I recently read an article on the BBC website which was written by Tanni Grey-Thompson for OUCH! discussing the absence of disability in mainstream advertising campaigns. Which got me thinking …
Trying to Survive
There is a song that goes: “And I can see you standing there, wanting more from me, but all I can do is try.” I suppose that is all most …
Different – But Not
The articles I write for Audacity revolve around the issues I face as a disabled woman with spina bifida raising a healthy, active toddler. I will also take this space …
Taking a Trip
So, we took a trip up the “Inside Passage” to Skagway, Alaska, and back. We spent the better part of a week on the ferry, four days in the little …
Celebrating National Disabled Employment Awareness Month
This month is National Disability Awareness Month and National Disability Employment Awareness Month! Oh boy! We have a month all to ourselves! How lucky can we get? Ok, so I …
Big Cry Baby
I am the biggest cry baby in the world. There are some things that can make me break down into a waterfall of salty tears. I don’t know when it …
Outrage and Despair
Lifeless bodies float through the wretched waters of the South as rescue units sift through the chaos and look for survivors. Pictures and words are insignificant next to the sickening …
Readers
Hello, Nathasha: I’m Jon Scott from Sacramento, CA. I recently discovered your site, and I think it is great. Until I discovered your site in July, I had looked a …
The Evolution of Ignorance
Evolution has recently been under attack from religious zealots in order to encourage the teaching of a theistic concept called, intelligent design. This theory of creationism is threatening to destroy …