accessibility
PLEASURE FOR ALL
12 Accessible Sex Toys and Accessories for People With Disabilities
We tapped the experts to talk disability and sex and provide tailored recommendations.
By Jamie Ballard
Accessibility & Beauty
25 Products for Beauty Lovers Who Can Only Use One Hand
After an accident that eventually led to the amputation of my left arm, I set out to find beauty products that would make my routine easier and more accessible.
By Chloé Valentine Toscano
EYE CANDY
My 24k Gold Prosthetic Eye Makes Me Feel So Fearless
After a lifetime of doing my best to blend in, I’m finally embracing how good it feels to stand out.
By Belle Bakst
THE A LIST
Jillian Mercado Won’t Rest Until Inclusivity Is No Longer Clickbait
The actor and model is a passionate advocate for inclusivity in the beauty, fashion, and entertainment industries — but dreams of a day when she doesn’t have to be.
By Chloé Valentine Toscano
BY EXTENSION
Nail Art Helped Make My Prosthetic Arm a Truer Extension of Myself
"As much as nail polish became the thing to help me seize control of my prosthesis, it also taught me to let go."
By Chloé Valentine ToscanoPhotography by Lelanie Foster
ACCESSIBILITY FOR ALL
Period Care Ads Are Woefully Lacking in Disability Representation
This new campaign aims to change that.
By Alexis Gaskin
The beauty of accessibility
6 Ways I've Made Styling My Hair With One Arm Easier
After I had my arm amputated, I had to relearn lots of things — but styling my own hair was definitely the hardest.
By Chloé Valentine Toscano
Accessibility in Beauty
The Most Accessible Beauty Products for People Who Are Blind or Have Low Vision
We have a ways to go before products are universally accessible, but these makeup, skin-care, and hair products show we're moving in the right direction.
By Chloé Valentine Toscano
The Impact of Accessibility
The Most Accessible Beauty Products for People With Upper-Extremity Disabilities
These accessibility successes are among this past year's Best of Beauty Award winners.
By Chloé Valentine Toscano
THE BEAUTY OF ACCESSIBILITY
Natasha Caudill Is Educating TikTok on Colorblindness One Makeup Swatch at a Time
The influencer shares with Allure the easiest way brands could make products more accessible to people with visual impairments.
By Marilyn La Jeunesse
The A List
I Create Accessible Beauty Products for a Living
A day in the world-changing life of Sam Latif.
By Kara McGrath
THE A LIST
Molly Burke's Tips for a More Accessible Beauty Industry
The YouTuber shares her advice for how brands can be more inclusive of their customer with disabilities.
By Kara McGrath
NEW LAUNCHES
Olay Developed an Easy-Open Moisturizer Lid for People With Limited Mobility
After receiving customer complaints about how difficult the Regenerist Moisturizer lids are to open, the brand is introducing a more accessible alternative.
By Nicola Dall'Asen
Accessibility
Degree Designed a Deodorant for People With Upper-Limb Disabilities and Visual Impairment
The Degree Inclusive antiperspirant was made with accessibility in mind.
By Marci Robin
The Beauty of Accessibility
Grace Strobel Knows How Good Her Skin Looks
The first model with Down syndrome to be the face of an American skin-care brand shares her full, glow-inducing routine.
By Devon Abelman
TikTok Time
No Hands Needed for Gabe Adams's Incredible TikTok Beauty Tutorials
The 22-year-old TikTok star shares how creating colorful eye looks helped her accept and celebrate exactly who she is.
By Devon Abelman
THE BEAUTY OF ACCESSIBILITY
Is the Beauty Industry Glossing Over Disability?
As mainstream marketing moves to be more inclusive, people with visible disabilities are still largely missing.
By Xian Horn
Accessibility
Molly Burke on the Best and Worst Beauty Packaging for Blind People
The beauty influencer explains how universal design and tactile packaging elements improve accessibility.
By Marci Robin
INCLUSIVITY MATTERS
How I Hope People Celebrate The International Day of Persons With Disabilities
A list of things to read, watch, and listen to on December 3.
By Madison Lawson
The Beauty of Accessibility
Ellie Goldstein Always Wanted to Be Famous. Now She Is.
In our latest digital cover story, we talked to the 18-year-old British model who has long challenged perceptions just by being herself.
By Dianna Mazzone SinghPhotography by Vicki King