Month: December 2016

  • Support Sara Willig for Graduate School and Assistive Tech

    Listen to this post:  If I had a dime for every time someone–liberal, progressive, conservative, or undecided–made comments about people with disabilities needing to be more productive, contribute more, and not be benefits moochers! I would divvy up a lotta dimes to a lot of people who could maybe claw their way out of the poverty most…

  • Especially good reasons to not say “special needs”

    Listen to this post: I’m gonna come right out and say it:  I don’t like euphemisms. I love the words “can’t,” “hate,” and “no.” I’m a fan of throwing my hands over my ears and yelping, “I’m done! It’s loud!” and running out of the room as opposed to mulling about in painful noise and…

  • The Hollywood Theatre and movie access

    Listen to this post: I talk and write a lot about accessibility and its part in social justice movements. Accessibility is also great for entertainment, news, and just generally being informed and involved. But it’s still so elusive how to get more people and companies on board, especially people who subscribe whole-heartedly to a pull…

  • Disability Visibility Project on Patreon

    Listen to this post:  Three cheers for the Disability Visibility Project! Now you can cheer for the DVP and cheer them on every month by signing up for regular donations on Patreon. It could be as little $1 a month. Or you can become a Top Cat (illustrated on their page by, of course, a…

  • Name the ableism in our recent election

    Listen to this post:  No secrets here. I’m not in support of the white nationalism espoused by the people being picked to come into the next White House. I’ve been listening to and reading a lot of arguments and speculations about why Hillary didn’t get elected. So far, every one from the left has rung…