My feminist friends
‘Remember. You are an eloquent disabled feminist beneficiary. You are the stuff of their NIGHTMARES and they are SCARED.’ This is what a very good friend of mine said to me a few Continue Reading →
Author Archives: writehanded
‘Unwanted or obsessive attention’ – not a joke.
I have a stalker. I considered putting the above in quote marks, because I don’t want this to really be about my situation, though of course it is personal. What Continue Reading →
Who’s talking? Media roundup
There’s been quite a bit of interesting discussion about WINZ and beneficiary culture in the media since that post I wrote five weeks ago, so I thought I’d put together a Continue Reading →
I don’t give a damn about my reputation
Aside from being a spectacular 80s feminist anthem, and something of a war cry I have recently adopted, this retaliation unfortunately also appears to be WINZ’s attitude towards the New Continue Reading →
‘Well’ / ‘not well’ – what does it mean?
While I was away, I read this great piece by Emsy about ‘disability inspiration porn’ and the difference between how people perceive someone they’ve always known to be disabled, and Continue Reading →
We’re talking welfare – but how are we talking?
Unfortunately, there are not that many public voices making that much sense on the welfare debate. And when I say ‘debate’ I basically mean the question that underlines all Continue Reading →
‘Is your cane necessary or aesthetic?’
This is a question I got asked recently, and it kind of made me laugh, and it kind of made me angry, and I kind of felt a bit sad. Continue Reading →
‘Jet-setting beneficiaries’ – how lucky are we?!
I’ve struggled to write this piece. Partly because I am exhausted and in pain, partly because I’m so filled with rage and despair that I’m finding it difficult to be Continue Reading →
On Hiatus
I’m continuing my work collecting your stories about WINZ, but the site is on hiatus for two weeks. See you soon. – Sarah
Culture of victimisation just not good enough
I know I said I wasn’t going to write for a bit, but there’s been a couple more news stories about me, and I wanted to share a few thoughts. Continue Reading →