Abler: Equality For the Disabled Blog

New topic show Ableism 5/10/ 21 TMFOTA Show Able Privilege: How society shows more favor for the those without disabilities than those with. (Society’s structure) Ableism discrimination against people with disabilities. Stella Young comedian/activist coined term inspiration porn we died December 6, 2014 Inspiration porn: Able people view and use people with disabilities solely as objects of their own inspiration. The term inspiration porn was coined by Stella Young, an Australian comedian, journalist, and disability rights activist.  My personal stance on ableism, it’s about the tone of the conversation, and the approach. Not the topic or title alone. And honestly I would rather be guilty of spreading inspiration porn than hate against our diverse community if we even got that attention long enough for people to notice. This is not a celebrity stance-and the fact that we seem ore concerned about our representation being shown in Hollywood, rather in ever day life/soci...

In July of 2019, Mrs. Bartlette Became engaged and soon after went to the ER with chronic pain that was caused by nerve damage. She decided to write this guide in support of disabled/chronically ill/pained couples who deserve to be seen and not segregated to the small of a corner in the world digital or otherwise. Mrs. Bartlette shares that the term, “spoonie” comes from the essay by Christine Miseraindino called, “The Spoon Theory.” This is where someone with a chronic illness and or pain has to “ration” their physical energy by gauging what activities they could complete by using the pain scale of ten” your spoons” for that day. This may seem like a silly theory to someone who doesn’t have to live with a chronic illness or disability that causes the person intense physical pain. This “theory” is a tool of sorts that many use to help them avoid a flare-up of symptoms, and burnout for them. In all honesty, this theory becomes part of the lifestyle for someone who lives with a ...

Hi Everyone, Happy Saturday! Our Ezine, The Many Faces Of The Abled will be undergoing some major changes. Including going with a diffiernt platfrom to create it. The goal is to have it back in action and available to read and download on a monthly basis again by the Fourth Of July holiday. Thank you all for your patience. The Founder Of The Abler- Jessica Niziolek