Category: Advocacy

Advocacy / Hermansky-Pudlak Syndrome

February 9, 2021

14. life, love, & dating with a disability

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Cassandra + Casey talk about their philosophies on life and love and when they disclose their disabilities when dating

casey and cassandra standing in a hallway with their arms around each other, smiling, march 2018

Advocacy / Vision

November 3, 2020

8. dear sighted people

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Casey + Cassandra list off the things sighted people do that “make birds sing,” or make them feel seen.

collage of early elementary aged casey and cassandra. casey wears her red and white school uniform and looks up shyly holding a book. cassandra runs out of a school bus with a wide smile and messy hair with a graphic tee and denim skirt

Advocacy / Vision

September 22, 2020

5. school days, accommodations, & finding the lunch table

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Cassandra + Casey reminisce on their elementary through college years. They discuss the tools they used and the social aspects of growing up blind.

casey and cassandra hugging and smiling at the camera, march 2019

Advocacy / Uncategorized

September 8, 2020

Casey + Cassandra dive headfirst into terms surrounding disability and blindness. They discuss which terms are appropriate and their personal experiences with them. They finish by ranting about why exploiting people with disabilities for inspiration is so damaging.