I'm a 21 year old New Yorker transplanted to rural Pennsylvania for college, which ended rather abruptly after 3 years. I have cerebral palsy and use a variety of mobility aids (and sometimes none at all!), including crutches, a walker, and a scooter/wheelchair to navigate around my world. My freshman year of college, I had what is commonly described as an "emotional breakdown" and was diagnosed with depression and anxiety, for which I am currently on medication for. I'm an activist at heart and am involved with several disability related organizations on and off campus. I have my Bachelor's degree in Education and am currently pursuing my Master's Degree in Disability Studies at the
CUNY School of Professional Studies. Welcome to my world!
Note: I do show advertisements and write sponsored posts on my blog as a way for me to make some extra money, as my disability makes it difficult for me to work.
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[Image description: A photo of a young woman smiling into the camera. She has chin-length light brown hair and is wearing a long gray sweater. The top of a tie-die pink shirt with loopy black lettering is just visible under the sweater.]
"I wanna know, can you show me? I wanna know about these strangers like me. Tell me more, please show me. Something's familiar about these strangers like me."
-Strangers Like Me by Phil Collins
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You are an inspiration!
You are an inspiration!
Like one of the other commenters, I didn't know what the meme meant, either. I thought it was a snarky way to say that alcohol makes everything feel better,no matter how bad it is. It's no excuse for a cruel and uninformed message, but I'll bet the nasty dig went right over the heads of a good percentage of people. I happen to live in a conservative area where people believe EVERYTHING is suspect--all of the unemployed are freeloaders, all of the disabled are faking it, etc. Some people just look for excuses not to have to feel empathy or deal with uncomfortable feelings and thoughts.
Anon - I think you may have meant to comment on the post "This Is What Disability Binarism Looks Like" rather than on the About page.
Nice "contact me" page!!
Have you thought about a dog to help with your mobility and to provide emotional support? Check out www.servicedogproject.org and watch pups on www.explore.org. Service dog project has placed dogs with cp people before! Good luck. Loved the article.
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Enjoying the blog very much, Cara. I like that it's "Crazy Crippled Chick," three politically incorrect words in a row.
Viva freedom!
Enjoying your blog, Cara. LIke that it's "Crazy Crippled Chick," three politically-incorrect words in a row.
Viva freedom!
I am really enjoying your blog, and thank you for the insight that you have provided regarding disabilities and ableism. I teach at a university and have many students with disabilities each semester - some more obvious than others. It is helpful for me to have some perspective on what disabled students have to deal with on a daily basis, even in a supposedly 'tolerant' university setting.
Hi, Cara! My name is Tasha and I am a Grad student in Tulsa, Oklahoma. I just wanted to say that I am doing an analytical paper over disability blogs and your blog was recommended. I really enjoyed reading your thoughts and wanted to tell you thank you for sharing. From one disabled person to the next, thank you.
Really enjoying your blog, Cara. And agree with Brendan's comment about the title; I love it. Found you by Googling Anna Stubblefield. As someone with a "disability" myself, and who has done advocacy work for a decade, I applaud your forthright writing and sharing.
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