By amandaw on 22 October, 2009
(Originally posted April 2008 in two parts at three rivers fog.) this is new to me. this idea that i should love my body. not hate it. it’s funny, because i was about to say “this isn’t a post about body image.” but it is, isn’t it? let’s cut to the point. i’m not talking [...]
Posted in bodies, identity, normality | Tagged body image, disability, identity, normality, self-acceptance
By Ouyang Dan on 22 October, 2009
Moderatix note: This post will be United States Military centric, as that is the perspective I offer, and the broken system within which I currently exist and attempt to navigate. Other voices are welcome and experiences appreciated within the context of the conversation, since I can not pretend to know every thing about every military [...]
Posted in intersectionality, justice, military, Uncategorized | Tagged invisible disability, justice, medical care, military, Veteran's Affairs, women in uniform
By Guest on 22 October, 2009
The tension between the visible/invisible aspects of my disability causes me to reside in a sort of twilight world which constantly shifts between my ability to “pass” as “normal” and the very real experience of my disability. Granted, I walk with a limp and my left hand curves to the left because of my tight muscles, so my “passing” is really an illusion.
Posted in biography, guest post | Tagged ableism, accessibility, awareness, cerebral palsy, CP, erasing
By Anna on 22 October, 2009
Recommended Reading for October 22, 2009
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By lauredhel on 22 October, 2009
This post was originally posted on March 19, 2009 at Hoyden About Town. New Scientist this week published an interview with infamous psychiatrist Simon Wessely. Wessely persists in believing, in the face of all the evidence, that Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/Myalgic Encephalitis (CFS/ME)* is a uniquely UK/American psychological condition caused by internet-triggered “faulty illness beliefs”. Here’s [...]
Posted in blaming, medical practice | Tagged cfids, cfs, cfs/me, disability, fibromyalgia, gulf war syndrome, illness beliefs, irritable bowel syndrome, me, psychological, psychologisation, psychologization, symptoms, wessely
By abby jean on 22 October, 2009
I came across a new study by the Center for Economic and Policy Research, a D.C. think tank, examining the relationship between disability and poverty (pdf). I was very interested to read this because, while its not discussed in this study, poverty in the United States affects women at rates much higher than men. “The [...]
Posted in class issues, intersectionality
By lauredhel on 22 October, 2009
This is cross-posted with permission from the original guest author. It was first posted as a Friday Hoyden feature at Hoyden About Town on September 4, 2009.] This obituary has been provided by Marion May Campbell, who supervised Barbara Moore’s thesis, The Art of Being a Tortoise: Life in the Slow Lane. The thesis is [...]
Posted in biography
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