Book Review: The Lady’s Handbook for Her Mysterious Illness

Part illness memoir, part self-help book, and part manifesto, it was an odd blend of genres with a narrative arc that didn’t quite match anything I’ve ever read. Ramey bounded through it all with an exuberance that defies her myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (one of Ramey’s many diagnoses).

Anti-Homeless Measures Are Anti-Sitting Disability

In their quest to deter the visibly homeless, cities are happy to accept the needs of those with sitting disabilities (and other health concerns) as collateral damage. In this velvet-gloved war, cities employ both design and the law to reserve public spaces for able-bodied, and preferably wealthy, citizens.