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"

Just Because I Use Identity First Language Doesn’t Mean I Let Disability Define Me

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I've talked about disability and self labeling before, I am no going to rehash my reasons again but there is an aspect of the debate around person first and identity first language that I'd like to take a look at. Language and how it's used is complicated and as a result, how language is used … Continue reading Just Because I Use Identity First Language Doesn’t Mean I Let Disability Define Me

The Media and the Imaginary Disabled Person

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I get it, as far as popular culture and the media are concerned disability doesn't exist. Disability isn't real, it's just a metaphor. You know how I know this? The complete lack of actual disabled people in the media. Yet the media doesn't ignore disability. They make movies about "disability", they have "disabled" characters in … Continue reading The Media and the Imaginary Disabled Person

The History of Eugenics isn’t as Historical as it Should Be

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This morning the following tweet caught my attention https://twitter.com/GreggBeratan/status/667181053493288960 I can't argue with the premise, eugenics and eugenic ideals are indeed alive and well. However the methods haven't always gotten more sophisticated. Back in the day when countries like Canada and the United States had openly eugenic policies. They were ostensibly meant to stop people, … Continue reading The History of Eugenics isn’t as Historical as it Should Be

Please Stop Simultaneously Bringing Attention to and Minimizing Examples of Passive Oppression

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First off lets define what I mean by passive oppression. I am referring to those instances of bigotry that people unaffected by the oppression don't see as problematic. These actions are usually brushed off with a "oh I didn't mean it that way" or "It was Just a joke, lighten up". The thing that makes … Continue reading Please Stop Simultaneously Bringing Attention to and Minimizing Examples of Passive Oppression

Open Letter to Justin Trudeau: We Need a Canadians With Disabilities Act

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Dear Justin Trudeau You have just been elected as our new Prime Minister. Since Monday's election, you have been in the news a lot. Today, I came across a story about how you helped carry a wheelchair user down the stairs to a subway station platform. I assume this was necessary because the station elevator … Continue reading Open Letter to Justin Trudeau: We Need a Canadians With Disabilities Act