By Anna on 31 March, 2010
One the arguments about why it is difficult to center the voices of women with disabilities seems to be that there just aren’t that many of us writing. Or maybe we don’t write in an easy-to-understand way. Or maybe we don’t write in a way that’s clear to people are currently non-disabled. Or maybe there just aren’t that many of us writing, so finding a good example of writing by women with disabilities to highlight is just very difficult.
Or so I’ve been told.
Posted in media and pop culture, social attitudes
By abby jean on 31 March, 2010
Here in California, today is an official State holiday to celebrate the life and work of Cesar Chavez. Chavez worked to promote and enforce the civil rights of farm workers and, with Dolores Huerta, was cofounder of the United Farm Workers of America, or UFW – still one of the United States’ two major union [...]
Posted in class issues, disability activism, intersectionality, justice, poverty, race, work
By Anna on 31 March, 2010
Having an Answer: Yes ladies and gentleman there are people in the world of rehab and fitness who actually give a hoot about you the person not just you the underlying diagnosis. You just have to find the right people. And when you do, life just rocks a little bit more. I hate to write [...]
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By Chally on 31 March, 2010
Related: On standing up, but not for myself. On Friday last, there was a period of six or so hours during which there was quite a lot of pain in my right arm. Just about everything from my little finger to my upper arm was aching or full of shooting pains or some such. Unfortunately, [...]
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