Don't Dis My Ability

Issue #1 published in June of 2012. Self published by Burrow, a disability blogger, this zine contains work done by people with disabilities. Originally conceived in a zine shop as there were no zines about disabilities available, the idea took off and the first issue contains work by 18 different people. The Kickstarter campaign raised over $360 and allowed the zine to be sent to zine libraries in the US, England, and Canada as well as distro companies in the US, Australia, England, and Canada (sent on 6/19/2012 - results of distribution pending).

Contents of first issue

Images by basiL, billie rain, J.R. Garske, Leslie Balch & Sasha Smithy, Amy, & Sadie Sicko

POEMS: Helium by Kristin Allen-Zito, Art Viewing by J.R. Garske, and Untitled by Trouble.

ARTICLES: Spoon Theory by Christine Miseradino, Handicap Nazi by Christy Leigh Stewart, Applying for Disability by Trouble, No pause, no break, no end by Meeresbande, Disability in the Movement: Including the Invisible by Comrade Canary, Acquiring a Service Dog in the USA by Morgan, It’s Not You, It’s Them by Michele Kaplan, A Dog with PTSD saves an owner with PTSD by Burrow, and Making Spaces Accessible to People with Invisible Disabilities collected and edited by Burrow.

Current carriers of zine

Firestorm Cafe in Asheville, NC and Left Bank Books in Seattle Washington. (As of 6/19/2012)

Plans for future issues and mail ordering

Email for submissions and ordering can be found here. Large format, PDF, and zine formats are available.