Skip to content

This is David M. Perry

Journalist – Historian – Speaker

  • Home
  • The Bright Ages
  • About
  • Blog
  • Writing Samples
  • Events
  • Secure Contact
  • Twitter
  • Facebook

Tag: straws

Don’t Ban Straws Ban Ableism

Posted onJune 1, 2018February 7, 2019 By David Perry

Yes, I promise, we’ve heard of paper straws. They don’t hold up. As I wrote for Pacific Standard last year, straws provide a simple, accessible means for many disabled people to drink. My son, who has Down syndrome, is one of them. His mastery of drinking through ubiquitous plastic straws makes every restaurant and gas … Continue ReadingDon’t Ban Straws Ban Ableism

Support David on Patreon!

Selected Spring 2021 Events

  • Hulu
  • University of Puget Sound
  • University of Florida
  • Cornell University
  • University of Chicago

Recent Posts

  • Dear Provost
  • Don’t say Race (in Florida schools)
  • Pope Benedict and the Middle Ages
  • On Pacifism
  • On “In-Class” Tests

Follow David on Twitter

·
@
View on Twitter
Support David on Patreon!

Follow David on Facebook

Copyright © 2023 This is David M. Perry. All Rights Reserved. | dmperry-2019 by Adam Stemple
Scroll UpScroll UpScroll Up