By: Roddikins at home

“Aging in a disabled body is hard. The demands of ableism take a toll on you. Always having to take an ableist hit when you get on a plane. Or when you don’t have an attendant assistant when you need it. Every time you spend money you shouldn’t have to spend for healthcare. It makes you age faster — seriously.”

This is not why I smoke*, but it may perhaps explain (a little) why I persist. Grrrr.

“It’s either that or we’re sexless. People with impairments do not battle the myth of the virgin or the whore, but a counterpart — are we saints? Or monsters?”

100% this.

*In honour of 2 lost friends, and long form performance art.