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By Anna on 27 November, 2010
For some, Laura is most famous for her bravery and strength in confronting the Jerry Lewis Telethon, organizing counter-protests and bluntly exposing the hypocrisy of honouring a man who expresses such disdain towards people with disabilities as a “humanitarian”. You can read her amazing article, From Poster Child to Protester at CripCommentary.
Posted in deaths | Tagged laura hershey
By Anna on 26 November, 2010
Again, these are physical barriers that prevent people with disabilities from accessing health services. They’re not deliberate, but they have long-term consequences that are easy to forget.
Posted in accessibility, bodies | Tagged health care, health care is an accessibility issue
By Anna on 24 November, 2010
Hello Wednesday my old friend. Why I can’t remember that it’s Wednesday until late in the day (at least in my time zone), I will never know. I was going to link an article about a showcase of artwork by Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing artists, and then when I re-read the article realised the only artist [...]
Posted in recommended reading | Tagged amputee, bus service, canada, cancer, Diane Finley, FASD, insulin pump, invisible disabilities, justice system, non-evident disabilities, prison, RDSP, transit service, TSA
By Anna on 24 November, 2010
Dear Friends and Colleagues, Thank you to everyone who participated in USICD’s teleconferences on the Global Disability Rights Library (GDRL). We are excited about the enthusiasm for this effort that you brought to the call. Both calls featured lively discussion and generated new ideas and connections that will be invaluable moving forward with the library. [...]
Posted in signal boost | Tagged GDRL, global disability rights library
By Anna on 23 November, 2010
Frankly, this is shitty behaviour, and I am outraged both on behalf of Eliza, who deserved far better treatment than this, and on behalf of the students in her class who were used as an excuse and a shield by the university who then promptly ignored everything the students said in response.
Posted in Education, normality, othering, resistance | Tagged ableism, disabled youth, disableism, down syndrome, education, Eliza Schaaf, post-secondary education, SOU, Southern Oregon University, university, why i hate people today
By Anna on 19 November, 2010
1. Ableism has a dictionary definition; 2. Ableism can be deliberate; 3. Ableism has an academic definition; 4. Ableism can be accidental – this doesn’t make it okay; 5. Ableism kills.
Posted in 101, Ableist Word Profile, deaths, disability activism, identity, normality, othering, policy, politics, relationships, representations, social attitudes | Tagged ableism, definitions
By Anna on 18 November, 2010
Via Finding My Way: Journey of an Uppity Intellecutal Activist Crip Web Survey on Sexual Harassment and Abuse of Students in Special Education My name is Mary Lou Bensy, and I am a Doctoral Student and researcher at Hofstra University, located in New York. As part of my Doctoral Dissertation, this ground-breaking research and survey [...]
Posted in signal boost | Tagged sexual abuse, sexual harassment, web survey
By Anna on 17 November, 2010
Your friendly neighbourhood Anna is out of town at the moment. Please enjoy this recommended reading post from the future. Lindsay at Autist’s Corner: Doubly Deviant: On Being Queer and Autistic EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: This is a very long, rambly autobiographical post about being bisexual and being autistic: it compares my experiences coming to terms with [...]
Posted in recommended reading | Tagged asperger syndrome, autism, blind, book review, CFP, disabled students, high functioning, higher education, labels, personal assistance services, queer, students
By Anna on 15 November, 2010
Events from the United States, Canada, and New Zealand. US: San Francisco, California, November 15: The Disability Issues Caucus of the National Communication Association will have a memorial for Paul Longmore at 7 p.m. Monday, November 15. It will be in the Franciscan A room of the Hilton San Francisco, at 333 O’Farrell Street. All [...]
Posted in events, signal boost
By Anna on 15 November, 2010
(via email) Dear Friends and Colleagues, On Tuesday November 16 and Thursday November 18, 2010, USICD will host a pair of Skype teleconference calls for the International Disability Community introducing an opportunity to get involved in disseminating disability rights information globally. The calls will both cover the same content but are timed differently to accommodate [...]
Posted in signal boost | Tagged global disability rights library, skype call
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