Best of 2007

I wasn't going to offer a Best of 2007 list of my posts this early because I'm an optimist and I like to think genius may strike me in the next three weeks. But for those who may be reading my writing for the very first time, here are five of what I think are my best blog posts of 2007. Plus a couple bonus posts.

Blind Rage and the legacy of Helen Keller -- Because I originally began The Gimp Parade to review books about disability, and more importantly, because Blind Rage is a fantastic book by a disabled feminist about the world's most famous disabled feminist.

I am tired -- My expression of how last winter's Ashley X debate affected me and the disability community online.

Miss Ability lays down on the job -- Recently, feminist blogs have written about the beauty contest Miss Landmine Angola. Here's my take on another beauty pageant for disabled women.

Anniversary -- Escaping institutionalization -- A personal story of perhaps the biggest drama of my life.

Is Roger Ebert a disability activist? -- When I wrote this, I inadvertently prevented comments to the post, so I never learned what others think about Ebert's "activism."

Bonus link: Because language use came up in comments to my Alas intro post, here's a blog entry on that topic: Linguistically disabled?

And because sometimes I amuse myself, my best blog headline of the year: Yes, the road to hell is paved, but that doesn't mean it's accessible

I'd nominate Cilla Sluga's post at Big Noise about Ruben Navarro as overall Blog Post of the Year.

Who would you nominate? And why?

Cross-posted at Alas, A Blog