The Squeaky Wheelchair

My name is Kathleen Downes. I blog about my life in a squeaky pink wheelchair. Seatbelts optional.

Friday, February 21, 2014

An Open Letter to the Artist

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An Open Letter to the Artist By Kathleen Downes Make room in your mind For my curled up arm My thumbs tucked stubbornl...
Sunday, February 16, 2014

"Fearfully, Wonderfully Made": No, I Don't Need You To "Heal" Me

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I truly cannot make up some of the things that happen to me when I am just trying to go to school. This past week, as I wa...
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Friday, January 24, 2014

Waving Back: On Staring and What To Do With It

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Sometimes the world does not know what to make of me. I have been stared at for all of my life, sometimes out of interest and cu...
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Tuesday, January 7, 2014

Tragedy in Seventy Seconds: The Death of Keith Vidal and the Importance of Coming Together

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I wish this story never had to be printed, but perhaps it is a call for people with all types of disabilities to come tog...
Friday, December 6, 2013

Maverick Higgs, Healthcare Justice, and Transplant Discrimination

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Yet again, our culture is quietly suggesting that the lives of people with disabilities don't have the same value as ...
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