I’m lucky. I live in a place where there are playgrounds everywhere. There are two within a very short walk from our place, and probably half a dozen or more within five minutes’ drive, including a very large and pleasant… Read More ›
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I Write Letters
Dear etc, “I have contacted the IAS admin about access to this conference before, as well as about access to the Disability Inclusion seminar, and was rebuffed each time. I am contacting you again in the hope that you have… Read More ›
Quick Hit: medical misinformation in TV-drama leads to bullying at school
Boy taunted after Seven’s Down syndrome gaffe Channel Seven is facing legal action and an advertising boycott after popular show All Saints implied that Down syndrome is caused by incest. Down syndrome groups say that at least one child has… Read More ›
Wednesday quick picks
A peddler of “adorable baby onesies” brings us this playground pimp infant fashion piece. IHNTA. ******************************************************
Beijing Olympics “Volunteers’ Guide” lays into people with disabilities
The Beijing Olympics organisers have released a Volunteers’ Guide for the upcoming Olympics. And the guide has a chapter on volunteering skills, including a guide on how to interact with people with disabilities. This is good, right? Education, sensitivity training,… Read More ›
Femmostroppo Awards for 2007: A Retrospective
Hoyden About Town is pleased to present: The FemmobolshoStroppo Awards: A 2007 Retrospective! You can see the nomination thread here. Bear in mind that this wasn’t a democratic vote. Our idiosyncratic nomination and selection process has resulted in a list… Read More ›
Weekend Links: A Day In The Life
For anyone who is trying to fool themselves that the next generation is inheriting a ‘postfeminist’ world, read Hell On Hairy Legs’ summary of a day in the life of a feminist highschooler. This is what my schedule looks like… Read More ›
BADD: The radical notion that people with disabilities are people, and Australia’s 2020 Summit
This post is a part of Blogging Against Disablism Day. Update: BADD isn’t over yet, but if you want to get a start on reading the posts, check out the roundup at Diary of a Goldfish. For most people, health… Read More ›
Blogging Against Disablism: Mental Illness, Stigmatisation, Coming Out
This is going to be short because if I try and make it a grand narrative I might chicken out of coming out. I am disabled. My disability is invisible. I have a mental illness. I have a disorder of… Read More ›
Then and now: on acuteness and chronicity.
I used to wait until I was sick enough to go to the doctor. Now I wait till I’m well enough to go to the doctor. I used to not mind a long wait, so long as I had plenty… Read More ›
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