Talking about Body Integrity Identity Disorder – Just another disability!
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by Chloe - 3 October 2011
I like to think of myself as someone who is not patronising or condescending towards people with disabilities. I really do see the person first. It takes no effort on my part. However, I recently came to the realisation that I had fallen into the trap of overestimating the significance of disability when it comes to my assumptions about attitudes towards BIID.
Unconscious Condescension continues »
by Chloe - 16 July 2010
With hindsight, my resistance to becoming a majority time wheeler seems quaint. Why would I have resisted a change in my life which has proved to be so beneficial? As with a lot of things, the answer seems complex.
A Year of Wheeling continues »
by Elisabeth - 4 July 2010
I used to be a devotee, no doubt about it. If I saw a wheelchair user in a store, I would be staring and following for a minute hoping I would run into him again before leaving a store. Now unless that person is a real dishy guy, I won’t have a second glance.
Devotee No More continues »
by Chloe - 16 November 2009
Tora’s comments regarding "On The Origin Or Causes Of BIID – Abuse Or Not?" got me thinking. There are potential psychological, physical and financial benefits to having BIID. Others, and indeed ourselves, can mistake such benefits as having a causative nature with regard to BIID. The logic in making such a connection is faulty.
Benefits Masquerading as Cause continues »
by Chloe - 5 November 2009
A month or two ago I was hiking high up in the mountains. The trailhead was at 10,200 ft. The first 45 minutes was along a reasonably level, though rocky, trail to a lake. After that I went off trail to climb a peak. Along that first part of the trail I couldn’t help but think it was something I could manage with a leg brace and crutch. I knew that sooner or later I would see what it was like to hike with a leg brace. That was today.
Hiking with a Leg Brace continues »© transabled.org - 1994-2012 - All Rights Reserved.