By Annaham on 9 November, 2010
John Keilman for the Los Angeles Times: Technology opens new horizons for disabled Yet for all of technology’s promised advances, some worry that the cost will keep helpful devices out of many people’s reach. Others are concerned that governments, schools and institutions might think that high-tech gadgetry has relieved them of their responsibility to serve [...]
Posted in recommended reading | Tagged assistive technology, bipolar disorder, Deaf, depression, education, gender, global, health care, health policing, independence, mental health, mental illness, patriarchy, recommended reading, schizophrenia, sexism, social construction, structural vs. individual, technology
By s.e. smith on 28 July, 2010
A recent Miss Conduct column featured a letter from a person with a common problem: Unwanted touch. How do you convey that you’re not a touchy-feely person without coming across as rude or a prude? Ever since starting my freshman year of college, I’ve encountered a startlingly high number of males who think it’s appropriate [...]
Posted in autonomy, bad advice, bodies, Dear Imprudence | Tagged harassment, Miss Conduct, Robin Abrahams, sexism, unwanted touch
By s.e. smith on 9 July, 2010
This week’s edition of Dear Prudence had several entries that got me extremely riled up, but the one I’m choosing to feature is one from a young intern who got, well, some pretty awful advice. The intern wrote: Dear Prudence, I landed a dream internship in the entertainment industry and on my first day on [...]
Posted in bad advice, Dear Imprudence, feminism | Tagged Dear Prudence, Emily Yoffe, sexism, sexual harassment
By lauredhel on 2 May, 2010
More for Blogging Against Disablism Day. I just poked around the entry for “Ableism” on Wikipedia. On the Talk page, I found a box placing the Ableism article within WikiProject Sociology: “This article has been rated as Low-importance on the project’s importance scale.” Ableism of low importance within Sociology? Erm, ooookay. Let’s have a closer [...]
Posted in disability activism, i'm right here, intersectionality | Tagged ableism, badd, blogging against disablism day, disablism, importance, intersectionality, low-importance, oppression olympics, racism, sexism, sociology, wikipedia
By lauredhel on 19 February, 2010
[WARNING: descriptions of obstetric rape and PTSD] At Jezebel, Jessica writes: Is Having A Baby A Traumatic Event? A new survey says that 9% of postpartum women suffer from post traumatic stress disorder. You know, the same disorder that Iraq vets and plane crash survivors get. Something does not compute here,[...] Have we become so [...]
Posted in blaming, mental health, shaming, social attitudes | Tagged birth, birth trauma, birthrape, hysteria, hysterical, jessica, jezebel, misogyny, obstetric trauma, post-traumatic stress disorder, precious, PTSD, sexism
By Chally on 24 December, 2009
Question Time is a series in which we open up the floor to you, commenters. We invite you to share as you feel comfortable. Or, the obvious one, given that this is a blog run by disabled feminists! And, reflecting that duality of identity, the question is also twofold: How have you experienced the intersection [...]
Posted in Question Time | Tagged ableism, disability, gender, sexism
By Anna on 13 November, 2009
Recommended Reading for November 13, 2009
Posted in recommended reading | Tagged acceptance, accommodations, feminism, intersectionality, media and pop culture, mental health, mental illness, pop culture, sexism
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