By Ouyang Dan on 6 September, 2010
Warning: Offsite links are not safe spaces. Articles and comments in the links may contain ableist, sexist, and other -ist language and ideas of varying intensity. Opinions expressed in the articles may not reflect the opinions held by the compiler of the post and links are provided as topics of interest and exploration only. I [...]
Posted in accessibility, disability activism, intersectionality, make the world a better place, recommended reading, social attitudes | Tagged ableism, accessibility, disability, intersectionality, Jerry Lewis, myths and misconceptions, problematic attitudes, recommended reading, social treatment
By Ouyang Dan on 4 September, 2010
I was driving back from dropping Kid off at school today, and I noticed that a delivery truck at the public library was using the accessible parking and accessible ramp as parking and loading dock space… We have been having some conversations about accessible parking spaces and the policing of those spaces, and the blocking [...]
Posted in accessibility, disability activism, intersectionality, oyd rants, policy, social attitudes | Tagged ableism, accessibility, accessible parking, barriers to access, disability, intersectionality, problematic attitudes, social treatment
By s.e. smith on 2 September, 2010
Up today, a Global Surf News feature on ‘challenged athletes’ competing in Duke’s Oceanfest, a surfing event held in Hawaii. Oceanfest celebrates Duke Kahanamoku, a Hawaiian surfing legend, and the event is used to raise funds to support scholarships for Hawaiian athletes. This year’s event featured an exhibition by disabled athletes participating in AccesSurf, an [...]
Posted in 101, accessibility, language, media and pop culture, social attitudes | Tagged adaptive aquatic sports, adaptive sports, surfing
By s.e. smith on 25 August, 2010
Content note: This post includes discussions of the murder and abuse of people with disabilities. Betty Anne Gagnon was 48 years old when she was found curled up in the front seat of a pickup truck in the parking lot of a petrol station near Edmonton, Canada, in November 2009. Her face was heavily bruised [...]
Posted in deaths, events, justice, social attitudes, violence | Tagged abuse, canada, caregiver abuse, murder
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 amandaw on 19 August, 2010
A long time ago, I decided to start up a series. I lacked a catchy title, so I went with the mere truth: Things That Make My Life Easier. What I meant by that is, of course, things that make my life with a disability easier. Disability can introduce certain complications to a life — [...]
Posted in normality, othering, social attitudes | Tagged ability, assistive, disability, identity, needs, othering, pain, social construction, speak up, treatment
By Annaham on 17 August, 2010
Sarah Fenske at the Phoenix New Times: ‘Til Death Do Us Part: They Got Married. Then Everything Changed This is a love story, albeit one with a medical twist. Unbeknownst to anyone — including Kevin himself — there was a tumor the size of a Granny Smith apple pressing onto Kevin’s brain. Kevin didn’t need [...]
Posted in art, race, recommended reading, social attitudes | Tagged activism, cancer, cancer treatment, chronic pain, chronic pain conditions, creative work, feminism, gender, mental health, mental illness, pain, privilege, race, relationships, social attitudes, theater
By kaninchenzero on 13 August, 2010
This is gonna be short ’cause I hurt and it’s hard to think and type and all that shit what’s good for writing. Another parent of disabled children has killed ou children. Ou regrets having done it and immediately notified police of ou actions. Responses of shock and horror from media and across internets. But. [...]
Posted in blaming, deaths, justice, representations, social attitudes, violence | Tagged autism, barriers to access, privilege, problematic attitudes, social treatment
By Anna on 12 August, 2010
I actually do believe people genuinely have no idea about accessibility-related accommodations, and I don’t think it’s some conspiracy or willful ignorance. It’s just the way things are.
Except, in my experience, in the kink community.
Posted in accessibility, autonomy, bodies, invisibility, sexuality, social attitudes
By Chally on 12 August, 2010
It’s really off-putting when a group of disabled people are trying to have a conversation and a caregiver butts in with “you’re wrong. I know, because I care for someone with such and such a disability”. This makes me squirm. Even worse are those disability organisations or charities that have only parents and caregivers on [...]
Posted in disability activism, politics, social attitudes | Tagged care, caregiving, carers, parenting, privilege, problematic attitudes, rethinking social norms, social attitudes, social treatment
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