Posted by: EmilyEmilyEmily on: August 31, 2011
It’s not ableist to acknowledge that people have varying ability levels. I mean obviously come on that’s like, one of the most basic points of disability theory. Intelligence is ableist because it isn’t actually a thing. It’s a bunch of things, and often they aren’t correlated at all (See for example specific learning disabilities; like [...]
Posted by: EmilyEmilyEmily on: July 5, 2011
[Trigger warning: autism related self-injury] …you know, with my “Actually guys if I want to peel off my epidermis or bite myself or stab myself with needles or bang my head on things, maybe you can let me decide for myself whether I can cope with the pain, okay?” Yep. I’m the person who actually [...]
Posted by: EmilyEmilyEmily on: June 17, 2011
(crossposted on tumblr) So anyway, Cabbage was just applying for a job and one of the steps prior to getting an interview was like… fill out this questionaire where you say you’re extroverted and organized and have no disabilities. I maaaay have taken down the problematic questions. (There were about fifty questions total, problematic and [...]
Posted by: EmilyEmilyEmily on: May 25, 2011
(Crossposted from tumblr) (Of psychiatric issues, that is) It’s like… By opposing self diagnosis you are telling people that they cannot understand themselves without outside help. You’re opposing self-determination. Like… How the fuck do any activist type people think that’s remotely okay? And that’s not even getting into how fucked up psychiatric institutions can be. [...]
