Wednesday, August 27, 2014

Get this bus off me: reaction to Epilepsy Foundation's HOPE mentor training

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I recently (recently ish) went to a training to be able to do epilepsy education presentations. The only information most people have is bad...
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Monday, August 4, 2014

Oppressive language isn't witty invective.

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This is a pattern everywhere, but it really grates on me that it's a pattern in places where people should know better, and in places wh...
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Sunday, August 3, 2014

Remember autistic & person aren't mutually exclusive! Language, again.

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This post is set off by a final straw but there have been a lot of straws since the last time I wrote about person first language. Lots and...
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Friday, June 13, 2014

Because they let me play sports, Part 1

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In 1995, Nike ran an ad campaign about the benefits of girls' sports. Not things like "I will be less likely to be overweight"...
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Wednesday, May 28, 2014

You, yes you, need Autistic friends

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Intended audience: parents of Autistic kids. Though obviously everyone needs Autistic friends. So your child was just diagnosed with autis...
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Wednesday, May 7, 2014

Real People

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Some will accuse me of perseverating or refusing to let go (of something that wasn't even exactly atoned for but whatever). I really don...
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Monday, May 5, 2014

The Feels Double Standard

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Frequently (yes frequently. Not occasionally or sometimes or once in a while. Frequently) a parent or family member of a disabled person wil...
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