By Annaham on 23 April, 2010
In San Francisco currently, there is something of a debate brewing about Mayor Newsom’s proposed sit/lie laws, which would make it illegal for anyone to sit or lie on any public curb or street in San Francisco (with a couple of exceptions). The intersections with disability here are rather clear. For one thing, there are [...]
Posted in bodies, class issues, invisibility, justice, news, normality, othering, policy, politics, poverty, social attitudes, Uncategorized, violence | Tagged home, homelessness, invisibility, poverty, San Francisco
By abby jean on 15 April, 2010
Hi! As you may have noticed, we’re rotating Recommended Reading between a few contributors now. This is my first one, and it may have a little bit of a different style? I don’t know. Anyway, here it is! History Lessons – Scar My daughter will inherit my scar. Obviously I know that you can’t inherit [...]
Posted in bodies, justice, language, media and pop culture, recommended reading, Uncategorized
By Annaham on 13 April, 2010
This recent music video from singer-songwriter Janelle Monae is a great example of how not to completely screw up representation(s) of disability. Lyrics are located here. And a description, courtesy of FWD’s own S.E.: A black title card reads: ‘The Palace of the Dogs Asylum: Dancing has long been forbidden for its subversive effects on [...]
Posted in bodies, creative work, happy posts, justice, media and pop culture, normality, race, resistance, social attitudes, Uncategorized | Tagged intersectionality, justice, media and pop culture, mental illness, music, pop culture, representation, social inclusion, video
By Ouyang Dan on 12 April, 2010
Many professional athletic teams in the U.S. and Canada (for Hockey and Baseball, but I do not know of other sports, or of other countries’ sports’ teams) have what are known as “Disabled Lists“. Major League Baseball calls it this specifically, where a player who is temporarily injured and can not play for whatever reason [...]
Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged ableism, I C WUT U DID THAR!, is that what I think it is?, language, quick press
By abby jean on 11 April, 2010
File this under “Who Even Knows, Anymore?” s.e. smith recently posted a photo of a “5 a day” tag that came on some asparagus she bought. She felt, and I agree, that those tags are a form of food policing – instructing people what they “should” eat. The corollary, of course, is that if people [...]
Posted in activism, bad advice, blaming, bodies, Uncategorized | Tagged eating, food, vegetables
By Anna on 9 April, 2010
UK Disabled People’s Council Launches Manifesto for 2010. The UK Disabled People’s Council (UKDPC) is pleased to announce the launch of an exciting new manifesto for the coming year. The Manifesto for 2010 sets out the UKDPC work programme on key issues that have a decisive impact on justice and rights for disabled people. The [...]
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By Anna on 5 April, 2010
Are you, or have you been, a post-secondary student with a disability? What have been your experiences with navigating your institution as a disabled student? Is/was there a Student Accessibility Services office, and how effective were they in assisting you? If you are willing to talk about what happened – good or bad – please [...]
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By Anna on 2 April, 2010
Accessible Information is Understandable You can present information in Braille, large print, Sign Language, or easy read, but it will still be useless if it cannot be understood. Once again we are talking about clear and straightforward communication, familiar language, jargon free text and information that is well structured and easy to follow. This is [...]
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By Annaham on 2 April, 2010
[Image description: a woman's hand rests on an inlaid wood cane.] I use a cane! This should not come as a surprise, but often when I am out in public, it does. People seem surprised to see a young person who uses a cane; while I have not gotten people “confronting” me about it directly [...]
Posted in accessibility, autonomy, bodies, happy posts, normality, politics, resistance, Uncategorized | Tagged accessibility, assistive devices, cerebral palsy, chronic pain conditions, disability, fibromyalgia, personal, self-acceptance
By abby jean on 1 April, 2010
When I talk to people in the United States about disability and the need for accommodations, I am usually met with a bit of bewilderment. “You mean there’s still more work to be done on accommodations? I thought all that had been taken care of.” These are people who are used to seeing wheelchair ramps [...]
Posted in accessibility, autonomy, class issues, disability activism, justice, politics, social attitudes, Uncategorized
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