From time to time typed communication, and people like me who use typing as our chosen method of communication, are attacked and disrespected under the guise of “protecting our human rights”. Actually, the attacks never stop, they spike from time to time. Now is one of those times. I am talking about Facilitated Communication (FC) […]
Sharisa Joy Kochmeister: Give Her Back the Right to Communicate
She is a friend, a kindred soul. We both type to communicate, we both have other disabilities besides autism. Sharisa Joy Kochmeister is only a few years older than me. Recently, she was admitted to a hospital because she was losing weight, unable to hold down any food (this is the information shared in social […]