By Chally on 3 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? It’s Your Fault! by that stunning and mysterious being, Chally, at the Don’t DIS My ABILITY blog: The thing is, [...]
Posted in accessibility, recommended reading, social attitudes | Tagged accommodations, captioning, Deaf, India, law, Sierra Leone, United Kingdom, United States
By Anna on 19 November, 2010
1. Ableism has a dictionary definition; 2. Ableism can be deliberate; 3. Ableism has an academic definition; 4. Ableism can be accidental – this doesn’t make it okay; 5. Ableism kills.
Posted in 101, Ableist Word Profile, deaths, disability activism, identity, normality, othering, policy, politics, relationships, representations, social attitudes | Tagged ableism, definitions
By s.e. smith on 19 November, 2010
Affirmative action has to be among one of the most contentious, controversial, and misunderstood social policies. I encounter all kinds of bizarre attitudes when it comes to talking about affirmative action, not least of which is people who insist on calling it ‘reverse discrimination’ in some sort of backhanded attempt at suggesting it’s just as [...]
Posted in 101, policy, social attitudes, work | Tagged affirmative action, education, preferential hiring
By Chally on 19 November, 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? little light at Questioning Transphobia: clamavi ad te. Please note that the post discusses suicide, abuse, and murder of trans [...]
Posted in accessibility, Accessible Tech, deaths, Education, global, recommended reading, social attitudes, technology, violence | Tagged australia, Islam, legislation, religion, school, trans, United Kingdom
By s.e. smith on 15 November, 2010
Every time there’s some political event where a bunch of people gather, some of those people are going to be using scooters (and wheelchairs! and canes! and walkers! etc.). And, invariably, people who disagree with the politics of that event are going to zero in on the scooter users, targeting them as objects of hatred [...]
Posted in othering, politics, social attitudes | Tagged ableism, political rhetoric, scooters, United States
By Annaham on 8 November, 2010
One of the more bizarre stereotypes (if one can call it that) about people with fibromyalgia is that we obsess over “every little ache and pain,” to the detriment of ourselves and much to the apparent annoyance of the “normal” people around us. Here’s the thing: If I were to obsess over my pain in [...]
Posted in 101, blaming, normality, othering, social attitudes | Tagged abled privilege, chronic illness, chronic pain conditions, disabled people are scary, fibromyalgia, myths and misconceptions, normal is only one option, pain management, positive thinking, rethinking social norms, social attitudes, this all sounds awfully familiar
By Anna on 4 November, 2010
I believe that a lot of professors and teachers, just like a lot of the staff that works with students with disabilities, really want what’s best for their students, and want them to be able to do well in school. I know that a lot of times there’s only so much they can do, due to lack of funding or lack of assistance from other people in an educational institution. Knowing what you can do can be endlessly helpful to assisting students with disabilities in your classroom.
Posted in Education, how to be accessible, social attitudes | Tagged access, post-secondary education, professors, teachers, university
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 s.e. smith on 24 October, 2010
A recent Dear Abby had a question from an employer with a disabled staffer who wants the staffer to feel comfortable at work: Dear Abby: I run a successful restaurant business. One of my key employees, “Zayne,” has Tourette’s syndrome. He has been a loyal and valuable waiter for many years. When customers ask what is [...]
Posted in Dear Imprudence, social attitudes | Tagged Abigail Van Buren, Dear Abby
By Annaham on 14 October, 2010
I am one of those people who often cannot ask for help. At times, I am so afraid of seeming weak, or whiny, or overly-sensitive, or dependent on other people that I tend to either ignore my own needs until I start flailing around at the last minute in order to not get overwhelmed, or [...]
Posted in bodies, feminism, gender, social attitudes | Tagged daily life, disability is a feminist issue, effortless perfection, fibromyalgia, gender, help, medical care, perfectionism, personal, personal stories, rethinking social norms, social attitudes, stereotypes, unexpected obstacles
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