Hey all, this is just a short post to say that my article about the disability marriage penalty was PUBLISHED on the Saint Louis University Journal of Health Law & Policy website here! In case you need more context, I wrote about the way that this issue personally affects me back in January. You can …
Category: Relationships
The “Fundamental” Right to Marriage
UPDATE: The article that I mention I wrote for the Saint Louis University Journal of Health Law & Policy can now be found here. I know, I know, it's been forever. I didn't intend to take such a long break from blogging, but last semester really kicked my butt work-wise and I could not dedicate …
Mental Health Part Three – I’m Not a Burden
Trigger Warning: Suicide, illness Growing up, I was in the hospital A LOT. I had severe respiratory illnesses all throughout my childhood multiple times a year, and every time I would get sick, my parents would be by my side as often as they could be. I was pretty much never alone in the hospital …
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12 Wheelchair-Accessible Date Ideas
In my last post, I talked about the difficulty that a lot of disabled people, myself included, experience when dating. One of the things I did not mention is that it can sometimes be difficult to find accessible places that are fun to go to and fun to have a date at. Since it's getting …
The Girl Who Sits 