disability studies
Once Again, Jail and Bail Fundraisers aren’t cool
As I wrote back in April, fundraisers that “arrest” and “jail” volunteers for fundraising purposes are tasteless and outrageous. Imagine my shock and dismay when I arrived at church this morning to find that the rector has agreed to have a “warrant” put out for a fundraiser for Muscular Dystrophy Association (aka “Jerry’s Kids”) hosted [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Hot off the Presses: The Encyclopedia of American Disability History
via Disability Studies, Temple U.
Just in time for my senior seminar on Disability History!
New Feminist Disability Blog Launched
via Our Bodies Our Blog. According to their About section:
“FWD/Forward is a group blog written by feminists with disabilities. It is a place to discuss disability issues and the intersection between feminism and disability rights activism. The content here ranges from basic information which is designed to introduce people who are new to disability [...]
Stephen Hawking: Not Dead, Still British.
via Disability Studies, Temple U.:
Brilliant article. The comments are even better [okay, some of them are disablist but others are right on]. No wonder the folks across the pond think Americans are clueless. I hope Penny will send me a button.
Logo at left is from the disability rights advocacy group Not Dead Yet. Yes, [...]
Psycho Donuts: Q’est-ce que c’est?
via The Trouble with Spikol. There’s a donut shop in Northern California that uses mental illness and an insane asylum as it’s theme. Here’s a sampling of news stories from Fox News, AOL, and ABC News. In addition to naming donuts after various mental illnesses and brain conditions (e.g. “bipolar donut” [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 2 so far )Tenured Radical on Dis/Ability
Another insightful post from Tenured Radical — I guess my nagging about the word “crazy” worked!
It’s amazing to me why wealthy liberal arts colleges like Zenith have fewer resources for students with disabilities than state universities. Is this an extension of benefits offered in public K-12 schools? Or veterans benefits (we are seeing a number [...]
More sexist crap from the left
via Feminist Law Professors. So Sarah Palin resigned, so does she deserve this? I think not. It’s not just the doods doing this. See Maureen Dowd in today’s NYT.
For a nice commentary on the sexism and ableism in all this, see this post from Women’s Health News.
Media dis&dat: AMA says there’s no more need to research link between vaccines, autism
Media dis&dat: AMA says there’s no more need to research link between vaccines, autism.
Because there isn’t one! The real danger is that vaccine rates have dropped to the point where childhood diseases are reappearing. I hope this puts the issue to rest, but given the tenacity of crackpot erroneous theories on the Web, I doubt [...]
Nixon and Abortion
Yesterday’s New York Times reported on a newly released Nixon tape that reveals the president’s private thoughts on abortion. Although the President made no public statements about the Roe v. Wade decision, he made the following private statements on January 22, 1973, the day the decision was handed down (audio file here):
Nixon worried that greater [...]
Blogging Against Disabilism, One Day Late
Things have been quite frantic in Knitting Clio land, so I plumb forgot to write a blog post yesterday. Here is a round up of on-time posts from Diary of a Goldfish.
My contributions will be brief. I’m excited about NAMI-CT’s Keep the Promise blog. This Tuesday, May 5th, is Mental Health Awareness Day at [...]
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