By Annaham on 7 June, 2010
Recently, I read this odd article, penned by Judith Warner, in the New York Times–one in a stream of many that detail how excessively awful the current generation of young people (read: young workers) is at putting its collective nose to the grindstone, sucking it up, and generally not acting like a bunch of brats, [...]
Posted in accessibility, age, autonomy, blaming, politics, social attitudes, work | Tagged ableism, chronic pain, disabled youth, education, erasing, higher education, invisibility, labor, mental illness, myths and misconceptions, paid work, personal, privilege, problematic attitudes, right to work, university, we're right here, work, workplace accommodations
By s.e. smith on 7 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 ableism, abuse, accessibility, customer 'service', discrimination, education, fat, job opportunities, labour rights, law, mental health, reclamatory language, size
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 s.e. smith on 20 February, 2010
I recently heard an interesting report on Jefferson Public Radio (JPR), the radio station I listen to, about the Oregon Virtual Academy (OVA), an online public school in Oregon. Oregon legislators are apparently concerned about the regulation of online schools and there’s a proposal to place a two year freeze on making new online schools [...]
Posted in policy | Tagged communication, education, learning
By Chally on 11 February, 2010
Hey, is anyone here from NSW? If you are… a) Wondering what on earth that is, it is New South Wales, a state in eastern Australia. b) Aware of what I am talking about but are not from NSW, hello there! c) From NSW, greetings fellow New South Welsh creature! We’re pretty great, aren’t we? [...]
Posted in make the world a better place | Tagged australia, education
By s.e. smith on 27 January, 2010
Yesterday, the Guttmacher Institute issued a press release with some study results which attracted a great deal of attention. “Following Decade-Long Decline, U.S. Teen Pregnancy Rate Increases as Both Births and Abortions Rise” hit the wires and the speculation started almost immediately. Many members of the feminist community argued that it was the result of [...]
Posted in bodies, policy, reproductive justice, sexuality, shaming, social attitudes | Tagged disabled teens, education, sexual education
By s.e. smith on 19 January, 2010
Today, a tale from my past which I think illustrates some interesting social attitudes about “intelligence,” social expectations, and children. When my father and I returned to the United States from Greece, he was informed that I would need to be assessed by a child psychologist before I could be placed in school. Although I [...]
Posted in i'm right here, normality, social attitudes | Tagged communication, education
By Anna on 27 November, 2009
via Elizabeth Kissling at re:Cycling: Mental Illness in Academe The first question you must ask yourself is whether to tell your chair and dean. I can think of arguments both in favor of that, and against. One of the pluses would be the psychological benefits of not having a secret and being able to be [...]
Posted in recommended reading | Tagged education, female sexual disfunction, funding, mental health, web accessibility
By Anna on 5 November, 2009
Recommended Reading for November 5, 2009
Posted in recommended reading | Tagged education, feminism, health care, money, photos, support services, wheelchair users
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