Earlier this week, I was talking with a friend and we were discussing the topic of making someone feel uncomfortable for referring to them as a role they take on because this friend didn’t want the person to feel “on display” for announcing this person’s role/title. The reality is, they ARE those roles though. […]
Last week, I was asked to be a part of an adult discussion panel for the Spina Bifida Education Day in Nashville. I can honestly say that it was an eye-opening experience. In this panel, I heard so many stories from people with Spina Bifida (and their parents) talk about the parents basically just doing […]
I’ve talked a lot about disability and society’s views of disabilities, but I wanted to share something that I see regularly on social media: Inspirational Porn. According to Wikipedia: “Inspirational porn” is the calling of people with disabilities inspirational solely or in part on the basis of their disability.[1][2] The term was coined in 2012 […]
