Journalist – Historian – Speaker
A year ago I wrote on the case of Anna Stubblefield for the Los Angeles Review of Books. Here’s a long excerpt, stay with me: Michael Gill has just published Already Doing It: Intellectual Disability and Sexual Agency (University of Minnesota Press, 2015). Gill’s book emphasizes the prevalence of sexual ableism, a “denial of ability …
Arlet, a Latina American who crossed into this country at six months old, built a wall and put out chalk. Take a look. @DominicanU pic.twitter.com/NidPnqjQuX — David M. Perry (@Lollardfish) April 5, 2017 No blog today because I was running an event FILLED WITH STUDENT ACHIEVEMENTS. It’s one of the things I get to do. …
911 for man in mental health crisis, family asks for calm intervention. Cops kick open door, tase and beat. He dies. https://t.co/6v7xgHbVsd — David M. Perry (@Lollardfish) March 29, 2017 It isn’t safe for families to call 911 when their loved ones have mental health crises. It isn’t safe for families to not call 911 …
@jonlovett @chrislhayes @autismspeaks You might read @autselfadvocacy statement on “Light it up Blue,” and see why many autistic folks are furious. https://t.co/EXQDJ0HA2K — David M. Perry (@Lollardfish) April 3, 2017 I am struck by how often the conventional wisdom of the disability rights movement does not extend into broader cultural areas, including quite progressive ones. …
Ana Marie Cox interviewed Alice Wong and then myself about disability and language and being uncomfortable. Alice’s interview is great! I haven’t listened to mine yet. Stay tuned … Alice: I consider myself a cousin of Darth Vader.Ana: It’s ok to say crip?Alice: Let’s get awkward, let’s get really real. #CripTheVote https://t.co/hO53qy3H8c — David M. …
Celebrities are good for fund raising. Autism Society is backing “Aut Fest,” an autism-related film festival. The good news: The latest anti-vax film isn’t on the schedule that I can see. The bad news: Autism Society is banking on Ben Affleck bringing in the big bucks. Affleck played The Accountant, an autistic hitman whose character …
There’s a photo of an employee feeding a disabled woman in an Illinois IHOP which means it’s time to resurrect two favorite How Did We Get Into This Mess? rules: Don’t take pictures of disabled strangers without their consent. Don’t share the pictures you shouldn’t have taken to the internet without their consent. Their story …
Anthony Corona died after being placed with his head between his legs for twelve minutes. In the aftermath, the coronor at least partially blamed autism for his death. Following a physical confrontation with another student and after school employees’ attempts to restrain Corona failed, the bus driver pushed the teen’s shoulders down, forcing his head …
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) needs to be understood as disability for many reasons. First, it’s a disability, requiring numerous varieties of interventions and accommodations. Second, it’s incredibly common, so when we understand it as disability, it challenges our notion of normal, whole, or abled. These are lines we need to blur. From Chicago Tribune, …
The State of CT mandates the tracking of taser use by law enforcement, which is fairly rare across the country. We’ve got the 2015 numbers. From Connecticut Magazine: A total of 650 reported Taser incidents involved 610 people. Of those subjected to Taser use in 2015: 83 percent were unarmed53 percent were people of color49 …