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.
December 2019
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.
June 2019
Crip Generation Gap
When you played with your favorite childhood dolls, did you ever wish those dolls were crippled like you?
April 2019
Googling Stereotypes
I wanted to write about the overly-medicalized stereotypical images of caregiving a lot of people carry around in their heads, so I entered the word “caregiver” into a search engine and then clicked images.
February 2019
The Secret to My Longevity
By the time the end of June rolls around, I will be either 63 years old or dead. I’m betting hard on the former.
December 2018
Very Special Effects
Even when I do see crippled characters in movies and on TV shows, they still don’t look anything like me.
October 2018
Jumping the Cure Line
I imagine there is some set of etiquette rules that cripples are supposed to follow when lining up for treatments and cures, eh?
