OPW – Dateability, a dating app designed specifically for disabled and chronically ill communities, is now available in the UK. The platform aims to tackle the challenges of ableism often encountered on mainstream dating apps by creating a safe, inclusive environment for users with physical, intellectual, and psychiatric disabilities.
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Sisters Launch Dateability: a Dating App for People With Disabilities and Chronic Illnesses
PEOPLE – Two Colorado sisters, Jacqueline and Alexa Child, launched Dateability, a dating app for people with disabilities and chronic illnesses, providing a safe space for meaningful connections. The app allows users to disclose their conditions on their own terms and features a $4.99 subscription for more specific match filters. Inspired by Jacqueline's struggles with chronic illness and dating, the app aims to help users overcome fears of rejection and build confidence. It has already helped users find love, offering a unique platform for those often excluded from traditional dating apps.
Dating App Dateability – Transforming Dating for Individuals With Disabilities
CBS NEWS – In the "Changing the Game" series, CBS highlights extraordinary women making a significant impact now and for future generations. Jacqueline and Alexa Child, inspired by Jacqueline's personal challenges in dating due to chronic illnesses, launched "Dateability" in 2022. This free dating app caters to individuals with disabilities, and as of now, it boasts ~17K users across North America.
Dateability: a Dating App for the Disabled and Chronically Ill Community
BUSINESS INSIDER – After facing rejection and discrimination on traditional dating apps due to her invisible disabilities, Jacqueline Child and her sister Alexa co-founded Dateability, a free dating app for the disabled and chronically ill community. Launched in 2021, the app claims ~11K users and aims to remove the pressure and stigma around disclosing disabilities by allowing users to share their conditions openly and neutrally.
Dateability’s New Dating App Helps Disabled And Chronically Ill Find Love
FORBES – Dateability was launched across North America last year by sisters Jacqueline and Alexa Child. On Dateability users don't need to disclose their medical condition; instead, they add descriptions like mobility aid or food allergy. In the near future, the sisters hope to launch the app in Australia and Europe.
Two Sisters Created a Dating App for People With Disabilities
WASHINGTONPOST – Jacqueline and Alexa Child are launching Dateability, a dating app designed for disabled and chronically ill people. It carries the slogan "Making love accessible." "People with disabilities (PWD) are often discriminated against by other users on dating platforms, and not seen as potential partners." Jacqueline, who suffers from a connective-tissue disorder, had one bad encounter after another with potential dates. Then late last year, she decided to get surgery that would leave her with a feeding tube, making it so that she could no longer eat dinner out. She worried about what that might do to her dating life. That's when they came up with the idea for the app. Alexa described it as a way for them to "take the power and control back."