Author: crippledscholar

I am a disability and mad studies scholar who is currently working on an autoethnographic PhD looking at the ways in which mad and disabled women are still hidden from public space in various ways. it is tentatively titled "We Still Hide Mad Women in the Attic"

I Bought a Pair of Nike’s Shoes for Disabled People, They’re Not Really that Accessible: A Review

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When Nike released their heavily marketed shoes for disabled people in July of 2015, I was excited. All of the media (and there was a lot of media) proclaimed these shoes as being for disabled people. The thing was they really weren't. At the time of their original release they were only available in men's … Continue reading I Bought a Pair of Nike’s Shoes for Disabled People, They’re Not Really that Accessible: A Review

I Wish Bones had Killed Off Dr. Jack Hodgins

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This post contains spoilers for this season of the FOX series Bones, it also discusses plot points from past seasons.   In the last episode of Bones before the series went on an extended midseason (The Doom in the Boom) hiatus Dr. Jack Hodgins and FBI Special Agent James Aubrey were caught in an explosion … Continue reading I Wish Bones had Killed Off Dr. Jack Hodgins

What Canada’s Immigration Policies Say about the Status of Disability in Canada

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    Every so often in Canada (and other countries but I'm focusing on Canada here) a sad story will appear in the papers. It's one that we've seen before and will unfortunately see again. A family has been denied permanent residency because a family member (usually a minor child) is disabled. The most recent … Continue reading What Canada’s Immigration Policies Say about the Status of Disability in Canada

When I Picture Myself Being Included, I Don’t See Myself Without My Disabilities

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I want to live in a world where my existence is just accepted. I don't want to have to undergo drastic physical or neurological changes to be perceived as a normal part the world. When I imagine myself in an inclusive and accepting world, I see myself as me unchanged, still disabled but simply in … Continue reading When I Picture Myself Being Included, I Don’t See Myself Without My Disabilities

Bad Crip: A Probably Not Comprehensive Definition

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Bad Crip: noun [bǽd krɪ́p] A disabled person who has ever been or is any one or a combination of the following according to a nondisabled person/people; is not disabled enough (someone who wants accommodations even though there are totally more disabled people who "deserve" to be accommodated more)is too disabled (someone who asks for … Continue reading Bad Crip: A Probably Not Comprehensive Definition