Nine Months

by Elisabeth - 17 August 2010

So it’s been nine months since I started wheeling. The time it takes to bring a new human being into the world. Have I been born yet or am I still growing to be born as a wheeler?

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Quiet BIID, Yet…

by Elisabeth - 12 June 2010

For the last four weeks, my BIID has been very quiet. Almost non-existent. That should elate me, right? My productivity should be better, correct? So why is it not happening?

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Eleventh Hike

by Chloe - 6 August 2009

I had promised myself that I wouldn’t bore you all with yet another Chloe hiking story, but… There was something different about this one, and it seemed relevant.

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Being Mugged

by Ada - 1 April 2009

A person with a disability once told me about being mugged on the street. It wasn’t a violent mugging, no gun or knife drawn, but still they were removed of their valuables. They were likely mugged because a person in a wheelchair may seem an easy target. The victim, felt afraid and powerless. I’ve recalled this revelation many times since I first heard the story, and it always tugs at my heart.

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Caught Pretending

by Sean - 27 February 2009

In talking with Silent a few days ago, she said that one of her biggest fears was to get caught, and I told her I’d had a few doozy stories of getting caught. She told me she’d be interested in learning of them, and I thought it might make an interesting post. And here I am, writing these things down. Problem is, I can’t really think of any wheelchair using events where I was caught, or nearly caught.

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