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Imani Barbarin
Birth Date:March
Nationality:American
Website:https://imanibarbarin.com
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Imani Barbarin
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Page Display Name:Crutches&Spice ♿️
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Imani Barbarin (born March 1990)[1] is an American writer, public speaker, TikToker, and disability rights activist who also goes by the username Crutches and Spice.

Career

In 2014, Barbarin launched the website Crutches and Spice as a space for her to write about her experiences as a disabled Black woman.[2]

Social media

On Twitter, Barbarin has spearheaded several hashtags to promote discussion of disabled issues and experiences. In 2018 she started #DisTheOscars to call attention to the lack of disabled representation.[3] In 2019 she started #AbledsAreWeird, encouraging disabled people to share their experiences of abled individuals misunderstanding their needs and experiences.[4] [5] In January 2020, she started the hashtag #MyDisabledLifeIsWorthy in response to remarks by former CDC director Rochelle Walensky about the "encouraging" fact that most deaths caused by the omicron variant of COVID-19 were in disabled individuals.[6] Barbarin joined TikTok in 2020, where she began posting both comedic and educational videos. By February 2022 she had 140,000 followers on Twitter and 370,000 followers on TikTok.[7] In late 2022, Barbarin criticized Twitter policy changes after the company's acquisition by Elon Musk.[8]

Other work

Barbarin works as a communications manager for a disability legal office in Philadelphia.[9] [10] She also writes for online newspapers and magazines[11] [12] [13] and has speaking engagements at universities.[14] [15]

In 2020, Barbarin hosted the five-episode podcast Vote for Access, which investigated the difficulties of voting while disabled.[16] In May 2022 she appeared on MetroFocus to discuss her push to reinstate New York City's mask mandate.[17] In October 2022 she headlined the Midwest Bisexual Lesbian Gay Transgender Asexual College Conference alongside Schuyler Bailar.[18] In January 2023, she was a guest on The Assignment with Audie Cornish during an episode discussing long COVID.[19] In April 2023, she was part of the short film Unlucky in Love for the 2023 Easterseals Disability Film Challenge.[20]

Personal life

Barbarin grew up in a suburb of Philadelphia. She was diagnosed with cerebral palsy at age 2. She attended Eastern University where she earned a degree in creative writing and a minor in French.[21] Barbarin has a masters in communication from American University of Paris. Barbarin is queer.

Accolades

References

  1. Web site: Barbarin . Imani . I'm A Black Woman With Cerebral Palsy, & I Didn't Think I'd Make It Into Adulthood . 2023-04-19 . . en-GB.
  2. Web site: Samuel . Ruth Etiesit . 31 March 2021 . 'Representation matters': How these 4 Black women with disabilities are changing the narrative . 2023-04-20 . . en.
  3. Web site: 2018-03-07 . Opinion What Hollywood Gets Wrong About Disabilities . 2023-04-20 . HuffPost . en.
  4. News: Quraishi . Hafsa . 20 March 2019 . #AbledsAreWeird: People With Disabilities Share Uncomfortable Encounters . NPR . 19 April 2023.
  5. Web site: Holohan . Meghan . 1 April 2019 . 'Ableds Are Weird' leads to discussion on how people with disabilities are treated . 2023-04-19 . Today . en.
  6. Web site: 2022-03-11 . The Pandemic Tried to Break Me, but I Know My Black Disabled Life Is Worthy . 2023-04-19 . Cosmopolitan . en-US.
  7. Web site: Mendoza . Casey . 2 February 2022 . Disability Rights Activist Imani Barbarin And Social Media Power . 2023-04-19 . . en.
  8. News: Morris . Amanda . 18 November 2022 . Disabled people fear Twitter changes under Elon Musk leave them behind . . 19 April 2022.
  9. News: Shapiro . Joseph . Bowman . Emma . 26 July 2020 . One Laid Groundwork For The ADA; The Other Grew Up Under Its Promises . NPR . 19 April 2023.
  10. Web site: Brown . Keah . 15 June 2021 . Trolls Can't Stop This Black and Disabled Activist From Taking Over TikTok . 2023-04-19 . . en.
  11. Web site: Imani Barbarin . 2023-04-19 . Bustle . en.
  12. Web site: Barbarin . Imani . 31 March 2020 . Disabled people have long fought for accessibility — but coronavirus made it a priority Opinion . 2023-04-19 . The Philadelphia Inquirer . en.
  13. Web site: Imani Barbarin . 2023-04-19 . Rewire News Group . en-US.
  14. Web site: Fishel . Maeve . 1 March 2022 . Disability rights activist Imani Barbarin on the systemic obstacles facing the disabled community . 2023-04-19 . The Eagle . en.
  15. Web site: Nothing About Us Without Us: Tik Tok Activist Imani Barbarin Talks Intersectional Changemaking – Brock Pride Week 2023 . 2023-04-19 . experiencebu.brocku.ca . en.
  16. Web site: 2020-05-04 . "Vote for Access" Tackles the Barriers Disabled Voters Face . 2023-04-20 . . en-US.
  17. Web site: 2022-05-19 . Metrofocus: May 19, 2022 . 2023-04-20 . MetroFocus . en-US.
  18. Web site: 2 September 2022 . Schuyler Bailar, Imani Barbarin to keynote 30th annual MBLGTACC . 2023-04-19 . mblgtacc.org.
  19. Web site: The Long Arc of Long Covid – The Assignment with Audie Cornish – Podcast on CNN Audio . 2023-04-19 . CNN . en-US.
  20. Web site: David . Menzies . 2023-04-12 . JC actor is 'Unlucky in Love' for Easterseals Disability Film Challenge '23 . 2023-04-20 . . en.
  21. Web site: 2014-09-02 . About . 2023-04-19 . Crutches and Spice . en-US.
  22. Web site: Imani Barbarin – The Root 100 – 2022 . 2023-04-19 . . en.

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