Fairy Tale 13b – Chronic Illness with billie rain

Writing Alchemy Fairy Tale 13b Summary

We continue the discussion as artist, activist, disabled survivor iconoclast billie rain shares hir Chronic Illness Bill of Rights. Then we jump into a conversation about societal response to chronic illness, myths about disability, ways of supporting people with chronic illnesses, and how we can create more inclusive communities.

Guest: Artist, activist, disabled survivor iconoclast billie rain

This graphic is a black and white cartoon-style drawing of two tough-looking anthropomorphized cats with their hands in their pockets, looking up enigmatically at the viewer. They are both wearing air-filtering face masks that cover their noses and mouths (these are a kind of mask often used by people with Multiple Chemical Sensitivity). The cat on the left has stripes on their face and is wearing a white hoodie. The cat on the right has a black patch on their right ear and is wearing a black and white jacket.

Show Notes:

Fay’s Links

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Fairy tale where a princess cries pearls: “The Goose Girl at the Spring” (also known as “The Goose Girl at the Well”): http://www.seiyaku.com/lit/grimm/en/179.html

Bastyr University: http://bastyr.edu/

Bastyr Center for Natural Health: http://bastyrcenter.org/

Saw Gerrara, the Rogue One antihero who uses a medical device: http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Saw_Gerrera

My series of articles on harmful representations of disability are all listed on this page: https://writing-alchemy.net/podcast-2/unfamiliar-heroes/guidelines-for-game-masters/

“Villainous Disability”: https://writing-alchemy.net/2017/06/12/trope-of-the-week-1-villainous-disability/

“Bitter Disability”: https://writing-alchemy.net/2017/06/18/trope-of-the-week-2-bitter-disability/

Richard III history is covered in the documentary British History’s Biggest Fibs with Lucy Worsley: Episode 1 The Wars of the Roses: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b08bqdzl

Seattle Queer Exchange Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/152839264916191/

Unfamiliar Heroes information: https://writing-alchemy.net/podcast-2/unfamiliar-heroes/

Gaming information for new players: https://writing-alchemy.net/podcast-2/unfamiliar-heroes/new-player-information/

Unfamiliar Heroes participation survey: https://writing-alchemy.net/podcast-2/unfamiliar-heroes/participation-survey/

billie’s Links

Find billie’s poetry and activism at: http://www.billierain.com/

Dual Power Productions: http://dualpowerproductions.com/

Sick and Disabled Queers Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/sickos/

Chronic Illness Bill of Rights: http://www.billierain.com/2011/03/04/my-chronic-illness-bill-of-rights/

Allopathic model of medicine: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allopathic_medicine

Saved! (movie): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saved!

Seattle Abled-Disabled Support Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/280360818833411/

Music Credits

Intro: Kickin’ in the Turbo (Alasdair Cooper) / CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Podcast announcements: The Place Where I’ll Return To (Alasdair Cooper) / CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Outro: Everybody’s Got Problems That Aren’t Mine (Chris Zabriskie) / CC BY 4.0The post Fairy Tale 13b – Chronic Illness with billie rain first appeared on Oppression Aware Podcast, Fairy Tales, and Games.