Showing posts with label clever. Show all posts
Showing posts with label clever. Show all posts
Monday, January 5, 2015

THE MEANING OF (MY) LIFE: OR, THAT CHICK’S GOT CRIP CRED OUT THE YIN-YANG

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Earthbound Tomboy By Heidi Johnson-Wright I’m ecstatic, ebullient. Over the moon.    My mind is blown and my heart is a-flutter. ...
Sunday, November 30, 2014

DOING THE DME SHUFFLE

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EARTHBOUND TOMBOY BY HEIDI JOHNSON-WRIGHT   Let’s talk about a tricky dance with a lot of steps, and I’m not referring to the tango...
Friday, November 28, 2014

THE PRISON OF DENIAL

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FROM THE EARTHBOUND TOMBOY FILES By Heidi Johnson-Wright I used to think denial was like a light switch: either all the way on, or ...
Monday, November 24, 2014

ADA EQUALS CIVIL RIGHTS? RIGHT ON!

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EARTHBOUND TOMBOY BY HEIDI JOHNSON-WRIGHT God bless the Americans with Disabilities Act. But a pox on the houses of those who named ...
Thursday, November 20, 2014

WE NEED TO MAKE THE MEDICAL BUILT ENVIRONMENT ACCESSIBLE TO EVERYONE

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THE MOST DREADED DISEASE OF ALL By Heidi Johnson-Wright  I like my breasts. I truly do. They’re nothing special -- certain...
Saturday, November 8, 2014

EARTHBOUND TOMBOY -- THE BEST DISABILITY ISSUES BLOG EVER

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LIFE IS A BULLRING   By Heidi Johnson-Wright   Inspiration and strength sometimes come from unexpected places: the hues of a twilig...
Friday, November 7, 2014

TESTING THE TABS

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from EARTHBOUND TOMBOY blog   By Heidi Johnson-Wright It’s sometimes hard to gage how folks see you when you have an obvious disabi...
Tuesday, November 4, 2014

EARTHBOUND TOMBOY: Person First Language

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THE POWER OF WORDS By Heidi Johnson-Wright I’ve never been a fan of terms like “handi-capable,” “differently-abled,” and “special...
Tuesday, October 28, 2014

EARTHBOUND TOMBOY -- THE BEST DISABILITY ISSUES BLOG EVER

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EVIL WHEELCHAIR: DESTROYER OF LIVES  BY HEIDI JOHNS0N-WRIGHT   Ah, the wheelchair – that sad symbol of failure and loss. A 25-pou...
Wednesday, October 15, 2014

EARTHBOUND TOMBOY -- THE BEST DISABILITY ISSUES BLOG EVER

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WELCOME TO THE EARTHBOUND TOMBOY By Heidi Johnson-Wright Welcome to my blog, The EarthBound Tomboy. It’s about my life as a woman wi...
Thursday, October 9, 2014

EARTHBOUND TOMBOY -- THE BEST DISABILITY ISSUES BLOG EVER

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STEP RIGHT UP AND ASK THE GIMP GIRL   By Heidi Johnson-Wright My husband and I were in Mallory Square, gazing out at the water. We’...
Tuesday, September 30, 2014

UNIVERSAL DESIGN AND INCLUSIVITY

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...will you let me in the dang door? By Heidi Johnson-Wright Some pioneers aren’t household names -- yet. You may not have heard of...