>Comedians and Disablist Jokes
>At the gig I went to tonight the headline comedian (Milton Jones) made a joke about people faking disabilities to get benefits. Which as you might imagine ruined my enjoyable of the rest of the...
View Article>The Fight Never Ends – #BADD2011
>Today is Blogging Against Disablism Day (BADD). BADD started in 2006 I believe making this the 6th BADD. When it was first set up I was a campaigner and an advocate but not as much as I am now....
View ArticleHappy Tears
I was asked to speak at an equality event today. About the access group (AFA) I’m chair of and a bit about my own story as a disabled person. I think it well. I didn’t write a speech, I had a few ideas...
View ArticleTell A Feminist Thank You and Disability Mentors
Since this afternoon I keep seeing tweets pop up with #tellafeministthankyou (hashtag “tell a feminist thank you” for those who find those hard to read). I got to thinking. It would be good to have a...
View ArticleDisability in the media
I’m paying a second visit over at Bea Magazine this month. I wrote about the disability issues which were raised by the news that paralympian Oscar Pistorius has been arrested on suspicion of...
View ArticleBored
I’m bored. I’m bored of being seen only as the one in the wheelchair. I’m bored of my disability being all people remember about me I’m bored of being defined by my CP. I’m bored of complete strangers...
View ArticleIn which I get Ranty
(subtitle: and lose my shit all over the Internet.) This is ridiculous. In fact It’s the most stupid thing ever and frankly I probably shouldn’t dignify it with a response but I can’t let it go....
View ArticleCan you actually hear yourself?
Sometimes I think I should start carrying a dictaphone or similar around with me everywhere and recording my conversations. Because just lately so many people have said things to me – people who I...
View ArticleHate isn’t Funny Part Three
It’s not really appropriate to call this post Hate Isn’t Funny part three because I don’t think it was really about hate just about clueless people not thinking things through properly. But the two...
View ArticleThird Time Lucky? Yes.
Just wanted to post a quick blog to say that it was indeed third time lucky and I not only made it to Birmingham yesterday but there were no problems at the theatre and after a lunch at Pizza Express...
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