By Ouyang Dan on 30 July, 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 [...]
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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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By Anna on 9 June, 2010
Image: “Feel the power of the disability vote – Protest of California health care budget cuts (2009)” by Steve Rhodes, used under a creative commons license. Description: Person who is using a wheelchair, wearing a t-shirt that reads “Feel the power of the disability vote” Don’t forget to submit to this month’s Disability Blog Carnival! [...]
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By Ouyang Dan on 6 June, 2010
Slate Magazine’s Dear Prudie got one right this week, with a letter from a woman who’s husband is a U.S. military veteran, who recently lost his leg “due to a medical condition that was unrelated to his time in the military”. According to the letter writer, her husband has adjusted well to his recent amputation, [...]
Posted in Dear Imprudence, intersectionality, military, Uncategorized | Tagged disability, good advice, intersectionality, military, myths and misconceptions, social treatment, things people say
By abby jean on 3 June, 2010
Service puppies in training!! Miami Herald – Embedded therapists protect National Guard members’ mental health Roger Duke is a Vietnam veteran, a retired Marine lieutenant colonel and a licensed marriage and family therapist. Since 2006, he’s spent at least one weekend a month embedded with a California National Guard unit. Duke, 57, wasn’t deployed with [...]
Posted in class issues, mental health, military, news, policy, recommended reading, Uncategorized | Tagged confusion, puppies
By Anna on 2 June, 2010
Discrimination is only discrimination if you end up being sacked The study apparently says that many people with MS put off telling their bosses (and so receiving appropriate accommodations at work, which might help them to manage their MS) because they are afraid they will be discriminated against. Dr Simmons says that fear is unfounded, [...]
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By abby jean on 27 May, 2010
I mean, where does the time go?! Second-harmonic generation microscopy image of a primary cultured Aplysia neuron stained with the membrane dye DHPESBP. The signal is modulated by membrane potential and was found to be capable of recording action potentials with 0.6 µm and 0.833 msec spatiotemporal resolution. The high-resolution and deep tissue imaging capability [...]
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By Anna on 17 May, 2010
Description: a large number of crutches of multiple sizes leaning against a wall. “Disabling Art”, by tomswift46, creative commons license. Childhood, Disability, and Public Space But adults with severe cognitive disabilities, like children and the elderly, often behave in ways that challenge non-disabled adults’ beliefs about how people should behave, particularly their beliefs about how [...]
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