It's May 1 and that means it's Blogging Against Disablism Day. Welcome everyone who may be seeing this online community event for the first time. Today members of the community gather to blog, allies and people with disabilities alike, about the ongoing issues that concern us regarding ableism/disablism.
In order to guide readers to some of the posts that most interested me, I'm going to list some over the course of the day here, as has been suggested. This list is a very short compilation and there are many more wonderful submissions over at Diary of a Goldfish and I encourage readers to check them all out. Thank you, Goldfish, for all your work hosting this!
Why Disablism is Your Problem, My Problem and Everyone Else's Problem
brilliant. if you only read one post, please - read this one.
Conversations with Allie
about Ashley's siblings - and the celebration of the miracle of life
Eugenics in Today's Society
dealing with the topic from a parent's point of view
Celia's Retreat
how history doesn't have to repeat itself...for parents and everyone else, wonderful post
Blogging Against Disablism Day
about inclusion of our children!
Over at Pitt Rehab, a post about Barriers to full Inclusion
3 barriers to inclusion that *I* am also familiar with...
Disabled People Aren't Human, Are they?
WCD responds to an article that has ableism written all over it
Mistaken Identity
David makes the important point about seeing the person with a disability - not our assistive devices, e.g.
Coming to Terms with Normal
a beautiful post about acceptance, a parent's love and why normal doesn't look the same for all of us
Over at frida writes, a post about Invisible People
comparing WiMPs, GiMPS- with words that can touch the heart
The Big Picture
a perspective on human rights
3 comments:
Thank you for linking to us today! I always enjoy reading the unique stories everyone can bring to the table.
I do too - so many great posts this year!
So many posts to still read- when will I finish! Thanks for yours!
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