This Is What Disability Binarism Looks Like

I exist on the grey area of disability, the part where things are neither black nor white.  I am neither wholly visibly disabled, nor wholly invisibly disabled.  I walk on my own, and yet, I use a wheelchair.  More people are with me in the grey area than you think.  Not everything...

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To Parents of Children With Cerebral Palsy

Dear parents of children with cerebral palsy: Your child with CP may not ever walk. They may not ever talk. And that's okay.  Because your child will be able to: Communicate in whatever way they can Move around their environment in whatever way is best for them (which may change at times) Learn many things, both inside and outside the classroom Appreciate the smaller victories in life Develop...

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Am I Fucking Crippled Enough For You Now?

All my life I've been told I'm not crippled enough.  No, you can't have a wheelchair that's paid for by insurance, because you can walk.  No, we won't set you up with vocational rehab before high school like we're supposed to because you're smart and besides, what can voc rehab really do for you anyway?  You need to stand up and teach, because you can, never mind how...

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Why I Am Against Autism Speaks

I was criticized yesterday for wanting an organization I have been heavily involved in for four years to join in on the twitter bomb against Autism Speaks.  I was told that, from an organizational standpoint, it would better to promote something, to be FOR rather than against something. Well, from an organizational standpoint, there are many organizations that have signed onto the Autistic...

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