Talking about Body Integrity Identity Disorder – Just another disability!
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by Chloe - 15 October 2011
Alicia suggested to me that we take a hike on the wetlands wildlife refuge trail directly opposite our house. A great deal of the trail is paved, and I had not yet taken my wheelchair on it, so this seemed like a good opportunity to test it out.
Wheelchair Hikes Number Seven and Eight continues »
by Chloe - 9 October 2011
I identify as a mother, a wife, a wheelchair user, a friend, a scientist, someone with compassion, a lesbian, an inventor; or maybe just Chloe… We can self identify with as many or as few labels as we please. We can be many things all at once, and we can wear many hats. Usually this isn’t much of a problem. However, two of my ways of self identifying seem at great odds with each other, and it bugs me. It has to do with BIID.
Discordant Identity continues »
by Chloe - 23 June 2011
I wonder if this is my first anti-BIID blog? It’s not really that; but circumstance caused me to have some thoughts of wishing I didn’t have BIID. I know that many of you wish you didn’t have it, but for me it is actually a very rare thought.
Able Bodied Hiker continues »
by Chloe - 29 April 2011
I had been reluctant to acquire a wheelchair cushion on account of my atypical ratio of arm length to torso length. This leaves my hands relatively far away from the wheels compared with most people, such that I have a comparatively short power stroke. But sometimes things (such as wheelchair cushions) just happen.
First Wheelchair Cushion continues »
by Chloe - 20 January 2011
A few ski resorts in Utah have inbound extreme (triple black) skiing. Such areas are generally not marked on trail maps, or otherwise advertised by the resort, presumably for reasons of liability. The only extreme area at the ski resort where I am skiing this season is called "Fantasy Ridge". Fantasies are harmless enough, aren’t they?
Fantasy Ridge continues »© transabled.org - 1994-2012 - All Rights Reserved.