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Tag Archives: disability

To you live, from bed!

Posted on November 10, 2017 by writehanded

NetHui live! From my bed! Ok, it’s not my bed, it’s my friend @Antheaw’s bed, and we are attending NetHui in a very appropriate way: via the Internet.

Posted in About illness, Financial hardship | Tagged community, democracy, disability, Internet freedom, NetHui, NetHui2017

The Affliction Fiction

Posted on February 16, 2016 by writehanded — Leave a reply

My friend Elle is writing about disability at The Affliction Fiction. She’s super eloquent, informed, and has extremely good things to say about stuff like systemic ableism. She also writes about Continue Reading →

Posted in About illness, Feminism | Tagged ableism, affiction fiction, disability, Feminism, learn some shit | Leave a reply

The Grand Unified Theory of Women’s Pain

Posted on December 8, 2015 by writehanded — 1 Comment ↓

‘The pain of women turns them into kittens and rabbits and sunsets and sordid red satin goddesses, pales them and bloodies them and starves them, delivers them to death camps Continue Reading →

Posted in About illness, Feminism, Mental health, Writing and books | Tagged chronic illness, chronic pain, disability, Feminism, Grand Unified Theory of Female Pain, Women | 1 Comment ↓

International Day of Persons with Disabilities

Posted on November 25, 2015 by writehanded — 10 Comments ↓

December 3 is the United Nations International Day of Persons with Disabilities. The theme this year is “Inclusion matters: access and empowerment for people of all abilities.” I’m doing a Continue Reading →

Posted in About illness | Tagged chronic illness, disability, Human Rights, International Day of Persons with Disabilities, New Zealand | 10 Comments ↓

Tears, me, and Warehouse Stationery

Posted on October 22, 2015 by writehanded

I often ask myself why I bother blogging. Who reads it? Does anyone care? I guess the answer is, I do. I need a place for my thoughts, and if Continue Reading →

Posted in About illness, Feminism, Financial hardship, Mental health, WINZ/IRD | Tagged ankylosing spondylitis, Arthritis, depression, disability, Mental health

Invisible Illness Awareness Week

Posted on September 28, 2015 by writehanded

Last week, I was visible because I’m bisexual. This week, I’m invisible because I’m ill! Yay! It’s like a cloak… except… not. At all. Anyway. 

Posted in About illness | Tagged #invisibleillnessweek, ankylosing spondylitis, Arthritis, disability

“You look pretty healthy to me!”

Posted on April 20, 2015 by writehanded — 3 Comments ↓

GUEST POST: Please welcome Briar Lawry, Wellington writer and bookseller, invisible illness advocate, and voice in the Chrohns-Colitis community. 

Posted in About illness, Guest Post | Tagged ankylosing spondylitis, Chrohn's Disease, chronic illness, disability, Humira, Invisible illness, Ulcerative Colitis | 3 Comments ↓

Supporting people with disabilities

Posted on April 10, 2015 by writehanded — 2 Comments ↓

This is an extremely generic headline and the following post will of course not be relevant to all disabilities or illnesses. I started making a list of practical items that Continue Reading →

Posted in About illness, Financial hardship, WINZ/IRD | Tagged ankylosing spondylitis, Arthritis, disability, fibromyalgia, gifts, health, help, Illness, New Zealand, support | 2 Comments ↓

For Display Purposes Only

Posted on March 5, 2014 by writehanded — 1 Comment ↓

A couple of days ago I was driving in Nelson and I saw this ad in the window of a local coffee house. Not the world’s best photo, but hopefully Continue Reading →

Posted in About illness, Feminism | Tagged Advertising, disability, Feminism | 1 Comment ↓

More on Spoon Theory

Posted on February 3, 2014 by writehanded — Leave a reply

I woke up yesterday with an odd thought, a phrase in my head. I think it might be a bit ridiculous because it was completely subconscious but here it is: Continue Reading →

Posted in About illness, Mental health | Tagged chronic illness, disability, Spoon Theory | Leave a reply

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