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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To the People Shaming Fat People…
When I was a little kid, I was always the smallest person in my class. I was very short, and having scoliosis made me even shorter. I also was very…
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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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What Saying you Don’t Approve of Being LGBT Really Means
I have spent most of my life disappointing someone within it, and it has taken me many years to realize that is on them. I am a disappointment because I…
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The Dangers of Outing People Who are Transgender
Right now, I live somewhere between people knowing me and obscurity. This means that while thousands of people online know I am a mostly out trans man, in my everyday…
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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.