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PrettySickArt #175 Annie

Name: Annie Age: 26 Site: YouTube | Facebook | Twitter | Tumblr Has: Classical Ehlers-Danlos Syndrom, Suspected POTS, Chronic Pain, Chronic Fatigue, Depression, Anxiety, Body Dysmorphic Disorder Gear: Power chair, wheelchair, cane

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I know my hiatus has become.. well.. legendary really.  Especially since I DO still intend to come back to illustrating ya’ll on a more regular basis.  I ask for just a touch more patience, as I’m in the midst of starting a new business and I’m working with a new doctor to finally deal with my pain and medical issues (He’s amazing!).  But in the meantime, my dear friend Annie- one of the first people I ever followed on my own blog here on tumblr- asked if I could illustrate her.  How could I say no?

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If you’re not following Annie, you definitely should be.  She’s an incredible artist, advocate, and friend.  Really excited to dip my toe back into these portraits by making her #175 in the series.  Welcome to the gallery Annie!

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[Image Description: 4 stills from vlogs of The Clarity Project, Annie Elainey, Sitting Pretty, and Josh Sundquist]

“#3 Annie Elainey 

Annie Elainey identifies as a “chronically ill, disabled, queer, woman of color,” and uses a wheelchair to get around comfortably. As a YouTuber, Annie talks candidly about disability, body image, gender, race, LGBTQ identity and mental health on her channel.

Annie dedicates a lot of time to shattering misconceptions around disability on her channel, particularly for those living with invisible disabilities or conditions. The vlogger is also part of the #NoMoreCraptions movement among YouTuber creators, an effort to improve the accuracy of closed captioning for deaf and hard of hearing viewers.”

11 YouTubers with Disabilities

The Clarity Project

Zach Anner

Annie Elainey

Jordan Bone

Josh Sundquist

JD Dalton

ASL Stew

Rikki Poynter

Amythest Schaber

Sitting Pretty

The Mandeville Sisters

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[Image: outdoors Annie with short blue hair is sitting in her wheelchair wearing a black halter and red plaid skirt. In the background, colorful pieces of fabric tied in knots onto a fence.]

Thank you @latina Magazine for having me as your #WCW “Woman Crush(ing the Patriarchy) Wednesday”!

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Adjusting to new disabilities is hard, but adjusting to life on constant self-protection mode, and a montage of ableism from almost every social encounter, THAT makes it harder. PEOPLE make it hard, lack of access makes it hard, not necessarily the disability itself. 

[…] It’s hard but I’m still here, life is still worth living. My life is not worthless because of my disability. I would not rather be dead than disabled.

So if you’re one of those people who have been impacted by the masses cheering on this film and the story itself,

Me Before Ableism #LiveBoldly |  @annieelainey

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version 2 of @annieelainey 💛 i honestly adore your youtube channel, it’s so interesting and informative and im honestly jealous of those cool graphics and details you put into the videos like it’s just so cute!! Annie, you’re totally a positive influence in my own life, and as someone entering film school i look forward to representing disabled bodies and their struggles to cope in this able accommodated world. i really hope you like this piece, it’s inspired me to draw more disabled bodies so if there’s anyone who would like me to do their portrait i would love to draw you, that’s if you like my work ^^‘

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@annieelainey

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11 Most Memorable It Girls Of 2015 In Fashion & Social Media

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Featured in Beutiful Magazine 2015

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Featured story in Missfit Mag 2011 <3