Bad Diabetic

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Random things I want to share. You might hear my insulin pump beeping in the background.

Episodes

  1. Sep 13

    The Able Bodied Slave

    Thoughts on The Able Bodied Slave by Cristina Visperas

  2. Sep 8

    On Authority

    A disabled person’s argument against authority.

  3. Sep 8

    Likability Currency

    The concept that disabled people must be likable in order to convince caregivers/the state to keep us alive. An exhausting practice of emotional regulation on top of regular symptom management.

  4. Jul 23

    All That I’ve Lost: Acquired Disability Grief

    I’ve been too in my feels to get anything done, so here’s a short personal free write about my experience with acquired disability grief.

  5. Jul 6

    504 Sit Ins

    On April 28, 1977, after a nearly month long occupation of a federal building, the disabled community pressured the federal government to implement Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, also seen as the civil rights act for disabled people. This was the foundation for the American with Disabilities Act. Here I explore how the protesters strategically organized to success.

  6. Jun 19

    On Being a Burden

    Characterizing disabled people as a “burden” to those around them and to society at large is used to justify eugenics. But the fact of the matter is all of us are “burdens” because we are social creatures who survive together. We all need tools. We all have biological limitations. So why are disabled people singled out for needing assistance?

  7. Jun 11

    Black Disability Threat Theory

    Black Disability Threat theory was created in 2024 by Da’Shay Templeton. Here I go through the introductory academic paper and relate it to my own experiences, another paper, and attempt to add the context of homelessness to the analysis.

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Random things I want to share. You might hear my insulin pump beeping in the background.

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  • Creator
    cyborg
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    7
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © cyborg
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