I was asked to write a post about ableism in Pantsuit Nation to be shared with their members. I don’t have the spoons to write a separate post for Disability Day of Mourning as well, so I am using the text of that post here. (Edited to add: Pantsuit Nation has opted not to publish …
Disability, Choice, & the Right to Exist (for #DDOM) Read More »
“Would you bind my feet?” I was on my laptop in my living room entering grades into my online gradebook. Basically working from home for free (as usual…that’s #teacherlife for you, right?) on a warm weekday afternoon. The kids were afoot as they always were: my youngest daughter snuggled against my back as we sat …
Lessons from Imperial China, for Disability Day of Mourning (#DDoM) Read More »
This post is about Disability Day of Mourning. But before I can post about that, I need to share something else first. I promise you it will make sense when I tie it all together. (At least it makes sense in my head…) When I think back about some of my thoughts (and comments) from …
STOP KILLING US/Disability Day of Mourning/#Disabled Lives Matter/#DDOM Read More »
I have blogged more over the past few weeks than I typically blog in a year. Some people are “stress eaters.” I wonder if I’m a “stress blogger?” I hope to break that habit; I don’t want to blog only when something is wrong. But…something IS wrong. Around 4:00 PM today I learned that 6 …
(To learn about what “Autistics Speaking Day” is, click here.) This is my very first Autistic Speaking Day! And true to form, I’m writing this in the evening, the day of (it’s all about that time agnosia). I have no idea if it will be able to be included, but I’ll try anyway.) 😉 Several months …
Speaking Truth to Power: Autistics Speaking Day! Read More »
“Who Really Cares About All This?” I Do. She didn’t mean any harm, this nice woman who is the parent of one of my children’s classmates. I’d contacted her to respond to (yet another) query asking several parents to consider volunteering at a particular time of day. I gently explained that while I was happy …
Yesterday I read a blog post written by the Caffeinated Autistic. It is short, but I suggest that you read it: (http://thecaffeinatedautistic.wordpress.com/2013/11/26/i-am-tired-tw-for-institutionalization-abuse-murder-dehumanization/). It really makes you think and I am grateful to her for sharing and for having the courage to not conform to the “status quo” even if doing so would be “easier.” In …
