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Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief — The Special Thing...
Every now and then a movie comes out and I get super excited about it because it sparks something form my childhood or youth that I love. Percy Jackson and the Olympians did that. I loved Greek...
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Depictions of Disability That Make Us Happy
We took The Kid to the base theatre on Wednesday night to see Dreamwork’s How to Train Your Dragon, which is loosely adapted from a YA Book series of the same name. [Tame OYD Review with mild SPOILERS...
View ArticleRecommended Reading for July 6, 2010
jadelennox (DW): How to fight ableism: some easy steps So I thought it might be valuable to gather together some ways in which able-bodied people can do something about ableism in the world. Then, next...
View ArticleFilm Review: HBO’s “Kevorkian” (2010)
Director Matthew Galkin’s documentary Kevorkian (aired on HBO on June 28th; also available on YouTube; ETA: as codeman38 points out below, the YouTube version is, unfortunately, not closed-captioned)...
View ArticleAssistive Tech & Pop Culture: “Miss Smith, without your glasses you’re...
If you ever want to confuse people, tell them glasses are assistive devices that assist people with lower-level vision impairments, and then compare these assistive devices to such things as arm...
View ArticleRecommended Reading for 28 September, 2010
I hope all is well in your world on this fine Tuesday! Gentle reader, be cautioned: comments sections on mainstream media sites tend to not be safe and we here at FWD/Forward don’t necessarily endorse...
View ArticleRecommended Reading for October 11
Gentle reader, be cautioned: comments sections on mainstream media sites tend to not be safe and we here at FWD/Forward don’t necessarily endorse all the opinions in these pieces. Let’s jump right in,...
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But is she taking her medication? Movies & Myths About Crazy Roommates
Don and I went to see a movie the other night, and gosh, we had fun! I mean, there’s nothing funner than going out for a nice evening with your husband and being confronted straight on with the...
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It’s Only Wrong if You’re Sane: Pop Culture And Institutionalisation
Note: This post is going to discuss representations of psychiatric abuse in pop culture. Have you ever watched a genre-show where the main character is one you know, for certain, is sane, because...
View ArticleThe Largest Minority Round Table Discussion: Glee and Disability in Pop Culture
Last week s.e. smith and several other members of the disability community, including Alice Sheppard (a dancer with AXIS wheelchair dance company), TK Small (a lawyer and disability rights activist),...
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