make sure I keep myself positive and healthy. With this mindset, it changed my art from hidden politics into beauty. I see beauty in everything, and I share that with my art.”

  • A Black and Indigenous person wearing glasses and red lipstick takes a selfie with his phone.

    December 16, 2021

    Disabled And Here Illustrator Feature: Dice

    “The most important thing I want people to understand about disability and accessibility is the fact that we only want to live an easier life just like everyone else. It’s not crazy to believe everyone wants a simple and enjoyable life free from frustration.”

  • A Black person with black lipstick and pointed modified teeth looks at the camera while holding a bouquet.

    April 16, 2021

    Disabled And Here Illustrator Feature: Jonathan

    “...art and writing became a way for me to process the things I couldn’t or didn’t know how to talk about, and now I use it to imagine what futures without oppression might feel like. If ableism, racism and transphobia didn’t exist—how might we get there together?”

  • A Black woman with long braided ombre pink hair smiles at the camera.

    April 9, 2021

    Disabled And Here Illustrator Feature: Aisha

    “I live a lot inside my head - sometimes too much - so I feel like a lot of emotion bleeds into my work, though I can’t really say a lot of my work is introspective. I create art to escape. It’s only really recently that I feel like I’ve put more of myself in my work.”

  • Illustrated avatar of a Black person with short hair, glasses, and a green sweater.

    April 2, 2021

    Disabled And Here Illustrator Feature: Sherm

    “Public transportation that goes all over! Free fare! Transit centers with amenities like food vendors, bathrooms, and lots of seating. Super wide sidewalks and streets made for pedestrians. Absolutely everything: color coded. Androids are also a necessity.”

  • An East Asian person smiles while framing their chin with their hands and closing their eyes.

    March 26, 2021

    Disabled And Here Illustrator Feature: Dana

    “Of course, as much as my art is a place to process trauma and subvert marginalization, it’s also a place to avoid all of that and just draw meaningless shit to make me happy. Sometimes it’s not about making a statement — sometimes it’s just about coping.”

  • A Filipino person wearing glasses and a bandana smiles at the camera.

    March 19, 2021

    Disabled And Here Illustrator Feature: Campbell

    “I want to work on a project that I needed when I was younger. Whether it’s comic work or illustration series or something completely different...I want to work in diverse stories and put my true self in them to reach out to those who have always felt like they didn’t quite fit in.”

  • A Black woman with long braided hair smiles at the camera.

    March 12, 2021

    Disabled And Here Illustrator Feature: Dominique

    “...sometimes if I’m down, but I still want to draw, the expressions of the colors won’t be as vibrant. When I’m in a good mood, I love to use bright vibrant colors and give my character big smiles and bright eyes to match.”

  • Illustration of a tablet and a tablet pen next to a mouse

    September 13, 2020

    Disabled And Here + Illustrations

    With photoshoots on hold for the time being, Disabled And Here is expanding the free stock collection to include digital illustrations.

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