Kicking off fresh creative ventures through social media

Despite the significant health challenges I face as a person living with Duchenne muscular dystrophy, I’ve come to realize that creativity can thrive in the most unexpected places. One such place is social media.

My girlfriend, Amanda Yip, and I recently embarked on a short-term project with Blind Mice Media, a company dedicated to enhancing media visibility for people with disabilities and fostering an inclusive digital landscape in Singapore, where I live.

This collaboration was made possible through the invaluable support of the i’mable public education initiative by SG Enable, which aims to promote action, ability, and attitude shifts for disability inclusion. As the focal agency for disability in Singapore, SG Enable is the first stop for people with disabilities and their caregivers and partners who seek to build an inclusive society and enable lives.

Teaming up with Blind Mice Media to express our creativity, we’ve been diligently crafting and releasing five or six short-form videos for our artist profiles on Instagram, LinkedIn, and TikTok. Four have already been posted and are gaining unexpected traction, a testament to the potential of our project and the eagerness of new viewers to learn about our journey.

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Presenting Rebirth Ensemble

Amanda and I met because we were interested in establishing ourselves as performance artists. Through visual art, we fell in love with each other.

Since then, we’ve co-founded Rebirth Ensemble, a visual arts collective that spotlights how two disabled creatives can thrive in mainstream art. Rebirth Ensemble is not just a studio, but a platform for us to showcase our work, share our stories, and inspire others.

We set up this company after chatting with Blind Mice Media last October, but Rebirth Ensemble remains separate from the social media pieces we’re creating with them now. We hope to partner with Blind Mice for our collective’s social media outreach later this year, but our content currently focuses on the performing arts pursuits of Amanda and me.

Interestingly, our initial chat with Blind Mice focused on filming content for our couples’ brand, Wheel They Eye Do. The fulfillment of that idea has been postponed until the latter half of 2025, yet the synergy from that conversation naturally led to our short-term video project and Rebirth Ensemble itself.

Connecting disability and art

These short-form videos help us share creative endeavors and personal experiences, shedding light on disability inclusion in a modern, relatable way. They amplify what we’re aiming to do with the Rebirth Ensemble by proving that obstacles — such as physical limitations, societal misconceptions, and lack of accessibility — can transform into opportunities when you’re determined to dream beyond limits.

Our art reflects our experiences and is a testament to the power of resilience and creativity in overcoming our obstacles. Seeing the positive response we’ve had has been heartening, wherever our journey leads.

Life with muscular dystrophy can undoubtedly be challenging, yet working with Amanda on these videos — and co-founding a partnership to celebrate our shared talents — is a vivid reminder of how meaningful our endeavors can be when powered by artistic passion and supportive friends. This step is only the beginning, and we’re excited about what lies ahead.

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