Instagramさんのインスタグラム写真 - (InstagramInstagram)「“If everything was accessible and accommodated for, disability would cease to exist,” says Emily Barker (@celestial_investments). They’re a conceptual artist and an unapologetic, outspoken advocate for people with chronic illnesses and disabilities.⁣ ⁣ “For me personally, as an advocate, activist and cultural theorist, representation isn’t even the bare minimum — but is considered such because it’s easier than solving any of the problems that marginalize disabled people in the first place. Representation doesn’t do much for disabled people when the sidewalks by your house aren’t wheelchair accessible.”⁣ ⁣ Emily’s stylish bedroom selfies subvert expectations, while their unfiltered captions document a lived experience, advocating for the rights of disabled people, pushing for radical change and challenging their (able-bodied) audiences’ perspectives.⁣ ⁣ “I’m not explicitly feel-good,” says Emily, who lives with incomplete paraplegia and comorbid CRPS, an extremely painful chronic disease. “I expect a lot from my followers, but the pros to this method outweighs the cons, because the people who unfollow and disengage are people who’d never seek to change their perspective on disabled people in the first place because it makes them too uncomfortable.”⁣ ⁣ “I’ve reclaimed [the word] cripple for myself, because that’s literally what I am. Some people will want to be called a person with a disability, which is their right. Disability is a spectrum. But everyone can refer to me as Emily.” #ThisWeekOnInstagram⁣ ⁣ Photo by @celestial_investments」7月21日 1時19分