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I Thought I Was Invincible

ByKari Turner January 28, 2022January 21, 2023 Reading Time: 12 minutes

[vc_row color=”” message_box_style=”outline” style=”round” message_box_color=”info” icon_type=”fontawesome” icon_fontawesome=”fas fa-info-circle” icon_monosocial=”vc-mono vc-mono-fivehundredpx” icon_openiconic=”” icon_typicons=”” icon_entypo=”” icon_linecons=”” icon_pixelicons=””][vc_column][vc_message message_box_style=”outline” style=”round”]This is a continuation of Kari Turners “I Thought I Was Just Stupid” Series that pokes around internalized ableism. For more of Kari’s work, visit her page on Unpacking Disability, and consider subscribing (below) so you never miss a…

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Cool Cat: RA Stone

ByMeriah February 25, 2020March 20, 2021 Reading Time: 6 minutes

Meet novelist, modern-witch, graphic designer and Interesting Person, RA Stone, in this Cool Cat, Voices from the Disability Community interview!

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Cool Cat: haley brown

ByMeriah November 3, 2019 Reading Time: 6 minutes

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_message message_box_style=”outline” style=”round” message_box_color=”turquoise”]This is a Cool Cat: Voices from the Disability Community post. This is the series in which I ask cool people across the disability spectrum the same set of questions and have fun with the diversity of responses! Read the whole series, and maybe be a part of it yourself by clicking…

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Voices from the Disability Community: Eliza Riley

ByMeriah July 10, 2015September 10, 2015 Reading Time: 5 minutes

Restarting the “Cool Cats: Voices from the Disability Community”, in which people with disabilities are featured. The point of this is to share different slices of different lives. For people to hopefully connect over shared voices, experiences or disabilities. Please welcome Eliza Riley! Getting to Know You Your name: Eliza Riley What’s your connection with…

Activists/Professionals | Disability

Cool Cat: Anne Finger

ByMeriah November 30, 2013 Reading Time: 3 minutes

Getting to Know You Your name: Anne Finger What’s your connection with disability? Had polio as a young child, part of disability rights/justice/arts community. Star Trek or Star Wars? Star Trek (original series watched on black and white television in 1967) If you could live in any other country for 2 years, where would you…

Activists/Professionals | Cool Cat Profiles | Disability

Cool Cat: Rachel Stewart

ByMeriah November 23, 2013 Reading Time: 5 minutes

I’ve been fortunate to know Rachel for a long time – since she was a student at Cal. I feel like our friendship has been a gift in that we both mentored one another at a particular period. She mentored me in disability studies, giving me a place in which I could ask hard questions,…

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Cool Cat: Simi Linton

ByMeriah November 16, 2013 Reading Time: 4 minutes

I loved Simi Linton’s book, My Body Politic. I love her voice, energy, commitment. She is loud, proud and powerful. She is a champion of the arts and of disability. She is a woman that I am proud and honoured to introduce to you. Simi Linton. *********************** Getting to Know You 1. Your name: Simi…

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Cool Cat: Cara Liebowitz

ByMeriah November 9, 2013October 28, 2019 Reading Time: 8 minutes

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]I don’t know if you remember that video that going viral earlier this year, with the boy with “special needs” who handed the basketball? I don’t know if you remember the uproar that came on its heels, and the blog post which flew through disability circuits with the clearest, strongest, most resonating message which represented…

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Cool Cat: Katherine Reyes

ByMeriah November 2, 2013 Reading Time: 4 minutes

Introduction: I’ve known Katherine for a long time – since she was just started off at UC Berkeley. I’ve followed her career trajectory with great interest, fascination and tremendous awe. This single mother of 3 pushed herself through school (- at a non-traditional age) and went on to complete her Master’s and is now teaching…

Voices from the Disability Community

Voices from the Disability Community: Sandy Ho

ByMeriah September 15, 2013 Reading Time: 7 minutes

Featuring Sandy Ho, mover, shaker, organizer and ice-cream lover.

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Cool Cat: Sandy Ho (- new post from Disability)

ByMeriah September 15, 2013 Reading Time: 9 minutes

I love that feeling of meeting a young person and just being blown away with the ‘WOW, you are dynamite!’ and knowing in my bones that they are going to go places. I feel that way about Sandy – I haven’t met her in real life, but I enjoy her blog and I am in…

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Cool Cat: Bonnie Lewkowicz

ByMeriah July 20, 2013 Reading Time: 5 minutes

Bonnie Lewkowicz and I shared an elevator once. I knew who she was and she had no clue who I was. An over-eagerly smiling stalker? A rabid fan? I could see she was trying to be polite and not yell at me to quit my staring and smiling, and I could see it would be…

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Voices from the Disability Community: David Roche

ByMeriah July 7, 2013 Reading Time: 5 minutes

…and we are baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaack!!! I’m super happy to be rolling again with the Cool Cat series. I missed it last week. Today I am delighted to introduce you to David Roche, who is a friend of my dear friend, Liane Yasumoto. His responses had me laughing out loud and I’ve just purchased his book The Church…

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Cool Cat: David Roche

ByMeriah July 7, 2013 Reading Time: 5 minutes