By s.e. smith on 1 September, 2010
A fascinating conversation unfolded during the livechat with Prudence this week. A reader wrote in to ask: Q. Should I Have Helped a Disabled Person? A few weeks ago, I was washing my hands in the ladies’ room when a woman with a physical handicap came in. Out of the corner of my eye I [...]
Posted in 101, autonomy, Dear Imprudence | Tagged help, offering help
By abby jean on 1 September, 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 and links are provided as topics of interest and exploration only. I [...]
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By Ouyang Dan on 1 September, 2010
Gentle Readers! It has been a long time and I know you were afraid that I had forgotten to read and review Ann Brashares’ third installment of the much beloved YA series The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants! Well, fear not! I managed to fit it in whilst chewing my way through Terry Goodkind’s Sword [...]
Posted in books, intersectionality, media and pop culture | Tagged ableism, aging, Ann Brashares, caregivers, disability, Girls in Pants: The Third Summer of the Sisterhod, intersectionality, pop culture, privilege, The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants
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