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Navigating crip time
Disability bends the rules of normative timelines. That's complicated - and freeing
Jul 15
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We need Pride because disabled people are still made to feel ashamed
Disability Pride Month is vitally important. Here's why
Jul 6
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I went looking for calm in my body. I found Pride instead
Hello, Honestly, I was wracking my poor little brain about what to say for Disability Pride Month.
Jul 1
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June 2026
Lessons from two years of Every Body Queer
Every Body Queer has been shortlisted for a National Diversity Award!
Jun 29
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A list of things that make me feel proud
Hello, It’s June and it’s Pride, and I have been lucky enough to spend some time this week in rainbow-bedecked spaces with people I love.
Jun 12
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Learning disability history is learning you belong
Thoughts from a day teaching disabled kids their past
Jun 3
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May 2026
Pain and the nonsense concept of 'quality of life'
Some complicated thoughts
May 27
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Ableism is getting worse and I'm finding this work harder than before
Hello, I am finding this work hard.
May 21
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Support my anti-ableism work with a single vote
I’ve been nominated for a National Diversity Award!
May 13
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Disabled bodies are beautiful
On Aariana Rose Philip at the Met Gala and the power of representation
May 6
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April 2026
Pain isn't our fault
We should be more careful about the stories we tell disabled children
Apr 29
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Would you please treat me like a person?
Questions I shouldn't have to ask
Apr 24
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