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Why I Support Barack Obama
Posted: 2/29/2008
Views: 307
I didn’t support Barack Obama from the beginning of this...
Filed under: community, disability experience, activism, advocacy, disability rights, ableism, empowerment, liberation, civil rights, Independent Living movement, de-institutionalization, Presidential Primaries, Barack Obama, ADAPT, progressive politics, ADA Restoration Act, Community Choice Act, Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
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The Thin Line Between Pity and Violence
Posted: 2/14/2008
Views: 444 Comments: 7
For a long time, I have been fascinated by the idea of pity...
Filed under: disability, crip culture, disability experience, revolution, activism, rebellion, oppression, disability rights, discrimination, forced sterilization, stem cell research, empowerment, crip power, anger, liberation, love, justice, history, Independent Living movement, de-institutionalization, charity model, dominance, holocaust, social model, medical model, stigma, brian sterner, violence, Jerry Lewis, pity, empathy
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Revisiting Ashley X: My Struggle as a Philosopher-Activist
Posted: 1/24/2008
Views: 460 Comments: 4
“The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable...
Filed under: disability, crip culture, community, disability experience, revolution, activism, defiance, oppression, hysterectomy, disability rights, ableism, discrimination, forced sterilization, bioethics, philosophy, disability culture, crip power, civil rights, justice, decisions, reproductive rights, professional activism, career, social model, medical model, conformity, stigma, clashing values, Ashley X, ADAPT, Douglas Diekema
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Conformity and Unity
Posted: 1/15/2008
Views: 300 Comments: 11
"Do not quench your inspiration and your imagination;...
Filed under: disability, crip culture, community, disability experience, revolution, activism, defiance, rebellion, oppression, disability rights, ableism, discrimination, empowerment, disability culture, crip power, racism, liberation, justice, Politics, Presidential Primaries, shame, conformity, Barack Obama, stigma
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The Disgusting Ableism of Mike Huckabee
Posted: 1/9/2008
Views: 311 Comments: 7
I try my best to keep an open mind when it comes to politics...
Filed under: crip culture, revolution, activism, rebellion, oppression, sexism, disability rights, discrimination, disability culture, language, crip power, racism, liberation, civil rights, justice, dominance, reproductive rights, suffering, homophobia, classism, Politics, Mike Huckabee, Presidential Primaries
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The Limits of an Absolute Commitment to the Social Model
Posted: 1/5/2008
Views: 243 Comments: 9
“ I think we ought always to entertain our opinions with...
Filed under: crip culture, community, activism, disability rights, ableism, stem cell research, bioethics, philosophy, empowerment, disability culture, crip power, liberation, civil rights, justice, charity model, reproductive rights, social model, medical model
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The Double Bind of a Professional Activist
Posted: 12/24/2007
Views: 220 Comments: 7
“ You can only become truly accomplished at something you...
Filed under: crip culture, accessibility, community, disability experience, revolution, disability rights, ableism, bioethics, empowerment, disability culture, crip power, liberation, justice, history, Independent Living movement, responsibility, money, capitalism, self promotion, professional activism, career
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FDR: the Super Crip or the Traitor?
Posted: 12/16/2007
Views: 212 Comments: 12
"We must scrupulously guard the civil rights and civil...
Filed under: crip culture, community, disability experience, ableism, discrimination, disability culture, crip power, civil rights, justice, history, charity model, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt
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