There has been a disturbing flurry of incidents breaking out lately about school staff abusing disabled students. The latest one involves an autistic student being PUT INSIDE A DUFFEL BAG with the drawstring pulled tight OUT IN THE HALLWAY. With gym balls. Like he was no better than a piece of gym equipment.
You know what the most disturbing, terrifying part of all these abuse...
Friday, December 23, 2011
Tuesday, December 20, 2011
Visible vs. Invisible
Warning: This is going to be a long, probably discombobulated post in which I word vomit a lot of thoughts I have on "visible" vs. "invisible" disabilities.
There's been a lot of talk 'round the disability community lately about "visible" vs. "invisible" disabilities. From the way some people talk, you'd think you could take a big fat Sharpie marker and draw a thick black line separating...
Saturday, October 29, 2011
Sweet Is the Melody
"Sweet is the melody, so hard to come by It's so hard to make every note bend just right You lay down the hours and leave not one trace but a tune for the dancing is there in its place."-Sweet is the Melody by Aselin Debison
Hey hey, it's time for the October Disability Blog Carnival! Considering it's snowing where I live, it doesn't feel much like fall, but nevertheless it is...
Update on the blog carnival
I psoted this a few days ago but just realized I accidentally posted it on Palsy Snark instead - oopsies! Um, so the blog carnival is obviously late going up. I have been having a lot of issues with my mental health lately and just haven't had the spoons, but I will start compiling the carnival now and hopefully will have it up by the end of the week! Thank you all for your...
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
Little Things That Piss Me Off
To the girl who yanked her friend out of the way by her backpack straps when she saw me on my scooter heading in their direction. To her friend who then looked at me and went "Oh my god, I'm so sorry!" like she had committed a horrendous crime:
I use a wheelchair. It is a mobility aid. It is not a monstrous machine barreling, out of control, towards you, intent on flattening...
Why hello there, Blogger.
It has been a long time, hasn't it? I've been busy cheating on Blogger with Tumblr, but never fear, I will always come back to Blogger when I have something of actual length to say. Which, sad to say, hasn't been lately. Such is the life of a college student.
ANYWAY. I'm hosting the October Disability Blog Carnival! Pieces of the June one are still languishing in my...
Monday, August 22, 2011
Post
every discussionevery essay, every poemevery scrap and morsel of languagei search for herthe one who CANthe one who rides her scooter feeling like a fraudbecause she gets up and walksthe one who knows her crutchescould be tossed awayand for the most part,she'd be okaybut just okaythe one who can passcan do everythingwho knows she'llmost likely never end up institutionalizeddoesn't have to rely on...
Wednesday, August 10, 2011
CP in a Jar
Inspired by A Jar of Autism.
What would it be like if I could scoop my CP up and put it in a jar like that little blue flame that Hermione jars in Harry Potter? It would be a fairly high commodity, I would think. After all, if you bought CP In A Jar, you would get all those “special” accommodations, like being able to type all your notes and being able to leave class five minutes...
Sunday, July 10, 2011
Cerebral Palsy Is.....
In the style of Being Autistic Is... and What Epilepsy Is...Cerebral palsy isn't just "bum legs". CP is being accused of "always being tired".CP is consciously coordinating your muscles for every little task.CP is falling over, and then having people step on you (literally and figuratively).CP is being asked intrusive questions about your mobility aids.CP is being accused of being lazy when you're...
Sunday, July 3, 2011
Woah, wait, another blog?!
I have now created my THIRD blog, a Tumblr called Flutterfly Invasion. Again, I will still be posting on Butterfly Dreams and Palsy Snark, but the Tumblr will be used more for bits and pieces, odds and ends, as well as things that DON'T directly relate to disability, although there will be some of that, too. So check it out and have fun! The June DBC will be up soon. ...
Thursday, June 23, 2011
The Carnival is Coming! The Carnival is Coming!
OK, so I'm hosting the June Disability Blog Carnival, as you may know already. And the theme is community. I WOULD REALLY LIKE SUBMISSIONS BY THE 25TH, BUT I WILL EXTEND THE DUE DATE IF NECESSARY. So far only one person has submitted a post. So.....get writing! Pleas...
Monday, June 20, 2011
Redefining Inclusion
I think we need to redefine inclusion.
Many people seem to have this inaccurate, and frankly, kind of bizarre, notion of what inclusion actually is. Case in point: this wonderful post about an ignorant teacher from Robert Rummel-Hudson, whose daughter, Schuyler, has a rare disability called Bilateral Perisylvian Polymicrogyria.
"...it was as if the concept of inclusion meant that Schuyler...
Monday, May 30, 2011
(Blog) Carnival Ride
Well, after hosting the Disability Blog Carnival back in February, I'm back for another round. I'm hosting the June Disability Blog Carnival and the theme, I've decided, is going to be community. How does a disability community, or the lack of, affect you? How do you define a disability community? I'm excited to read all your posts! I'm a bit late in getting the announcement...
