Loving History Never Made Anyone an Historian
When I was a kid I loved Sherlock Holmes, and thus the Victorian era, more than anything. I dressed up as Holmes for Halloween multiple years, as I grew older I collected Victorian clothes, dressed in...
View ArticleMiss Manners Didn’t Cover Facebook
Facebook is a weird place. We’ve created a place online where you can self select the people who can see what you post – people you know from different stages in your life, people who work in the same...
View ArticleGlad I Never Went Viral
There’s a video going around that I’m not going to link here. You’ve probably already seen it, anyway. It’s of a man with a disability being fed by a worker at McDonald’s. Everybody seems to love this...
View ArticleBeing Bullied Did Not Give me A Shield & Set of Armor
“Evil witch” one classmate called me. Other classmates simply tied my shoes together, laughing when I fell over. Yet others stole my lunch if I put it on my right side (the side where I am blind.)...
View Article30 and Beyond
Aging with a disability is a little different from normal aging, I’ve found. I turn 30 tomorrow, and it’s not a small thing for me. Every birthday, I look past tomorrow. Throughout the years, I’ve...
View ArticleLack of Accessibility Isn’t Just Illegal – It’s Gatekeeping
I work for a couple cons as a disability access coordinator – that’s the first thing you need to know. I’m not willing to engage in a dialogue about “what are YOU willing to do about it?” Because I’m...
View ArticleJessica Jones Ep2: Disabled Lives Are Worth Living
There’s a common thread in media about disabled lives – and it’s the notion that a disabled life is not worth living. In superhero stories there are disabled people whose lives are worth living because...
View ArticleDonald Trump Is the Monster Under my Bed
Crippled America. The want to ban Muslims from entering our country. Donald Trump is terrifying, and not just because of what he says, but moreover, what he normalizes and rationalizes. Trump isn’t who...
View ArticleThe Cost of Pity is Equality
On Tuesday a 7-year old looked up at me and said “Mrs. Henry, I feel bad that you have a blind eye.” And for a moment, I wasn’t sure how to respond. “I’m okay, though. You don’t need to feel bad. This...
View ArticleSurvival is Not One Size Fits All
There’s been a lot of talk about what sexual assault survivors think and feel about abuse. There’s been a lot of thinking about how we handle the death of someone who perpetrated abuse, and about how...
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