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What Disability Pride Month Means To The Triple Cripples
July is ‘Disability Pride Month’. For most, disabled or otherwise, this is the first time that they are learning about such a celebration. Disability Pride Month A quick Google search shows that disability pride has been celebrated on and off in the US since the 1990s. Parades and events dedicated to celebrating disability in all…
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The Triple Cripples’ Thoughts On The White Wheelchair User In The Minneapolis Uprising
Videos of a white wheelchair user during the Minneapolis Uprising, have been circulating the internet. Different angles show the wheelchair user, apparently called ‘Jennifer’, at the door of a Target store. Other people in the videos can be heard saying, “She’s stabbing people.” Now, this right here is not the narrative we hear about disability,…
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In The Margins: Dating Apps During #Covid19
Look who slid into The Margins… Ahh! How the tables have turned. Suddenly the stone that the builder refused, seems to look more and more like a masterpiece, eh? Suddenly the crips you dipped on, seem like they might be “interesting to talk to”. You scramble
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Coping with COVID-19: Coronavirus & Disability
Coronavirus and disability aren’t two words that we’d ever thought of in relation to one another. Until recently, most people had never heard of Coronavirus. Things have been changing at alarming speeds, we’re living in very strange times. The new normal keeps altering day by day. Even trying to set up a routine seems ridiculous.…