Kit MeadNYT Article: “Shame and Salvation in the American South”A NYT opinion article recently jumped onto my social media: “Shame and Salvation in the American South.” The author, Margaret Renkl…May 29, 2019May 29, 2019
Kit MeadCognitive dissonance and diatribes: Apologist responses to filicideIn 2013 or 2014, I wrote a petition to garner public support for a proper sentencing of K. Stapleton along with wanting to send it to the…May 5, 2019May 5, 2019
Kit MeadThe cycle of invisibility: part oneNot recognizing access features is similar to not realizing access issues // Patterns of non-disabled thinking and the cycle of…May 3, 2019May 3, 2019
Kit MeadLetters sent re: #StopTheShock #WeAreStillWaitingToday (4/24/19), is the day of action about the GED shock device used on disabled ‘students’ at the Judge Rotenberg Center in MA. Learn…Apr 25, 2019Apr 25, 2019
Kit Meadautism acceptance month version… ??I’m not going to lie when I say that I don’t know what to say, that I’ve recycled all my words for autism acceptance and neurodiversity…Apr 8, 2019Apr 8, 2019
Kit Meadbendy joints, fragile life, and how the denial of effective care can kill usDisabled people often rely on an intricate but fragile network of supports, services, and medical care to survive. Sometimes the fabric of…Feb 26, 2019Feb 26, 2019
Kit MeadComments to HHS on possibly altering HIPAA mental health privacy rulesThe Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) put out a “Request for Information” on possibly changing…Feb 12, 2019Feb 12, 2019
Kit MeadOn (not) writing (every day)Funnily enough, Stephen King and I aren’t the same person. Though he too experiences chronic pain as the result of being struck by a car…Dec 15, 2018Dec 15, 2018
Kit MeadReckoning with less than historical eugenics and present politicsEugenics, Kavanaugh, and Trump administration politicsOct 7, 2018Oct 7, 2018
Kit MeadAutistic pride is my rebellion (or, why I can’t celebrate Father’s Day)Yesterday was Father’s Day, which I cannot celebrate. Today is Autistic Pride Day and June is LGBTQ+ Pride Month, which I embrace. It was…Jun 19, 2018Jun 19, 2018