Scroll With Me: "Dying for Sex," Living for Snacks

A spicy show that gets disability and sex right, my favorite accessible snack organizer, and a round-up of the latest hard-hitting disability headlines.

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• 🎬 Representation Report

• 🛍️ Tried, Tested, Accessible

• 📰 Disability Dispatch

🎬 Representation Report: Dying for Sex

Heads up: “Dying for Sex” deals unabashedly with sexual abuse, kink, and terminal illness, so proceed with care. If it feels emotionally safe for you to watch something that’s quite intensely straightforward about these topics, then I highly recommend it.

The show, based on a true story, recounts the journey of Molly, a woman diagnosed with terminal cancer in search of finding sexual satisfaction before she dies. I know this sounds depressing, and it is absolutely is, but it’s also one of the most empowering depictions of autonomy and disability I’ve seen in quite some time.

As Molly becomes increasingly disabled by her cancer, she’s supported by the people closest to her to reclaim her sexual power. She calls the shots. It directly counters the typical narratives of disability and sex rooted in pity and infantilization—the idea that disabled people are delicate flowers who cannot or should not be sexually active.

Beyond the sexual aspects, I also really appreciate how the show navigates the dynamics between medical care providers and patients. I know all too well the experience of feeling like I’m in a power struggle with the professionals who are supposed to be caring for me. Molly deftly pushes back against this, demanding that her humanity be seen and respected.

I love how the show leans without apology into the messiness of the human mind and body. It’s honest and beautiful and devastating. Would recommend.

What’s on your disability media radar lately? Gems that got it right, disasters that got it wrong? Leave your recommendations (or critiques) in the comments!

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🛍️ Tried, Tested, Accessible

I am a snack girlie. As in, there’s a good chance I’d never eat another full meal again if I could reasonably subsist on snacks alone. There used to be two issues that kept me from my snacks: 1) I live in an apartment with limited kitchen storage space, and 2) I’m not able to easily reach higher shelves from my wheelchair.

Enter the 2-Tier Snack Carousel, affectionately known in my home as the “Snack Stack.”

The Snack Stack in all its glory. (Don’t mind the kitchen chaos around it.)

Here’s why I love it:

• made of sturdy plastic so it doesn’t topple over when I grab something

• both the top and the bottom levels rotate, which makes it simple for me to spin it and pick what I want

• the top has different compartment sizes for smaller items like granola bars

• doesn’t take up a ton of space on my table

It’s the perfect solution for keeping my snacks both organized and readily accessible to me. You might call it snackcess. Ha! Would highly recommend as an addition to your kitchen. Or you can use it to keep snacks anywhere, really. I won’t judge.

In case you missed it: Last month, I recommended Beekeeper’s Naturals Propolis Immune Support Throat Spray, which I use daily. I told a colleague about it, and they said: “Btw will now forever swear by the spray supplement…I’m not one to usually buy into things like that but I’m all in.”

In full disclosure, a cold finally came for me after being run down all month, but I made it through the entire winter and early spring without getting sick and I was taking this…so I’m very much still a bee-liever! (Sorry, sorry, I love puns.)

A quick note: Living in a disabled body often means becoming a product researcher by necessity. It brings me great joy to share my findings with you. All my picks (from accessible kitchen tools to cute adaptive clothes) are gathered on my ShopMy page. Some links may earn me a small commission. It doesn’t cost you anything extra, and it helps sustain my writing and advocacy. Your trust is the most important thing to me, so if I’ve listed something, please know it’s because I’ve personally used it and would recommend it regardless.

📰 Disability Dispatch

Trump Budget Calls for Eliminating Key Disability Programs

The Trump Administration Aims to Penalize Disabled Adults Who Live With Their Families

The Cost of “I Do” in the Disability Community (important read on how disabled people receiving benefits can be penalized for getting married)

AAPD Statement on DOJ Title II Web Rule Interim Final Rule (the jargon is really saying the administration delayed a rule that state and local governments need to implement digital accessibility)

What the One Big Beautiful Bill Act Means for Medicaid and Disabled People

Caregivers with Disabilities: An Overlooked & Under-supported Caregiving Population

Autism, HHS, and Public Health: Unpacking Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Year in Misinformation

Israel Prison Service Restricts Palestinian Inmates’ Access to Medical Equipment

Gaza’s war amputees short of prostheses under Israeli restrictions

Airbus Wheelchair Securement System Becomes First to Fly (a teeny tiny baby step toward progress)

A Malpractice Case Against ParkingMD (an infuriating new way people are gaming the system of accessible parking)

A New Yorker Rediscovers Her City, in a Wheelchair (the ending sentiments here are a missed opportunity to advocate for NYC to be more accessible)

‘Songs in Sign Language’ Reimagines Disney Musical Moments in ASL (definitely encourage you to read the article about the controversy surrounding this)

Disney’s Songs In Sign Language Makes One Major Mistake

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