Oh, so sad. Harriet McBryde Johnson, one of the great leaders and fascinating writers in the disability community, has died at the age of 50. Kay Olson over at the Gimp Parade has a nice tribute and a wonderful list of links to her work. This from the NYT:Mag is one of my favorites. It [...]
This is for Blogging Against Disablism Day. I read a lot of blogs written by women who have adopted children of different races from themselves, and I have learned a lot about some of the issues they face. One thing they all seem to struggle with and are very conscious of is trying to ensure [...]
*Scene: Naim and Aaron looking out the front window, waiting for our friend, K, to arrive. Light rail train goes by. A: The train! The Train! Is she coming, now, mama? Is she coming? Me: No, she’s not coming on the train, she’s coming in her car. N: She drive her car? Me: Yes, she [...]
This week, instead of blogging, I got engrossed in a thread on The Whatever regarding homeschooling. If you want to slog through 178 comments, you can read what I have to say there. (I’m the one known–curiously–as "Lisa" over in them there parts.) And yes, I should have shut my pie hole around my third [...]
ETA: You are about to read a very imperative shit fit that I’m required to have right now. Much as it may seem like I hate all health care workers, that is not true. We have truly had wonderful health care workers. Mostly nurses and therapists, but an occasional doctor, even an occasional egotistical arrogant [...]
