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 →
It has been several weeks since the episode “The Grove” aired, and it continues to sit with me. It is the episode in which the storyline of Lizzie ends, and with it, so does the character Lizzie. This past Wednesday I attended Cripping the Comic Con at Syracuse University, and had the distinct pleasure of meeting Bill Peace, and hearing… Read more →
I’m going to feel like a bitchy curmudgeon at some point during the course of this post, but I want to draw your attention to something very important: a dangerous precedent is being set by society when we don’t look past certain media representations of disability – and it creates an invisibility that effects the way people live their lives and raise… Read more →
