Not Just a Health Issue
Professor Lidia Morawska just won a quarter million dollar science prize for her work in proving that Covid is airborne, against the WHO's public announcement to the contrary back in…
Disability
Costs of Disability
Dr. Ziyad Al-Aly, the guy who told the Senate Hearing that the burden Long Covid is on par with the burden of cancer and heart disease, wrote a brief explainer…
How We Look After the Least Fortunate
Back in the day, the left was all about protesting for rights for marginalized people, and the right fought for a more individualistic, pull-yourself-up-by-the-bootstraps ideology. Another thread from Kelly, this…
what i’m reading: the invisible kingdom: reimagining chronic illness
The Invisible Kingdom: Reimagining Chronic Illness by Meghan O'Rourke is a important book. I would even call it a landmark. For ten years, O'Rourke suffered from a debilitating condition that…
what i’m reading: the invisible kingdom: reimagining chronic illness
The Invisible Kingdom: Reimagining Chronic Illness by Meghan O’Rourke is a important book. I would even call it a landmark. For ten years, O’Rourke suffered from a debilitating condition that…
For all the Fierce Raindrops: Lessons that Should Have Been Learned
Changing minds on big issues takes a long time and the work never ends. Anti-drinking and driving groups appeared in the early 1980s, like MADD, typically made up of survivors…
How to Profit from Pandemics
Three threads from this week outline the political and media pandemic protocol being followed around the world, the similarities and differences between prior pandemics, and how the profit motive fuels…
Depending on One Another
A.H. Reaume, disabled from a brain injury, wrote about how dramatically her life changed with some help once in a relationship. Her partner does the household chores and makes sure…
judy heumann, rest in power
Judith Heumann, one of the founders and primary movers of the disability rights movement, died recently at the too-young age of 75. Judith Heumann was a force of nature. She…
Saturday Afternoon Links
Assorted content for your year-end reading. – Allison Maher et al. study how COVID-19 causes fundamental changes to a person’s immune system, resulting in far greater vulnerability to other infections.…
Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Gloria Novovic writes about the desperate need to start planning ahead to control the damage done by the COVID pandemic, rather than…
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – Charlie Smith highlights how attempts to minimize the ongoing pandemic have reduced the public credibility of both government and public health officials…
PARENT TO PARENT: Learning to TRANSITION
A few weeks ago, I came across this wonderful piece on transitions by a parent of twins, Marquitha Gilbert. I contacted Marquitha and we had a rich conversation about parenting,…
chuck close, rest in peace
The artist Chuck Close died last week at the age of 81. He was an incredibly talented artist, a progressive thinker, and a diehard New Yorker who was often seen…
DISABILITY PLANNING FOR MY CHILD: HOW TO BEGIN NOW
I talk to lots of different people who have a role in supporting families of children with disabilities. This week, I had an interesting chat with Bruce Maier, a financial…
Our 2020 Intl Day of People With Disabilities Agenda: No More Poverty!
The disability community in Canada has a long history of being fractured. Disability groups have traditionally competed for scarce resources – that’s just the way things were. Jockeying for limited…
ruth bader ginsburg, rest in power
These highlights of Ginsburg’s decisions and dissents on the SCOTUS are a joy to read. I used two sources, and decided to keep the overlap. Many highlight the reason she…
AGAINST ALL ODDS – Blending Research and Disability Parenting
It is my pleasure to host this guest post today from Queen’s University doctoral candidate, Lorraine (Read more…). I was amazed by Lorraine’s story of perseverance and her research question…
IT’S NATIONAL SIBLINGS DAY! SIBS CARE TOO
--> --> Dr. Yona and her sister Danielle I am delighted to host a guest post by Dr. Yona Lunsky in celebration of National Siblings Day. Dr. Lunsky is a…