Life with a Disability is Seriously Expensive
Life with a disability is not about taking handouts. It is seriously expensive, and I break down the costs.
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When my PCA Started Abusing Me for Being LGBT
When my PCA found out I was a member of the LGBT community she started abusing me. This is quite common and rarely spoke about by the disability community.
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Some People with Disabilities ARE Prevented from Getting Married and Here’s Why
I answer concerns, criticisms, and misunderstandings about the marriage penalty affecting some people with disabilities.
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Trans People are Angry About Sophia’s Portrayal on OITNB
From portraying her as a misogynist to misgendering her consistently, there’s so many problems with the writing of Sophia in season three of OITNB.
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Disabled Geeks: Improve Representation of Disability in Wikis
Join filmmaker, Dominick Evans, and Alice Wong of the Disability Visibility Project in improving the Wikis of disabled characters in comics.
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Lack of Accessibility on Twitch Leaves People with Disabilities Out of E3
People who rely on closed captioning were unable to participate in the E3 press conferences this year, due to lack of accessibility on Twitch.
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The Implications of Comparing Rachel Dolezal to being Transgender
There is simply no comparison between culturally appropriating black culture, and being honest about your gender identity.
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Celebrating Mother’s Day When Your Mother Hates You
I find holidays to be the most difficult time for me. When you are separated from your family, especially because they do not accept you, holidays take on a new…
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When Parents Emotionally Blackmail their LGBT Children
It was 2003 when I had the last meaningful conversation with my mother. Our relationship was antagonistic since my birth. In her journal about my early development, she wrote about…
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My Disability Isn’t What “Disables” Me…
is not my actual disability that I find disabling. It is all the other things, around me, like the physical barriers and the monetary barriers, I face.