Friday, May 20, 2011
Self-Care is a B*tch
I never thought too much about self care before I went to college. Sure, some aspects of self care were more difficult for me, but I had been completely independent in all my self-care activities since my mid teens. Surely self care wouldn't be difficult for me in college, after all, I took care of myself every day. I didn't need a personal assistant like some of my friends, I could...
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
New bloggy things!
Hey all,
I would like to direct your attention to a brand new blog project cooked up by me and my friend Kyle. No worries, I'll still be posting on Butterfly Dreams, but I'll ALSO be posting over there on Palsy Snark. It's similar to this blog, except each post deals with a specific issue and has both of us awesome palsy people commenting on it. Sometimes we agree, sometimes we...
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
My Little Ableist Friend
Please note that this is my post for Blogging Against Disablism Day 2011 :) Happy BADD, everyone!I have a confession to make.I am an ableist.Yeah, that's right, Spaz Girl, Miss Out-and-Proud-Disabled, Miss Cripple Power, is an ableist.It's a dirty little secret of mine. It's a little voice in the back of my head that I carry around with me all day, and can't get rid of, no matter how hard I try....
Monday, April 18, 2011
BADD to the Bone!!!!!!!!
It's that time of year again, folks! Springtime, flowers, finals......and of course, BADD!!!What is BADD? BADD stands for Blogging Against Disablism Day. Every May 1st, the awesome Goldfish hosts BADD, a collection of posts all relating to disablism/ableism in one form or another. For those of...
Friday, March 25, 2011
What I Want You to Be Aware of on CP Awareness Day
Today, March 25th, is Cerebral Palsy Awareness Day. As a CPer, here are some things I want you to be aware of:Many of the videos on Youtube dealing with CP Awareness Day focus on research. I want you to be aware that I do not want research. I do not want a cure. My body is perfectly whole just the way it is. I have had CP all my life, and I don't know any other life. For me, this is normal,...
Sunday, March 6, 2011
Cerebral Palsy Awareness Day: March 25
Spaz in solidarity with me, my friends. I have just discovered that March 25th is Cerebral Palsy Awareness Day. This is an excellent opportunity for the world to hear our voices and realize the particular issues that individuals with CP face. I've started a campaign on Twitter - retweet #cpawarenessday to show your support and we could get some major awareness going! Also, I was thinking of making...
Sunday, February 13, 2011
Able Privilege Checklist
I stumbled across the Thin Privilege Checklist today and practically fell over in glee. It's perfect, absolutely perfect, and it's based on the White Privilege Checklist by Peggy McIntosh, which is equally brilliant. I found several checklists of Able-Bodied Privilege here, here and here. However, I figured I'd have a go at it. Note that my checklist is written in the second person, as in "you"...
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
On Bullying and Disability
I'm in the middle of writing a post about my experience at this year's Reelabilities Film Festival, but the words aren't coming to me lately. And another issue has come to my attention that is much more serious and that I feel I need to talk about.In the past week, two of my friends have been the target of nasty, cruel, disablist/ableist cyber-bullying, one on Formspring, and one on Youtube. Needless...
Sunday, January 30, 2011
Looking Back On The Road Behind Me
And looking to the long road ahead. This is an essay I wrote for a friend of mine who, as part of her internship in the Disability Services Office, is putting together a booklet for high school students transitioning to college. Once I sat down to write it, it just flowed. Transition to college (and people writing about it) seems to be a theme in my life lately, and I think it might be the universe's...
Monday, January 17, 2011
Nitty Gritty Dirty Little Freaks!
Hey all, I would like to formally extend my warmest welcome to the first Disability Blog Carnival of 2011!! I'm your host, Spaz Girl! In case anyone is keeping track, this would be DBC #73. The theme for this month was Let Your Freak Flag Fly and I would like to sincerely thank all the bloggers who unabashadly let their freak flags fly this month! Shall we get on with the blogging, then?We start...
Saturday, January 8, 2011
On Being A Cripple
Title taken from Nancy Mairs' essay, "On Being A Cripple", all credit for the title goes to her and her wonderful writing.People shudder when they hear me call myself a cripple. "Don't say that." they say. "Don't you ever call yourself a cripple. You're not a cripple." What people don't understand is that cripple is a term of pride, a way of defining ourselves, a way of taking back words previously...
Monday, January 3, 2011
Disability Blog Carnival: second call for submissions
I meant to post this on New Year's Day but time got away from me. As you may already be aware, I'm hosting the January Disability Blog Carnival. The theme I have chosen is LET YOUR FREAK FLAG FLY, and the deadline is January 17th, although I'm flexible with the days. Head over to my original post on the topic for more info on that. Happy blogging...
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