HeyJaredDisability, Chronic Illness, & Culture
Disability & cultural analysis from Rebecca, a chronically ill Disability Studies student
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“Innocent” vs “Guilty” Disabled People: On Society’s Moralization of Disabilities (opens the original)
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Moralizing disability is something people have been doing for centuries. While the belief that disabled people have “sinned” is not as widespread anymore, it’s unfortunately common for people to believe that certain disabilities make someone immoral, that some of us are to blame for our disabilities, or that some disabled people are more deserving of care than others. All of these beliefs could be described as a part of “the moral model of disability.” Disability models are frameworks of underst
Centering Chronic Pain in the Discussions on US Healthcare (opens the original)
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Everyone is talking about the violence of the American healthcare system right now. This is a good thing, regardless of anyone’s thoughts on Luigi Mangione, a man who allegedly suffered from severe chronic pain and is now accused of killing the CEO of UnitedHealthcare. There have been many important conversations I’m glad to see happening. I see a lot of talk about people who have died after being denied life-saving healthcare, and these conversations have been powerful and important. But death
Ableist Media, Online Harassment Campaigns, and the Culture of Fake-claiming (opens the original)
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An idea that has had a lasting impact in our society is that some people with chronic illnesses or other disabilities are "faking it." This idea is reinforced by the media, especially through media outlets that publish article after article meant to make people suspicious of the disabled community, painting us as untrustworthy, entitled frauds who are faking or exaggerating our disabilities and the accommodations we need. Sometimes this narrative shows up through rhetoric about people faking chr
Crip Time and Chronic Illness (opens the original)
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Chronically ill people have a different relationship with the concept of time. Like other disabled people, many of us relate to a concept known as “crip time.” Crip time is commonly discussed in Disability Studies and crip theory, but I have also seen it talked about outside of these spaces among other disabled people. The term was coined by disability theorist Alison Kafer in the book Feminist, Queer, Crip to describe the ways disability can impact the way we experience time. Something a lot of
Clean Air is Essential for Disability Justice (opens the original)
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Since 2020, you have probably heard more about clean air. Clean air benefits everyone because we’re all able to get sick from air that contains pathogens or pollution. It especially benefits marginalized people who are already disproportionately harmed by capitalism, white supremacy, ableism, and other forms of oppression. Methods of cleaning the air and reducing the risk of infection from COVID and other viruses include ventilation, filtration (such as HEPA filters), masks, and monitoring CO2 l
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