The Inspiration Porn is Out of Control
Inspiration porn is out of control. Disabled people are being violated daily by those without disabilities. Our right to consent over our bodies and our wishes
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Disability Rights
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Don’t “Just Say Hi” to Me…Just Fuck Off Instead
Disabled people are not special snowflakes that need you to say hi to them to make yourself feel better. We are human beings with complex emotions just like everyone else. So if you wouldn’t say hi to a non-disabled person, don’t bother saying hi to me.
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Handling Childhood Bullies When You’re All Grown Up
For people who have been bullied as children, especially in school, adding people you went to school with on social media can often be a challenging process.
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The Damaging History of Being Called “Inspiring”
Disabled people have long been called objects of inspiration. We need to change the dialogue to show that while some people can be inspiring, it is not because they get out of bed each day.
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Why You Shouldn’t Touch Disabled People (or Anyone) Without Permission
I recently saw an article from a few years ago re-emerge in my Facebook feed. I instantly knew I was not going to like the article, which I apparently (luckily)…
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My Experience with #AccessEquality at The Neon in Dayton, OH
It is the first day of celebrating access equality, and one of the ways to do that is through sharing our stories facing access barriers. By using the Facebook page…
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Celebrate Access Equality on September 26
Join us on September 26, as we celebrate access equality for everyone regardless of disability.
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Target Shows it is Easy to Include People with Disabilities
It’s time to go back to school, and that means retailers like Target are rolling out their back-to-school videos. I happened to catch one of their new commercials when it…
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Is it Ever Okay to be an Inspiration?
Most people with disabilities find it problematic to be called an inspiration. Is it ever okay? It truly depends on the context.
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Activists with Disabilities Say #NothingWithoutUs
Activists in the disability community are changing the dialogue from nothing about us without us to simply saying nothing without us when it comes to inclusion in the media.