By s.e. smith on 1 December, 2010
Happy Wednesday, y’all! I can’t believe the (Gregorian) year is almost over. Here are some things I’ve read lately and found interesting; the usual caveats re:comments sections, etc. apply! Photo of a protester at an ADAPT action taken by Flickr user sissyboystud, creative commons license. C.L. Minou on The Guardian: Comment is free: Trans people [...]
Posted in recommended reading | Tagged comedy, deinstitutionalisation, disabled actors, environmental health, health care, humour, oil spill, pollution, social attitudes, transgender, United Kingdom
By Anna on 5 October, 2010
While some of the jokes and routines are funnier than others (my sense of humour is a lot dryer than this sort of thing does), the whole point of them is to talk about being Actually Crazy, to humanize what Actually Crazy looks like, sounds like, and behaves like. And it is, remarkably, not like in the movies.
Posted in activism, events, mental health, representations, social attitudes | Tagged canada, college, comedy, humor, humour, SMH, stand up for mental health, suicide
By Anna on 2 December, 2009
Recommended Reading for Wednesday, December 2, 2009
Posted in recommended reading | Tagged accessibility, asperger syndrome, autism, cerebral palsy, disability awareness days, humour, media and pop culture, perceptions, social treatment, tourism
By Guest on 17 November, 2009
I was curious to see what would appear when I searched for “disabled” on the website. I found a lot of what I thought were amusing items, some with very suggestive slogans and pictures, but I laughed at them anyway. We’re aware that disability is a serious issue in our lives, but it can’t be too bad to sometimes laugh at certain things related to disability.
Posted in guest post, media and pop culture, social attitudes | Tagged cerebral palsy, humor, humour, representation
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