October 2011
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Well, gee, KU, thanks for COMPLETELY IGNORING...
Just filled out survey for dining services. Gender options were only male and female, not even “I prefer not to disclose.” and there was absolutely nothing about accessibility. Considering that the elevator pathway is almost always blocked by large racks, I think that’s something they need to think about….gahh. KU, I am disappointed in you.
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Mayor Bloomberg’s Top Five Reasons for Screwing...
m-o-ckup:
“[Wheelchair accessible vehicle] suspension is much worse, so the average person riding in them finds them really uncomfortable.”
Because, you know, when one thinks comfort, one thinks New York City Taxi Cab. Who wants to mess with that kind of luxury?
“You just can’t take a wheelchair out into the street and try and hail a cab.”
They’re banning wheelchairs on streets now?!
“A...
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If you're dressing up for Halloween today, please...
mylifeasafeminista:
Just in case this isn’t self explanatory, let me give some examples of things to avoid:
Racism - Costumes that attempt to represent another culture or race are offensive; you should definitely not be dressing up as a Native American, an Arab, a geisha, etc.
Sexism and/or misogyny - If your costume in any way communicates the message that women are inferior or that violence...
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Sooo..muuch..paaain
hip-hophippie:
I have the sharpest pain in my right leg. It hurts sooo bad -___-’ [I wish I could take it off and leave it sitting around somewhere]. What makes it worse, is that I’ll have to carry books and walk a long distance to class AND its cold outside which will make complications even worse. I hate everything right now.
oh how well I know that feeling. *hugs* to you.
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A:TLA fandom, can we please stop with the "LOL...
ayries:
I mean the word ‘crazy’ makes me pretty uncomfortable at any time, but using it to refer to a character who is actually mentally ill?
I mean. I’m used to people using it as a sort of generic insult or w/e. But with Azula people pretty obviously mean it to actually mean, you know, her mental illness, and that seems kinda a step above if you know what I mean.
NEWSFLASH! Calling people...
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“We poor wretches are better than the jabberers.”
– Wretches and Jabberers
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Occupy Disability/Decolonize Disability! →
nicocoer:
For people with disabilities to share experiences, news, information, and resources on being a part of- and making more accessible- the Occupy/Decolonize Wall Street movement and those in solidarity.
I couldn’t believe no one had made one yet! So I did.
I’m an admin! Woot!
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Occupy/Decolonize & disability: some raw thoughts
queershoulder:
Bayeria Friends, a genuine & earnest question: What are some ways for folks who can’t physically be at #occupyoakland & #occupysf to still pitch in/help out right now? Or ways for folks to pitch in that involve minimal physical presence (dropping supplies off but not staying out in the streets for a long time, for example)? Lefty politico friends, some genuine &...
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Hyperbole and a Half: Adventures in Depression →
I’ve always wanted to not give a fuck. While crying helplessly into my pillow for no good reason, I would often fantasize that maybe someday I could be one of those stoic badasses whose emotions are mostly comprised of rock music and not being afraid of things. And finally - finally - after a lifetime of feelings and anxiety and more feelings, I didn’t have any feelings left. I had spent my...
“Be daring, be different, be impractical, be anything that will assert integrity...”
– Cecil Beaton (via Katie at dailycrushes.blogspot.com/)
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I don't like complaining about my CP
Does baclofen work for you? I’ve thought about going on it from time to time…
cpmatters:
This is exactly how I felt after trying out a medication (for Parkinson’s)… I stopped taking as it was ineffective. My biceps got so painful afterwards it scared me to make any sudden move (ex: jerking backward). I notice it still occurs from time to time…
There was this one terrible moment...
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My little ableist friend (I don't really have a... →
hey, that’s mine! always makes my day when I see someone repost something I wrote :)
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Do you think it is cruel to keep severely... →
In response to this: http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AsUS240ZNoYO6AFDtkftJn_YDH1G;_ylv=3?qid=20111025144024AA3UFQf
The perverted snarkasm is so wonderful I can’t even express my feelings right now. Can you see why he’s my boyfriend? <3
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SO for a writeup of our observations in an...
We apparently had to compare it to OUR OWN GENERAL ED CLASSROOM IN THAT GRADE.
…..wtf? who’s to say that EVERYONE was IN a gen ed classroom in (in the case of my writeup) second grade? god forbid those SPECIAL ED kids actually GROW UP AND GO TO COLLEGE.
….I mean I WAS in a gen ed classroom in second grade or I guess an inclusive classroom since it did include students with...
Reblog if you want your followers to put their...
cpmeanscrazyperson:
This ought to be interesting…..
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Unpacking Questions →
This is seriously one of the most brilliant things in the history of brilliant things. Written by my friend Toby who is seriously awesome. Be expecting quotes from this posted all night.
Warning, the text is red on a blue-ish background which may make it hard to read for some.
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Why hello there, worst anxiety I've had in a long...
You are not wanted, so GO THE FUCK AWAY.
