Talking about Body Integrity Identity Disorder – Just another disability!
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by Chloe - 19 January 2012
Being a wheelchair user has provided many advantages that I did not foresee ahead of time. One of these is that it is a conversation starter. Since I enjoy talking with strangers this is a good thing. However, on occasion the nature of the conversation in relation to the wheelchair strikes me as a little odd.
Assumptions continues »
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 - 15 September 2011
Enough… It’s one of those weird words that looks stranger and stranger the more you look at it. It can’t possibly be spelled right. Is this a metaphor for the meaning behind the word?
This is not Enough continues »
by Chloe - 11 September 2011
A new wing has been added to the psychiatric hospital where I work, doubling its size. The opening ceremonies took place recently, along with a grand tour, buffet lunch, etc. Yes, it was fun, but deeper meanings relating to BIID kept dripping from my experience of it.
A Grand Opening continues »
by Chloe - 24 August 2011
I felt ready to push the envelope a bit in this mode of hiking with leg braces. I decided to go alone and 100% off trail. There was inevitably going to be some boulder hopping too; I’m familiar with what to expect in such an area even though I’d never done this particular hike before. And yes, the idea of all this scared the crap out of me. However, I am accustomed to scaring the crap out of myself; it seems to be a habit of mine.
Bilateral Leg Brace Hike Number Two continues »© transabled.org - 1994-2012 - All Rights Reserved.