Grab-a-Vert: The Game
I’ve taken part in so many cripple political protests that I’ve run out of appendages on which to tabulate them.
March 2020
February 2020
Supreme Court Allows Public Charge Rule Targeting Disabled Immigrants to Move Forward
Advocates argue the rule is "illegal disability discrimination."
January 2020
Access Living Names Karen Tamley CEO
Former Chicago Disability Commissioner will lead the nationally-recognized CIL.
Ervin: The Big Reveal
There are some cripples who can easily get away with appearing not to be crippled at all, at least for a little while. But in the long run, this is always a futile proposition.
December 2019
Disabled Photographer Wins Top Prize in Getty’s Disability Stories Grant
Nolan Ryan Trowe wins with project focused on wheelchair users in Harlem.
Vulnerability Catch 22
To be vulnerable is to be human, so to pretend that you’re not vulnerable is to pretend to be superhuman. And I hate that superhuman cripple stereotype.
October 2019
Lawsuit Alleges ICE Mistreats Disabled Immigrant Detainees
The lawsuit claims disabled immigrant detainees are being denied access to healthcare and mobility equipment.
Disability Advocacy Champion Marca Bristo: 1953 – 2019
The disability community lost one of its best when longtime activist Marca Bristo passed. Looking back at what made her so powerful.
Marxism for Dummies
Socialism is what gets me out of bed every day. If getting me out of bed was left up to the greedy pigs, I’d have no choice but to check into one of the nursing home chains they own, without possibility of parole.
August 2019
The Winter of My Discontent
So in cold weather I was spending an increasing amount of time hiding indoors. And I’m really susceptible to cabin fever, so that sucked big-time. Then I’d give myself the old blower pep talk.
