Author of the Social Model of Disability

 What I learned today from Cal Montgomery. Thx Cal. 

Vic Finkelstein, not Mike Oliver, was the author of the social model. Oliver's book just hit big in the U.S.

Feisty and Disabled.

Well Said Judy

Feisty + Respect + Belief + Demand  = Results 

#redefine_the_table

“I wanna see a feisty group of disabled people around the world…if you don’t respect yourself and if you don’t demand what you believe in for yourself, you’re not gonna get it.” – Judith Heumann

The Myth of the Autism Expert

 

First Nashville Snow

First snow in Nashville in my PhD journey at Vanderbilt University

Saw 4 deer (including a baby deer) early morning munching on twigs amongst the leafless snow laden trees. Apparently, deer like to hunker down to keep warm as the baby deer is doing.

28K folks without power in Nashville. Wind seems a common factor behind power cuts. In CA it was wind + wildfires, here its wind + snow. Surely electricity tech should have the wind part figured out by now instead of rinse repeat each year.

The power went off briefly at my place, but in that 15 mins, the inside temperature dropped by 1 degree. Fingers crossed to escape further power cuts. It is cold. Nice from the inside (its winter break) but it's -1F (-18 C) outside.

Ventured outside for a bit in yard,
windy, pretty and cold despite layers.