Greetings, internet! At the end of my previous post, I said that if there was any interest, I’d post an annotated bibliography of things that you could read if you wanted to learn more about disability in higher education. Most of the comments were pro-bibliography (yay!), so I’ve cobbled together a list of articles and … Continue reading A Brief Reading List on Disability (and Higher Education)
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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
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
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