Outlander is returning to the Starz Network today. It is a popular series based on the novels of Diana Gabaldon. I admit I like the show. I read the books first so of course I cringe where the show deviates from the original. The show is well made and truly entertaining. It has also been … Continue reading While Outlander is a Real Winner for Women it Totally Fails Disabled People
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Hey People: Diagnoses are Nouns not Adjectives
As I have written about before, language usage is important when considering how disabled people are viewed and portrayed in society. While I personally prefer to not use person first language, there is one situation where the person should always come first. This is when an actual diagnosis is being discussed. I will demonstrate: Person … Continue reading Hey People: Diagnoses are Nouns not Adjectives
When Your Disability isn’t Considered in Grade School
I have hemiplegic cerebral palsy and am on the autism spectrum. I wasn't diagnosed with the latter until I was eighteen and had already graduated high school. In some ways the total lack of knowledge my parents had about cerebral palsy contributed to this lack of diagnosis. My extreme sensitivity to touch and textures was … Continue reading When Your Disability isn’t Considered in Grade School
Open Letter to People Who Want to Pray that I be Healed
Dear Religious Person I am writing this in response to your unsolicited offer to pray that God will heal me of my disability. Thank you so much for your unsolicited concern for my health while I was just going about my day. I may have been doing any of the following. Walking home from school … Continue reading Open Letter to People Who Want to Pray that I be Healed
Why saying “Everyone has some kind of Disability” is a Lie
It's not an uncommon refrain when trying to build empathy for disabled people, just say "Everyone has some kind of disability, some are just more obvious than others. All kinds of people say this. Hell, I distinctly recall uttering myself one day during a planned day of disability education in fifth grade. A day that … Continue reading Why saying “Everyone has some kind of Disability” is a Lie
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