Image description: The words ‘stupid’ ‘ugly’ and ‘pig face’ surrounded by the colour of bruise place around a torso. The words ‘no because’ are pointing at the words.\ Over the last week, culminating with a workshop I did with people with disabilities yesterday, I have noticed a phenomenon which I don’t really understand […]
Image description: Three suitcases wait while yelling happens above them. We go back on the road today, a trip that will take us eventually to the Maritimes, and we’re busy getting ready. Things are packed. We haven’t ticked ‘yelling at each other’ off the list of final preparations yet but I’m sure we’ll manage […]
Image description: Line drawing of a ‘Certificate of Gimp Status’ made out to Dave Hingsburger and dated 2016 We opened the letter from the government expecting my tax refund cheque. Instead, we got a letter stating that I had to reapply in order to continue in my tax status as a disabled person. I was […]
Image description: a line drawing of a forearm receiving an electric shock So there is finally movement in the fight towards the banning of the use of electric shock as a ‘treatment’ option for children with disabilities. I have read a lot of response to this announcement. A lot of, forgive me, shock. A lot […]
Image description: a line drawing of a theatre aisle with one space marked in red with the wheelchair symbol. the word choice is written in capital letters followed by a question mark underneath. We went to the theatre yesterday to see Disgraced which was playing just down the road from us. To get […]
Image description: A power wheelchair wheel encountering a stepplette. I discovered a phenomenon yesterday that I don’t think I’ve actually either seen or understood before. It had me thinking and rethinking about why people do what they do and act the way they act. We had gone out for some fresh air and […]
As it happens with conversations, they take twists and turns, and suddenly I find myself talking about diversity and difference with Ruby on our way back from an afternoon at the museum. This isn’t a topic we talk about a lot, but it’s one that Ruby has clearly thought about. She started by saying pretty […]
Image description: head and shoulder shot of someone sitting in a wheelchair wearing a tea shirt that says, “My Mom Is My Pusher” Yesterday I wrote about speaking with a young disabled boy waiting outside the elevator from which I was disembarking. I made a comment about his mother not rushing forward but allowing […]
Image description: An elevator pad with two buttons, up and down, a finger is reaching to push the ‘up’ button. The elevator door opened and there he was. Sitting in his wheelchair, maybe 12, looking a bit bored as might be expected when going into a clothing store with his mom, and watching me […]
Image description: A knot of wood beside a fluffly sheep with the words ‘knot’ and ‘ewe’ under their pictures. Yesterday we went to see ‘The Jungle Book’ with the Ruby and Sadie. Their dad and his girlfriend were going to meet up with us at the theatre and were running a bit late. […]
