When I go to a movie theater using my chair or walker, or when I go with wheelchair using friends, we usually can only sit in three or four different spots. In smaller movie theaters, there is often only one spot that can accommodate a wheelchair user, resulting in an awkward dance of politeness or perhaps a duel to the death when - god forbid - there's more than one wheelchair user wanting...
Sunday, July 27, 2014
Thursday, July 24, 2014
The Trouble With Ableist Metaphors
"I was blind to the consequences."
"You need to learn how to stand up for yourself."
"Her pleas fell on deaf ears."
I'm not usually one to language police other people. There are a few terms that I absolutely despise (such as the r-word or "wheelchair bound") that I will usually make a fuss over. Then there are terms like "handicapped" or "special needs" that make my skin crawl, but...
Wednesday, July 2, 2014
R-E-S-P-E-C-T: Find Out What It Means to Me
When I was being forced out of the education program at my school the spring before last, during a two hour meeting with both my adviser for the field experience portion of the program and my overall adviser, I was told, among many other things, that I was, and I quote: "on the verge of being disrespectful to two women in this room who have PhDs in Education".
Disrespectful! They were...
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