Name: cherylberyl

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The Worst Words

Often what you write is inspired by what you read out in the...

Filed under: Disability, Ableism, CP, Tiny Tim, Supercrip, blog carnival, ADA, spaz, awareness speaking, Mental Retardation, Ouch!, adjectives, Tropic Thunder, R-word, Special Olympics
Rethinking People First Language

About a month and a half ago or so I met my new most favorite...

Filed under: Disability, CP, bipolar, child life, handicap, awareness speaking, activism, textbooks, out and about the town, Baltimore, independent living, people first language, community choice
SEX: The Elephant in the Room

Over the last 8 months that I have been blogging here there has...

Filed under: Disability, self-accepentance, Ableism, Jewish boys, self-confidence, SEX, family studies, personal needs, research, news, self-determination, CRIPPLES, therapy, teens, abuse, PCAs, social desirability, UK, depression
My Blog is Group Therapy

Your Blog Can Be Group Therapy http://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING...

Filed under: Cheryl, Disability, Culture, self-accepentance, Ableism, workshop planning, blog carnival, blogers, spaz, Life, BADD, Disaboomers, activism, comfort, empowerment, news, AWESOMNESS, alltop.com, CRIPPLES, therapy, barrier free, Margaret Mason
To Gen Yers (20-somethings) is it all in our heads now?

Today I did a guest lecture in class. Identity Development &...

Filed under: Disability, Ableism, class, kids, ADA, school, college, presenting, awareness speaking, accessible society, staring, summer school, AWESOMNESS, Generation Y, racism, bullying, IDEA, inclusion
If you live in Maryland

Now Accepting Applications The Coordinating Center is accepting...

Filed under: Disability, class, ADA, activism, government
Powerchair: A Very Dichotomous Piece of Equipment

I was just writing an email to someone that ended up taking on...

Filed under: Disability, Ableism, wheelchair, ADA, empowerment, developmental milestones, second class citizen, self-determination
U.S. reluctance to sign treaty on disabilities is painful, puzzling

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/opinion/2008015343_disabop25...

Filed under: Disability, news, U.N., government, Rights
Damaging Textbooks Aimed at Human Services Students

I spent a year of my life doing an independent study where I...

Filed under: Disability, Creativity, Ableism, class, SEX, token gimp, independent study, college, awareness speaking, Human Services
Some Meanderings About BADD & a BADD 2008 Disaboom Directory

I recieve tremendous support from everyone I'm around on...

Filed under: Cheryl, Disability, Ableism, CP, friends, fatigue, medication, family studies, blogers, school, college, allies, support, warm fuzzies, BADD, Disaboomers, activism, comfort

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