By Annaham on 17 October, 2009
This amazing post and its follow-up by Anna at Trouble in China (she is also a contributor here, as you may have noticed) got me thinking. [In the interest of full disclosure, my Shakesville post is in there as an example of the problematic nature of inclusiveness.] Whenever I mention my personal blog in, say, [...]
Posted in accessibility, activism, bodies, feminism, introspective, normality | Tagged barriers to access, chronic pain conditions, communication, disclosure, internet, participation, privilege
By Annaham on 16 October, 2009
The singer Martha Wainwright has a song entitled “Bleeding All Over You” that begins with the following set of lyrics: There are days when the cage doesn’t seem to open very wide at all I know it sounds negative, but some days, I can definitely relate. Maybe it’s the fact that I pass fairly regularly [...]
Posted in bodies, identity | Tagged chronic pain conditions, fibromyalgia, invisible disabilities, normality, passing
By Annaham on 7 October, 2009
Hello, everyone! I am Annaham of HamBlog, and since I’ve written a Disability 101 series of posts, I thought it would be a good idea to cross-post some of the series here. My inspiration was piqued by the Finally Feminism 101 blog, which is brilliantly maintained by tigtog of Hoyden About Town. I hope that [...]
Posted in 101, language | Tagged ableism, disability, disability 101, language
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