Rethinking disability
CBC Radio | Posted: July 27, 2018 8:30 PM | Last Updated: July 27, 2018
Twenty-five years have passed since my left leg was amputated above the knee, and it's been a long process of adapting. I've accepted my disability, but lately I've wondered: could I also celebrate it?
As guest host of Tapestry, I got to dig into this question with two writers I admire:
Eli Clare, whose book Brilliant Imperfection: Grappling With Cure changed the way I think about ableism (and myself).
And Kaleigh Trace, author of Hot, Wet and Shaking: How I Learned to Talk About Sex. It was in that book that I first encountered the idea of celebrating my disabled body.
I also chatted with Luke Anderson, whose StopGap Foundation is working to help all of us identify and address barriers in public spaces.
— Christa Couture