Erica Mones is a writer, podcaster, YouTuber, and disability activist from Long Island, NY. Her work has been published in…
Getting a New Wheelchair Shouldn’t Be This Hard
My name is Erica Mones and I am a 24-year-old woman with cerebral palsy. I am currently in the process…
Dear Able-bodied People
Dear able-bodied people, I’m exhausted. It’s a fatigue I’ve never felt before—not from the extra energy I use because of…
No Standing Ovations Please Podcast Transcript Ep. 3: Stuttering
Hello, you are listening to the No Standing Ovations Please podcast Episode 3, and I am Erica Mones, your host.…
Madison Cawthorn, Inspiration Porn, and (internalized) Ableism
I wish Cawthorn used his platform to undermine ableism by showing his political party that not everyone can stand, and that is okay. I wish he showed the GOP that it is okay to be Disabled. I wish he acted as a role model to Disabled children, showing that he doesn’t have to perform able-bodiedness in order to be a leader. He can lead just as efficiently from a chair. There is enough pressure on Disabled children without having someone like Cawthorn standing and catering to able-bodied norms.
No Standing Ovations Please Transcript Ep 2
Hi, my name is Erica Mones, and you are listening to the No Standing Ovations Please podcast. This is my…
Not Your Sacrificial Lamb: Some Thoughts About COVID-19 and Disability
With COVID-19 and the talk of rationing medical care, it is more important than ever to discuss ableism and the…
Strollers Detract From Disability Rights
One of the arguments often advanced in the case for disability rights and accessibility is that certain features of accessibility…
In Defense of Sitting
Yesterday, I saw a video of a disabled man standing up from his wheelchair to dance with his bride at…
Disability and Loneliness
I sit here writing this as a twenty-one-year-old disabled woman, yet I feel like a twelve-year-old girl. Today, like many…
Running with Crutches 