Today, as I was perusing Tumblr, I came across this gem of an article all about a bride who asked her sister, who happens to need a wheelchair, to be a bridesmaid but then did not ensure accessibility for her sister… Read more ›
Last week in my Theory of Rhetoric class, I left very upset over an argument that ensued over the use of the word “retarded.” It was brought up in one of my classmates’ responses inspired by Rahm Emanuel’s recent comments. … Read more ›
It is no secret that language can be used to exclude people. We’ve been talking about exclusionary and ableist language for a while now. It is very easy to make an entire population feel completely othered just by using a… Read more ›