The Squeaky Wheelchair
My name is Kathleen Downes. I blog about my life in a squeaky pink wheelchair. Seatbelts optional.
Wednesday, March 18, 2020
In This Time of Quarantine, We Are Finding New Ways to End Social Isolation. When We Beat COVID-19, The Fight to End Social Isolation Must Continue
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In these #Quarantimes, since the outbreak of COVID-19, I have been thinking a lot about the harms of social isolation. Since long before th...
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Friday, December 13, 2019
Cripples at Christmas Cartoons 2019
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The Cripples at Christmas collection 2019! I hope you enjoy and share with your friends. An image description is below each image ...
Friday, October 4, 2019
What Ableism Cannot Have
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"You are your own best thing." -Toni Morrison, Beloved I am disabled and I am tired. Tired from the constant emotional, p...
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Friday, September 27, 2019
On Healing: 11 Months, 3 Surgeries, and Getting to Know My Body Again
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I’ve said before that cerebral palsy (CP) isn’t progressive but it kind of is . While my experience is quite different than that of a pe...
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Sunday, July 28, 2019
Happy Birthday, Americans with Disabilities Act!
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When the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was signed on July 26, 1990, society changed for millions of disabled Americans. I wouldn’t ...
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Friday, March 15, 2019
I Can Pee Out Of My Belly (Or, My Mitrofanoff Surgery)!
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Anyone who knows me can tell you that in my world, “let’s share a fun fact!” is roughly equivalent to “let’s take a field trip to hell on a...
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