Copyright 2010 by Laura Hershey


During Thanksgiving season, it's time to talk about gratitude. This is a tricky subject for people with disabilities. It has its pros and cons. The positive is...

Sex, Ableism, Disability, and Revolution: an interview with Bethany Stevens

Copyright 2010 by Laura Hershey

[Note from Laura Hershey: I've been friends with Bethany Stevens for several years...

Frontline disability support workers, particularly in-home attendants funded by Medicaid and similar public programs, for the most part get a raw deal in terms of wages, benefits, and opportunities to...

by Laura Hershey

Having attendants come in every day to help me with personal care, health support, and household duties isn't always easy. We have to adapt to each other's personalities, c...

I don't know whether nondisabled people, or even the newly injured who are still getting accustomed to moving through the world in a wheelchair, can fully comprehend the connection between person ...

So true, Mike! "Special" can so easily devolve into "unequal" when it comes to treatment by the airlines. And the one definition that often seems to be missing is "one-of-a-kind," i.e., everyone is an individual with distinct needs and techniques, yet they still try to treat all disabled passengers the same, forcing us to board the same way etc.
Like you, I often find myself doing that pragmatic calculation of the number of hours required for air travel, versus a good old-fashioned road trip!