Today in The New York Times Opinion pages there was a piece called Longing for the Male Gaze. It is a personal account of a disabled woman's experiences of not being socially perceived as sexually desirable. I have mixed feelings about the piece. On one hand while it is reasonably well known that disabled people … Continue reading Disabled Women & Sexual Objectification (or the Lack Thereof)
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When Churches Discuss Disability Without Disabled People
Yesterday, a pastor friend sent me the link to a podcast from the Canadian Council of Churches (The fourth episode is the relevant one if you care to listen). The most recent episode deals with disability inclusion in Christian churches. They wanted my perspective on the treatment of disability. While I already shared some scaled … Continue reading When Churches Discuss Disability Without Disabled People
Disability as Sensationalist Narrative
It's been a long time since I've posted anything. I've just finished the first year of my PhD studies and was feeling burned out. Today however, David Perry wrote about a "news" story in which the reporter profiled the mother of a young autistic child. It is just another drop in the ocean of horrible … Continue reading Disability as Sensationalist Narrative
Can We Talk About that Paralympics Ad?
British Broadcaster Channel 4 (which has the broadcasting rights for the 2016 Paralympics in Rio) recently released their trailer for the games and it's getting a lot of positive attention. Here it is https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IocLkk3aYlk Here's a version audio described by Australian comedian Adam Hills https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EKGOWavFvHc I've actually been trying to write this piece for several … Continue reading Can We Talk About that Paralympics Ad?
Could You Please Stop Insisting that People Have to Use Person First Language
There are so many of those lists explaining how to speak to disabled people respectfully. They are generally well intentioned and some of them are even really good. There is however an almost universal element that I wish would be retired. They inevitably include a statement that disabled people should ALWAYS be referred to using … Continue reading Could You Please Stop Insisting that People Have to Use Person First Language
But it Wasn’t Designed for You: How Ignoring Accessibility Becomes the Excuse for Perpetuating Inaccessibility
I am sick of seeing people responding to evidence of inaccessibility with "but it wasn't designed for you". This argument has been used to both try and shut down calls to make inaccessible things more accessible (which is what I'll be focusing on) and to limit access to accessible things that have been deemed unnecessary … Continue reading But it Wasn’t Designed for You: How Ignoring Accessibility Becomes the Excuse for Perpetuating Inaccessibility
Mentioning Disability is not an Invitation for Commentary or an Inquisition
I think one of the clearest examples that I experience regularly that disability is not an accepted experience is that I can't casually reference the experience of being disabled without being met with either pity or inappropriate questions. Sometimes it is both. For me disability is a huge part of how I experience the world. … Continue reading Mentioning Disability is not an Invitation for Commentary or an Inquisition
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