I am Sky Cubacub, the creator of Rebirth Garments, a clothing line for queer and trans disabled folx of all sizes and ages and just femme & dandy's “cancel & gretel” editor! I will share my identities with you all so that you understand where I’m coming from and who is in charge of accessibility for this awesome magazine! I am queer, nonbinary xenogender, and I use they/them/their and xe/xem/xyr pronouns. I’m half Filipinx-American and half white, and I am 30 years old. I have non-apparent disabilities including lifelong anxiety, panic disorder, depression with a still undiagnosed developed stomach disorder I acquired later in life, C-PTSD (I am a survivor of DV), and newly diagnosed Chronic Fatigue Syndrome that developed after having Mono.

For this issue we had all of the contributors make their own image descriptions! We will continue to ask contributors to include image descriptions of their headshots and images, as well as any descriptions for videos and transcripts for audio along with their submissions. If you are interested in learning more about making your own image or audio descriptions for fashion-based work check out the latest Radical Fit video for the Chicago Public Library by my friend Andy Slater.

Image descriptions and audio descriptions are always incomplete because you can endlessly describe anything. If you are interested in learning how to make internet content accessible, follow my friend Alex Chen on Instagram. You can also check out the Alt Text as Poetry project, a collaboration between artists Bojana Coklyat and Shannon Finnegan, supported by Eyebeam and the Disability Visibility Project. Access can always be improved, so please contact us to request specific accessibility accommodations you need, and I will do my best to make it happen!