Define Me … If You Dare!
I have to accumulate all the data from these varying experiences and use them to define myself. Otherwise, others will do it for me.
I have to accumulate all the data from these varying experiences and use them to define myself. Otherwise, others will do it for me.
I can’t tell you how many times people have been dismissive or incredulous about my mental illness, simply because I don’t fulfill their preconceived notions about bipolar individuals.
Disability in Kidlit will be taking a brief two-week hiatus beginning today, but we’ll be back on January 10, 2014 with more excellent posts.
I can feel their eyes on me. They’re all staring, judging.
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All too often, portrayals of disability in literature mirror the common assumption that disability signifies helplessness.