Bad Cripple

Paralyzed since I was 18 years old, I have spent much of the last 30 years thinking about the reasons why the social life of crippled people is so different from those who ambulate on two feet. After reading about the so called Ashley Treatment I decided it was time to write a book about my life as a crippled man. My book, Bad Cripple: A Protest from an Invisible Man, will be published by Counter Punch. I hope my book will completed soon.

Monday, September 19, 2016

Inequities and Wheelchair Repair

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My wheelchair frame is 30 plus years old. I have bad insurance. Bad insurance equals limited coverage. My insurance deems a wheelchair a one...
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Thursday, September 15, 2016

Letter to Young Cripples

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Use mass transportation. The fight to insure mass transportation systems were wheelchair accessible was long, arduous and heated. The opposi...
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Sunday, September 11, 2016

Milwaukee Brace

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Today at Tales From the Crip Ingrid Tischer wrote the following: What would be a “threat of self-harm” for you, is a “personal choice” for...
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Friday, September 9, 2016

Pity, Inspiration Porn and Assisted Suicide

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Those interested in adaptive sports are having a wonderful time. The Paralympics are underway and I for one have enjoyed the hard to find me...
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Wednesday, September 7, 2016

Jerika Bolen: Hard Questions Being Asked

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I have addressed the Jerika Bolen case more than once here at Bad Cripple. Readers will recall the case. Jerika Bolen is a 14 year old with ...
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Friday, September 2, 2016

Inspiration is Misleading: Ask the Right Question

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Recently an inspiration porn type story has made the rounds. In Florida a football program visited Montford Middle School in Tallahassee. Co...
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Wednesday, August 31, 2016

All Lives Have Value

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I truly believe all human life has value. I value my life. I know others do not think the same way. I know this because strangers tell me th...
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william Peace
PhD 1992 in anthropology Columbia University, I am interested in disability rights and bioethics.
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