Sometimes activism looks like shaking a handwritten, cardboard sign while chanting poorly-rhymed slogans. Sometimes it looks like rolling down the street in a crop top and shorts, rounded belly bared for the world to admire. And sometimes, activism can simply involve sitting before your laptop with a cup of coffee and telling other non-normatively bodied folks where their bodies and selves fit in.

Each listing on Ample now has a link for the business owner or service provider to claim their page on the Ample platform. To claim, click the blue claim button near the business title. You will then be prompted to fill out a small online form so Ample can verify the legitimacy of the claim. There are perks to claiming your business.

Founded in 1969, the National Association to Advance Fat Acceptance (NAAFA) is a non-profit, all volunteer, civil rights organization dedicated to protecting the rights and improving the quality of life for fat people. NAAFA works to eliminate discrimination based on body size and provide fat people with the tools for self-empowerment through advocacy, public education, and support.

Today Ample is rolling out a new front page, complete with a map filled with all reviewed businesses across 3 continents! Go to Ample to explore the live map. The map will update every 15 minutes with new reviews added!

Accessibility is at the root of inclusion. Whether it’s being able to go to lunch with people at the office and know that you’ll have a chair that works for you, attend a networking happy hour and know that you’ll be safe and accommodated, attend the city council meeting and know that the room will be accessible, have access to a bathroom that is appropriate for you gender, or get your blood pressure taken with a properly-sized cuff at the doctor’s office.