By s.e. smith on 25 June, 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 Arkansas, discrimination, enfranchisement, Europe, human rights, institutionalisation, language, law, new york, nothing about us without us, Vietnam, voting
By s.e. smith on 14 June, 2010
Of the most pervasive myths about anti-discrimination legislation is that the passage of the legislation somehow magically puts a stop to the discrimination, making everything hunky dory. This myth is most commonly believed by people who are not personally impacted by the discrimination that legislation was designed to address. It’s unfortunately a pretty easy myth [...]
Posted in accessibility, justice, policy, politics | Tagged discrimination, service animals
By s.e. smith on 4 June, 2010
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Posted in recommended reading | Tagged accessibility, discrimination, funding, government programs, incarceration, institutionalisation, law, medical practice, mental illness, personal stories, policy, work
By s.e. smith on 21 May, 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 airlines, discrimination, flying, travel
By s.e. smith on 7 May, 2010
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Posted in recommended reading | Tagged ableism, abuse, accessibility, customer 'service', discrimination, education, fat, job opportunities, labour rights, law, mental health, reclamatory language, size
By lauredhel on 11 March, 2010
So I stumble across this at Diabetes.co.uk: Mobility Scooters Can Increase Your Risk of Developing Daibetes and Heart Disease “O really?”, thought I, “I wonder how well-controlled that scoldy little piece of disability panic was?” So I read on. However, recent research suggests that mobility scooters can do more harm than good by heightening the [...]
Posted in accessibility, autonomy, bad advice, blaming, i'm right here, medical practice | Tagged aids, american journal of cardiology, blood glucose, cohort, concern trolling, control, control gropup, decision-making, diabetes, disability, disability aids, discrimination, doctors' egos, funding, health, immobilisation, immobilization, independence, mobility, mobility scooter, newsflash, power trip, quality of life, risk, scooter, subsidy, we're right here
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