Time and Energy, or Lack Thereof
This amazing post and its follow-up by Anna at Trouble in China (she is also a contributor here, as you may have noticed) got me thinking. [In the interest of full disclosure, my Shakesville post is in...
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In the Blogs: Them and Us A lot of people have caught on that they need to provide access for the disabled when they build something, but apparently access is only needed for Them. You know, Them....
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How to Survive Thanksgiving When You’re In Eating Disorder Recovery [I should have posted this earlier, but there are major food-related holidays coming up in December.] During the holiday season,...
View ArticleYeah, what *about* your free speech “rights”?
Here at FWD, it is not unusual for us to get quite a few comments in mod that question, take issue with, or outright berate our fairly rigorous comments policy and iterations thereof in varying...
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Go educate yourself (please!)
[Image via Tlönista in this comment thread at Flip Flopping Joy. Description: A shocked-looking cat perches on a chair, staring straight at the camera. Text reads: "Concerned cat is just looking out...
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fiction_theory (LJ): The internet IS real life The problem with impeaching someone’s anti-racism based on attendance at a specific march or even public rallies and protests in general is that it...
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Darshak Sangavi at Slate: Should you crowdsource your medical problems? To be sure, many patients with complex or poorly understood medical problems like amyotrophic lateral sclerosis congregate in...
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Corina Becker at No Stereotypes Here: Real Communication Shutdown I was recently asked by a person on Twitter to participate, and I responded that there wasn’t much of a point, since I am Autistic, and...
View ArticleOn ambient intimacy and assistive devices
[This post was originally posted at Hoyden About Town on January 27, 2009.] I was having a discussion about ambient intimacy in a couple of elsewheres, where I tried (and possibly failed) to say that...
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