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Memories Of Disability Rights Protests And Police Officers

May 8th, 2009

I am a disability rights activist. I have encountered police officers at various protests I was at. Often, they just stood in line, chatting with us. Other times, they arrested us. By and large, it was good fun, but more importantly, we often got results.

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I Use A Wheelchair. Does That Make Me Wheelchair-Bound?

May 8th, 2009

Every time I do a disability awareness presentation, we devote some time to "using the right words". I'm far from being Politically Correct (PC) for the sake of being PC, but the fact remains, language has undeniable power. One expression that is used often enough which I wish faded out of people's consciousness is "wheelchair bound".

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Public's Attitudes - Blogging Against Disablism Day 2009

May 1st, 2009

Disablism. Attitudes. It's insidious, really. Sometimes disablism happens when you don't really expect it, and someone looking from the outside wouldn't see it. And it tends to happen so often that many of us with disabilities tune it out. I was at the grocery store last week and something happened that broke through my mental "idiocy filter".

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