#notjustanyannie
Hi there - I’m Kaydra! I’m trying to create a communal space for dialogue, support, resources, research, coping, and personal reflections regarding mental health and (dis)abilities, esp in academic contexts. I’ll often post on Idiopathic Hypersomnia, ADD, chronic depression, and my rage against the ableist institution that is academia (along with strategies for being a student and teaching students).
Hey, first dialogue subject: terms like (dis)abilities and handiccapable are offensive
you should look up the social model of disability
I don’t see her using ‘handiccapable’ but if she is disabled, she can use (dis)abled for herself. You don’t get to decide what someone calls themselves. If you are trying to teach someone, you could be a little kinder.
this feels like the tumblr callout mentality in a nutshell… an academic is trying to make a space to talk about inequality and systemic bigotry relating to their personal experiences, and gets a language police response with a “go learn something”…
fight the bigots, not each other
hey all. I gladly welcome dialogue about what linguistic tools best describe, empower, and facilitate community and individuals. I’ve yet to come across an alternative term for disablity in online or academic texts/spaces that totally satisfies me, but for now, (dis)abilities is one I have personally chosen to identify with. what’s simultaneously tricky but insightful for me is the varied language we use to describe our experiences, perspectives, and narratives, even if that language obviously isn’t perfect or right for everyone. I try my best to never describe others as anything other than what they self-describe as - my intro post’s vocabulary is intended to be reflective of myself rather than others!
anyway, I agree with @submalevolentgrace that I’d like to be in the spirit of fighting bigots and institutional bullshit, but am always down to hash out issues together. ✊
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