Events
Life is like a bowel obstruction
The dietician was the last person I spoke to when I was discharged from the hospital on Monday (yes, Monday, three days ago, Monday). He was being almost-too-respectful so I kind of felt like I had to shake him down for insight and advice. I wanted to know how I ended up in the emergency…
Read MoreInternational Day of Persons with Disabilities
On Friday I had the great pleasure of joining ARCH Disability Law Centre’s celebration for International Day of Persons with Disabilities. The theme was disability rights and health justice. Dr. Nav Persaud facilitated a panel discussion between Johanna Macdonald, Dr. Jeff Nisker and me about our experiences translating human rights into practice. On this…
Read MoreI Went to Texas
At the beginning of May I got a very exciting email from science writer Lizzie Wade inviting me to join her panel Against Ableism at the Science Writers’ Conference in San Antonio, Texas. I immediately agreed (from my phone, frantically typing back as soon as I saw the message), and on Saturday October 29th I…
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