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Best Inspiring Quotes About Invisible Illness
Quotes about invisible illness, chronic pain, and disability pride to inspire us all Quotes about invisible illness are too often filled with sappy, inspirational cliches. But that doesn’t change the need that people with chronic pain and invisible disabilities have for guidance, understanding and truth. In the two decades that I’ve been in pain, I’ve…
What Star Trek Got Wrong about Geordi’s Disabilities
I went down a rabbit-hole of articles about Geordi La Forge’s disabilities to bring you the a few ways Star Trek really messed up.
6 Disabled Inventors You’ve Never Heard Of
May is National Inventor’s Month! And that inspired me to learn about some of the many, many scientists and inventors with disabilities out there. That’s why I’ve put together a selection of physically disabled inventors whose names were completely new to me, but have nonetheless changed the world. However well-known they are or which challenges…
Murderball: Massacring Misconceptions
Wanna watch Murderball? Stream it legally on Philo or Fubo.tv. Or use your library card on Kanopy. Youtube also has multiple full copies of it up.March 2024 update: Looks like Prime’s got it now too! Or you can just buy the dang DVD. Here’s a TL;DR up front: If you’ve never seen Murderball, go watch…
How Selma Blair’s Canes Support Me Too
When i saw a picture of Selma Blair on the red carpet wearing this absolutely stunning gown and a cane, it blew me away. The cane didn’t distract from the outfit: the cane fucking MADE the outfit. She rocked it head to toe– and as somebody who really struggles with staying sexy and staying myself…