One of the more insidious forms of internalized ableism is when we look at others and beat ourselves up for not being able to do what they are doing. What makes it particularly insidious is that it is easy to miss that we are engaging in internalized ableism. What makes it so insidious is that … Continue reading
Rick Moranis’s character in the 1984 Ghostbusters movie asks everyone, “Are you the Gatekeeper?” When I first watched it in the theatre, for a measly $2.50 (and even that was free because my friend and I found a $5 bill outside the Sheraton Centre theatre), it was a fun plot piece. Now, 35 years later, … Continue reading
For far too many disabled people, finding services—let alone accessing them—is a difficult-to-impossible task. When one does find them, then attending appointments, going for tests, and so on, sucks up even more spoons. In almost every case, we have to sign forms giving the provider permission to steal our spoons in whatever way. ODSP wants … Continue reading
Most of us have those moments when we read/see/hear/notice something that pushes all of our buttons. Often this happens watching the news or browsing social media. There is a tendency to want to respond immediately. Strings of expletives might pass through our minds, sometimes spewing forth as words. When the topic of the WTF moment … Continue reading
Building a world or universe can be an interesting process. Sometimes knowing where to begin is the challenge. When one’s brain has a tendency to bounce all over the place and to overthink, it can get even more complicated. My speciality is not physics, and I don’t have access to a lab. Therefore, I can’t … Continue reading
How often are we told, “Stop procrastinating; you’re just being lazy!” Odds are that for many of us, it was a lot. I don’t know how many times as a child and as an adult this was said to me in various ways. Always with the intent of instilling a thought process and way of … Continue reading
For many transgender people, stories about transgender people written by cisgender authors are a source of anxiety. The same holds true when people with disabilities read the works of authors who don’t have disabilities but choose to write about specific disabilities. All too often it becomes clear from the writing that the authors and their … Continue reading
Forgive me, Father, for I have synonymed. Oh, wait, I’m not Catholic or Anglican (both traditions have the sacrament of Confession), I’m Jewish. So, that sort of confession isn’t appropriate. Yet, confession is an appropriate term for where I’m at with being a spoonie. The evidence is there in report cards and in what has … Continue reading
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