Content warning: The following contains discussions of ableism and eugenics. I knew from the dedication that “Disability Visibility: First-Person…
Brianna Albers
Brianna Albers (she/her) is a crip-cyborg storyteller living in Minneapolis-St. Paul. She was diagnosed with spinal muscular atrophy type 2 in 1996 and lives with co-occurring physical and mental health conditions. By day she works as an advocate, bridging disability and mental health awareness to empower people to live their best lives; by night, she dabbles in imagination, and is currently writing "Death and the Blade," an adult romantasy with #OwnVoices disability representation. Find her online at bhalbers.com and on social media @bhalbers.
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Articles by Brianna Albers
The romantic in me wants to believe that dreams are portents, or windows to the psyche, or invaluable self-knowledge tools.
My dad and I are night owls. We rarely leave the house before noon — and when we do,…
Not everyone likes it. A while back, I was talking to a friend in Singapore who also has SMA. She…
When it comes to storms, I’m a dog with high levels of anxiety. Don’t get me wrong, I love the…
I was a bit of an Anglophile in high school. I was obsessed with anything produced by the BBC —…
I’m a productivity geek. I’m not content with simply doing things. I want to do them well. And I want…
Many, many years ago, I gave a presentation on the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990. I was…
As someone who avoided the disability community for years, I am slowly learning that I am not alone — my…
I hoped that things would “get back to normal” — whatever that means — by mid-summer. Reader, I was disappointed.