FWD/Forward is a new group blog of/for feminists with disabilities. From the Mission Statement:
It is a place to discuss disability issues and the intersection between feminism and disability rights activism. The content here ranges from basic information which is designed to introduce people who are new to disability issues or feminism to some core [...]
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New blog of awesomeness
Posted in blogging, disabilities on October 12, 2009 | 2 Comments »
The Googlerati asks: “Orphan” Edition
Posted in blogging, disabilities, movies, tagged aryana engineer, googlerati, hearing impairment, isabelle fuhrman, orphan movie on July 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Last week Sweet Perdition had its busiest day ever, and the past two days have each been busier than the previous winner:
This development is partly thanks to this post about the film Orphan. There’s a lesson for me somewhere about organization, managing my mental spoons, and writing about things in a timely manner. (I’d been [...]
Women of color and allies blog carnival
Posted in blogging, tagged blog carnivals, call for submissions, women of color on January 18, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Renee at Womanist Musings is hosting a blog carnival for women of color and allies. As she explains:
It is my hope to be able to run this carnival once a month and feature posts that show an intersection of racism and all of the “isms”. It is often the invisible elephant in the room [...]
On sucking at video games
Posted in blogging, video games, tagged criticism, gamecritics, steven totilo, street fighter on January 15, 2009 | 1 Comment »
]It’s official: Steven Totilo, high-profile game journalist for MTV, sucks at Street Fighter II:
Where I’ve Been
Posted in blogging, disabilities, video games, tagged bioshock, earthbound, gamecritics, sly cooper 3 on November 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I’m sorry for neglecting this blog. I’ve been pretty busy lately–the site owner of GameCritics.com (where I’ve written video game reviews for several years) has asked me to blog about gaming and disability. I’ve wanted to do more of this kind of writing, but have been afraid to do much of it because, well, I [...]
Call for Submissions: Radical Women of Color Anthology
Posted in blogging, books, tagged anthologies, call for submissions, race, women of color on September 25, 2008 | 4 Comments »
hat tip: Ms. CripChick:
I read about this project a while ago, and am psyched that it’s still going forward. So, get submittin’!
What the Hell is a Radical Woman of Color?
Real Stories by Radical Women of Color and Allies
An Anthology
Contact: info@adelenieves.com
Deadline: Wednesday, November 9, 2008 (see the editor’s comment)
Blog Love
Posted in blogging, tagged awards, memes on September 3, 2008 | 9 Comments »
Thanks to Terri at Barriers, Bridges and Books for giving me this award. Isn’t it cute?
[Image Description: A piece of lined notebook paper with the words "I [heart] your blog” written on it. There are also some doodles of happy faces, a smiling sun, and the words “Love Love” with a heart next to them.]
I [...]
“Naming” Disabled People
Posted in blogging, disabilities, words that annoy me, tagged autism spectrum, cancer, down syndrome, learning disabilities, nonverbal learning disability on August 26, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Over on Feministe, Bint Bintalshamsa asks:
Can we stop with the news reports calling [Elizabeth Edwards's] cancer ‘terminal’? Please? Yes, she does have cancer, but it isn’t terminal. It’s incurable. There’s a helluva difference between the two.
Some commenters argued that calling Edwards’s cancer “terminal” was correct according to various legal and medical definitions. Which prompted Bint [...]
Defenseless?
Posted in blogging, disabilities, movies, words that annoy me, tagged cognitive disability, down syndrome, intellectual disability, power on August 10, 2008 | 7 Comments »
UPDATE: Dave Hingsburger discusses the “disabled people are defenseless” stereotype in his post DPN
FYI: International Coalition on Abuse and Disability
Posted in blogging, disabilities, tagged abuse, dick sobsey, icad on August 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
(h/t: F.R.I.D.A.):
Around the first of this month, the International Coalition on Abuse and Disability’s weblog debuted. Professor Dick Sosbey studies the relationship between disability and violence (among other things). He has written several books on disability and abuse, including Violence and Abuse in the Lives of People with Disabilities: The End of Silent Acceptance?
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Twittering:
- RT @codeman38: It says something about society when "AS wives" is headline-ese for "wives of men with AS". 6 days ago
- Woot! #Transcript of @GameCritics podcast 25 is done. Go, me! #a11y 6 days ago
- Music break in the #transcript of @GameCritics podcast 25. (30 mins. left!) #a11y 1 week ago
