THE SILENT D IN DIVERSITY
DISABILITY
AMPLIFY THE VOICES OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITES
Erin Novakowski
Erin is is a full-time power wheelchair user, born with Spinal Muscular Atrophy. She is a comedian, writer, and disability advocate. Many of her videos are comedic and call out ableists/ dispel many stereotypes about living with a disability. She describes her content as "her oversharing about being disabled, but doing it with super cute eyeliner on."
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Chrissy Marshall
Chrissy is a 20-year-old deaf filmmaker, Youtuber, and Tiktok creator. Her videos educate people about the deaf community, access, and ASL. Her skit-like content provides viewers with insight into her lived experience as a deaf individual and encourages viewers to be better allies. By presenting her personal challenges viewers can understand how frustrating it is when hearing people act in ableist manners.
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Rae Geen is a 20 year old blind Tiktoker and Youtuber. On Tiktok she shares everyday experiences of growing up blind. Through her videos she educates viewers on her lived experience detailing how she goes grocery shopping, why she looks up at people when she is speaking, etc.
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Evie Meg
21-year-old Evie Meg has amassed a Tiktok following of over 14.5 milion followers documenting her life with Tourette syndrome and functional neurological disorder (FND). Her content serves to educate viewers about Tourette’s and FND. She is particularly interested in fighting the stigma surrounding Tourette's and FND.
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Paige Layle is 22 years old and has autism. She uses her Tiktok platform to educate the public on autism and internal ableism. Her content details her lived experience as a young woman with autism and dispels false narratives/ stereotypes about the disorder. Many of her videos detail her ability to “mask” or hide certain traits and to adopt the behaviors of people around her. She also discusses the problem with language commonly associated with autism, such as high functioning/ low functioning.
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