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What Are The Rights of Persons Living In Institutions? PLUS, Commentary by OB/GYN Mama Doctor Jones on Giving Birth In Prison

Posted on Friday, 30. October 2026 by Thomas
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She “Woke Up” In A Funeral Home

Posted on Friday, 30. October 2026 by Thomas
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Stop Calling “Personal Attendants” For Disabled Adults “Caregivers”

Posted on Wednesday, 28. October 2026 by Thomas

I have started picking two (2) days off for my Spanish speaking aide. One is today, which is my thirty-sixth birthday. Here are reasons this ableist language should be abandoned: Here is a paragraph from page 133 of Judith Herman’s … Continue reading →

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Harriet McBryde Johnson (1957–2008)

Posted on Monday, 26. October 2026 by Thomas

She learned from a TV telethon that her disease would k*ll her when she was a kid. As an adult, she took on the telethon. Her name was Harriet McBryde Johnson. She was born in Laurinburg, North Carolina, in 1957. … Continue reading →

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Physicians often underestimate the value of disabled people’s quality of lives. E.g. Aaron Bunnell, after suffering a high-level SCI…

Posted on Sunday, 11. October 2026 by Thomas

Physicians often underestimate the value of disabled people’s quality of lives. For example, Aaron Bunnell, after suffering a high-level cervical spinal cord injury, had a physician and nurse provide life-resuscitating efforts on the beach. He became a triple-board certified physician. … Continue reading →

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NEW ACCESSIBILITY GUIDELINES for Public Facing PDF files…

Posted on Monday, 28. September 2026 by Thomas

Here are updated guidelines for PDF files

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The need for more exacting nomenclature regarding autism spectrum disorders

Posted on Tuesday, 22. September 2026 by Thomas

Although it is regrettable that some people are triggered by reasonable terminology, no one should have the power to censor language to exclude the observable realities of autism. Scientists and advocates need a full semantic toolbox to describe what is … Continue reading →

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Neurological disorders and lung capacity

Posted on Wednesday, 9. September 2026 by Thomas

It has been discussed that most people with neurological disorders are also at higher risk for COVID complications due to the potential change this makes on trunk /diaphragm movement or in some people with CP trunk alignment (scoliosis) which decreases … Continue reading →

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I think Mary Zanarini should retire, and here’s why

Posted on Sunday, 5. April 2026 by Thomas

Burned-out psychologist Mary Zanarini, developer of the MSI for Borderline Personality Disorder, incorrectly calls SSI “social security disability income”. Her burn-out is so evident in how she talks about recovery, suggesting that some patients are “born competent”, with a derisive … Continue reading →

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Many people say the Deaf are the most ableist, but…

Posted on Tuesday, 6. January 2026 by Thomas

I was born deaf, and my sensoineural hearing loss wasn’t detected in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. It wasn’t detected until my mother’s family doctor and my paediatrician both clocked me as deaf as fuck. All we deafies want is … Continue reading →

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