Wednesday, August 8, 2012

An Open Letter to Nancy Grace

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Dear Nancy, I am deeply disturbed by your gross ignorance and ableism on an episode of your show, which aired August 7th, 2012.  The epi...
Wednesday, August 1, 2012

"Have you tried counseling?" The Stigma Against Psychiatric Medication

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When you first begin having mental health problems, everyone leaps to recommend counseling.  People rush to send you recommendations for ...
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The Trifecta of Spoons

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I’m sure you all know by now of my deep, undying love of the Spoon Theory by Christine Miserando .  In recent months and years, I’ve expa...
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Thursday, July 26, 2012

On Gratefulness and the 22nd Anniversary of the ADA

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22 years ago, the law that feeds my existence was signed into law.  Two years later, I would be born, and therefore would spend my entire ...
Monday, June 18, 2012

Being Disabled in Public

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So I mentioned in a previous post that I had the privilege of attending a national vigil for people with disabilities who have been murder...
Saturday, May 26, 2012

Sign my petition demanding that Urban Dictionary remove their ableist definition of CEREBRAL LOLSY and implement a policy of removal for all prejudcial content on the site!!

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Urban Dictionary's definition of CEREBRAL LOLSY is cruel, bigoted, and misguided.  Please sign my petition and share with all your frie...
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Wednesday, May 23, 2012

Help! (I Need Somebody, But You Do Too)

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Today, my friend Savannah posted something on her blog , about how she has trouble spelling, remembering numbers, etc.  And she mentioned th...
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