Maria ScharnkeThe Author as AntigoneThe importance of calling out injustice, and about dealing with the threat of state-sanctioned violence that this brings.Jan 17, 2021Jan 17, 2021
Maria Scharnkethe value of disabled work done for other disabled people: a reflection at 10amMaria Scharnke is an autistic student in her final year of high school.Oct 19, 2020Oct 19, 2020
Maria ScharnkeBenendict Cumberbatch’s Comments About Autism, 6 Years On: Hey, He Said ThisHey, remember when, in late 2014, Benedict Cumberbatch said a selection of horrible and demeaning things about autistic people, including…Sep 15, 20201Sep 15, 20201
Maria ScharnkeAchieving Little Girl DreamsWhen I was a young child, I had the same dreams and desires as many little girls. I wanted to be a nurse and a vet and a teacher. I wanted…Aug 24, 2020Aug 24, 2020
Maria ScharnkeI Have Learned I Am A Monster: how popular media dehumanizes disability“You know,” writes Junot Diaz, Pulitzer-Prize winning author, “vampires have no reflections in a mirror … what I’ve always thought isn’t…Jun 11, 2020Jun 11, 2020
Maria ScharnkeThe Disability Rights Movement In The USA(Written in January for a student magazine.)Jun 10, 2020Jun 10, 2020
