Disability Justice means Immigrant Justice, plain and simple. Justice for only some is not true justice. We may have fewer resources than our nondisabled counterparts, but if we can use them to be resisting illegal federal actions or uplifting other people, we should be doing so.
Author: Ashton Rose
Ashton Rose is a freelance disability blogger, SEO writer, creator, and educator. Writing professionally since 2019, they specialize in SEO-driven blog posts about disability, gardening, and mental health. Ashton has worked with dozens of clients across the globe on everything from blog posts to web copy, ebooks, and more. When not writing, Ashton loves to crochet, garden, play video games, and cuddle with cute animals.
They can be found on LinkedIn @ashtonrosewrites and on the web at ashtonrosewrites.com.
The items on this list are specifically not protests or items that require significant bodily resources. Many disabled people have bodily resources to spare, and many are currently doing so. But we all know those actions. So instead, this focuses on four other categories of resources and aid to support anti-ICE efforts
Blessed Solstice, dear readers! As 2025 comes to an end, I wanted to take an opportunity to share some of the texts and stories that have brought me joy this year.
These are lessons I have learned from sitting with the snow. Take from them what you will, and please, listen to the snow yourself. See what open secrets it imparts to you.
Patricia (Patty) Berne died on May 29, 2025. I never had the pleasure of meeting her. We were not friends, or even in the same social circles. Hundreds of miles separated us. But nonetheless I felt grief, pain, and a bit of emptiness.
Happy Disability Pride month! What do the colors on the Disability Pride flag mean? Where does the design come from? Read on to find out.
Spoon theory doesn't adequately explain my functioning. How come, even when I have the spoons, starting a task can be impossible? Why does task-switching require a monumental amount of spoons, while doing grueling work for hours may demand very few? Enter spline theory.
My health has grown more complex, more difficult to support and bargain with. But my commitment to writing, to telling you these stories, has only grown. This quest may be ending, but there are untold others waiting to begin.
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This is a conversation between myself and artist, writer, and very good friend Charlie Andrés regarding a shared space we call Autism Afternoons. More information about Charlie and links to their stuff can be found at the end of the episode.
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