By Annaham on 24 August, 2010
Wheelchair Dancer: Body Matters, Edges, and Disability We all experience limitations and restrictions. Not all of those — like not being able to speak a second language — are disabilities. The second language example is a true comment, and I would have thought that it was a pretty obviously bad comparison. But it and other [...]
Posted in recommended reading | Tagged abled privilege, autism, cancer, conceptions of disability, disability 101, exercise, feminism, fibromyalgia, gender, news, news media, race, technology, temporarily able-bodied, white privilege, whiteness
By Annaham on 2 May, 2010
[Image via Tlönista in this comment thread at Flip Flopping Joy. Description: A shocked-looking cat perches on a chair, staring straight at the camera. Text reads: "Concerned cat is just looking out for your best interests when she says that your tone might be alienating well-intentioned potential allies who just need a little polite education."] [...]
Posted in 101, activism, blaming, bodies, disability activism, feminism, gender, i'm right here, identity, intersectionality, justice, othering, politics, race, shaming, social attitudes | Tagged ally, ally work, anti-racism, derailing, disability 101, education, exclusion, feminism, intentions, internet, intersectionality, marginalisation, myths and misconceptions, privilege, problematic attitudes, race, racism, social treatment, things people say, this all sounds awfully familiar, white privilege
By Annaham on 20 November, 2009
What is able-bodied or abled privilege? The term able-bodied/abled privilege refers to the numerous benefits—-some hidden, many not—-that many societies and cultures accord to able-bodied and/or abled people. Despite many folks’ paying lip service to notions of equality for PWDs, the chronically ill, people with psychiatric conditions, and those with chronic health conditions, abled privilege [...]
Posted in 101, blaming, bodies, identity, intersectionality, mental health, normality | Tagged ableism, conceptions of disability, disability 101
By Anna on 26 October, 2009
My pet peeve: Labeling “othered” groups as though everyone who falls under that umbrella term has the same needs to achieve full inclusion in society.
Posted in 101, introspective, social attitudes | Tagged accessibility, barriers to access, conceptions of disability, disability 101, invisible disability
By Ouyang Dan on 19 October, 2009
Welcome to Ableist Word Profile, a (probably intermittent) series in which staffers will profile various ableist words, talk about how they are used, and talk about how to stop using them. Ableism is not feminism, so it’s important to talk about how to eradicate ableist language from our vocabularies. This post is marked 101, which [...]
Posted in Ableist Word Profile, language, mental health, Uncategorized | Tagged ableism, disability 101, OCD, things people say, word use
By Anna on 19 October, 2009
Recommended Reading for October 19, 2009
Posted in recommended reading | Tagged disability 101, DLA, health care, health care is an accessibility issue, health care reform, internet, intersectionality, mental health, mental health concerns, mental illness, resources
By Annaham on 7 October, 2009
Hello, everyone! I am Annaham of HamBlog, and since I’ve written a Disability 101 series of posts, I thought it would be a good idea to cross-post some of the series here. My inspiration was piqued by the Finally Feminism 101 blog, which is brilliantly maintained by tigtog of Hoyden About Town. I hope that [...]
Posted in 101, language | Tagged ableism, disability, disability 101, language
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