By s.e. smith on 12 December, 2010
We are asexual bloggers on the autistic spectrum who want to explore the intersection between autistic and asexual identities. The basis of this project is to have a conversation about our unique experiences being autistic and asexual without looking for a “cause”. We want to create a safe, non-judgmental space to talk about the issues [...]
Posted in signal boost | Tagged asexuality, autism, blog carnival, carnivals
By Anna on 6 December, 2010
Today is December 6th, which in Canada is the anniversary of the Montreal Massacre [link opens with sound, CBC]. I wrote about it last year. It’s been a very long year. There are things I said then that I might not say now, but I do wonder, always, about a memorial for our dead. A [...]
Posted in recommended reading | Tagged blog carnival, epilepsy, female sexual disfunction, media, mental health, multiples, multiplicity, normality, seizures, service animals
By Annaham on 30 November, 2010
Jessica Pauline Ogilvie for the Los Angeles Times: Stuttering: Working to free the words An estimated 3 million American adults have a stutter that didn’t resolve in childhood, according to the nonprofit Stuttering Foundation of America. As kids, many dealt with the giggles of classmates and confusion of teachers; as adults, they often deal with [...]
Posted in recommended reading | Tagged blog carnival, communication, disability blog carnival, disability is a feminist issue, disability pride, disability rights, employment, epilepsy, feminism, gender, parking, parking permit, pride, speech, trans, transportation
By Anna on 29 November, 2010
As it is late and dinner is calling, I’m going to cheat and just C&P what Penny says over at Disability Studies. Penny: For All Your Disability Blog Carnival (And Disability History) Needs! The November edition is up at Modus Dopens, and it’s a good solid collection of links, around the theme of intersections. Go, [...]
Posted in signal boost | Tagged blog carnival, disability blog carnival, have I mentioned I love Penny lately? Because I do
By s.e. smith on 4 November, 2010
This month, I will be hosting the first Blog Carnival of Mental Health. The theme for this month’s carnival will be diagnosis. Interpret it broadly. When were you diagnosed with a mental illness? What is your diagnosis? What do you want to change about your diagnosis, if anything? If you are a mental health professional, how [...]
Posted in signal boost | Tagged blog carnival, carnival, carnival of mental health
By s.e. smith on 26 October, 2010
Over at Astrid’s Journal, Astrid has a proposal up discussing a Blog Carnival of Mental Health: I was thinking about either a monthly or quarterly carnival, depending on interest. I would be willing to host the first carnival, but I need other mental health bloggers interested in taking over from me. So, if you are [...]
Posted in mental health, signal boost | Tagged blog carnival, carnival, mental health
By Ouyang Dan on 30 September, 2010
Gentle Readers! Sharon and Barnum over at After Gadget have it in mind to begin an Assistance Dog Blog Carnival. The majority of the information can be found at their blog: I love blog carnival and blogswarms. I try to participate in them as much as I’m able (which is a lot less often than [...]
Posted in signal boost | Tagged assistance dog, blog carnival
By Ouyang Dan on 29 August, 2010
Astrid, of Astrid’s Journal, has agreed after much consideration to host the September edition of the Disability Blog Carnival, and we at FWD/Forward are enthusiastic to support that decision! Astrid has chosen the theme “Identity”: Think of it as broadly as you want. Posts relating to transforming identities, are of course especially welcome, as they [...]
Posted in disability activism, Event Roundups, identity, intersectionality, signal boost | Tagged blog carnival, disability blog carnival, identity, intersectionality
By Ouyang Dan on 29 August, 2010
Reader Astrid informs me that The Disability Blog Carnival is up and on the go for August at Brilliant Mind, Broken Body, courtesy of Kali. This Month’s theme is “distance”: I think distance is an interesting concept because we use the same word to mean so many different things – the space between ideas, the [...]
Posted in disability activism, Event Roundups, signal boost | Tagged blog carnival, disability blog carnival
By Anna on 19 November, 2009
Welcome to the 60th Disability Blog Carnival! Thank you to Penny at Disability Studies, Temple U for continuing to host the Disability Blog Carnival.
Posted in recommended reading, Uncategorized | Tagged blog carnival, carnival, disability carnival
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