Question Time is a series in which we open up the floor to you, commenters. We invite you to share as you feel comfortable. What are three words (or phrases) you would use to describe your experience of disability? It can be with regard to what goes on inside you, or responding to other people’s reactions, ...

Nobody knows how many people with disabilities there are in the world. In doing some basic research, I saw estimates ranging from 300 to 600 million. This is partly a definitional issue – it’s hard to get people to agree what “disabled” means – but mostly is because nobody has ever tried to figure it ...

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The call for submissions is out for the 63rd disability blog carnival, which will be held at the Dreamwidth disability community. PWD and allies are welcome to submit. The theme is “relationships”. Avendya explains: This does not necessarily mean romantic relationships – how has your disability affected your relationship with your family? How do you manage balancing ...

I’ve been shaking my head over the press for Rachel Axler’s new hipster-ableist play, Smudge. Here’s a lightning tour, with my response s at the end. Emphases are mine. In ‘Smudge,’ Baby’s disabled, and mom’s not much better, from Newsday: Most couples look at the sonogram of their impending baby to see whether it’s a boy or a ...

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Leonard Cheshire Disability : Campaigns Newsletter : Calling allbudding artists, designers and photographers Calling all budding artists, designers and photographers Dear Campaigners, To help launch our Action for Access campaign we are calling on all budding artists, designers and photographers! We want to find new images to help us illustrate the access issues facing disabled people. The ...

Feminism and Mental Health (Call for Submissions) Call for Submissions: The lived experience(s) of mental health in feminist communities Call for submissions from people of any gender who identify with feminism and have lived experiences of a psychiatric diagnosis. Our upcoming anthology, Feminist’s Navigate Mental Health (working title), will explore the complexities of navigating mental health and how a ...

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So everyone can get to know our contributors a bit better, we’ve decided to run a series called “Meet a Contributor”. Each Contributor will be interviewed by the others in turn. Hi everyone! I’m Lauredhel. I live in Australia, where I live with a partner, our son, a dog, and a varying number of aquatic critters. ...