Talking about Body Integrity Identity Disorder – Just another disability!
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by Chloe - 23 June 2009
I have a craving to be normal. Yes, I know how ridiculous this sounds. I know all the logical arguments about why there is no such thing as normal. Why would anybody want to be normal in the first place? What’s the point? Nevertheless… This craving runs deep.
Feeling Normal continues »
by Sean - 22 June 2009
I will always remember the first time I met my late wife. We weren’t married then, of course. She picked me up at the airport, then drove to her place. We stopped at a liquor store on the way. I was so worried about doing my transfer from the car to the chair properly, and she was just laughing at me. She said "there’s no right way to transfer".
Am I Doing It Right? continues »
by Sean - 20 June 2009
I noticed a man using a wheelchair on the sidewalk on the way from the grocery store this afternoon. I noticed him because of the state of his wheelchair, and I thought "this guy is not transabled". How did I know? It’s not like we have a big sign hanging over our heads, right?
He’s Unlikely To Have BIID continues »
by Chloe - 19 June 2009
It had not occurred to me until today that something I do in connection with BIID could be considered performance art. Maybe I should start selling tickets.
A Private Show continues »
by Peter - 18 June 2009
This time I know I’ve gone clean round the bend. How could I have become so unhinged in such a short space of time? Why the sudden urge to be on wheels? I’m trying hard to understand what is going on.
Falling In Love With A Wheelchair continues »© transabled.org - 1994-2012 - All Rights Reserved.