by Jennifer Gasner | Jul 3, 2025 | Disability History, Jennifer Gasner
I am going to try to write this post without many edits. Mostly because I am in a state of shock right now. The House just passed that big, ugly bill cutting Medicaid. WTF? I guess my value, and that of the millions of other Americans with disabilities, has been made...
by Jennifer Gasner | Jun 5, 2025 | Disability History, Jennifer Gasner, Who I Am
I started to write a blog post about eugenics and its role in the current state of disability in the US. It got kind of dark. And I realized I don’t want to put something that sinister on my blog.I do believe that much of what has been written in terms of science...
by Jennifer Gasner | May 20, 2025 | Disability History, Jennifer Gasner, Who I Am
“Crip time? What the hell is that?” you might ask. When I first heard the term, I thought it was just a way to explain why I or my disabled friend was always running behind schedule. But it’s more than that. Crip time acknowledges that, for a disabled person, things...
by Jennifer Gasner | Apr 24, 2025 | Disability History, Who I Am
Here’s another deleted book excerpt, with notes. In this chapter, I discover new things about myself and adapting to life with a disability and living it like I want to. I discovered yoga, something I never thought my body good participate...
by Jennifer Gasner | Apr 3, 2025 | Disability History, Friedreich’s Ataxia, Jennifer Gasner, Who I Am
I’ve decided I should share some glimpses into my life that I wrote about in my book, My Unexpected Life: Finding Balance Beyond My Diagnosis, because I think many of you will relate, disabled or not. These everyday struggles show how Friedreich’s ataxia can be...
by Jennifer Gasner | Mar 27, 2025 | Disability History, Friedreich’s Ataxia, Jennifer Gasner
I was 22 when I made my first official will. Though I didn’t fully believe I would die soon, something compelled me to make the decision. It’s not like I was rich or had children, but I wanted to be—responsible? Proactive? Realistic? Adult?— just in case Friedreich’s...
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