A lot of people are writing about their choices, whether it be to use person first language (Person with a disability, person with a wheelchair) or identity first language (disabled person, blind person etc.) I wanted to make a post about the choices I make with regard to language, both for myself and on feminist sonar. As an individual ,… Read more →
This year at Gen Con I have the honor of being what is called an Industry Insider. I’m going to be on a bunch of panels talking about lots of things, and I’ll be wandering around running Dead Scare and talking to people about disability in games. Well, I’ll be wheeling. But it’s the same thing. So if you want… Read more →
Read this whole post – Contest rules are AT THE END. A Caveat: I am the community manager for storium.com, but they’re not paying me to write this piece. I’m writing it because I love where I work, and how it has helped me. A little over a year ago a friend of mine talked me into joining her on… Read more →
I am angry at Stephen Hawking and after you finish this article, I hope you’ll understand why. During an interview which was released this past Wednesday, Hawking stated that were he no longer to contribute to society, or if he became a burden, he would consider assisted suicide. There’s a major problem with Hawking making a statement like this…. Read more →
About a year and a half ago now I moved into a house in the suburbs. When one of our neighbors came by to welcome us to the neighborhood, they came with some gifts. A nice bottle of champagne…. and a pair of Autism Speaks lightbulbs so that the whole street could “light it Up Blue.” If you’ve been reading… Read more →
This post will contain spoliers for Mad Max Fury Road and a spoiler for Game of Thrones’ episode “Unbowed. Unbent. Unbroken.” So I haven’t watched Game of Thrones yet. I know that Sansa Stark, who replaced Jeyne Poole as Ramsay Bolton’s rape interest, is married off and is raped. And I don’t want to watch that scene because it will… Read more →
Forgive me, readers. It has been 8 months since my last post. Feminist Sonar is my home. A place where I come to put my thoughts out into the world – a place where women with disabilities are the focus, and mainstream feminism is not. A place where things like the Pro Choice SHould Not Mean Ableist post can stay… Read more →
Guest Post by Regina Lizik Last month, The New Yorker published an article by Patricia Marx titled “Pets Allowed: Why are so many animals now in places where they shouldn’t be?” But Marx’s comedic attempt to shed light on the business of fraudulent service animals is more damaging to people with disabilities than it is to those who take advantage… Read more →
Yesterday morning, as I was drinking my first cup of tea I was checking my facebook. Facebook recently is sort of a mine of pain and agony. On Monday, it was white feminists defending blackface because it was being used for cosplay. Yesterday, it had to do with disability. You see, a series of illustrations designed to say “It’s ok… Read more →
