Pornography is to…

Pornography is to human sexuality as professional wrestling is to sport.

Jerry Lewis Sucks — sign petition

I didn’t pay much attention to the annual Muscular Dystrophy Labor Day telethon until I got involved in the independent living movement, and met people who had been poster children.  I learned from them the humiliation of being drenched in pity, being considered less than human, and being commodified to raise money.  I had known [...]

Obama-rama

Here are a couple of points about Obama’s election and inauguration that I don’t think have been widely mentioned yet. First of all, there was a noticeable lack of accessibility in the ceremony, and the coverage.  Closed captioning was available on the internet, and may have been available for the televised coverage.  At the event [...]

Blindness stereotype

I was watching a movie the other night, and had to clue my husband in to a couple of inaccurate stereotypes about blind people. First: I have never seen a blind person feel someone’s face.  I’m sure there are some who do, but it is NOT a common practice.  The blind people I know get [...]