One of the things that has gotten a lot of disability advocates angry over the last several years is the way disabled people are portrayed in the media. Be it on tv, in movies, and in writing. Last year, I read a book series I really began to love. I won't name it, but it's … Continue reading Disability Language in Writing
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Self Publishing vs Traditional Publishing While Disabled
For the past few months I've been working on my debut novel. I've mentioned it here a few times and people have been asking me if I plan to self publish it or go the traditional route of getting an agent and a publisher. I have researched both extensively and chosen to.....self publish not because … Continue reading Self Publishing vs Traditional Publishing While Disabled
Service Animal Etiquette
I've been seeing a lot of debates lately about service animals and fake service animals so I decided to give a little insight from someone who spent 12 years with a service dog and has had quite a long list of experiences to talk about. This is Diamond. She was my service dog for 12 … Continue reading Service Animal Etiquette
Internalized Ableism
Internalized Ableism is something all disabled people struggle with. What is Internalized Ableism? Well to understand Internalized Ableism first you need to understand ableism and why it is bad. Ableism at it's core is the belief that abled people are better than disabled people and that to be disabled is undoubtedly wrong in some way. … Continue reading Internalized Ableism
We Don’t Owe You A Goddamn Thing
I've been contemplating how to write this blog for a few days. Instinctively I find myself wheeling on eggshells over this topic when I really shouldn't. As disabled people we're expected to answer everyone's questions with a smile, always be polite even when people are being rude and offensive and we're expected to never show … Continue reading We Don’t Owe You A Goddamn Thing
Things Abled People Have Said to Disabled People Part 3
Ya'll asked for it and here it is: Things Abled People Have Said to Disabled People Part 3: Do you have a license to drive that thing? Have you ever gotten a speeding ticket in that thing? Who'd you piss off to end up in that thing? Why aren't you walking yet? Well, you know, … Continue reading Things Abled People Have Said to Disabled People Part 3
Exclusion at Inclusion Events
When an event talks about nothing but how inclusive it is abled people kind of assume that everyone is going to be accepted there. Often times for disabled people that's not what happens though. For disabled people a lot of things go into what is considered accessible and accessibility means something different for each and … Continue reading Exclusion at Inclusion Events
Things Abled People Have Said to Disabled People (Part 2)
Hey ya'll, My first Things Abled People Have Said to Disabled People was such a big hit I decided to do it again. So here's part 2: If you just prayed hard enough you could walk. While walking in my braces at a hospital one of the valet drivers started yelling, "Run Forrest, run!" at … Continue reading Things Abled People Have Said to Disabled People (Part 2)
Things Abled People Have Said To Disabled People
I grew up disabled in an abled world. I didn't have many disabled friends and often times the abled people around me didn't know how to handle me. I think a lot of people think of the hardest cases of disability when they hear the world "disabled". I've personally seen people's faces drop when they … Continue reading Things Abled People Have Said To Disabled People
