By Anna on 10 November, 2010
Please note that this list focuses on the murder of people with disabilities.
This list of October 2010 media reports about people with disabilities murdered or dying under strange circumstances is presented without commentary, but that doesn’t mean that there’s nothing people may want to discuss about it in comments. I do not believe for a moment that this list is complete. It is sorted alphabetically by last name. Almost all links are to news reports.
Posted in deaths, domestic violence, Record of the Dead
By Anna on 6 October, 2010
This list of September media reports about people with disabilities murdered or dying under strange circumstances is presented without commentary, but that doesn’t mean that there’s nothing people may want to discuss about it in comments. I do not believe for a moment that this list is complete. It is sorted alphabetically by last name. Almost all links are to news reports.
Posted in deaths, domestic violence, news, Record of the Dead, violence
By Anna on 25 August, 2010
These names are part of the reason why I think Robert Latimer should always be referred to as a murderer, why I think think Tracy’s death should never be referred to as a “mercy killing”.
Posted in deaths, domestic violence, invisibility, justice, media and pop culture, news, othering, representations, social attitudes, violence
By s.e. smith on 13 July, 2010
Content note: This post discusses a domestic violence case involving a woman with disabilities, and includes details on domestic violence apologism as well as threats made in the court room. Disability and domestic violence are intersecting issues with very serious consequences. People with disabilities are more likely to experience domestic violence and we are also [...]
Posted in domestic violence, feminism, violence | Tagged apologism, caregiver abuse
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 lauredhel on 24 May, 2010
[*** WARNING for detailed domestic violence description from the fourth paragraph on. ***] My local paper has been abuzz with righteous taxpayer outrage over the State paying for a tattoo removal for a woman, who I’ll call JMN. The story of JMN disrupts a number of neat stereotypical societal narratives about domestic violence, about victimhood, [...]
Posted in domestic violence, justice, mental health, social attitudes
By s.e. smith on 7 January, 2010
According to a 1997 study which I see cited in a lot of places but can’t actually find a copy of, unfortunately, 85% of women with disabilities in the United States have experienced domestic violence. Other studies pinpoint the rate at lower levels, but seem to generally agree that women with disabilities are at least [...]
Posted in accessibility, domestic violence, intersectionality, social attitudes, violence | Tagged crisis centers, disability is a feminist issue, intimate partner violence, trans
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