#5SmartReads - November 3, 2020

5 non-Election Day reads, because we all need it.

Paralympian Scout Bassett: Women With Disabilities Are Seen As Weak. The Right Activewear Can Help Change That (Women’s Health)

“Our culture has a way of portraying men with disabilities as being heroes and transformer-like. I've heard, "They're so cool to have that bionic technology" or, "Those blades make them look awesome." A man's disability has a cool factor, but it doesn't always feel that way with women. Society is taught to look at a woman with a disability, or a bodily imperfection, and see it as weakness.”

Scout Bassett is a badass. And one that brings the same fire and fight from the track to raise public awareness on ableism and disabilities.

Read this article. And go follow Scout on Instagram.