Like many other people, I got lost in Facebook reels the other day. A woman had given birth to a child who was deaf, and her husband left her. He said he wouldn’t have married her if she knew that she would give birth to a “retard”. I’m going to skip the obvious fallacy thatContinue reading “Why is “retard” a slur?”
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ASL Interpreters
Warning: I may come off as making some slight political rants on this one. I would have never thought this was political, but here we are. My goal with this post is to educate and hopefully take the politics out of this. I was playing on X the other day and came across the mostContinue reading “ASL Interpreters”
Drug seeking behaviors
This nation has a serious problem with drugs, especially opioids. According to the CDC, around 250 people a day die of drug overdoses and around 75% of those deaths involved at least one opioid such as fentanyl. I saw it first hand when I was teaching, although thankfully none of my kids died of anContinue reading “Drug seeking behaviors”
Leaving Teaching
In May, I completed what was possibly my final year of teaching in a public school. Doing this was one of the hardest decisions I have ever made in my life, and I am completely torn about it. I did not make this decision because I hate teaching, or because I burned out on teaching.Continue reading “Leaving Teaching”
You can’t have my wheels!
I went to a teacher event tonight with Adam at a well-known theater in Houston. From the teacher’s standpoint, it was a fantastic event with great speakers, great swag bags, door prizes, and even an open bar. (I don’t drink, but I can appreciate the gesture.) I’m enough of a sports nerd to appreciate getting to hear someContinue reading “You can’t have my wheels!”
Unsung Heroes
Well, dad beat his cancer. Again. He’s beat stage four cancer twice, when most people don’t even beat it once. I’m really hoping that cancer is scared of him now, and there won’t be a round three. However, my dad is not the star of my blog today. At my dad’s request, let’s talk aboutContinue reading “Unsung Heroes”
Fat people in wheelchairs and Jesus
Calm down, people. I’m the fat lady with a wheelchair. I almost wrote that last statement as “I’m the fat lady IN the wheelchair”, but that instinctual wording of mine is part of the reason for this blog. I’m glad I made that mistake, because it just goes to show how society today influences ourContinue reading “Fat people in wheelchairs and Jesus”
ADA Compliance, Disabled-Friendly, and Fishing
Recently, I was trying to find my dad a fishing spot. For those who don’t know it, my dad is fighting a successful battle against stage four small cell lung cancer. The cancer was doing great by our last count and all the tumors were shrinking rapidly. However, chemotherapy has taken its toll on Dad,Continue reading “ADA Compliance, Disabled-Friendly, and Fishing”
The Inner Dialogue
A disabled activist I follow on twitter, Imani Barbarin (@crutches_and_spice) tweeted one of the most “make you think” posts I’ve ever seen on twitter, and it really resonated with me. Matter of fact, she posted it in mid-December, and I’m just now started to really get my thoughts together on it, and applying it toContinue reading “The Inner Dialogue”
Your own worst enemy: Internalized ableism.
We can talk about the dangers of ableism all we want to, but if we don’t address the potentially biggest culprit in the room, it’s not going to do us a bit of good. Especially at the beginning of the process, if you are permanently injured or diagnosed with a degenerative disease, like I was.Continue reading “Your own worst enemy: Internalized ableism.”
Unapologetically Disabled 