Thoughts on Wheels:Perspectives from a Disabled Sociologist

Good afternoon friends, as most of you know I am a Disability Sociologist by trade and I came across an interesting paper that was published in 1993 arguing against disability sociology. The paper in question is written by gender sociologist Colin Barnes entitled "Disability: a Sociological phenomenon Ignored by Sociologist,"  Before we jump into the crux of Mr. Barnes argument we have to set some groundwork, First and Foremost Mr. Barnes is a Gender sociologist, and as we know disability and gender sociology is often coupled together and research in tandem as we try to see the links between the two and how disability affects gender and how gender affects disability. Secondly, Mr. Barnes lives in works in England where in fairness not a lot of disability research is coming out of England because the United Kingdom's government feels as though they give enough public support to individuals with disabilities for a multitude of reasons sure you give them free healthcare and ...

  2020, what a year huh? We have come to the end of the most difficult yet rewarding year of my life has come to an end. First, I want to apologize for not writing for three weeks I have been telling people that I have lived a decade in the last twenty days.  I guess it makes sense to go in chronological order. I entered January with a freshly printed B.Ed and an engagement ring in my pocket. For pretext, in 2019 I struggled with what my next steps after school would be and I was coming to the realization that I was living as borderline bipolar with undiagnosed manic depression and an alcohol dependency hit me like a sack of Idaho Gold Potatoes from Albertson's. January was exciting for me because I got into my dream master's program at the University of Minnesota and I was on good medication for once but that was ripped out from under me when in February I learned that they were not going to continue the Disability Studies program.  I regrouped however and got into the d...