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Disabled People Aren’t Superheroes

24th April 2019
Disabled people aren't superheroes. Blog post talking about disability acceptance and equality.

OK, so. Who else is a little tired of having to point out that disabled people are regular people? That ‘special needs’ is outdated, and everyone has needs that are unique to them? That person-first language is wrong? That disabled people’s stories should be written by disabled writers themselves, and that disabled characters should be played by disabled actors? That the access inclusion seeker deal sounds like some video game quest? That disabled isn’t a bad word, and it’s OK…

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Blogging Against Disablism Day 2012: This Is How I Roll

1st May 2012

Today is Blogging Against Disablism Day, 2012. I am disabled.  Mostly by society. I am on wheels.  Everyone should know this by now.  Regular readers, anyone who reads my About page, people I’ve worked with, laughed with, gotten lost with, my parents and the man who loves me.  That’s everyone. What people may not know is this:  I am totally OK with it.  My CP means that I will never run a marathon.  I may drive one, though.  It means…

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