“His stimming is beautiful. To get him to stop stimming would require intensive coercion that, even if successful, would likely result in irreparable psychological harm.”
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Drag Syndrome: Inside the UK’s first Down’s syndrome drag night
Sean Kirst: For Valentine’s Day, a quiet, but monumental, love story
“Their marriage, which will reach 25 years in August, is a quiet and monumental symbol of advances in civil rights for the disabled.”
This is beautiful. Disabled people shouldn’t have to choose between sharing their lives with someone and receiving supports they need, and this is a really good example of what is possible for DD and ID people if they are given the freedom to both live and love without being penalised for it. For those who don’t realise it, many disabled people who want to share their life with someone in the US have to choose between love and their benefits and supports that enable them to survive.
Sean Kirst: For Valentine’s Day, a quiet, but monumental, love story
knitting in the dark 