Another publication is out! My essay — “Cripnormativity: An Essay About How We Think (and Don’t Think) About Disability” — coins a new concept, “cripnormativity” and can be found here. Please take a read, think about it and then share… Read More ›
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Little Known Reasons People Think COVID-19 is a Liberal Hoax
My latest article talks about how Neurofibromatosis and the associated long-term trauma shapes my experiences with taking COIVD19 very seriously and understanding its threats. Please read this article published with The Good Men Project here. Thanks! Dr. Andrew Joseph Pegoda
Wheel of Fortune’s Ableism Affects Pat and Vanna, too.
Wheel of Fortune‘s ableist tendencies are endless. I’ve previously written about some of these here. But its ableism extends in other directions, too. Back in August of this year, I made a social media post focusing on Vanna and wrote:… Read More ›
Minorities, Responsibilities, and Educating Others
Conversations on social media about privilege and oppression often have comments along the lines of “it’s not the minority individual’s job to educate others as to how they are being oppressive or blind to their privilege.” And this always strikes… Read More ›
Neurofibromatosis Survivor: Snapshots from an MD Anderson Patient Who Doesn’t have Cancer
Good morning! My most recent publication is now live. This one is published on the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center’s Cancerwise. Neurofibromatosis Survivor: Snapshots from an MD Anderson Patient Who Doesn’t have Cancer I hope you enjoy! Dr. Andrew… Read More ›
No Room For Disabled People – Chick-fil-A at North Mopac and Parmer Lane
Disabled people are systemically abused, denied access, and misrepresented across the United States, and laws related to us are often ignored or are not enforced. While such problems of access and equity are often far worse in other countries, such… Read More ›
Ableism and Wheel of Fortune
Tonight, I watched Wheel of Fortune to do something different and to relax a bit after a busy week. And I got to thinking. My students and I have been talking about privilege and its various manifestations. This evening I got to wondering what… Read More ›
Privilege, Erasure, Cognitive Dissonance
Privilege. Erasure. Cognitive Dissonance. These are just some of the big ideas bouncing around my Frontal Lobe this week. I have three thoughts in particular that I want to share in this article. 1. An under-recognized form of privilege is… Read More ›
