Uncategorized How Disability Changes Public Perception…And Why it Probably Shouldn’t 27 Oct 2020 Hello, readers, As you all know, it's politics season here in the U.S. It's one of those times I kind of envy other countries, although I know you guys have…
Uncategorized Listen, Nobody Has To Say It 21 Oct 2020 Hello, readers, Ableism is a tricky, ugly thing. Once you bring it into the conversation, you have to talk about privilege, as we did last October (check out the post,…
Uncategorized Bully-Hunting “Heroes”–Another Form Of Inspiration Porn 13 Oct 2020 Hello readers, Before we get started, a bit of housekeeping. You may have noticed that some of my latest post titles have some wonky capitalization. That's because the Wordpress format…
Uncategorized Why Are The Lives OF PWDs Controversial? And What To Do About It? 7 Oct 2020 Hello and happy October, readers! This post is going to be a bit weird. It's gritty. It calls on readers, and its writer (me) to confront some tough truths. It's…
Uncategorized Blog Bonus: The Dos and DONT’s of Disability Ministry 28 Sep 2020 Ding-ding-ding! Welcome to the bonus round, so richly deserved! I promised the other day that as a bonus, I would talk about disability ministry as an offshoot of Dear Church,…
Uncategorized Dear Church, Round 3 25 Sep 202025 Sep 2020 Hello, dear patient readers, It's been a busy yet dry month (although the weather is wet where I am right now). I've had a lot of books to review, a…
Uncategorized People with Disabilities Are Not “Yours” 21 Aug 2020 Hello readers, We've talked before about the fact that people with disabilities are not public property. We've also talked about the fact that despite this, they are treated like public…
Uncategorized Blog Bonus: Since When is Inclusion “Radical?” 13 Aug 2020 Ding-ding-ding! Welcome to the bonus round! I was going to say I had good news and bad news, but then I remembered something a counselor once told me--there is no…
Uncategorized A World Without Disabilities: Would We Actually Want One? 11 Aug 2020 Hello and happy August, readers, We're still in back to school season, and yes, people are still freaking out about school, especially for kids with disabilities. As you know from…
Uncategorized The “Disability Burden”: Whose Fault is It? 30 Jul 2020 Hello readers, As we close out July, back to school month steps up. As you know, this back to school month will be unlike any we have experienced. Even though…
