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Can we forget about gender for a moment and concentrate on stopping the ongoing genocide? I doubt anyone here has…
Normally I'd be up for a little debate on gender and its implications, but in this case all I can…
"So from my viewpoint this just got a lot more interesting" Well as long as it's interesting to you. We…
Amp: ... the disproportionate number of men being deported, .... How disproportionate is it? What proportion do males make up…
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Category Archives: Disabled Rights & Issues
Praying with Lior
I’ve heard good things about a new documentary film, Praying with Lior, only opening now in a few cities and playing primarily at Jewish film festivals. From the film’s website: An engrossing, wrenching and tender documentary film, Praying with Lior … Continue reading
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Pedro Guzman sues government
From the AP story: A wrongly deported U.S. citizen who was missing for months in Mexico sued the Department of Homeland Security and the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department on Wednesday. Pedro Guzman, 30, who is mentally disabled, was deported … Continue reading
Latimer paroled
Through the appeals process, the decision to deny Robert Latimer parole has been overturned: After seven years in prison for killing his severely disabled daughter, Robert Latimer will be freed on day parole this week. The appeal division of the … Continue reading
Posted in Disabled Rights & Issues, In the news
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Things That Crack Me Up #37
This is a the latest of a series at my blog, usually consisting of an amusing visual image about disability. Visual descriptions are meant to both assist those who cannot view the image well, and encourage discussion when others see … Continue reading
Phoning It In
Last month, the state of Massachusetts issued a report on an August 2007 incident at one of the group homes of the Judge Rotenberg Center (JRC) where, on the basis of a phonecall, two boys were awakened in the night … Continue reading
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New Disability Blog Carnival at [with]tv
The latest Disability Blog Carnival is up at [with]tv where Connie Kuusisto (also blogging at Planet of the Blind) has compiled a collection of links on “Disability in the Media.” Check it out! Cross-posted at The Gimp Parade
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Katie Jones and Deus ex machina
The story of Katie Jones has been circulating slowly on disability listservs and blogs since the December 9 article in the Chicago Tribune. FRIDA provided an early link to the story, and since then Crip Chick, Shiva, Bint, Trinity, Brownfemipower … Continue reading
"Ransom Notes" Ad Campaign Ends
Ari Ne’eman, president of the Autistic Self-Advocacy Network (ASAN) that led the protest against the NYU Child Study Center’s “Ransom Notes” ad campaign, announces: I am pleased to inform you that this afternoon the NYU Child Study Center announced that … Continue reading
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Disability Blog Carnival
The latest Disability Blog Carnival is up at Andrea’s Buzzing About, where the theme is “A Few of Our Favorite Things.” Check it out, or look through past carnivals. Connie Kuusisto hosts the next one at [with]tv on Thursday, January … Continue reading
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How disproportionate is it? https://www.statista.com/statistics/257783/estimated-number-of-illegal-immigrants-in-the-us-by-age-and-sex/ There are estimated to be slightly more men than women, but not ten times as…