Accessible Beauty is a mini-series of profiles that Yahoo Lifestyle will run during the week of Dec. 3 in the spirit of the United Nations’ International Day of Persons With Disabilities. The series focuses on the lives of six empowering individuals, and today we feature one of them, Mama Cax, 28, a blogger, activist, and motivational speaker, who lost part of her leg to cancer at age 14.
How she found self-confidence after her amputation: It’s hard to pinpoint the exact moment I decided to even expose my prosthetic, but all throughout college, I had it covered. It wasn’t until after college that, with Instagram and blogging, I connected with other girls who were amputees.
What makes her feel beautiful: Hydrated skin. When I feel the most beautiful is late night, when I’m getting ready for bed — when I take off all the makeup, do a nice facial to hydrate my skin, and get in bed with some snacks. Why media representation matters: I think it’s very important whenever you’re able to see yourself represented, in media in general, and for me, the interesting thing is I’m at the intersection of so many marginalized groups: I’m a woman, I’m also a black woman, I’m also a woman with a disability. And a lot of times, people will talk about inclusion or diversity, and I see women, I see black women, but a lot of times I don’t see disability.
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