You’ve reached a community-built resource created by disabled people, for disabled people and those alongside us.
Information about disability is usually scattered across:
- Government sites with confusing jargon
- Nonprofits that only focus on one diagnosis or one country
- Social media posts that disappear into the algorithm
This wiki tries to bring those threads together in one place, while staying rooted in disability justice and lived experience.
- Disabled people, whether you use that word or not yet
- People with chronic illness, pain, neurodivergence, mental health conditions, and other forms of bodymind difference
- Families, partners, friends, and caregivers
- Professionals who want to do better (teachers, doctors, social workers, access staff, etc.)
- Organizers, advocates, and researchers
We assume that:
- Anyone can become disabled at any point in life.
- Many people are already disabled but have been encouraged not to claim that language.
- Disability is shaped by racism, colonialism, capitalism, gender, and migration, not just biology.
- Not a replacement for medical or legal advice.
- Not tied to any one nonprofit, government, or company.
- Not a space where cure narratives or “inspiration porn” are centered.
We aim to share tools and knowledge, not to police who is “disabled enough.”
Pages try to:
- Use clear, plain language where possible
- Flag differences between countries and regions
- Name power and policy, not just “personal choices”
- Center self-determination and access needs
Some pages will be short or incomplete – that’s an invitation for contributors to expand them.
- Use the information for yourself and your community.
- Share pages with people who need them.
- Suggest edits, add resources, or write new sections.
- Help translate content or add material from under-represented regions.
You don’t need a degree or a perfect writing style to help. Lived experience is expertise.