By Annaham on 10 August, 2010
Wheelchair Dancer at Feministe: On the Cover [trigger warning for discussion of violence] Regardless of how disability plays out in Aisha’s world, the vast majority of readers of TIME live in a culture that understands disability as tragedy. As shocking. As among the worst things that can happen to you (bar death). Mainstream American culture [...]
Posted in gender, global, intersectionality, justice, mental health, normality, othering, politics, race, recommended reading | Tagged bullying, disability is a feminist issue, education, gender, global, hoarding, intersectionality, journalism, media and pop culture, mental health, mental illness, news media, photography, privilege, race, violence against women, white privilege
By s.e. smith on 23 July, 2010
One of the things that really annoys me as a person with disabilities is that reviews of technology and other products I am interested in buying rarely discuss things from a disability perspective. Hence, the introduction of Accessible Tech, an intermittent series at FWD where we’ll be covering the things most reviewers leave out. If [...]
Posted in accessibility, Accessible Tech | Tagged cameras, photography, reviews
By s.e. smith on 17 July, 2010
As some FWD readers may be aware, photography is a hobby of mine (which I haven’t had nearly enough time lately to indulge in!). I love being behind the lens, I love looking at the world around me in new ways, and I adore working in the darkroom. I’m mostly working with digital photography these [...]
Posted in art, creative work | Tagged blind photographers, disabled photographers, photography
By s.e. smith on 5 June, 2010
This entry in our ongoing series of posts featuring works created by disabled artists is focused on visual artists. ‘Golden Koi’ was painted by Jeffrey L Salyers, a retired letter carrier with Parkinson’s Disease. You can read more about Jeffrey and see some of his work here. ‘Lifted by the Wind’ is a pen and [...]
Posted in art, creative work | Tagged disabled artists, drawing, painting, photography, visual art
By s.e. smith on 28 March, 2010
A little photo field trip: In the Bahamas, children at the Bahamas Association for the Physically Disabled preparing for the summer play. Creative Commons-licensed photo by obi1323. In Athens, Greece, lack of sidewalks and curb cuts forces wheelchair and scooter users into the street. Photo by Flickr user Ermis Kasapis, Creative Commons license. In Cambodia, [...]
Posted in global, representations | Tagged photography
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