By Chally on 24 December, 2010
Gentle reader, be cautioned: comments sections on mainstream media sites tend to not be safe and we here at FWD/Forward don’t necessarily endorse all the opinions in these pieces. Let’s jump right in, shall we? The Broken of Britain: The GP’s Story by Dr Jest So there you have it. Neither Pete nor Dud would [...]
Posted in bad advice, bodies, gender, medical practice, recommended reading, work | Tagged australia, bodies, disabled sports, fat, India, medical practice, paid work, sports, travel, traveling while disabled, United Kingdom, United States, work
By abby jean on 17 December, 2010
When I hear people joke about cutting and self harm, I often shake my head with amazement at how little they seem to understand that behavior. I’ve always kind of assumed that if someone went to a hospital seeking help for their own self harm, they’d find people who were better informed and better equipped [...]
Posted in medical practice, mental health, policy | Tagged self harm, self injury, training, UK
By Chally on 10 December, 2010
Well, if it isn’t Friday again. I suppose it is for you, readers of the future, but I am writing this from Tuesday, in the past! Such is the power of the blog’s scheduling function. Gentle reader, be cautioned: comments sections on mainstream media sites tend to not be safe and we here at FWD/Forward [...]
Posted in accessibility, creative work, medical practice, recommended reading, work | Tagged accessible transport, blind, blindness, Deaf, government, medical care, personal stories, theatre, transportation
By Annaham on 9 December, 2010
I have an ongoing peeve that relates to medication and social attitudes surrounding it: often, for some people on various sides of the political spectrum, trashing Big Pharma translates into trashing people who use prescription medications at all, for a variety of health conditions — especially for chronic conditions, both of the mental health and [...]
Posted in gender, marketing, media and pop culture, medical practice, normality | Tagged advertising, Big Bad Pharma, depression, drugs, drugs are bad mmm'kay, fibro, fibromyalgia, gender, media and pop culture, medicine, prescriptions, wtf
By s.e. smith on 1 December, 2010
I live in a small town, which is something I both love and hate, at varying times. (Ask me how I feel about it this time tomorrow.) One of the consequences of living in a small town is that everyone knows everyone else’s business, or thinks they do, which can amount to the same thing. [...]
Posted in medical practice | Tagged confidentiality, privacy
By abby jean on 25 November, 2010
As promised, here is a post and a place to discuss policies and procedures about language interpreting in a health care context. Unfortunately, it is going to be a slap dash post as I’m knee deep in a number of things, both professional and personal, including preparing to clean ALL THE THINGS and cook a [...]
Posted in accessibility, medical practice, Uncategorized | Tagged abby talks policy, interpretation, limited english proficiency, wonk time
By Ouyang Dan on 25 October, 2010
I have a little bit of a problem with people being handed down a mandate that insists they behave in a certain way or adhere to a certain set of guidelines for which they are not provided the means to do so. Usually, these rules or mandates are set by people whose lives the rules [...]
Posted in activism, blaming, bodies, disability activism, intersectionality, invisibility, medical practice, oyd rants, social attitudes | Tagged abled privilege, ableism, accessibility, barriers to access, blaming, cancer treatment, chronic illness, disability, health care is an accessibility issue, intersectionality, medical care, radiation, Representative Edward Markey, social treatment, thyroid cancer
By Chally on 17 September, 2010
Gentle reader, be cautioned: comments sections on mainstream media sites tend to not be safe and we here at FWD/Forward don’t necessarily endorse all the opinions in these pieces. Let’s jump right in, shall we? From BBC’s Ouch, by Charlie Swinbourne, Deaf country life v deaf city life: I’m soon to become a Dad for [...]
Posted in accessibility, life changes, medical practice, recommended reading | Tagged children, Deaf, relocating, social inclusion, wheelchair, wheelchair user, wheelchairs
By Annaham on 10 September, 2010
[Warning for somewhat graphic discussion of medical procedures and adverse allergic reactions.] I have been dealing with weird, severe, and inexplicable allergic reactions since the age of 14. Most of these reactions have been to food items; my known food allergies include peanuts, various tree nuts, and (wait for it) green bell peppers. Of course, [...]
Posted in age, bodies, identity, invisibility, life changes, medical practice, normality | Tagged allergic reaction, allergies, anaphylaxis, immune system, medical practice
By lauredhel on 24 August, 2010
[X-posted at Hoyden About Town] So I’m sitting watching the evening news, and on comes a chap telling us women and girls that we oughtta go and get more Pap smears. Then on comes a woman to talk about how Pap screening rates are going down in young women, and to speculate about possible causes [...]
Posted in bodies, feminism, medical practice
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