Blogging Against Disablism Day is coming!

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Just found out about Blogging Against Disablism Day on May 1 which I will try and be involved in, it's funny how it seems like a much more important issue now that I'm disabled(*).

And so I've said SOMETHING on the subject in the event I forget on the day, two links:
Lazyweb Book request: Disability activism from Hoyden About Town which I mean to poke at when next I go on a "reading non fiction" bender.

Elder and Disabled Porn Targeted By Massachusetts Lawmaker - Proposal Goes Too Far Attemptt to extend over the top "prosecute people for taking pictures of themselves" child porn laws to the disabled and elderly in Massachusetts. Not that I had any intentions of becoming a porn star in Massachusetts, but still, it illustrates the creepy infantalisation that happens.

(*)I'm still getting used to describing myself that way, but afaict I am by pretty much every legal definition even if not the cultural one of "Deaf, blind, or in a wheelchair".

Comments

[firvulag.livejournal.com]

Yeah, it's strange describing ones self as disabled, especially when it's an invisible disability. I've had 15 years to get used to it and I still don't like it. I need another way of describing not fully capable of doing whatever I want whenever I want.

I'm finding it a lot easier since November though, with whatever has caused/is causing the latest issues.

Hope you recovered from Swancon well. I think I'm back to pre-con normal, which is quite a bit better than I was anticipating

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I had a legally blind friend in highschool who was very uncomfortable being seen as disabled, I think part of the problem is that the word has so many unnecessary and unpleasant associations which shouldn't be applied to anyone.

Had to take today off work unfortunately but I guess that's kind of normal :/ Hopefully will be going in tomorrow though. Glad to hear you're doing (relatively) well!