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MELISSA BLAKE is an American writer, journalist, disability activist and high-profile social media influencer. She was born in 1981 with Freeman-Sheldon syndrome, a genetic bone and muscular disorder, and has had more than 26 surgeries, including surgeries on her knees, hands, hips and spine.
Mar 5, 2024 · MELISSA BLAKE is an American writer, journalist, disability activist and high-profile social media influencer. She was born in 1981 with Freeman-Sheldon syndrome, a genetic bone and muscular disorder, and has had more than 26 surgeries, including surgeries on her knees, hands, hips and spine.
Dec 26, 2008 · Writer. Blogger. Disability activist. Op-ed queen. Viral tweeter. Sassy redhead. Down-home Carrie Bradshaw. Bylines: CNN, Cosmo, Glamour. 💌 mellow1422@aol.com
Well-known disability activist and social media influencer Melissa Blake offers a frank, illuminating memoir and a call to action for disabled people and allies. In the summer of 2019, journalist Melissa Blake penned an op-ed for CNN Opinion. A conservative pundit caught wind of it, mentioning Blake’s work in a YouTube video.
Feb 9, 2021 · Last fall, Scheier asked Blake to be one of the event’s 24 models. “Melissa is a force to be reckoned with and unapologetic about what the world should look like,” Scheier says.
Well-known disability activist and social media influencer, Melissa Blake, offers a frank, illuminating memoir and a call to action for disabled people and allies. In the summer of 2019, journalist Melissa Blake penned an op-ed for CNN Opinion. A conservative pundit caught wind of it, mentioning Blake's work in a YouTube video.
Oct 15, 2020 · Melissa Blake is a writer and disability activist, and if the name doesn’t sound familiar, you might know her from a tweet that went viral last year. Melissa was born with a rare genetic bone and muscular disorder called Freeman-Sheldon Syndrome and when internet trolls told her to stop posting photos of herself online, Blake responded with more selfies and has spread positivity online.
