When Nobody Believes You About Being Sick
CN: brief mention of getting sick I have never hesitated to talk about the abusive home that I grew up in, but there are so many parts of growing up…
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Stop Excluding Your Disabled Relatives – It’s Ableist
One of the most egregious things my family ever did to me was exclude me. I was born with a neuromuscular disability, which is progressive. What that means is that…
Wheelchair Users and Devotees – Why Devotees Are Ableist
Disabled sex and sexuality is vastly misunderstood. As a physically disabled wheelchair-using person, I’ve experienced the best and worst when it comes to sex, dating, and relationships. This after a…
Disabled People & Mentors
Growing up disabled is not easy in a world that doesn’t recognize disabled people as valuable to society. In fact, depending on your experience it can be quite hard to…
Trump’s Budget and the AHCA will Greatly Harm Disabled Folks
The budget that Trump is proposing, and replacing the ACA with the AHCA, will both lead to many disabled people being put in nursing homes or they will end up dead.
Police Brutality and Disability: When You Can’t Comply
Should the lives of those unable to comply with police commands be valued less? Having understanding for the fact compliance isn’t always possible or feasible.
In 2014, President Obama Did Something for LGBT Disabled Americans
For the first time in American history, the president acknowledged that LGBT disabled people exist, and have unique needs and issues that need to be addressed.
Recognizing Non-White Disabled Voices on This Historic Capitol Crawl Anniversary
On this day of disability history, let us recognize the many disabled people who are fighting for equality, and are often excluded because they are not white.
Felicity Smoak…When TV Characters Uphold the Harmful Disability Narrative
The Arrow writer’s room desperately needs a wheelchair user to help them tell accurate stories about using a wheelchair…or I should say, it did need such a person. By now,…
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.