Don't join Yaari

If you got an email from me to join something called Yaari, please ignore it. I got that same email, explored it and gave out a bit too much...

Another typical story of health care in the U.S.

At Feministe, La Lubu tells the story of her daughter's premature birth , relating the loss of her job, fight for health care benefits, ...

Mail with Mom

Recently, MissCripChick wrote a blog letter to her Mom and Amanda of Ballastexistenz received an email from hers. MissCripChick writes, in...

The next Ashley X

Her name is Katie Thorpe . Other bloggers have been covering this latest story. Penny has the link collection here . Let her know if you got...

Remake of the Ramones' song

Direct link to YouTube video here . Visual description: This is a video remake of the classic Ramones song "I Wanna be Sedated" su...

Deaf Karaoke with David Armand

Direct link to YouTube video here . This is a live performance of the song "Torn" by comedian David Armand of The Hollow Men wit...

More Profit, Less Nursing

A recent NYT article on nursing homes illustrates how for-profit institutions can be dangerous for inmates of those homes: The typical nur...

The History of My Shoes and the Evolution of Darwin's Theory

Disability is all about adaptation. That's not news to me. As performance artist Neil Marcus has said, "Disability is an art—an ing...