By Anna on 16 March, 2010
My Student Union is doing work right now around issues of student residences.
Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged activism, bodies, post-secondary education, student issues, university
By abby jean on 16 March, 2010
I recently read a story of a woman forced to have fundraisers to cover her chemo treatment after she was excluded from purchasing insurance coverage because of a separate pre-existing conditions: Iowan grandmother Deb Robben shopped the insurance market, looking for a company that would cover her. Unfortunately, after a lengthy search, she was unable [...]
Posted in medical practice, politics, Uncategorized
By Anna on 16 March, 2010
It’s been an interesting week or so in Canada regarding issues around disability. “Interesting” here means hit and miss.
Posted in anna rants, autonomy, bodies, disability activism, invisibility, representations, television | Tagged ableism, accessibility, barriers to access, canada, disability, exclusion, politicians, politics, social inclusion, social treatment
By lauredhel on 16 March, 2010
Warning: Offsite links are not safe spaces. Articles and comments in the links may contain ableist, sexist, and other -ist language and ideas of varying intensity. Opinions expressed in the articles may not reflect the opinions held by the compiler of the post. I attempt to provide extra warnings for material like extreme violence/rape; however, [...]
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