The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2015 annual report for this blog. Here's an excerpt: The concert hall at the Sydney Opera House holds 2,700 people. This blog was viewed about 17,000 times in 2015. If it were a concert at Sydney Opera House, it would take about 6 sold-out performances for that many … Continue reading 2015 in review
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Diversity Panels I’d Like To See
This is genius and gets at what I think is so important about discussions of disability in the media. This pushes people to go further than just generic constantly rehashed narratives of not just disability. A great read and fantastic suggestions.
So I Haven’t Posted in a While
This is just a quick post to update on why I haven't written a new post in a while. I just moved back to Toronto to start my PhD in Critical Disability Studies. I am busy unpacking and settling back in to life in Toronto. I hope to get back to posting again soon, though … Continue reading So I Haven’t Posted in a While
Pregnancy and the Fear of Disability on Facebook
Congratulations on the baby, do you guys want a boy or a girl? Oh we don't care, just so long as the baby's healthy This is such a common conversation that occurs during early pregnancy and it makes many a disabled person cringe, myself included. Don't get me wrong, I understand the sentiment and as … Continue reading Pregnancy and the Fear of Disability on Facebook
Don’t Use Being Nice to Disabled People to Redirect Attention Away From Police Violence
Did you know that all the backlash against police misconduct that is currently happening in the United States is actually just people needlessly abusing poor kind police officers? You didn't? You probably think it has something to do with the spate of unnecessary deaths of black people at the hands of police. Police officers who … Continue reading Don’t Use Being Nice to Disabled People to Redirect Attention Away From Police Violence
Sneaky Racism, I Wish You Wouldn’t Show Up in My Facebook Feed
So today, I will be deviating from my usually disability focused writing because stuff like this really pisses me off. The above image reads Doesn't Make Much Sense, Does It??? Homeless go without eating. Elderly go without needed medicines. Mentally ill go without treatment. Troops go without proper equipment. Veterans go without benefits that were … Continue reading Sneaky Racism, I Wish You Wouldn’t Show Up in My Facebook Feed
When Supposedly Progressive Guides to Talking About Disability Get It Wrong
So I am very passionate about the language of disability. I really want it to progress to a place where people are not misrepresented or marginalized by the language used to describe them. So I get very frustrated when nondisabled people coopt the narrative and through well intentioned ignorance set the movement for inclusive language … Continue reading When Supposedly Progressive Guides to Talking About Disability Get It Wrong
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