by External Article | Jun 28, 2019 | Care Work Library, Housing, Planning |
When Imani Woody’s father had a stroke in 2005, he came home from the hospital in a wheelchair. Woody, the eldest daughter, stepped in to help. She visited every weekend, paid bills, went grocery shopping and organized prescriptions for him and her stepmother. After...
by External Article | Jul 6, 2017 | Care Work Library, Caring for a Grandparent, Millennial Generation |
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: disability is a family issue. But all too often, that means misguided portrayals of disabled kids as “burdens,” the assumption that no family would want a disabled child, and insistence that nondisabled family members always...
by External Article | Feb 16, 2017 | Care Work Library, Caring for a Romantic Partner, Millennial Generation |
You’ve also worked with Disability in Kidlit in the past, right? I know they’re going on a break, but they’re such an awesome resource that I’d love to hear more about that. Yes! I have written for them before. I’m not one of the founders — though I wish I were,...
by External Article | Jan 19, 2017 | Care Work Library, Caring for a Friend, Caring for a Romantic Partner, Millennial Generation |
From that point on we threw ourselves into the swing of things while we slowly figured each other out and what our dynamics were going to be. In some ways it was really easy, both of us being trans women, and nonbinary trans women at that. In others we were different,...
by External Article | Dec 26, 2016 | Care Work Library, Caring for a Sibling, Millennial Generation |
Disabled people’s lives are bursting with affirmation, affection, and meaning well beyond the half-baked romance narratives we get stuck with. So say hello to Queer Crip Love Fest, a new series where I talk to disabled queer folks about the love all around them — for...
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