By Ouyang Dan on 19 July, 2010
Military personnel learn to apply their earliest military training to many parts of their lives. From the first moments of boot camp our lives are broken down and that training is ingrained into our very being. We take that training with us long after the uniform hangs unworn in the closet and the neckerchiefs lie [...]
Posted in activism, disability activism, intersectionality, military | Tagged disability, disabled veterans, intersectionality, Marc Esposito, military, Sea to Shining Sea, self-acceptance
By Ouyang Dan on 20 June, 2010
I am staring up at the sky, and I can see the clouds rolling by. I am going the other way. We are giving a nod to one another as we go our way. The sounds above me are all muffled, of people going on with their lives. I put them out of my mind. [...]
Posted in bodies | Tagged chronic pain, personal, self-acceptance
By Ouyang Dan on 4 June, 2010
Moderatix note: This post will be United States Military centric, as that is the perspective I offer, and the broken system within which I currently exist and attempt to navigate. Other voices are welcome and experiences appreciated within the context of the conversation, since I can not pretend to know every thing about every military [...]
Posted in life changes, military, oyd rants | Tagged chronic illness, disability, mental health, military, news media, self-acceptance, things people say
By Ouyang Dan on 27 May, 2010
I know that I am not 18 any more. One of my doctors kindly pointed that out to me recently. What I mean is that I can no longer demand of my body what I once did. And I know this, as I embrace the things that come with years gone by. Aging is a [...]
Posted in bodies, introspective, life changes, military | Tagged chronic illness, chronic pain conditions, disability, drugs are bad mmm'kay, fibromyalgia, health care, invisible disabilities, military, personal, self-acceptance, when does it stop?
By Annaham on 2 April, 2010
[Image description: a woman's hand rests on an inlaid wood cane.] I use a cane! This should not come as a surprise, but often when I am out in public, it does. People seem surprised to see a young person who uses a cane; while I have not gotten people “confronting” me about it directly [...]
Posted in accessibility, autonomy, bodies, happy posts, normality, politics, resistance, Uncategorized | Tagged accessibility, assistive devices, cerebral palsy, chronic pain conditions, disability, fibromyalgia, personal, self-acceptance
By Ouyang Dan on 12 January, 2010
This post originally posted at random babble… on 06 January 2010 The policing of other women’s bodies is never OK from a feminist standpoint. I can’t stress that point enough. It doesn’t serve any productive purpose in feminist discourse. It is mostly an understood concept among people outside of the mainstream of feminism. Those who [...]
Posted in bodies, feminism, mental health, oyd rants, shaming | Tagged ableism, eating disorders, fat, feminism, intersectionality, media and pop culture, mental health, self-acceptance, shaming, social treatment, thin privilege, things people say
By Guest on 25 November, 2009
The first time I held my cane, I cried.
It wasn’t a feeling I expected, to be honest. I’d been fired the week before from a job I enjoyed, for telling my employer I was in too much pain to stand for the entire shift, but things were coming out on my side. I had all my friends and family supporting me, and I’d found enough self-esteem to file a complaint with the provincial Human Rights Commission, alleging discrimination on the basis of disability. It was time, in my mind, to give up beating around the bush.
Posted in bodies, guest post, social attitudes | Tagged assistive devices, biography, self-acceptance
By Guest on 20 November, 2009
But writing about my own disabilities is scarier for me than any coming out I’ve done before because of the way disability is viewed. I went through 5 drafts in 3 days and kept banging my head against the walls. Which told me that this is what I needed to write first.
Posted in guest post, mental health, social attitudes | Tagged biography, CPTSD, mental health, self-acceptance
By Anna on 16 November, 2009
Recommended Reading for November 16, 2009
Posted in recommended reading | Tagged abuse, acceptance, autism, dying, insults, language, self-acceptance, work
By amandaw on 4 November, 2009
Full disclosure: There is a discount offer at the end of this post (for 3ELove’s merchandise featuring their symbol). However, I have been meaning to write about this design for some time; it has such deep significance for me, and I hope it will gain prominence as more people are introduced to it. And for [...]
Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged acceptance, activism, advocacy, dignity, disability, disability movement, disabled, identity, images, international symbol of acceptance, life, logo, love, open your mind, pride, promotions, pwd, representation, self-acceptance, value, we're right here, wheelchair, worth
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