Aimee Louw is a Canadian writer, activist, communications scholar, and radio host. Her media practice spans topics of accessibility, disability justice, sexuality, and feminism. In recent years, Aimee has been a part of the growing accessibility advocacy community in Montreal, Canada, focusing on accessible transit and cultural spaces. Aimee directs the series Underwater City Project, which documents through writing and video personal experiences of ableism and accessibility in five Canadian cities. Her current research explores the connections and intersections of anti-colonialism and accessibility in Canada through video storytelling.
Princess Tilda does not demonstrate the need to “overcome” her clubfoot, that word many of us in the disability community have come to loathe. To me, Tilda represents a new kind of heroine, who is strong and doesn’t need saving, but also acknowledges and shows her vulnerability and insecurities.