By abby jean on 13 October, 2009
I have a longstanding problem with reading any comment threads on posts discussing whether people with mental disabilities should be “allowed” to decide what medication and treatment they want, if they want any at all. The threads usually have one or two comments agreeing with the post, and then quickly devolve into stories from people [...]
Posted in autonomy, mental health
By abby jean on 13 October, 2009
Welcome to Ableist Word Profile, a (probably intermittent) series in which staffers will profile various ableist words, talk about how they are used, and talk about how to stop using them. Ableism is not feminism, so it’s important to talk about how to eradicate ableist language from our vocabularies. This post is marked 101, which [...]
Posted in 101, Ableist Word Profile, feminism, intersectionality, mental health | Tagged ableism, language, word use
By abby jean on 12 October, 2009
The United States cash aid welfare system underwent a major overhaul in 1995, when Congress and Clinton famously “ended welfare as we know it.” There were a whole lot of important changes made to the system then, but the most significant was the imposition of 5 year lifetime limits on welfare receipt. Under the previous [...]
Posted in class issues, intersectionality, mental health
By abby jean on 11 October, 2009
It is important to all of the contributors here at FWD that readers and commenters be able to provide feedback on the site . It’s also important to us that you can see the processes we use and know how we respond to that feedback and address it on the site. So even though we’re [...]
Posted in administrivia, intersectionality
By abby jean on 9 October, 2009
This the story of the first time I really understood the degree to which intersectionality was key to understanding and addressing mental health issues. When I was first diagnosed and the subsequent years when we all tried to figure out what was really wrong with me and what medications would allow me to function without [...]
Posted in intersectionality, mental health
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