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Our mission is
to make our world more inclusive

What we do

We create + provide resources that help children (and grown ups, too) get comfortable around disability.

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This includes:

  • Sparking open conversations about disability

  • Helping make those hard conversations easier

  • Sharing + celebrating media that normalizes disability

  • Helping disabled kids feel confident about who they are

  • Teaching non-disabled how to act around disability

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Because if children grow up understanding disability and embracing each others' differences, our future will be more inclusive. 

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Why?

Because people with disabilities make up the world's largest minority group, yet they are often the least represented in society. In fact, nearly 1/4 of the US population is living with a disability today.

 

But due to lack of representation, hushed voices, and stigma, many non-disabled individuals don't know how to interact with and/or include them. (Hint: it's pretty much just like anyone else.)

 

Disability shouldn't be a source of discomfort. It should be celebrated. And that is why we're here.

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The more we talk about disability, the more normalized these conversations become, and the more inclusive our world can be. 

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And if we start with kids, then they'll grow into some pretty awesome adults.

 

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It all started with a cat.

You see, Maya has a chromosome abnormality. When we saw her adoption photo online, we fell in love. So we adopted her!

 

Her photo went semi-viral during the adoption process, and many people wanted to keep up with her story, so we started an Instagram for her — only expecting a few followers who would lose interest after a few weeks.

 

But her following just grew and grew. We started getting a lot of questions and comments, and found ourselves doing a LOT of educating. 

 

So, we formalized it!

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Now, it's a platform.

We are a proud platform for open dialogue, helping others have open dialogue, too.

 

Because more conversations mean more understanding, and more understanding is what our world needs most.

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We are all worthy of being accepted and included.

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Maya beside her book
Maya in front of her fan art
Co-founders Lauren and Harrison speaking to a class of students with disabilities
Meet Maya Cat book with craft
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Support our mission with a one-time or monthly donation. It's tax-deductible, you can be certain that 100% of all funds raised goes straight to the cause.
No shady stuff. We promise. (Don't believe us? Ask us anything.)

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