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Why I Support Barack Obama

I didn’t support Barack Obama from the beginning of this race...

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
The Thin Line Between Pity and Violence

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
Conformity and Unity

"Do not quench your inspiration and your imagination; do...

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
The Limits of an Absolute Commitment to the Social Model

“ I think we ought always to entertain our opinions with some...

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
The Double Bind of a Professional Activist

“ You can only become truly accomplished at something you love...

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
Common Struggle

[Author’s Note: I survived my term paper writing and can now...

Filed under: crip culture, accessibility, community, activism, oppression, standpoint theory, sexism, disability rights, ableism, feminism, discrimination, empowerment, disability culture, crip power, racism, liberation, civil rights, Martin Luther King Jr, justice, able bodied allies, youth movement, vision, decisions, responsibility, interdependence, homophobia, classism
why i'm thankful

“Remember, with great power comes great responsibility.” ~Ben...

Filed under: disability, crip culture, accessibility, community, friendship, activism, advocacy, defiance, oppression, disability rights, ableism, empowerment, crip power, liberation, love, civil rights, justice, able bodied allies, responsibility, family, interdependence, thankfulness
choosing to create life: suffering, reproduction, and oppression

[note: I have been really busy with the end of semester “crunch...

Filed under: crip culture, disability experience, activism, advocacy, defiance, oppression, disability rights, bioethics, empowerment, disability culture, liberation, civil rights, justice, history, hope, decisions, reproductive rights, nazi germany, holocaust, suffering
Here I come to save the day...

"The notion that any one person is the single cause of any...

Filed under: disability, crip culture, disability experience, revolution, activism, advocacy, defiance, disability rights, ableism, discrimination, empowerment, disability culture, language, crip power, words, liberation, justice, Justin Dart, charity model, ambiguity, decisions
Sarcasm, Charity, and Power

“A bone to the dog is not charity. Charity is the bone shared...

Filed under: disability experience, defiance, oppression, disability rights, ableism, discrimination, empowerment, crip power, justice, charity model, dominance

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