I hear a lot of people talking about inclusivity in games – but that inclusivity is always about race or gender. I suppose that’s fair in some ways, because when we talk about diversity in real life, the disabled often aren’t included in that tally either. But the fact that we should be included should still stand. I’m a blind… Read more →
Being able bodied lends people many privileges, some are less noticeable than others, but chief among those privileges to my mind, is the lack of reliance upon objects or pharmaceuticals to live day to day. On Saturday night my hearing aid broke. In about 2 weeks I would have been wearing my hearing aid for 2 years, and let me… Read more →
I was tired on Friday night. I’d spent 4 hours making meatballs for my yearly holiday party, cleaned my apartment and made cookies. I threw on my coat and trudged over to the local pizza shop for a slice, because I was hungry and there was absolutely no way that I could cook – the kitchen was CLEAN. I really… Read more →
At Nelson Mandela’s memorial, there was a fake Sign Language Interpreter. While dignitaries were addressing the crowd in the 95,000-seat Soccer City stadium, the young, suited man with an official security pass round his neck produced a series of hand signals that experts said meant absolutely nothing. – Reuters I have a lot of questions about this situation – but… Read more →
A friend of mine posted about her frustration with the etiquette of coats yesterday. She is able bodied. The women who stick their arms out, waiting for a man to put her coat on her. The expectation of courtesy, when a woman can put on her own coat. And she made the caveat that of course, she leaves the door… Read more →
Last night, a new reader shared a statistic with me that did not surprise me, but which scared the living daylights out of me: 80% of disabled women will experience sexual assault. 47% of disabled women who reported sexual abuse were assaulted on 10 or more occasions. Studies have found that anywhere between 40%-97% of sexual assaults against individuals with… Read more →
They were twins. Both deaf, both cobblers. They never married, were very close to their families, and they spent their days together. They suffered from other medical conditions such as spinal issues, but the full roster of their illnesses is unknown to me. On December 14th 2012 they chose to use the right of Belgian citizens to voluntarily euthanize themselves…. Read more →
I grew up with American Girl dolls. I had a Kirsten (because my heritage is Swedish American) and a Molly – because she had glasses! I loved that I had a doll who had to wear glasses like I did. It definitely helped me to understand that glasses were a normal part of my image and nothing to be embarrassed… Read more →
“Senate Republicans have thwarted an attempt to pass a U.N. rights treaty aimed at advocating equal rights for disabled people, a strategy that Democrats said is simply centered around scoring political points.” – The National Monitor I have a really big question for Senate Republicans. Why on earth would rights for disabled people NOT score you political points? Contrary to… Read more →
