Imani Barbarin

Imani Barbarin (born March 1990) is an American writer, public speaker and disability rights activist who uses the username Crutches and Spice. She holds a degree in creative writing from Eastern University and a master's degree in communication from American University of Paris. She works as a communications manager for a disability legal office in Philadelphia and is active as a content creator across social media platforms. She founded the Crutches and Spice website in 2014 as a space to document her experiences as a disabled Black woman.