Despite professional recommendation, I put off applying for the disability pension for as long as possible. I am chronically mentally ill. I am unable…
“You are so cute!” A phrase I hear all the time. From family, friends and sometimes people I don’t even know. Okay, to a…
When I tell people that I am currently undergoing electroconvulsive therapy, the modern equivalent of “shock therapy”, I am most often met with semi-horrified…
Most able-bodied people have an image in their mind of what they think a disabled person is and I’d bet the whole two dollars…
I’m leaning against the door frame of the drama room, talking to a teacher that’s known me for four years, one that wrote my…
If you’ve spoken to me at all over the past two months, you’ve likely had the chance to listen to me rave about a…
Coronavirus has changed a lot of things, and it has changed a lot of things very quickly. Everyone is being forced to adjust to…
The stigma surrounding disability and chronic illness is so deeply rooted in society that it can thrive while still perfectly concealed by its normalization. …
A good story always starts with an introduction and a setting: In my senior year of high school, I became an activist for disabled…
Writer Isaiah Piche pictured on the left, with friends Jamie (center) and Kristie Norton (far right). I kept a keen eye on my…