Who Am I To Stop It

Tag: microaggressions

  • Help develop ableist microagressions scale

    Listen to this post:  Shanna K. Kattari is doing some great research. She interviewed me and a bunch of other people recently so she could begin to design a survey around ableist microaggressions. There are some scales and questionnaires around racial and ethnic and other micoaggressions already, but there hasn’t been a formal one around ableism.…

  • Shit people say to service dog handlers (with TBI)

    Listen to this post:  I have a huge fondness for snark. Huge. And snarkily. I’m not a fan of being sarcastic to people just to prove I’m funny or in charge like saying, “Wow, your boyfriend has terrible taste in women! Just kidding!” or “You’re so crazy. You’re fired!” I get that crap. Those are…

  • HeadStrong for Life is our newest sponsor

    Listen to this post:  We are so very proud and excited to announce the newest sponsor of “Who Am I To Stop It” is HeadStrong for Life! Check out the post on this blog from April 9, 2014 about when I got to be part of HeadStrong’s presentation on meaningful projects and activities at the…

  • Shit academics say about access is not inspiring (but the film is)!

    Listen to this post:  Remember to be generous with people who don’t get what you want them to get. With people who try to give you a compliment, but it feels insulting. With people who try to cheer you up when you just want to be heard. With people who try to encourage you about…

  • Microaggressions and brain injury disability

    Listen to this post:  There are lots of stereotypes about people with brain injury: we’re all fixed as soon as we look good physically; we’ll never get better; we’re not smart anymore; we’re lazy about controlling our behavior. Oh, my favorite? If we don’t recover fully, it’s because we didn’t work hard enough. These are…