Womanhood Beyond Wheels →
cpmatters:
Let’s work together - Join Womanhood Beyond Wheels :)
The crucial part of empowerment is to dare to empower ourselves, and to take steps to become integrated in new contexts within the society. It is important that many of us women with disabilities take active part in other organisations and movements. We all need to become good effective lobbyists, maybe using our various...
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Occupy Autism Speaks →
One of the most important points Ari Ne’eman made, both in his keynote address at the AASCEND conference last weekend and in conversations we were both part of during the conference, is that people with autism and our families are best served by avoiding thinking ourselves as a niche community with needs that are completely distinct from the disability community in general.
It makes no sense...
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044. I'm a hypochondriac.
lythweird:
Definition: pertaining to or suffering from hypochondria, an excessive preoccupation with and worry about one’s health, usually focusing on some particular symptom, such as cardiac or gastric problems. Hypochondriacs become unduly alarmed about any physical symptoms they detect, no matter how minor the symptom may be. They are convinced that they have or are about to have a serious...
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“Locating the problems of social injustice in the world, rather than in our...”
– Eli Clare - “Stolen Bodies, Reclaimed Bodies” (via cpmatters)
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“In my womb, lives a diagnosis, a fetus with ductape covering her mouth and eyes....”
– The Evolution of a Crip: Geography, Part 1
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Anime and Comics: Reasons why I think Ableism is... →
fullmetalblogger:
Everyone, even those with similar disabilities or diagnoses are all different extremes and it affects them differently. They also all handle it differently. I have Cerebral Palsy but I can’t sit here and pretend I understand what it’s like to be a wheelchair user or someone who uses mobility aids…
Reblog if you are always willing to help a...
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deliciously subversive: Your favorite online... →
cripqueer:
delisubthefemmecub:
So I’m putting together an Ableism for Allies workshop for my job as a Social Justice Peer Educator. And I’ve been seeking out a lot of my own sources and thinking/talking about how best to run these workshops.
And then I remembered that I have this enormously amazing crew of followers who could…
Hi delisub, I’m in the middle of a pain flareup, but here’s a...
Occupy Autism Speaks →
yellow-eyeballs:
Hell. Yes.
Join the movement!
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“It’s a very common experience among people with chronic physical illness –...”
– -The Disability Hierarchy 4: Diagnosis Matters
Ties in to my earlier post about using hypochondria to dismiss people.
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“There’s a girl who gives a shit behind this wall.”
– Wish You Were Here by Avril Lavigne
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Womanhood Beyond Wheels →
cpmatters:
This page is only a couple of days old so there’s not much, but together we can turn it into something bigger :)
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“Ableism must be included in our analysis of oppression and in our conversations...”
– Mia Mingus, Moving Toward the Ugly: A Politic Beyond Desirability (via countercourant)
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panasonicyouth:
no ooootther rooooooaaadddd
no ooottthhheerrrrr waayyyyyyyyyyyy
no day
but
toooddddaaaayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy
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Disabled?
cpmatters:
Quyên Ngô I don’t understand why some people say they are disabled and calling themselves a “disabled” person/woman/man/etc…
Kristy - Can you give a more specific example pf wjat you mean? Is this in general you are asking or because of the article I posted below?
Quyên - Kimberly wrote “Became disabled” in her description is one example. There are others who say they are...
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Because women with disabilities are..... →
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Flutterfly Invasion: Um. →
It’s not just you. I don’t like how they keep so close tabs on you either. But for this semester anyway I’m just an associate member because I’m drowning in stress and there’s no way I could commit THAT much time to something right now.
cpmatters:
I was in the program before and I felt to be the only volunteer with a physical disability. I don’t like how it...
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Changing the Framework: Disability Justice →
We cannot fight for liberation without a deep, clear understanding of disability, ableism and disability justice. The bodies of our communities are under siege by forces that leverage violence and ableism at every turn. Ableism is connected to all of our struggles because it undergirds notions of whose bodies are considered valuable, desirable and disposable. How do we build across our...
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Um.
So yeah, I just basically was forced to lie on my application for the Best Buddies chapter on my campus. It asked if you have an intellectual or developmental disability…….um, CP IS a developmental disability, all the websites I just looked at say so. I clicked yes but then it tried to make me a buddy, i.e, one of the intellectually disabled people we are paired up with....
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summitofk2:
“But basically… most people (and therefore most people involved in this movement) fundamentally don’t grasp that disabled people are people. They’ll deny it, and they may believe they think we’re people, but their actions treat us differently than their words do. Even people who are against capitalist greed in theory, have usually not worked out that part of capitalism is valuing...
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A Supermodel With Lupus: Wheelchair Chronicles #16 →
supermodelrevealed:
My daughter was sick recently and had to go to the ER. I tried to walk with my cane but the pain in my legs were growing worse so I decided to get my wheelchair from the trunk of the car.
I wheeled myself back in the hospital with my daughter. I was joking and laughing with her as I usually do,…
