Internalised Ableism and Language
In this blog post for Interscetions Lit Magazine I talk about disability and the experience of internalised ableism and which role language plays in all of it.
“You don’t look disabled”, “Oh, so it’s not a real disability”, or euphemisms for disability like special needs, handicapped, or differently abled all question disability and its seriousness…”
Life Without Insulin
A hundred years ago, the research that led to the discovery of insulin began. Without the discovery of insulin, people with diabetes would still die of diabetic ketoacidosis. Read the whole story of the discovery and why people still die from lack of insulin today in my new blog post over on Intersections Lit Magazine.
Waiting for the Encore of Live Music
A blog article over on Intersections Lit Magazine about the absence of live music and concerts.