Talking about Body Integrity Identity Disorder - Just another disability!
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by Sean - 8 March 2010
One of my Google alerts notified me of a new site: http://biid.org.uk. I became momentarily excited at the thought another site would discuss BIID, and I hoped it was done well. I couldn’t help laughing out loud when I saw the site.
A New BIID Website! continues »
by Sean - 30 January 2010
I receive Google Alerts on a variety of keywords I want to be aware of. One of them is, obviously, BIID. A recent alert pointed me to the course outline for a class on Social Work and Disability, out of McMaster University in Ontario, Canada. I was rather surprised, but quite pleased.
Students of Social Work Learning About BIID In Ontario continues »
by Sean - 9 January 2010
I was reading a discussion about Body Integrity Identity Disorder on a LiveJournal Transgender board. One of the comment seems to have triggered the crystalisation of a thought I’d had before, without really being able to verbalise it. We shouldn’t say "I need to be paralysed", or "I need an amputation"!
Transabled Folks Must Change Thinking Patterns! continues »
by Sophie - 15 October 2009
I sprained my ankle last week. It was one of those dramatic “TV” moments where I was holding a packet of powdered milk in one hand, a glass jar of coffee in the other hand and suddenly my foot rolled over. With a loud scream I managed to roll over onto my side in slow motion discarding the coffee without even a scratch on the glass.
The Bandage. continues »
by Sean - 24 September 2009
The following entry is an "article" I have written for an upcoming book discussing the topic of BIID. This book comes after the BIID conference that was held in Frankfurt, Germany, earlier this year. For many readers of this site, there will not be a lot of new information, but hopefully I give a good insight into the topic.
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