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.

Friday, November 4, 2016

An Addendum: Ignorance and Presumption of Incompetence

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In my last post I wrote about being harassed by inner city youth. Such harassment is not restricted to the young. I suspect the young men th...
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Thursday, November 3, 2016

On Being Called a Retard

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Syracuse is a gritty city. Gritty is code word for poor. Poor people abound in Syracuse. Crime is rampant and often violent. There have been...
Monday, October 17, 2016

On Being Haunted

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I found the below photograph a year ago. The image haunts me. The photograph is a polaroid circa 1969. It was taken in June shortly a...
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Monday, October 10, 2016

Why I Try Not to Stop

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I cannot ride my handcycle without a multitude of bipeds making unwanted comments as I go by. I am tempted to wear ear buds and play music b...
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Friday, October 7, 2016

Rights Come to Mind

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I was supposed to be in Washington DC today. For a multitude of reasons, I was unable to travel. I was supposed to say a few words about Jos...
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Tuesday, October 4, 2016

Rejecting Super Crip Stereotype: The Ordinary is Impossible

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I have become a weekend warrior. Less than 10 minutes from my home is the Onondaga Bike Trail. I ride my handcycle around the lake. Google t...
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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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william Peace
PhD 1992 in anthropology Columbia University, I am interested in disability rights and bioethics.
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