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Tag: ableist

Managing Meetings in the Wedding Industry

February 22, 2023
Interracial newlyweds hold hands with their wedding bands.

Early in my wedding photography career, I thought I had to meet with potential clients in-person to get to know each other and showcase albums. This evolved into letting folks…

posted in: Education
tagged with: ableist, accessibility, Autism, Autistic, burnout, couple, disability justice, marriers, meetings, neurodivergent, Wedding, wedding industry, wedding photographer, wedding planning, wedding vendors, Zoom fatigue

Rethinking Unplugged Ceremonies

December 7, 2021
unplugged ceremonies

Let’s talk about how “unplugged” and phone-free wedding ceremonies can be ableist and need to be reconsidered. It’s not rare for officiants to remind guests to put away their cell…

posted in: Education
tagged with: ableist, access needs, accessibility aids, unplugged ceremonies

The Wedding Industry is Ableist: Let’s Challenge These “Norms”

October 12, 2020
self-portrait, ableism, wedding industry

The wedding industry is ableist. From venues that push disabled people out by not opening doors to them, to clients who expect vendors to be invincible — ableism, like many…

posted in: Education
tagged with: ableism, ableist, disability, Wedding, wedding industry

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