By abby jean on 1 September, 2010
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By amandaw on 23 August, 2010
Cross-posted: three rivers fog, FWD/Forward, Feministe. Part 1 — Part 2 — Part 3 This is a series I always hoped would catch on. Because hey, I can write about stuff that helps me live my life, but that’s only one experience. I would love to see a community full of people writing resource posts [...]
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By amandaw on 21 August, 2010
Part 1 – Part 2 – Part 3 In the realm of disability, there is a lot of terminology like: assistive device, accommodation, care services, mobility aid, various sorts of therapy/treatment (physical/behavioral/occupational/speech/etc.); and so forth, about things/people/services which fill various common needs that people with disabilities share. The unfortunate thing about these terms is that [...]
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By Anna on 20 August, 2010
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By Ouyang Dan on 16 August, 2010
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By Ouyang Dan on 12 August, 2010
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Posted in recommended reading, Uncategorized | Tagged ableism, aging, barriers to access, disability, intersectionality, military, myths and misconceptions, PTSD, religion, sports injuries
By Ouyang Dan on 30 July, 2010
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By lauredhel on 26 July, 2010
“Social commentator” Prue MacSween dropped some turds on talk show Weekend Sunrise a couple of weeks ago, saying that children with disabilities should be “put somewhere they can be properly trained” away from “kids without special needs”, that inclusive education holds back “normal” children, and that schools should be gender-segregated because “boys are so retarded”. [...]
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By Ouyang Dan on 2 July, 2010
We took The Kid to the base theatre on Wednesday night to see Dreamwork’s How to Train Your Dragon, which is loosely adapted from a YA Book series of the same name. [Tame OYD Review with mild SPOILERS ahead] It is a story of a teen boy, Hiccup, who lives in the Viking village of [...]
Posted in media and pop culture, movies, Uncategorized | Tagged depictions of disability, disability, Dreamworks, How to Train Your Dragon, intersectionality, media and pop culture, pop culture
By Anna on 14 June, 2010
This post presumes you’ve seen Doctor Who up to and including “The Lodger”, which is episode 11 of the current season. Since I know this episode hasn’t aired everywhere yet, I’m going to put it behind a cut tag. I’m also going to distract you with a picture of a kitten. [I went with the [...]
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