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Disability isn't niche
This is getting boring now
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Stop gatekeeping who can be disabled
Why it's damaging to tell people not to identify as disabled
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Flirting is inaccessible
Something that is more of a problem than it used to be
It's lonely to be the first
On wishing there was a path to follow
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Why do you hate my voice?
Hello, Deconstructing ableism, how it works and where it arises and how it affects us (individually and collectively), is perhaps a whole lifetime of…
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Disabled in a swimsuit
An unexpected essay on disability, swimming, and body image
2
Stop sugarcoating ableism
How the most hurtful ableist incident I've ever experienced changed me for better and for worse
On disability grief
And the life not lived
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What I learned about writing a memoir by writing a memoir
Hello! It’s been a little while, friends.
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New(ish) directions
Potential plans and an exciting announcement!
We need to talk about hate
Hello, A few months ago I posted a video on Instagram in which I said disability was a feminist issue.
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This is what ableism feels like
Hello, Apologies for the radio silence.
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