Talking about Body Integrity Identity Disorder - Just another disability!
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by Sean - 30 June 2009
Over the years, I’ve come across many people who just up and cut ties with the BIID community, such as it is. They do it for many reasons, but one of the big reasons seems to be to appease the BIID pain. The idea is that if you don’t involve yourself with other people who have BIID, you won’t be thinking about it so much. I’m not sure it works.
Cutting Ties With BIID Community continues »
by Lane - 29 June 2009
So, a decade ago, I was wheeling at work, but it was under very different circumstances. Unpleasant ones. Everyone knew all about my accident and many of the fine details – they had followed my progress like a soap opera. When I was back at work, I was in pain, highly medicated, could hardly move, hardly think, was not in control of my life, yada yada. My state of mind was nothing like what it will be when when my new custom chair arrives in the next week or so.
How is This Ever Going to Work, At Work? continues »
by Sophie - 28 June 2009
When I first started using my wheelchair full-time I made a promise to myself for my parents’ sake that I would never use my wheelchair in my home town in public. It was too much trouble to be worth it. I’m not sure if that’s a step my parents really appreciate, they have a more broad expectation that I won’t use my wheelchair anymore period. As you all know that is most definately a promise I cannot make.
Accessibility Musings continues »
by Lane - 27 June 2009
If you didn’t take the time to get to know Lane, you’d probably just pass him right by on the street or the road. Almost every thing I own has a neutral tone – I have a gray house, have owned only vehicles with achromatic paint jobs (I have 4 silver ones at the moment). My favorite garb – you guessed it jeans and medium gray shirts. I have probably fifteen of the same. It sure makes dressing a cinch.
Disengage the Cloaking Mechanism continues »
by Cath - 26 June 2009
When I was holidaying in France recently I met up with Tom, well known on this blog for his poignant and thoughtful accounts of his struggle with BIID. We had emailed and telephoned a few times in advance so it didn’t feel like a total shot in the dark, nor in the least bit scary.
For Tom continues »© transabled.org - 1994-2010 - All Rights Reserved.