The View from Down Here

The musings of an Aussie seeing the world from waist high.... from a wheelchair

Tag: hidden disability

A SAD state of affairs

It seems flaky to admit it, but the weather is screwing with my mood. I didn’t think I was ever going to admit to anything like Seasonal Affected Disorder. However the weather here in Sydney lately has been so crazy and humid like I think I have to.
I recognise though that SAD and other similar [...]

2 Comments by willowdove on November 22, 2009
filed in 'just of interest, self
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identity matters

This is a good post about identification as a person with a disability, for a women with a mental health issue.
It brings up some interesting thoughts for me about “what actually is disability?” That’s medical vs social model stuff, but its not just that. Its about the labels we as people with impairments use to [...]

2 Comments by willowdove on November 5, 2009
filed in Blogroll, Disability Woes, culture, politics
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la vie passionnée

In one line, she challenged me.
With 6 words she made me stop and reconsider.
I have been challenged today. Challenged away from advocacy to participation. True participation. The embracing of life.. Beyond all the rhetoric I have been sprouting about living for the now.

2 Comments by willowdove on July 4, 2009
filed in Disability Woes, Musings, books and learning, self
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