by Sean - 1 May 2007
Today is Blogging Against Disabilism Day (BADD). I made an entry about it last year, and it was nearly not accepted into the collection of entries, but after some exchanges, it was accepted. There are so many issues that could be raised that tie the issues of fighting discrimination on the basis of disability and those encountered in relation to Body Integrity Identity Disorder (BIID). I’d like to raise two of those at this point: First, how amputees often do not perceive themselves as having a disability, and how that reflects itself in the BIID community; and second, how the medical community has a negative bias against disabilities, and how that impacts the struggle of the transabled individual.
BADD – Two impacts of disability discrimination on BIID. continues »
by Sean - 3 May 2006
As you may have read, I wrote a post for the BADD event, which included a refusal to include my post on a "blogroll" where BADD started in the first place. After posting my write-up, I then sent the link to the "Goldfish" (the owner of the blog that started it all). She sent a very nice response, in fact, and I gladly accept her apology.
Apology gladly accepted continues »
by Sean - 1 May 2006
So I heard about a wee great undertaking, a day to blog against disablism. Disablism, in some circles, is similar to ablism. Sexism, ageism, racism, yada yada yada, loads of ‘isms’ around. The thing is, it’s important to talk about these. I wanted to talk about good Christian values, and good Christian people who curse people with disabilities with more "just punishment from God". Or perhaps how people with disabilities are "guilty" of disablism themselves, in particular those who are "trying to pass" as non-disabled. There was something there I wanted to explore. I’ll talk about disablism in the disability community, but in a different way than I originally thought.
Blogging Against Disablism Day, misunderstandings and reverse discrimination. continues »