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A Sisyphean Reflection
This may seem counterintuitive, but I don’t like to stand out in a crowd. I’d much rather just blend in, be one of the guys, and enjoy a kind of social anonymity. I don’t want to be in charge of the thing, the expert on…, or the guy who knows the answer. But life has…
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IMINUBU
I have wanted to write a tribute to Ken for some time, and as we celebrate Disability Pride Month this July, now seemed like the right time. Longtime readers of my blog will recognize the name from my coming out story or from my retelling of when and how I first heard about HIV/AIDS. I…
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No such thing as normal
People with disabilities account for 1-in-4 adults in the United States. Think about that; it’s a massive number! Though technically considered a “minority” group, there is nothing minor about it. People with disabilities are the largest and most diverse minority group in the country, representing all abilities, ages, races, ethnicities, genders, sexualities, religions, and socio-economic…
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Crawling for Justice
In the winter of 1990, the Congressional legislation to turn a proposed Americans with Disabilities Act into law had stalled in the House Committee on Public Works and Transportation. A lot of the systemic oppression that disabled people faced then (and still in many ways face today) is neglect rather than outright discrimination. If you (or society…
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