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Photo of Melissa Shang
August 19, 2016

Interview with Melissa Shang about Mia Lee is Wheeling Through Middle School

Kayla Whaley talks with thirteen-year-old activist and author Melissa Shang about her recent middle grade debut.

Photo of Kayla Whaley
July 9, 2013

Being a Poster Child

A poster child, to me, is a child with a disability who is “shown off” as a way to generate funds, awareness, understanding, more funds. Mostly funds, in my experience.

Photo of Kayla Whaley
July 2, 2013

Disability, Self Esteem, and Sex

Masturbation (and sexuality in general), particularly for girls, is widely stigmatized. But on top of that stigma, I had this body that was utterly different from the bodies around me. It was different and therefore wrong.