First, one of my friends from high school (who is currently getting her PhD in Entomology) has started a blog all about bees! Click here and check it out! Second, when I started my blog, I wasn’t actually sure what I was going to talk about. I thought I’d post about things that happened that … Continue reading Faith Healing in Harvard Yard
Thoughts on Cripface (also why you should avoid “Me Before You”)
I was just going to do a post on the upcoming film “Me Before You,” which has been getting a ton of backlash lately for its portrayal of disability. While writing this, I may have rambled about things that have already been mentioned elsewhere (and have posted a couple of links related to the backlash … Continue reading Thoughts on Cripface (also why you should avoid “Me Before You”)
Choosing a Grad School
Hello, reader! It may appear as though I haven’t been active on the interwebs lately, but the blog has been quiet for good reason. I’ve been writing away and actually had something published on The Establishment. It’s all about applying to college as a wheelchair user, which is a topic that is near and dear … Continue reading Choosing a Grad School
Voting While Mobility-Impaired
When I didn’t vote in the 2012 presidential election, I made up a bunch of excuses to tell my friends and classmates when they asked me if I’d voted – I wasn’t registered (I was), I figured New York was going to go blue anyway (it did), and I didn’t have time to wheel over … Continue reading Voting While Mobility-Impaired
What Insurance Doesn’t Cover (PT Edition)
It’s been a while since I’ve posted! Things have been busy. I have an upcoming piece that’s going to be published on a website that isn’t mine (no idea when, but I’m excited about it), I’ve finally decided on a graduate school (hello, Harvard!), and I've interviewed an artist about his dessert paintings for Guest … Continue reading What Insurance Doesn’t Cover (PT Edition)
All About Wheelchairs
This is part one of a two-parter that I was originally going to title, “The Cost of Disability” (meant in a very literal sense). I started writing the post, which is a list of things that one needs when living with paralysis, with a short description (including price) of each item on the list. When … Continue reading All About Wheelchairs
Bladder Management
Note: I’m going to talk about bladders and catheters, which may get a little TMI. If that makes you uncomfortable, please direct your attention elsewhere (or read any of my previous blog posts). When I was in college, I had a mental map of the accessible bathrooms in every single academic building and fast food … Continue reading Bladder Management
Dating While Mobility-Impaired
Valentine’s Day post! Going to start this off by saying that I’m a big fan of Valentine’s Day. It’s a holiday where I have an excuse to send Palentine/Galentine cards and drink hot chocolate/eat chocolate. Also, after Valentine’s Day, chocolate goes on sale (which means discount chocolate the whole week leading up to my birthday!). … Continue reading Dating While Mobility-Impaired
Ad Council Cannot Rethink its Disability Bias
You may have seen the recent Ad Council ads championing their message that love has no gender, race, religion, or disability, or as they put it, “love has no labels” and “rethink bias.” The one-minute ad, which takes place on Valentine’s Day 2015, features a screen behind which individuals, who appear as though they were … Continue reading Ad Council Cannot Rethink its Disability Bias
Core Strength
I really wanted to do a post on the recent snowmageddon that hit NYC, but it's one of those things that doesn't work unless you have lots and lots of pictures. I lack these pictures, but just imagine a bunch of slushy and poorly-shoveled curb cuts, with dirty puddles everywhere. Now imagine sticking your hands … Continue reading Core Strength
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