By s.e. smith on 29 March, 2010
Reader note: I’ve started using my name, ‘s.e. smith,’ rather than my pseudonym, ‘meloukhia’ to identify myself on FWD. I apologise in advance if that causes any confusion! Readers may recall that way back in October, I wrote a post about the prolonged and irritating interaction I have every time I pick up my birth [...]
Posted in medical practice | Tagged pharmacy, reproductive rights
By abby jean on 29 March, 2010
Often when bloggers or activists push back against ableist language and stereotypes in the media, especially pop culture, someone will respond with an argument that there are more important disability issues to address and that the topic at hand is mostly irrelevant to disability rights as a whole. This has happened with each of the [...]
Posted in activism, disability activism, justice, language, make the world a better place, media and pop culture, mental health, normality, othering, social attitudes, Uncategorized, violence
By Anna on 29 March, 2010
Anna’s note: Hi! I’m going to be included a link or two a day for the next couple of weeks that isn’t explicitly related to disability. I will also be increasing the number of links I put up a day – you may have noted that I lean towards 5 as my number – so [...]
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