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Kids these days! The “Generation Y” panic, privilege, and erasure

By Annaham on 7 June, 2010

Recently, I read this odd article, penned by Judith Warner, in the New York Times–one in a stream of many that detail how excessively awful the current generation of young people (read: young workers) is at putting its collective nose to the grindstone, sucking it up, and generally not acting like a bunch of brats, [...]

Posted in accessibility, age, autonomy, blaming, politics, social attitudes, work | Tagged ableism, chronic pain, disabled youth, education, erasing, higher education, invisibility, labor, mental illness, myths and misconceptions, paid work, personal, privilege, problematic attitudes, right to work, university, we're right here, work, workplace accommodations

Am J Cardiol concern-trolling: “But mobility aids will stop them EXERCISING!”

By lauredhel on 11 March, 2010

So I stumble across this at Diabetes.co.uk: Mobility Scooters Can Increase Your Risk of Developing Daibetes and Heart Disease “O really?”, thought I, “I wonder how well-controlled that scoldy little piece of disability panic was?” So I read on. However, recent research suggests that mobility scooters can do more harm than good by heightening the [...]

Posted in accessibility, autonomy, bad advice, blaming, i'm right here, medical practice | Tagged aids, american journal of cardiology, blood glucose, cohort, concern trolling, control, control gropup, decision-making, diabetes, disability, disability aids, discrimination, doctors' egos, funding, health, immobilisation, immobilization, independence, mobility, mobility scooter, newsflash, power trip, quality of life, risk, scooter, subsidy, we're right here

The International Symbol of Acceptance

The International Symbol of Acceptance

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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