I was going for a walk when I met a neighbour. He looked at me and said “where’s your walker? Have you been lying to us?” I wish I could say this was the first time when another person questioned the validity of my disability by visual cues but it wasn’t. I wish I could… Read More »
Definition of Ableist: Discrimination and social prejudice against people with disabilities characterizing them as defined by their disabilities and as inferior to the non-disabled. Pictures of Stephen Hawking walking away from his wheelchair, comments about he’s now being “freed” or “whole” are incredibly ableist and insulting to not only the man he was but also… Read More »
One of the most frustrating experiences of living with fatigue is the inability to help others truly understand what one lives with on a daily basis. Following is an analogy that I have found useful for describing how fatigue affects one’s life. First of all, what is fatigue? Fatigue can by physical or mental. It… Read More »
