Review
“The book takes you on a journey of what it is like to travel and work with the disabled who turn out to be quite like everyone.” Cite And are we surprised by...
Read MoreRequested Information
As LuckyFatima requested, I have looked around for some good starter resources for someone who is new to disability issues. Why I Burned My Book I heard a radio program where this man spoke, it was very moving. He speaks eloquently about the catch-22 of health care and the ways in which disabled people are discouraged from earning a living. Disability Awareness This book was written by the editor and creator of The Disability Rag magazine, which was the forefront of disability advocacy. I have a lot of trust in what she says. I haven’t read this book, but I read the free preview and it is excellent. I plan to order it soon. New Mobility This is a phenomenal magazine with a variety of articles, raising the most important concerns for wheelchair users in...
Read MoreWhere are the disabled actors?
Maybe I don’t understand how TV and movies work, but is it really so hard to find disabled people to play disabled characters? There are so many little examples of disabled characters thrown onto shows or movies for diversity’s sake or for the main plot line and they are always played by non-disabled actors. Some shows hire consultants to make sure they are getting things right, but why hire two people? Why go that extra mile? Why not just hire someone who already knows what that disability is like? This might be a bit or a chicken and egg issue. I imagine there are few disabled actors because there are few roles they are accepted for. To me, the best solution would be for Hollywood to be okay with casting disabled actors for non-disabled roles. That...
Read MoreBirth Defects
I might have to stop watching baby shows and really any movie or TV show where a child is born. Why is it that every single person in every one of them always counts the baby’s fingers and toes. “Oh, ten fingers and ten toes, he’s perfect.” Gag. Would you really love your baby less if he had eight fingers? Tell me the truth. I’ll think less of you if you would, but I’d respect the honesty. I don’t really understand this drive for perfection. Human beings are never perfect, our bodies don’t fit any norm or any ideal. I guess there is something about babies that makes people want to see them as pure and untouched by life. But some babies are not born with ten fingers and toes and some babies have other more severe...
Read MoreMystery Diagnosis
I was watching this show a couple months ago and there was a story that really distressed me. Here’s the scenario: A guy, middle aged father, suddenly starts having bouts of paralysis. Some days he wakes up and can’t move his legs, other days he is fine. Since this show is about mysterious illnesses, of course, doctors are having a lot of trouble figuring out what to do. The guy goes on disability leave from him work and sits around at home all day. But the money starts to run out and the guy is trying to figure out what to do. I was watching this with an able-bodied friend and I asked him, what does this guy do? Is he in construction? No, it turns out that he has a desk job that wouldn’t be effected at all by this new disability. He reluctantly...
Read MoreProgress Trackers
At proofreaders; available for pre-order
What Is Meant To Be
Second draft
Homework & Homicide (working title)
Second Draft
Book Montage
RFW winner October 7, 2011
