Imani Barbarin (born March 1990)[1] is an American writer, public speaker, and disability rights activist who also goes by the username Crutches and Spice.
In 2014, Barbarin launched the website Crutches and Spice as a space for her to write about her experiences as a disabled Black woman.
[2] On Twitter, Barbarin has spearheaded several hashtags to promote discussion of disabled issues and experiences.
[4][5] In January 2021, she started the hashtag #MyDisabledLifeIsWorthy in response to remarks by former CDC director Rochelle Walensky about the "encouraging" fact that most deaths caused by the omicron variant of COVID-19 were in disabled individuals.
[17] In October 2022 she headlined the Midwest Bisexual Lesbian Gay Transgender Asexual College Conference alongside Schuyler Bailar.