By Chally on 8 October, 2010
Question Time is a series in which we open up the floor to you, commenters. We invite you to share as you feel comfortable. From cooking to laundry to repairs, doing things around the house can be pretty tricky and/or exhausting and/or time consuming when you’re disabled. If you’ve any tips to share that can [...]
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By Chally on 22 July, 2010
Question Time is a series in which we open up the floor to you, commenters. We invite you to share as you feel comfortable. Well, we’re getting well into winter here and different bits of me are aching. Winter is not my fun time. My questions to you are: do you have problems with the [...]
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By Chally on 17 March, 2010
Question Time is a series in which we open up the floor to you, commenters. We invite you to share as you feel comfortable. Are there any disability rights activists of whose work you are a particular fan? They can be prominent or someone you know if your personal life, anyone whose activism you admire.
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By Annaham on 5 March, 2010
Question Time is a series in which we open up the floor to you, commenters. We invite you to share as you feel comfortable. Are there any “shortcuts” to save time/energy/et cetera that you make use of in daily life? How did you discover or hear about them? How do they help with your condition(s), [...]
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By Chally on 2 March, 2010
Question Time is a series in which we open up the floor to you, commenters. We invite you to share as you feel comfortable. What does accessibility mean to you? That is, how do you define it and what does it mean in your life?
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By Chally on 8 February, 2010
Question Time is a series in which we open up the floor to you, commenters. We invite you to share as you feel comfortable. What are some really odd questions you’ve been asked about being disabled?1 This could be… interesting. ↩
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By lauredhel on 4 February, 2010
[image source: Son of Groucho on flickr] If you’re out and about at all, you’ll run into small talk situations. Perhaps at the checkout, perhaps getting coffee, perhaps at the library, perhaps at school or playgroup or college or perhaps at a party or dinner, or in the staffroom at work or with customers. What [...]
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By Chally on 2 February, 2010
Question Time is a series in which we open up the floor to you, commenters. We invite you to share as you feel comfortable. How does ableism intersect with any other oppressions you experience? We’ve covered gender in the past, and now I’m wondering how disability interacts with other issues in your life. For example, [...]
Posted in intersectionality, Question Time, social attitudes | Tagged ableism, social treatment
Question Time: Creativity
By Annaham on 29 July, 2010
Question Time is a series in which we open the floor up to you, commenters. We invite you to share as you feel comfortable. Do you do any creative things (artwork, web design, creative writing, photography, playing a musical instrument or instruments, crafts, knitting) for fun? If so, what are they, and what do you [...]
Posted in art, creative work, Question Time | Tagged art, comments, creative work, go commenters go!, question