Disabled people, in particular those with chronic illnesses like M.E or fibromyalgia, are frequently portrayed as extreme laziness experts in mainstream media. Documentary makers seem to leap…… Read more “The Hardest Working People on Earth.”
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The Million Dollar Question.
If like me you have a visible disability, chances are you will have been asked something along the lines of “what happened to you?”. When the question…… Read more “The Million Dollar Question.”
The Measure of a Disabled Person: Part 2.
Part 1 is available here. By Michael Everritt (Dax’s Husband). Trigger Warning: Abortion, Euthanasia. Last week, we sought to demonstrate why medical ethics is never a case…… Read more “The Measure of a Disabled Person: Part 2.”
The Measure of a Disabled Person: Part 1.
By Michael Everritt (Dax’s husband). Trigger Warning: abortion, euthanasia. Peter Singer, an Australian academic most famous for their work with PETA, identifies no longer as a philosopher…… Read more “The Measure of a Disabled Person: Part 1.”
Freak Like Me.
From time to time I will receive a message asking me about improving confidence, and as someone who still struggles with self-esteem I never know quite what…… Read more “Freak Like Me.”
Off the Spectrum.
Spectrum 10k is a trial being run by Cambridge University which is looking to collect and analyse DNA samples from 10,000 autistic people, and aims to establish…… Read more “Off the Spectrum.”
Comparing the Incomparable.
It is almost inevitable that during a discussion around mental health someone will bring up how much better the world would be if we treated mental illness…… Read more “Comparing the Incomparable.”
An Ableism Contest.
The Paralympics are supposed to be a celebration of the exceptional physical feats of disabled athletes from across the globe, yet as we approach the Tokyo Paralympics…… Read more “An Ableism Contest.”
Naughty or NICE.
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence is a government-funded body that oversees the NHS in the UK, monitoring research, informing public health policies, and ensuring…… Read more “Naughty or NICE.”
National Disability Strategy: Will It Actually Do Anything?
On 28th July 2021 the UK government published their National Disability Strategy, and were then promptly ruled to have breached the Equality Act by failing to provide…… Read more “National Disability Strategy: Will It Actually Do Anything?”
Diary of a Disabled Person. 