Lucky to Be Alive?: The Ways We Tell Disabled People They Shouldn’t Be Here October 8, 2019 by Karrie Higgins, Guest Writer Leave a Comment This article originally appeared on the blog a true testimony under the title "Lucky to be alive" and is reprinted by permission. Content note: This article contains references to suicide and sexual abuse. A stranger said to me, “Go kill yourself.” Does he know I am four times more likely to do that because of my epilepsy? That my bipolar and PTSD and history of sexual … [Read more...]
Seeking Great-Aunt Sarah: Learning From the Abuse of My Disabled Ancestor July 27, 2019 by Rachel Cohen-Rottenberg Leave a Comment Great-aunt Sarah, age 12 [Image description: This 1921 black-and-white photograph shows the author's great-aunt Sarah as a girl of 12 standing on the grounds of a state school in Wrentham, MA. She is a white girl with shoulder-length brown hair pulled back on the top with a large bow. Her dress is white and extends below her knees, and she is wearing leather lace-up shoes. She … [Read more...]
