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How I found my own disability pride
From hating my disability to an anti-ableism book deal, it's been a long journey
Jul 25
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Why is Disability Pride Month so overlooked?
Society still thinks disability is a source of shame
Jul 18
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A wonderful year
Reflections on a year of freelancing and newsletter writing
Aug 9
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Disability Pride Month: A history
From the famous Capitol Crawl to an online movement, a brief history of an overlooked event.
Jul 11
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How being 'too disabled' for a dating agency led me to quit my job
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Sometimes life is a lot
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Let's talk about language! How to avoid being accidentally ableist
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How I found my own disability pride
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Disability pride is a radical act
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Being disabled makes my friendships better
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Disability pride is a radical act
In a world that treats disabled bodies as less than, loving ourselves is as radical as it's possible to be
Jul 4
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Being disabled makes my friendships better
Or, my friends are better than yours
Jun 28
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Sometimes life is a lot
Disability admin and needing a nap
Jun 24
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Let's talk about language! How to avoid being accidentally ableist
Part 4: No, we don't want a cure
Jun 14
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Let's talk about language! How to avoid being accidentally ableist
Part 3: Disabled people are people
Jun 1
Let's talk about language! How to avoid being accidentally ableist
Part 2: Piss on pity
May 24
Let's talk about language! How to avoid being accidentally ableist
Part 1: Say disabled
May 17
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Some diverse weekend reading
Feeling better through new stories and great writing
May 13
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What's it *really* like to be disabled? How can you fight ableism? A newsletter aiming to demystify disability through personal stories and observations, from journalist and card-carrying disabled woman Lucy Webster
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