By Chally on 12 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? Sydney Morning Herald: Why I’m not in the queue for the disabled loo by Liz Ellis. There was a debate [...]
Posted in accessibility, autonomy, bodies, justice, mental health, othering, recommended reading | Tagged advocacy, australia, don't dis my ability, invisible disabilities, invisible disability, mental health courts, self-advocacy, toilets, United States
By s.e. smith on 13 October, 2010
In Houston, an autistic student is being denied accommodations and his parents took the school district to court to fight. However, they ran out of money and were forced to drop the suit. The student, Chapuka Chibuogwu, remains at home, not receiving an education, because his parents didn’t have the financial clout to pursue his [...]
Posted in media and pop culture, othering, policy | Tagged advocacy, autism, disabled students, education, journalism, lawsuits
By Guest on 30 July, 2010
Jesse the K hopes you can take a disabled feminist to tea this month. I’d hoped to have a delicious thinky post about the difference 20 years of the Americans with Disabilities Act has made for the world, the nation, the state, and me. Meditating on those topics proved so depressing I didn’t even leave [...]
Posted in accessibility, activism, guest post, identity, introspective, life changes | Tagged ableism, advocacy, assistive technology, human rights, impairment, legalities, memoir, wheelchair
By s.e. smith on 19 April, 2010
There seems to be a bit of a theme these days of nondisabled people writing about the disabled people in their lives for the mainstream media. We had Sue Blackmore writing about her daughter Emily, who has anorexia, and Anne Miller writing about her husband, Michael Davoli, for example, and I’m sure there were countless [...]
Posted in i'm right here, identity, media and pop culture, othering, representations, social attitudes | Tagged advocacy, dominant narratives, self-advocacy
By Anna on 16 November, 2009
Basically, after a three week hiatus, the show came back last week, and wow, was there a lot of press about it. Not because of the show’s performance, or the show’s “diversity” award, but because of the controversy that has been suddenly generated by the show.
Posted in media and pop culture | Tagged ableism, actors with disabilities, advocacy, ally, ally work, artie, glee, kevin mchale, media and pop culture, responses
By amandaw on 4 November, 2009
Full disclosure: There is a discount offer at the end of this post (for 3ELove’s merchandise featuring their symbol). However, I have been meaning to write about this design for some time; it has such deep significance for me, and I hope it will gain prominence as more people are introduced to it. And for [...]
Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged acceptance, activism, advocacy, dignity, disability, disability movement, disabled, identity, images, international symbol of acceptance, life, logo, love, open your mind, pride, promotions, pwd, representation, self-acceptance, value, we're right here, wheelchair, worth
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