Comments on: Breathtaking to behold: talking back to dismissal

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[…] Breathtaking to Behold: Talking back to Dismissal; By Amanda […]

By: The Muser

The Muser — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 02:28:17 +0000

Amanda, I’ve just discovered your blog and videos. Thank you so much. I love what you have to say, how clearly you say it, and how authentically you advocate for human rights. I find you really inspiring. Thaank you.

By: Alex

Alex — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 23:44:58 +0000

As one of those atheist bloggers one hears so much about (although I am myself autistic), I’ve become an advocate not only of rational thought and skepticism but equal rights for -absolutely everyone-. I’ve taken on some dangerous nonsense (autism denial, antivax lunacy, faith healing) on my blog (linked from my name) and linked to Ballastexistenz a couple times to illustrate points I’ve made about self-advocacy.

Basically, Amanda, I’m a huge fan of your writing and I think that the self-advocacy and disabled rights causes are natural allies of those of us who promote a rational, ethical approach to life.

By: Ali

Ali — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 13:03:45 +0000

I’ve found http://derailingfordummies.com to be useful in discussions of privilege with those who don’t really grasp the concept. Especially the “But you’re not like all of those OTHER ones” argument–that one gets brought up a lot with me, as I’m an aspie (“not really autistic”).

By: Papa Bear

Papa Bear — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 09:06:01 +0000

I noticed how nascent autistic culture is, too. A good start for us would be to define ourselves anew instead of relying only on our DSM diagnoses. Of course, it *could* become a point of argument against all the different, splintered factions among us.

By: Evonne

Evonne — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 20:19:13 +0000

I’ve been trying to find that article about the Kelsos for months. It got to the point where I thought I’d imagined it. THANK YOU.

By: Synesthesia

Synesthesia — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 06:20:14 +0000

It’s pure disregarding and dismissing another person’s perspective. Plain and simple.

By: j

Sun, 02 Aug 2009 00:16:57 +0000

Kathryn, it seems like a lot of the emphasis on the virtues of disabled people being independent happens when independence is defined in the way that’s most convenient for people without disabilities. There’s a lot of emphasis on people without disabilities deciding what are important ways to be independent, and choosing ways that spare non-disabled people the effort of helping, and don’t necessarily give the disabled people that much power over their own life. Ironically, that turns ‘independence’ into another form of control.

By: The Integral

The Integral — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 00:20:01 +0000

check your spam; we commented here and think it might have gotten swallowed.

The Integral

By: ballastexistenz

ballastexistenz — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 11:04:20 +0000

Really useful resource, also from Bev (who seems to be really good at useful resources at the moment): Derailing For Dummies