Tag: ableism

When Celebrating Accessible Technology is Just Reinforcing Ableism

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So this video has been popping up on my Facebook news feed a lot lately. It's a video demonstrating a wheelchair invented by Swiss students and it's a wheelchair that can climb stairs. Now I know that stairs are a major physical barrier to wheelchair users and I have no issue with any technology that … Continue reading When Celebrating Accessible Technology is Just Reinforcing Ableism

Mayim Bialik’s Take on Sheldon Cooper and Autism is Wrong

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The sitcom The Big Bang Theory (TBBT) has been on tv for eight years and has been renewed for at least two more seasons. In that time there has been a lt of speculation about whether the character Sheldon Cooper has either Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) or an Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) or both. He … Continue reading Mayim Bialik’s Take on Sheldon Cooper and Autism is Wrong

The Bureaucracy of Disability Accommodation in University

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So I will be starting my PhD in Critical Disability Studies this Autumn. In preparation for this I have been applying for housing. I learned my lesson about campus housing during my Masters. I need physical accommodations for housing. I like many other disabled people have been taught to shun accommodation wherever possible. I grew … Continue reading The Bureaucracy of Disability Accommodation in University

When Voices of Privilege Compare Oppressions to Make Oppression Respectable

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The above image shows a picture of Army Veteran, Noah Galloway crouching as if to start a footrace. He is a double amputee (left arm and leg). He wears a running blade prosthetic. The picture is captioned Caitlyn Jenner won the Arthur Ashe Courage Award. The runner up was this guy: Army Veteran Noah Galloway, … Continue reading When Voices of Privilege Compare Oppressions to Make Oppression Respectable

How Good is Your Social Justice Argument if it Capitalizes on Marginalizing Others?

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So I came across this image on twitter It reads, The only way background checks take away your Second Amendment rights are, my friends, if you're a criminal, a terrorist or insane. And if you're all three, you're probably already a lobbyist for the NRA Full disclosure, I am a Canadian, we don't have a … Continue reading How Good is Your Social Justice Argument if it Capitalizes on Marginalizing Others?

How Technology Makes it Easier for the Film Industry to Discriminate Against Disabled People

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Lately there has been a lot of news about how the ACLU is pushing for a civil rights inquiry into the systemic discrimination against women in film and television. This investigation would look at the disparities in the number of women in position of authority in the industry as well as pay disparities. This is … Continue reading How Technology Makes it Easier for the Film Industry to Discriminate Against Disabled People

Dear Strangers who Just Want to Learn About Disability, I am Not an Infobooth

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TEDxSydney has been getting a lot of bad press from the disability community lately. This is because of their very poorly thought out #StellasChallenge campaign. The campaign sought to capitalize on the message and popularity of late disabled comedian Stella Young. The campaign has similarities to the doomed Starbucks campaign Race Together which sought to … Continue reading Dear Strangers who Just Want to Learn About Disability, I am Not an Infobooth