By lauredhel on 29 October, 2009
As a feminist, I am pro-choice. Abortion should be safe, legal, and accessible. As a feminist, I look at more than whether single, individual women have access to abortion. There is a much broader reproductive justice framework that must be scrutinised, critiqued and repaired so that all women have access to informed, supported reproductive choices. [...]
Posted in bodies, feminism, i'm right here, intersectionality, justice, medical practice, reproductive justice, social attitudes, television
By lauredhel on 27 October, 2009
(This was originally posted at Hoyden About Town on July 29, 2009, and has been edited for FWD) I got a scooter just a few months ago. It’s red, and shiny, and its name is Smaug. It’s made my life vastly better. No longer do I struggle to walk the block to school pickup, and [...]
Posted in autonomy, i'm right here, social attitudes
By s.e. smith on 25 October, 2009
I’m not neurotypical. Requesting accommodation for this is hard, both because of the nature of my neuroatypicality, and because of the structure of the society in which I live. Under this structure, if I can pass for neurotypical, I will, because it’s easier and more convenient. As soon as I disclose my situation to request [...]
Posted in accessibility, i'm right here, identity, mental health, normality | Tagged neurotypicality
By amandaw on 23 October, 2009
(Cross-posted at three rivers fog.) I wrote this yesterday in an extreme fog and do not have the spoons to rework and polish it. Apologies for the brainspill, but these days it’s the only option I have. *** For background, see Ouyang Dan’s post on the problematic aspects of the TV show House. Don’t tell [...]
Posted in blaming, i'm right here, media and pop culture, shaming, social attitudes, Uncategorized | Tagged ableism, abuse, addiction, causation, characters with disabilities, chronic illness, chronic pain, chronic pain conditions, disability, disability in fiction, disabled characters, disclosure, drugs are bad mmm'kay, erasing, fibromyalgia, House M.D., invisibility, invisible disabilities, invisible disability, life, me, medications, myths and misconceptions, pain management, passing, personal, pop culture, privilege, problematic attitudes, shaming, social treatment, stereotypes, stories, television, things people say, work
I’d Rather Be Dead
By kaninchenzero on 24 November, 2009
I didn’t think I’d need to do this but it has come up: This post is not a place to discuss the merits of assisted suicide. Many disabled people, including me, find it really unsettling. In the context of able-bodied and neurotypical people telling us our lives aren’t worth living it is especially inappropriate. Comments [...]
Posted in blaming, disability activism, From the comments, i'm right here, justice, normality, representations, resistance, shaming, social attitudes, violence