by The Disability Union | Tuesday, 22 September, 2020 | Disability, History
The history of disability isn’t often talked about, but that doesn’t mean that it’s unimportant. Disability, whether we know it or not, has affected events throughout time. In last week’s article, we began talking about disability history in the United States. ...
by The Disability Union | Saturday, 19 September, 2020 | Disability, History
The history of disability and disabled people is rarely talked about. Despite disability being present for all of history, rarely do we hear about disabled people from history. Because of this, we forget that disabilities didn’t just appear one day, and...
by The Disability Union | Tuesday, 1 September, 2020 | Disability
Being disabled is expensive. Between the expensive medical equipment, medications, doctors appointments, and PCA help, costs add up. In 2016, Scope published a study that detailed the added expense of being disabled. And to make matters worse, some...
by The Disability Union | Saturday, 29 August, 2020 | Disability, Relationships, Support
While browsing Facebook over the weekend, I came across a post I see every year around this time: Sign up for MDA Camp! This post, shared by my younger brother who’s been a volunteer counselor since he was old enough, got me thinking. I had 11 years...
by The Disability Union | Sunday, 23 August, 2020 | Disability, Social Media, Support
Going through life alone, regardless of ability, is isolating. Sure, you may have friends and family who care for you, but they don’t understand what you’re dealing with. And it’s nobody’s fault, they just can’t relate. But not having that connection,...
by The Disability Union | Wednesday, 19 August, 2020 | Caregivers, Disability
Requiring help to live your daily life is something loads of people with disabilities are familiar with. There’s something unique about it, and the lessons that go along with it are certainly one of a kind. Since going off to college and having to rely on help...
