I saw him. I know he knew that I’d seen him. But also, and this is unusual, I knew that he had seen me. Seen me past my physical shape, past my mode of movement, past every stereotype of every kind. He’d seen me. And, as I said, I saw him. We were going south […]
So, I’m still writing about the People in Motion show. I was, as I said, a little disturbed at the lack of people with disabilities working the show rather than simply attending the show. I decided, then, that I’d have conversations with the non-disabled staff just like I’d have with someone who had a disability […]
I’d never been the the ‘People in Motion’ show so when the doors opened, I was quite excited. Joe and I have never had to be the first in, the first off, the first past the post. We are quite willing to wait until the crowd dies down and then we make our entrance. We […]
Yesterday we went to the People In Motion show here in Toronto. It calls itself Canada’s largest disability exhibit and I was there both in my role as Clinical Director at Vita as well as a person with a disability myself. We were picked up by WheelTrans and then the bus filled up with others […]
I am disappointed in myself. In my defence I was tired. But, I know that this is never a reason and always an excuse. But. I was tired. We were driving home on a hot day. Traffic had been really, really slow. We finally got to a point where we were moving more quickly and, […]
Sometimes, even I, am astonished. Let me tell you what happened. It will take some explaining. We have three elevators in our apartment building. At certain times of day, the demand for them is very high. I suppose every building like it has ‘rush hours’ and mine is no different. Joe and I arrived into […]
So, again, there’s an entertainer, this time a comedian, who is using vile and hateful words in a routine about people with intellectual disabilities. I saw this several weeks ago, alerted to it by someone on Facebook and when I watched it I was sickened and felt immediately hopeless. I found the petition, signed the […]
Image description: A line drawing of a smart phone showing the scores I predict for the game this evening, Cavs 101 and Raptors 123 It’s odd that people expect you to be who they think you are, all the time, without variation. Let me tell you something that happened yesterday and then go […]
Image Description: A drawing of a construction tunnel on a sidewalk with the words ‘D’ANGER ZONE’ written in red capital letters inside the space created by construction materials. We were in one of those construction tunnels. They are hell for me. They make the sidewalk so narrow, and though there is room for me […]
Image Description: Drawing of a person in a wheelchair holding a sign reading ‘out of order’ and underneath is the caption ‘? answering machine’ Dear Public, I am a stranger, not a curiosity. Yesterday I had wheeled myself, without assistance, from a table deep in the back of the food court at […]
