Continuing with the idea of providing links for my readers to blogs about the intersections of marginalisation, I am going to link articles from Autistic Hoya - A blog by Lydia X. Z. Brown
Ableism
Links to “INtersected: Ability, Race, Color, Religion, National Origin, Gender, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity”
I would like to provide my readers links to pages about the intersections of marginalisation, starting with INtersected: Ability, Race, Color, Religion, National Origin, Gender, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity
Autism, MMS, and Trump
In the newest installment of what I like to call, "This Might be How America Ends," Trump half-listened to what was being said at today's White House Coronavirus press briefing and then summarized it in a wildly irresponsible way.
Trauma-Informed Teaching – Trauma Inducing Classrooms
Not having effective strategies to cope with the trauma I encountered in my classrooms has impacted my teaching career more than any other issue I have faced. In 2005 Rice and Groves defined trauma as "...an exceptional experience in which powerful and dangerous events overwhelm a person’s capacity to cope." "Trauma is real." … Continue reading Trauma-Informed Teaching – Trauma Inducing Classrooms
Imposter Syndrome – As a Teacher – As a Human Being
Recently I began to listen to Angela Watson's podcast, Truth for Teachers. Each episode I listened to had valuable information and advice, but Episode 114: Seven Ways Teachers Can Push Past Imposter Syndrome was the one that made the most significant connections to my own experiences. Many people have experienced moments where they felt like a fraud. I … Continue reading Imposter Syndrome – As a Teacher – As a Human Being
Glorifying Autism
The hardest part about convincing myself I'm allowed to write this story has been weighing what I want to say against the overwhelmingly negative representation of autism in the media.
Disability Day of Mourning, 2017
Content Warning: Murder of People with Disabilities To mark Disability Day of Mourning, I published a blog on my Blog Spot account last March 1st. I thought I'd continue this tradition on my Word Press account. It would be nice to say things have drastically improved in the year since the last Day of Mourning. … Continue reading Disability Day of Mourning, 2017
Make 2017 The Year Hollywood Stops Stealing Work From People With Disabilities
Maybe people in Hollywood need to stop insisting disabled people need to be given a voice, as if it's a gift they can bestow, and pay attention to the fact we already have voices.
Disability in Steven Universe: Monster Reunion
I have a bone to pick about the way this person behaved. Marginalized people are often expected to defend their experiential learning and perceptions (people of various faiths, LGBTQIA, PW Disabilities, POC etc).
When they express an opinion on Social Media, they are suddenly expected to provide a dissertation in support of their point of view.
Life Unworthy of Life – DeVos, Sessions, Piers Morgan & Life of Disabled People
They Say: He hasn't done this or that, and he probably won't
Jim Jefferies Says: Give him a chance. Hitler didn't kill the Jews on the first day. He worked up to it.
Piers Morgan: You see. That is the exact, ridiculous, hysterical, over the top nonsense that is making people frightened.
Limbic Noodle 