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...
Sunday, January 30, 2011
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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