By s.e. smith on 28 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 airport security, assistance dog, Census, institutionalisation, language, ms, multiple sclerosis, personal stories, politics, security theatre, service animal
By lauredhel on 13 May, 2010
The Australian Federal Budget is out, and it’s being feted in the media as a sober, sensible fiscally reasonable budget in which there are no really big winners or losers. “No frills, no thrills, no spills”, says the ABC. Except for people with disabilities. What has received a little bit of coverage is the fact [...]
Posted in politics | Tagged australia, australia budget, breach, budget, disability, disability and poverty, disability pension, federal budget, homelessness, kevin rudd, media, newstart, offset, pension, people with disabilities, pharmaceutical benefits scheme, political media, politics, poverty, pwd, rudd, safety net, tax, threshold, treasurer, unemployment, wayne swan, welfare
By Annaham on 13 April, 2010
Renee Martin: I’m not a Feminist (and there is no but) Blogs run by traditionally marginalised women do not attract the same attention by the media. When feminists are pulled from the internet for interviews, it is routinely the same white feminist voices representing the broad perspectives that are visible on the internet. Flora: Guest [...]
Posted in news, recommended reading | Tagged bodies, female sexual disfunction, feminism, gender, heteronormativity, justice, language, medical care, medical model, normalcy, normality, politics, sexuality, transportation
By Anna on 16 March, 2010
It’s been an interesting week or so in Canada regarding issues around disability. “Interesting” here means hit and miss.
Posted in anna rants, autonomy, bodies, disability activism, invisibility, representations, television | Tagged ableism, accessibility, barriers to access, canada, disability, exclusion, politicians, politics, social inclusion, social treatment
By amandaw on 22 January, 2010
For the purposes of this post, I would like to remind everyone that the range of disability includes people who are mentally ill, paralyzed, Blind, Deaf, permanently injured, autistic, physically disfigured, with compromised immune systems or disordered speech or chronic pain or cognitive impairments, and many, many others. Disabilities may be fatal or not, may [...]
Posted in autonomy, bodies, feminism, gender, intersectionality, justice, media and pop culture, mental health, normality, policy, politics, reproductive justice, sexuality, shaming, social attitudes, Uncategorized | Tagged ableism, choice feminism, class, cultural lens, culture, disability, feminism, health policing, justice, language, mental illness, neurodiversity, normal is only one option, politics, pop culture, pregnancy, privilege, privilege-check, problematic attitudes, reproductive, self-determination, shaming, social justice, social treatment, speak up, the left, the right
By amandaw on 7 January, 2010
Short background: Rush Limbaugh (link goes to Wikipedia article) is a US conservative radio talk show host who has risen to prominence in the US by inciting “controversy” after “controversy” with hateful rhetoric. He also went through an ordeal some time back for addiction to prescription painkillers, an incident that the US left likes to [...]
Posted in blaming, i'm right here, politics, shaming | Tagged ableism, abuse, addiction vs dependence, chronic pain, color me unsurprised, control, culture, disability, drugs, health policing, i thought you were supposed to be my ally, medications, myths and misconceptions, pain, pain management, politics, privilege, problematic attitudes, the left, the right, things people say, this all sounds awfully familiar, treatment, vicodin
By Anna on 12 November, 2009
But, since that’s not possible for everyone, let me give you some free (and lengthy) advice on how to make your campaign (however you define campaign) more accessible for people with disabilities. This advice has been influenced and improved by talking to the folks who run the Nova Scotia League for Equal Opportunity, and I can’t thank them enough for sending a representative to the Campaign School I recently attended.
Posted in activism, politics, social attitudes | Tagged accessibility, politics, social inclusion
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