Access To Love | Vol. 1 No. 8
All About Love
February is often framed around romance. But at Ability Company, we’re thinking about love a little differently.
This month, we’re exploring what love looks like when access is part of the equation — in our relationships, our communities, and the world we move through. Because love isn’t just about who we care for. It’s about whether care is actually possible.
Lots of Love,
Jen and Trish
Access to Love Is a Practice
Love is often talked about as a feeling — something spontaneous, emotional, or romantic.
But for many people, love lives in the practice.
It shows up in planning ahead.
In checking in instead of assuming.
In noticing where access is missing — and choosing to do something about it.
For people living with disabilities, chronic illness, or caregiving responsibilities, love isn’t just about intention. It’s about whether connection is actually possible. Whether spaces are navigable. Whether needs are respected. Whether support exists when energy, health, or capacity changes.
Access to love is the difference between being invited and being able to participate. Between being welcomed in theory and included in practice.
This month, we’re reflecting on how access shapes love — in relationships, community, travel, and creativity. Because when access is built in, love becomes something we can experience fully, not something we have to adapt ourselves to in order to reach.
Love isn’t passive. Access reminds us it never was.
As you move through this month, we invite you to pause and notice: Where does love feel accessible in your life — and where does it need more care?
Quote of the Month
“Love is a verb”
This Month in The Ability Journals
There’s more where this newsletter came from — our blog is warming up with fresh ideas, bold perspectives, and all heart. Coming on:
February 5 - Access to Love Isn’t Just a Drop — It’s a Practice
February 11 - Redefining Romance Through Disability
February 20 - When Love Looks Like Advocacy
February 27 - Access to Love Means Access to the World
Journal of the Month: Access to Love Isn’t Just a Drop — It’s a Practice
We know things feel heavy right now. Money is tight. Energy is limited. And for many disabled people and caregivers, uncertainty feels constant.
In this month’s blog, we share why we continue creating drops like Access to Love anyway — not as trends or urgency plays, but as visible reminders that access, belonging, and disability‑forward stories still matter most when the world feels precarious. Our drops are message‑first, designed to carry advocacy into everyday spaces without demanding extra explanation or emotional labour.
Because visibility isn’t extra. And inclusion doesn’t pause when times get hard.
Read more here.
Behind the Scenes
We’ve been busy — in the best way. While you're reading this, we’re laying the groundwork for some exciting next steps behind the scenes.
Community Network Building: We’re exploring ways to become more connected within local business and community ecosystems, with the goal of growing relationships, visibility, and shared opportunities.
Refreshing Our Educational Offerings: We’re reviewing and evolving our keynote and workshop offerings to better reflect the current conversations, challenges, and needs of disabled people and caregivers.
Spring Drop Final Touches: We’re wrapping up creative decisions for our Spring Drop, ensuring each piece reflects intentional design and accessibility before it goes out into the world.
Word of the Month: Access
Not as permission.
Not as an add‑on.
But as a foundation.
Important Dates to Remember
Mark your calendars — here are some key dates coming up that you won’t want to miss!
February 28 - Last chance to shop the Access to Love Drop
February 28 - Our Free Accessibility Reflection Tool will be removed from the website at the end of the month
Service Spotlight: Ability Explorations
Ability Explorations is our vision for accessible group experiences — including future travel designed with care, pacing, and real life needs in mind.
While we’re not offering trips yet, this service is rooted in one belief: Access to love also means access to the world.
We’re building slowly, intentionally, and alongside lived experience.
Learn more here.
Product Spotlight: The Access to Love Drop
The Access to Love Drop was created as a reminder that love doesn’t have to be loud, perfect, or limited to one season. It lives in everyday moments — in care, connection, and feeling seen.
Each piece in this collection is designed through a disability‑informed lens, with comfort, intention, and lived experience at the centre. These are items meant to be worn, shared, and used in real life — carrying messages of belonging into the spaces we move through each day.
Whether it’s for yourself or someone you care about, the Access to Love Drop offers gentle ways to express connection without requiring explanation.
Available for a limited time — explore the Access to Love Drop in the shop.
YouTube Spotlight: What's In The Bags
In our latest YouTube video, we’re opening up the three curated Access to Love bags and sharing what’s inside — and more importantly, why each piece was chosen. These bags were thoughtfully put together to reflect different ways love, care, and access show up in real life, with items designed to feel supportive, meaningful, and usable. Watch “What’s In The Bags?” here.
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Disclaimer - The Ability Company
The opinions shared in our blogs reflect personal experiences and viewpoints. They’re not meant to represent every journey or replace professional advice.
This content is for informational purposes only and does not replace professional advice. The Ability Company makes no guarantees about accuracy or completeness and is not liable for decisions made based on this content. Use at your own discretion.
