Susan Mockler ♿️

#Disabled #Writer | Fractured: A Memoir published by @_secondstory September 2022 | She/Her

[Susan Mockler ♿️ @Smock18]

More than 25 years ago, I became disabled in a car accident. It took me many years to identify as disabled even though I am partially paralyzed, can’t use my right arm, and walk with a cane.
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[Susan Mockler ♿️ @Smock18]

So excited about participating in and attending @TheFOLD_ !

[The FOLD @TheFOLD_]

The next author at #Fold2023 is Susan Mockler, aka @Smock18! Susan is the author of FRACTURED, a debut memoir out now with @_secondstory. Join us virtually (April 30 - May 3) & in-person (May 4 - 7) in Brampton. Registration opens Mar. 23!

[Open Book @OpenBookON]

"I struggled and one thought formed: Not ready to die."

Fractured by Susan Mockler (@Smock18) is a powerhouse memoir that is beautifully, compellingly written and explores essential issues of disability & identity. Do not miss this #excerpt @_secondstory
https://t.co/5PIoQLKaBT

[Susan Mockler ♿️ @Smock18]

You can read about my experience in my memoir FRACTURED which was published by @_secondstory this fall.

https://t.co/V9L4Dgt9h2

#InternationalDayOfDisability #DPD2022
#InternationalPersonsWithDisabilitiesDay2022 #Inclusion #Ableism

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[Susan Mockler ♿️ @Smock18]

More than 25 years ago, I became disabled in a car accident. It took me many years to identify as disabled even though I am partially paralyzed, can’t use my right arm, and walk with a cane.
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[Susan Mockler ♿️ @Smock18]

Today's #InternationalPersonsWithDisabilitiesDay
is meaningful to me because it acknowledges my lived experienced and highlights the need for continued advocacy to ensure disabled people can fully participate in all aspects of life.

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[Gregory Mansfield @GHMansfield]

A disability is neither pitiful nor inspirational.

[Gregory Mansfield @GHMansfield]

It is 2022 and disabled people are 25% of the population. Disabled people should not have to grovel for access and accommodation.

[Susan Mockler ♿️ @Smock18]

@JJDupuisWriter Thank you so much!

[Gregory Mansfield @GHMansfield]

Special needs.
Special education.
Special transportation.

The word “special” is not another word for “disabled people.”
“Special” is a way of saying that disabled people will be othered, segregated and devalued.

[Susan Mockler ♿️ @Smock18]

@ramraajh @CBCOntMorning @_secondstory You can order Fractured here: https://t.co/V9L4Dgt9h2

[Susan Mockler ♿️ @Smock18]

Thanks to @ramraajh and @CBCOntMorning for interviewing me about my memoir Fractured (@_secondstory) and my experiences living with an acquired disability.

https://t.co/A8gnYcEAst

[Ontario Morning @CBCOntMorning]

A car accident changed @Smock18's life forever, coming up we'll chat with the Kingston resident about her new memoir that explores how an acquired disability altered the way she moved through life, and what she learned along the way about how disabilities are treated in society.

[Ontario Morning @CBCOntMorning]

A car accident changed @Smock18's life forever, coming up we'll chat with the Kingston resident about her new memoir that explores how an acquired disability altered the way she moved through life, and what she learned along the way about how disabilities are treated in society.

[Gregory Mansfield @GHMansfield]

Meeting a disabled person is not an invitation to ask intrusive, personal health questions.

[Gregory Mansfield @GHMansfield]

Telling a disabled person that you don’t see their disability is not the compliment you think it is.
The unwillingness to see disability is a devaluation of disability.

[Susan Mockler ♿️ @Smock18]

My forthcoming memoir FRACTURED is available for pre-order: https://t.co/V9L4Dgb02U

ID: A black book with an image of a broken highway line sits on a wood table beside a latte in a @QueenBooksTO mug. The book is an advanced reading copy of FRACTURED, a memoir by Susan Mockler.

[Susan Mockler ♿️ @Smock18]

@HomeDepotCanada terrible customer service multiple holds and disconnection trying to return air conditioner for senior. Return policy assumes only young able bodied people buy online.

[Gregory Mansfield @GHMansfield]

X-Ray technician to me a wheelchair user: “You know, you should have told us in advance that you have special needs.”
Me: “I don’t have special needs. The exam tables should be accessible to everyone.”

Access is not a “special need.”

[Susan Mockler ♿️ @Smock18]

Cover designed by Natalie Olsen.

[Susan Mockler ♿️ @Smock18]

I'm so excited to share the cover of my memoir Fractured (forthcoming with @_secondstory, Fall 2022) about my experiences recovering from a spinal cord injury & becoming disabled.

You can preorder it here:

https://t.co/Nd1Eox0FbT

[AACB with crystal fletcher @crystalfletch1]

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