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October 10 is World Mental Health Day.

Whether you live with a psychiatric disability or your mental health diagnosis is a result of your physical disability/chronic illness, everyone is welcome here.

You matter. 🩷

📸: Happyzodesigns

[Alt Text: a digital illustration with shades of pink and orange and hearts scattered. Text says, “Your mental health matters. It’s okay to ask for help. You don’t have to struggle alone. You matter.”]

Myles Pearson has held opinions and perspectives many people in the disability community do, but when he chatted with Jacqueline, the founder of Dateability, she unknowingly called him out for his POV. Suddenly, Myles thoughts shifted.

Head to our blog (and check out his!) to read the brilliant words of Myles Pearson 🧑🏻‍💻

https://info.dateabilityapp.com/the-dating-double-standard-i-didnt-know-i-had/

[Alt Text Slide 1: Myles, a disabled man, wearing sunglasses. The title of his blog post is centered saying, “The Dating Double Standard I Didn’t Know I Had” by Myles Pearson. An excerpt reads, “So saying, “I probably wouldn’t date a disabled woman” suddenly becomes an incredibly broad statement. Which disabled woman? What disability? What can she do? What does she enjoy? Is she adventurous? Does she want children? Does she make me laugh? Can she reach things on the top shelf, because at 4ft 10 I do have to think practically sometimes? … Do we fancy each other?”
Slide 2: Myles with his dog. An excerpt reads, “Ableism is very easy to spot when somebody else is doing it to you. It’s much harder when you realise you may actually be ableist too.”
Slide 3: Myles wearing a striped shirt and sunglasses. An excerpt reads, “What has changed is my assumption that another disabled person couldn’t offer me that. I’ve spent years wanting women to look beyond my wheelchair before deciding what dating me might be like. It tells them very little about the person sitting in it. It doesn’t tell them what I want from life or whether we’d still be talking three hours after ordering dinner.”
Slide 4: The black and white graphic for Myles’ blog, called “The Adventures of a Guy Called Milo”, which depicts a male wheelchair user crowdsurfing.]

Parallel lives that finally cross 🥰

[Alt Text: A disabled man and woman, who met on Dateability. Text says, “When worlds collide: We Swiped Right!”]

London is in the top 3 of Dateability’s most popular cities! 🇬🇧

Can you guess the other 2? 🤔👇

[Alt Text: A hand holding a light blue Dateability sticker that says “disability rights are human rights.” The city of London is in the background.]

Love is seeing each other for exactly who you are. ❤️

[Alt Text Slide 1: A cream colored marble background with an ivory text box with red hearts titled, “We Found Love…” The text reads, “This is our love story that could only be made possible on Dateability. Where else could a Virginia born quadriplegic meet another quadriplegic with CP from Massachusetts and fall in love? Before Amber, I tried multiple sites to try and find connection, but all the other sites made you pay an amount I could not afford because of my finances. Dateability is a free site that any disabled person can use, whether chronically ill, intellectually disabled, on the spectrum or having a psychiatric disability. I was born with a deep loneliness that nothing could fill. I used to go through life with constant dread of holidays, birthdays and any social occasion. Mainly because I did not have anyone special. Amber made me a plaque that says “Of all the weird things I’ve found online, you’re by far my favorite.” I would echo this sentiment. I used to say to my friends that I read romance novels because I knew that was the closest thing that I could have to a true romance. I used to imagine that I was the author Henry Miller, who wrote erotic novels detailing his exploits with women, but now, after meeting Amber, I realized that love is a combination of eroticism and compassion. Thank you Dateability for helping me find the love of my life. -Daniel.”]

[Alt Text Slide 2: A cream colored marble background with an ivory text box with red hearts titled, “We Found Love…” The text reads, “I wasn’t the person who desperately wanted a relationship. If l did talk to anyone, it never lasted more than a few weeks, eventually I stopped trying entirely. By the time I joined Dateability I was pretty convinced that love was not in the cards for me, and I was mostly okay with that. I have a good life.I have a tamily who loves and supports me, good friends and a job that fulfils me. I actually joined the app to prove a point to a friend about how it wouldn’t work for me. A couple of weeks later I met Daniel and very quickly realized how wrong ! was.
Our first video chat was almost three hours long. We’ve t

Eeeek!! Dateability is honored to be included in Fast Company 2026 Innovation by Design Awards! We are so proud of our work and we are extremely excited to be recognized alongside game-changing businesses. 🚀 🖤



[Alt Text Slide 1: An award announcement with black background and text that says, “Fast Company: We made the list! Innovation by Design 2026.”
Slide 2: The Fast Company logo top and center. Below is the article from September 14, 2026 titled, “The best accessible design of 2026: See all the honorees in Fast Company’s 2026 Innovation by Design Awards in the accessible design category” by Margaret Andersen. The feature article photo is a collage of various disability-related items and colorful patterns. Below is a photo of three Dateability wireframes showing accessible features, such as Alt Text for profile pictures.]

Who are you sending this to? 😉😘

[Alt Text: A crescent moon in a dusk sky over the mountains. Text says, “I love you to the moon and back.”]

It’s the end of summer and to show our appreciation for our community, we’re offering 2 FREE months of Dateability+! 🫶

Check out Dateability’s in-app announcements to redeem or send us a DM!

*Must be redeemed on mobile app. Offer available to new paid subscribers only

[Alt Text: A big white sign on a city street photoshopped to say “Labor Day Offer: 2 free months of Dateability+. Granular filters, unlocked Likes List, 3 sparks/week.”]

NEW Get To Know Me prompts!

Choose up to 3 prompts to give your profile more personality! Plus, they serve as great ice breakers! 🩵

[Alt Text Slide 1: A photo with a blue sky and mountains. “Get to Know Me Part II” is too and centered. The following prompts are scattered: What is one thing you wish for future generations? Where is the next place you want to travel to and why? What is your go-to ice cream order? If you could live in any other time period, which one would it be? What is one thing you wish you could tell your younger self? What is a cause you are passionate about? You just won the lottery. What do you do next?
Slide 2: A mountainous field of flowers during sunset. Prompt says: What is one thing you wish you could tell your younger self? Answer: Ask yourself if you like them, not if they like you.
Slide 3: Cassette tapes scattered. Prompt says: If you could live in any other time period, which one would it be? Answer: Back to the ‘90s to see Nirvana in concert.
Slide 3: Tubs of ice cream. Prompt says: What is your go-to ice cream order? Answer: Anything chocolate and peanut butter 😋]