Death is a difficult subject to talk about and it can be even more difficult knowing how to support someone who is grieving a loss. For those who have lost a child, whether during the pregnancy, at birth or after, it is important to not have that death exist in silence, talk about the child… Read More »
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 »
