On September 8, 2016, Deloitte LLP announced it would grant 16 weeks of paid leave to employees who provide family caregiving not only to new children, but to older children, parents, and spouses. This is an enormous improvement in the U.S. … Continue reading
In recent months there has been a steady uptick in media coverage of trump discussing whether he or his proponents are “crazy”, “insane”, “pathological”, or “diagnosable.” You can find one example here in this Mother Jones article titled “Here is … Continue reading
Over at The Guardian, Andrew Solomon has a worthy article called “Literature about medicine may be all that can save us: A new generation of doctor writers is investigating the mysteries of the medical profession, exploring the vital intersection between … Continue reading
According to a recent article in the popular press, a California based biotech firm, BioMarin Pharmaceuticals, has completed Phase 2 of a clinical trial for a drug that would partially suppress the expression of the Achondroplasia gene in a child’s … Continue reading
Have you ever wanted to tell the world you are a feminist without speaking? Have you ever wanted a t-shirt that shows what intersectional feminism can by by depicting Rosie the riveter as women of color, women wearing headscarves, tall … Continue reading
Jackie Leach Scully (Newcastle) on the need for a broader bioethical discussion about the possibilities and dangers of gene editing: Gene editing clearly holds the potential to improve human lives in practical ways. It also offers something more abstract but, to … Continue reading
Jackie Leach Scully (Newcastle University) on a widely reported clash between the rights of two different forms of diversity, those with respect to disability and those with respect to religion: The limits to accommodation must surely be different for an impairment In … Continue reading
It may not have escaped your notice that Britain has just had a general election. The result decides the flavour of the government, probably for the next 5 years. The outcome on 8 May was widely unpredicted: the polls had … Continue reading
Some personal reflections on working in the feminist philosophy of disability from Elizabeth Barnes (University of Virginia): I have sat in philosophy seminars where it was asserted that I should be left to die on a desert island if the … Continue reading
“Emory Distinguished Professor Salman Rushdie and Eva Kittay, Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at Stony Brook University, join English The produces are available at any authorized viagra shop usa medical pharmacies. A third model consist of balloon-like cylinders implanted in the … Continue reading
Guest post by Melinda Hall (Assistant Professor of Philosophy, Stetson University) In “Human Engineering and Climate Change,” bioethicists S. Matthew Liao, Anders Sandberg, and Rebecca Roache argue that anthropogenic climate change is one of the biggest problems humans face as we move … Continue reading
Eva Feder Kittay (Stony Brook University) commends this piece from The Daily Beast to feminists everywhere. From the article: Feminists with disabilities say their voices aren’t being heard, and this is very, very dangerous. Why? Because women with disabilities are one of … Continue reading
