By Ouyang Dan on 25 October, 2010
I have a little bit of a problem with people being handed down a mandate that insists they behave in a certain way or adhere to a certain set of guidelines for which they are not provided the means to do so. Usually, these rules or mandates are set by people whose lives the rules [...]
Posted in activism, blaming, bodies, disability activism, intersectionality, invisibility, medical practice, oyd rants, social attitudes | Tagged abled privilege, ableism, accessibility, barriers to access, blaming, cancer treatment, chronic illness, disability, health care is an accessibility issue, intersectionality, medical care, radiation, Representative Edward Markey, social treatment, thyroid cancer
By Chally on 15 October, 2010
The month’s going fast, isn’t it? Gentle reader, be cautioned: comments sections on mainstream media sites tend to not be safe and we here at FWD/Forward don’t necessarily endorse all the opinions in these pieces. Let’s jump right in, shall we? At Deafinitely Girly, Nobody puts Deafinitely Girly in a deaf box: Sometimes I wonder [...]
Posted in mental health, recommended reading | Tagged canada, Deaf, government, New Zealand, Singapore, social treatment, voting
By Ouyang Dan on 1 October, 2010
Overarching Moderatrix Trigger Warning for Strong Language. And by “Strong Language” I mean that I swear a lot. I pretty much knew that my life was going to get fucked up when my doctor had a Permanent Change of Station (PCS). I knew this, because according to the laws of karma to which I tend [...]
Posted in accessibility, i'm right here, intersectionality, military, oyd rants, social attitudes | Tagged ableism, accessibility, barriers to access, chronic pain conditions, disability, drugs are bad mmm'kay, for your own good, health care is an accessibility issue, intersectionality, military, myths and misconceptions, pain management, personal, problematic attitudes, social treatment
By Guest on 27 September, 2010
This is a guest post from Thetroubleis, a knitting, writing, dog training, queer uppity negress who enjoys writing about race, madness, disability, adoption and the intersections of the aforementioned subjects. She is a big geek who spends good deal of time raging against fandom and canon underrepresented of marginalized people and squeeing about new episodes. [...]
Posted in feminism, gender, guest post, i'm right here, identity, introspective, normality, othering, social attitudes | Tagged ableism, feminism, neuroatypical, neurobigotry, normalcy, public spaces, social treatment
By Ouyang Dan on 27 September, 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 ableism, abuse, accessibility, barriers to access, disability, intersectionality, recommended reading, social treatment
By Ouyang Dan on 18 September, 2010
Here’s some nostalgia for ya, gentle readers! My dad, who was completely AB for the record, lived alone in the home I now own, and for a good portion of my life had many of his needs taken care of by members of his immediate family. My Grammy did most of his laundry, unless my [...]
Posted in bad advice, Dear Imprudence, disability activism, intersectionality, relationships, shaming, social attitudes | Tagged ableism, caregivers, Dear Imprudence, Dear Prudence, disability, Emily Yoffe, intersectionality, it's not fair!, problematic attitudes, sex, social lives, social treatment
By Ouyang Dan on 16 September, 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 accessibility, barriers to access, disability, intersectionality, mental health, problematic attitudes, social treatment
By Ouyang Dan on 7 September, 2010
Gentle Readers! I love advice columns almost as much as s.e. smith, and I especially love ou’s deconstructions of them, so I get pretty stoked when ou passes them along for the rest of us to take a crack at them. This one comes to the the New York Times’ Social Q’s from a mother [...]
Posted in bad advice, Dear Imprudence, intersectionality, othering, parenting, relationships | Tagged ableism, burden, Dear Imprudence, disability, gawking, intersectionality, parenting, privacy, problematic attitudes, social treatment, staring
By Ouyang Dan on 6 September, 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 accessibility, disability activism, intersectionality, make the world a better place, recommended reading, social attitudes | Tagged ableism, accessibility, disability, intersectionality, Jerry Lewis, myths and misconceptions, problematic attitudes, recommended reading, social treatment
By Ouyang Dan on 4 September, 2010
I was driving back from dropping Kid off at school today, and I noticed that a delivery truck at the public library was using the accessible parking and accessible ramp as parking and loading dock space… We have been having some conversations about accessible parking spaces and the policing of those spaces, and the blocking [...]
Posted in accessibility, disability activism, intersectionality, oyd rants, policy, social attitudes | Tagged ableism, accessibility, accessible parking, barriers to access, disability, intersectionality, problematic attitudes, social treatment
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