By s.e. smith on 4 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 [...]
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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
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
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