By s.e. smith on 25 August, 2010
Content note: This post includes discussions of the murder and abuse of people with disabilities. Betty Anne Gagnon was 48 years old when she was found curled up in the front seat of a pickup truck in the parking lot of a petrol station near Edmonton, Canada, in November 2009. Her face was heavily bruised [...]
Posted in deaths, events, justice, social attitudes, violence | Tagged abuse, canada, caregiver abuse, murder
By Ouyang Dan on 19 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 [...]
Posted in recommended reading | Tagged abuse, Afghanistan, Anishinaabekwe, caregiver abuse, disability, domestic violence, fibromyalgia, healing, intersectionality, invisible disabilities, military, PTSD, recommended reading
By s.e. smith on 13 July, 2010
Content note: This post discusses a domestic violence case involving a woman with disabilities, and includes details on domestic violence apologism as well as threats made in the court room. Disability and domestic violence are intersecting issues with very serious consequences. People with disabilities are more likely to experience domestic violence and we are also [...]
Posted in domestic violence, feminism, violence | Tagged apologism, caregiver abuse
Latest Comments
Sharon Wachsler, Yasona, Jay, Jayn, Rachel Cohen-Rottenberg, sundiszno [...]
Kj, Penny
Sarah, Shaun, Anna, AWV, Anna, codeman38 [...]
Sharon Wachsler, Kaz, Sasha Feather, permockable, bluehook, Lauren [...]
The Untoward Lady, sso, Andrea, Static Nonsense, Andrea
Sev, Anna
NLP, Vic, Jemima Aslana, Cat, Amanda, lauredhel [...]
Yasona, Sharon Wachsler, notemily, Ouyang Dan, Sharon Wachsler, Spaceechik [...]