One of the major ways that the What Sorts Network shares the information held by its team members and the ideas that it produces is the What Sorts Blog. With over 300,000 views since being created in May 2008, the blog has become an important internet resource for people asking questions related to disability, genetics, gender, health, and general issues related to inclusion.
The blog is located at:
http://whatsortsofpeople.wordpress.com/
Some of our favourite and most popular postings include:
Saving the World with Viral Eugenics
The Modern Pursuit of Human Perfection
Thinking in Action Series of Blog Posts on “Cognitive Disability: A Challenge to Moral Philosophy”
Can We Ditch the Fatty Anorexics but Save our Own Stupid Selves?
The personal tragedy theory of disability, Mike Oliver, and the social model
Living with Trisomy 13, Part 1: Stereotype Propagation and the Illusion of Choice
Living with Trisomy 13, Part 2: The Monitor
Standing corrected: Why is there no apostrophe in “Hells Angels”?
Saturday Night Live (SNL) parody of Lennon Sisters
African American Swimmer Wins Gold Medal
Disability, Individual Autonomy, and Systematic Devaluation
Ian Hacking’s critique of the Theory-of-Mind deficit theory
Ethics of Pediatric Mastectomy
Does Alberta’s ‘Minimum Wage Exemption’ violate the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms?
The personal tragedy theory of disability