By Guest on 28 October, 2010
Diane Shipley is a freelance writer obsessed with feminism, US TV, memoirs and pizza. She writes about those things and more at her blog, the imaginatively-named Diane Shipley Blogs (http://blog.dianeshipley.com) and is almost always on Twitter (username: @dianeshipley). You’re intelligent, personable, and get good grades. It might look like higher education is a given. But [...]
Posted in Education, guest post | Tagged accessibility, barriers to access, education, guest post, higher education, personal stories, university
By Ouyang Dan on 25 October, 2010
I have a little bit of a problem with people being handed down a mandate that insists they behave in a certain way or adhere to a certain set of guidelines for which they are not provided the means to do so. Usually, these rules or mandates are set by people whose lives the rules [...]
Posted in activism, blaming, bodies, disability activism, intersectionality, invisibility, medical practice, oyd rants, social attitudes | Tagged abled privilege, ableism, accessibility, barriers to access, blaming, cancer treatment, chronic illness, disability, health care is an accessibility issue, intersectionality, medical care, radiation, Representative Edward Markey, social treatment, thyroid cancer
By Ouyang Dan on 1 October, 2010
Overarching Moderatrix Trigger Warning for Strong Language. And by “Strong Language” I mean that I swear a lot. I pretty much knew that my life was going to get fucked up when my doctor had a Permanent Change of Station (PCS). I knew this, because according to the laws of karma to which I tend [...]
Posted in accessibility, i'm right here, intersectionality, military, oyd rants, social attitudes | Tagged ableism, accessibility, barriers to access, chronic pain conditions, disability, drugs are bad mmm'kay, for your own good, health care is an accessibility issue, intersectionality, military, myths and misconceptions, pain management, personal, problematic attitudes, social treatment
By Ouyang Dan on 27 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 recommended reading | Tagged ableism, abuse, accessibility, barriers to access, disability, intersectionality, recommended reading, social treatment
By Ouyang Dan on 16 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 [...]
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By Annaham on 14 September, 2010
Astrid van Woerkom at Astrid’s Journal: “Exercise For Mental Health!” Bakker forgets the barriers to exercise that some people encounter. Due to the construction going on, I cannot take walks on grounds unaccompanied anymore. I cannot navigate the busy gym during fitness class. If I want to bike, I need to go on a tandem. [...]
Posted in recommended reading | Tagged accessibility, asperger syndrome, awareness, awareness campaigns, barriers to access, body, body image, daily life, exercise, fat, health care, health care is an accessibility issue, identity, illness, invisible disabilities, invisible disability, medical care, medicine, mental health, race, recommended reading
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 Ouyang Dan on 2 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 recommended reading | Tagged ableism, barriers to access, disability, intersectionality, recommended reading, social treatment
By Ouyang Dan on 30 August, 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 recommended reading | Tagged ableism, abuse, accessibility, barriers to access, disability, exclusion, gaming, intersectionality, media and pop culture, myths and misconceptions, privilege, problematic attitudes, service animals, social treatment, things people say
By Chally on 27 August, 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? United Kingdom: ESA: It Doesn’t Add Up by lilwatchergirl at Through Myself and Back Again. No wonder there’s so much [...]
Posted in recommended reading | Tagged barriers to access, finance, tourism, voting
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