In this post, I’d like us to have a look at words commonly used by non disabled people in conversations about disability, and how they are using them. Continue reading
Category: Disability
My needs are not “special”
Have you seen the comments about people with “special needs”? You know, the ones where people point out that having “special needs” kids is a “gift” that makes us “stronger”, “better people” and is “so hard” but “definitely worthwhile”?
How about the conversations about how supporting an adult with “special needs” makes a person “heroic” and “patient” and “good”? Continue reading
Open letter to Miranda Devine
Open letter to Miranda Devine, from a disabled mother, married to a disabled man, with disabled children: Continue reading
