Protecting My Son From the Ableist Public
The mother of a child with a rare genetic anomaly is constantly asked by strangers what's "wrong" with her son. Does she owe them an answer?
Nadine Friedman-Roberts
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Nadine Friedman-Roberts is a writer and MPA working in criminal justice reform. She's written for Salon, Bitch Magazine, A Practical Wedding, The Hairpin, The Mighty and Biographile, has been published in anthologies such as Jewish Daughter Diaries, spoke at Oxford University about RuPaul's Drag Race and Bertolt Brecht, and is currently completing a book of nationwide stories and portraits of individuals living with Multiple Sclerosis.