people with disabilities

Jerry Lewis To Be Presented With Humanitarian Award

by Cara January 12, 2009

Jerry Lewis, a veteran comedian and host of the annual Labor Day telethon that raises money for research into cures for muscular dystrophy, is scheduled to be honored with a special award at this year’s Oscar ceremony.  It’s called the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award and is intended to honor those who make great charitable contributions.  [...]

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Man Accused of Raping Teen With Disability

by Cara July 18, 2008

I can’t possibly be the only one who gets just slightly more angry when horrible shit goes down in their neighborhood, can I? I can’t put my finger on it, and it’s not that the crimes committed are worse, there’s just something inherently offensive and, I guess real about horrible offenses when they take place [...]

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On Aging and The Right to Sex

by Cara June 27, 2008

I just found this article via Amber Rhea, and it broke my heart.  It’s about an 82-year-old woman and 95-year-old man (called “Dorothy” and “Bob”) who met in an assisted living facility and became romantically involved.  Both had dementia.  And everyone thought that their romance was all very cute and lovely . . . until [...]

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Blogging Against Disablism

by Cara May 2, 2008

I’m very sorry that I missed Blogging Against Disablism Day, yesterday. I’m even more sorry that I don’t have much of anything to say on the subject right now. I would like to note that less than a year ago, I didn’t know a damn thing about the disability rights movement. I was only vaguely [...]

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