I guess I won't be doing that again.

You know, on the grounds that it might, uh, kill me.

So I know Wikipedia can be edited by anyone and therefore stupid shit makes it through sometimes.

However, I'm at a loss as to how to even deal with this, here. I'd edit it myself but my mind is just... no longer working, I'm so angry.

Individuals with spastic diplegia are very tight and stiff and must work very hard to successfully resist and "push ( Read more... )

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Father guilty in disabled girl's scalding death HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania (AP) -- The father of a disabled girl who died after she was scalded in a bathtub was convicted of murder for failing to seek medical help for her for more than a week.

Shawn Lockett Sr. could face up to 40 years in prison after being convicted Wednesday of third-degree murder ( Read more... )

There's a lot that's creepy and makes me uncomfortable about this, but as I've mentioned here several times before, I think it's imperative to consider these men's stories when we think about sex work, about what it means to be a john, etc.

I have a physical disability known as Cerebral Palsy and am in an electric wheelchair. I have always struggled ( Read more... )

Doctors refuse to perform hysterectomy on disabled girl

DOCTORS have refused to carry out a hysterectomy on a 15-year-old girl with cerebral palsy, following an ethical row sparked by her mother’s request to have her daughter’s womb removed.

from BFP, Bint, MissCripChick, and others:

Schools Ponder Role As Child Nears Death

As the school bus rolled to a stop outside her Lake County home, Beth Jones adjusted the bright yellow document protruding from the pouch of her daughter's wheelchair, making sure it was clearly visible.

In bold letters it warned, "Do Not Resuscitate."

The DNR ( Read more... )