by Chloe - 23 August 2010
My disability presentation has evolved over the last two years. It has lacked consistency, both over time and also between different groups of people. I’m not sure I could have done it any other way. I needed to experiment in order to find an optimal presentation for treating my BIID. These things simply weren’t obvious to me ahead of time. However, it leaves me with the discomforting baggage of being known in different ways to different people.
Consistent Presentation continues »
by Sylvie - 5 July 2010
I went out of town recently, just to get away from my day-to-day life. I booked a room in a hotel in the middle of the city and during the drive there, had a conversation with myself.
An Out-of-state Adventure continues »
by Sean - 6 January 2010
One of our regulars pointed me to two very interesting videos on YouTube. Both are of (apparently) non-disabled kids - one is pretending, the other just got crutches for Christmas!!! Perhaps we see BIID in too many places, but these really have me puzzled.
Children And BIID continues »
by Chloe - 24 December 2009
On Saturday we had one of my close friends over for dinner. She has multiple disabilities from birth, and is completely accepting and supportive of my BIID. The occasion for dinner was her recent engagement to be married, and she wanted to introduce her fiance to us. It seemed important to her that he and I would approve of each other.
BIID Acceptance continues »
by Peter - 25 August 2009
I suppose it was my duffle bag that was hung over the back of the chair that provoked the incident. True, the space between the displays was particularly tight in that part of the store. I was looking at lumberjack shirts when all the baby buggies behind me fell like dominos. But some of them fell off the shelf and got stuck between my wheels and the display.
Clouseau Strikes Again! continues »