Restraint and Death of Disabled Civilians in Texas

The New Statesman reports on deaths in restraint or otherwise in custody of mentally ill civilians in Texas. There’s a new bill pending, the Sandra Bland Act. The paper reports on the bill, but also investigated deaths. Excerpts: Klessig is one of at least 33 people with histories of mental illness who died after being … Continue ReadingRestraint and Death of Disabled Civilians in Texas

Washington Post and Myths about Disability

Disability rights are under attack in DC. Right-wing politicians want to slash Medicaid, the shift towards “school choice” is a blatant attack on special education rights, the ADA is being dismissed as overwhelmed by frivolous lawsuits, and the GOP argues that SSDI is mostly fraud. It’s not, but narratives can overwhelm data so easily. So … Continue ReadingWashington Post and Myths about Disability

Mom Charged with Disruption While Trying to Give Insulin to Son

@Lollardfish #CultofCompliance meets type 1 diabetes. https://t.co/8YVou3CcGD — Julia Boss (@juliaboss5) April 24, 2017 Mom arrives at school to make sure her son has had his insulin, is told that the nurse is late, that she can’t give the injection without the nurse, and that her son has to wait in the office, isolated from … Continue ReadingMom Charged with Disruption While Trying to Give Insulin to Son

C2E2 – COMICS!

Heading downtown today to the Chicago Comic Con … as a journalist. I’ll be meeting with Mikki Kendall to talk to her about diversity and genre and power and twitter and more, heading to a panel, and seeing what I can see. Follow along with me on twitter and instagram.

Senator Duckworth: Air Travel and Disability

When the horrific United video broke last week, many disabled folks responded with empathy for Dr. Dao, but also by wanting non-disabled folks to realize that air travel has long been horrific for disabled travelers. Now Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) has gotten into the issue with a letter to Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao, linking the … Continue ReadingSenator Duckworth: Air Travel and Disability

Superbaby and Eugenics: He called my daughter lightning

The parent essay or memoir on discovering one’s child is not typical in some fashion is at once among the most common disability-related genre and one of the most difficult to do well. Of necessity, the essay has to move through ableist ideas about normality, encounter the challenges of having a disabled child, and then … Continue ReadingSuperbaby and Eugenics: He called my daughter lightning