By Anna on 28 July, 2010
It is too often argued by representatives from governments and the obligated sectors that they “would like to do the things we wand and need, but these changes will simply cost too much.” We have countered that the real barriers are not cost, but a lack of political will and a question of priorities.
Posted in activism, autonomy, disability activism, identity, policy, politics, resistance
By Ouyang Dan on 27 July, 2010
Passed along to me via email is this downloadable and printable survey, Action for Access. You go to the website, and follow the instructions for download. The survey can be taken to locations on the map, then matched up (to my understanding) with the online version, to rate local businesses and establishments in the UK [...]
Posted in accessibility, activism, disability activism, make the world a better place, social attitudes, technology | Tagged accessibility, Action for Access, activism, barriers to access, disability
By Ouyang Dan on 19 July, 2010
Military personnel learn to apply their earliest military training to many parts of their lives. From the first moments of boot camp our lives are broken down and that training is ingrained into our very being. We take that training with us long after the uniform hangs unworn in the closet and the neckerchiefs lie [...]
Posted in activism, disability activism, intersectionality, military | Tagged disability, disabled veterans, intersectionality, Marc Esposito, military, Sea to Shining Sea, self-acceptance
By s.e. smith on 7 July, 2010
(Photo by Flickr user Steve Rhodes, used under a Creative Commons license.) Here in the United States, we are in the midst of a midterm election cycle, and given that campaigning for Presidential elections basically starts two years in advance, we are about to start ramping up for the 2012 Presidential election, which looks like [...]
Posted in accessibility, disability activism, policy, politics | Tagged elections, voting
By abby jean on 26 June, 2010
I recently came across a news article about a lawsuit by several d/Deaf or hard of hearing people who were denied interpreter services in emergency rooms. It sounds both infuriating and terrifying: One deaf hospital patient in Jacksonville Beach said she was given a stuffed monkey instead of the sign-language interpreter she requested for hours. [...]
Posted in accessibility, activism, disability activism, intersectionality, medical practice, race
By abby jean on 17 June, 2010
Building on what Chally talked about in her post about doing fine, I wanted to discuss some of the disability aspects of my recent semi-absence. Sometimes I feel like thinking about, reading about, writing about, arguing about, disability issues can become overwhelming for me. I feel that there are so many problems – ableist policies [...]
Posted in activism, disability activism, domestic violence, For Cereal?, identity, intersectionality, introspective, invisibility, mental health | Tagged argh, grr
By Anna on 11 June, 2010
A few years ago someone on a feminist site posted a list of the top 100 historic women in the US, and the list included Helen Keller. A commenter mentioned being surprised to find that out, because… well, what did Helen Keller actually do?
The answer to that question is what this Blogswam is all about.
Posted in activism, disability activism, events, reading list, representations
By Anna on 2 June, 2010
I’m very happy for the no-longer-in-power Liberals that they were certain situations like the Barlagnes would never happen in Totally-Awesome-To-People-With-Disabilities Canada, but since we live in this Canada, I think their optimism was misguided. As has been amply demonstrated by reality.
Posted in activism, disability activism, identity, justice, make the world a better place, policy, politics, signal boost
By Anna on 27 May, 2010
I’ve written before that the history I do is explicitly political. It’s partly about a part of our past that is highly neglected, and partly about arguing, simply by doing it, that this history is important, that it has long-term consequences that we’re still feeling.
Posted in activism, anna history rants, disability activism, history, introspective, small stories, social attitudes
By Anna on 21 May, 2010
Disability simulations and disability awareness days are condescending and patronizing towards people with disabilities. Instead of “raising awareness” about the “struggles” people with disabilities face, they end up raising awareness of how difficult it is to be a first-time wheelchair user, open bottled with socks on your hands, or navigate spaces with your eyes closed. They do not actually teach anyone anything about disability.
Posted in accessibility, activism, anna rants, disability activism, i'm right here, invisibility
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