New Post at Crip Critic
Finally, a new post at my other blog, http://cripculturecritic.blogspot.com/...
View Article2007 Year End Wrap-up, Part I
My extended silence blogside of the last few months is due to a variety of inter-related things: battles with 2 different types of insurance companies, learning more about the ins and outs of DME...
View ArticleI Approve this Political Message...
February 5th is just around the corner, and last week, I found a reason to pick a specific candidate.I have known for a long time that I would be voting for one of the Democratic candidates, but was...
View ArticleTell your Representatives to Support the ADA Restoration Act
In the interest of time, I quote an email I received today (I am a member) from AHEAD (Association on Higher Education and Disability):"On January 29th, 2008, the Education & Labor Committee of the...
View ArticleElected Representatives Respond re: ADA Restoration Act
The day that I posted the call (from AHEAD) to write to our elected representatives to ask for support for the ADA Restoration Act, I did just that -- sending 3 very similar emails to my senators and...
View ArticleI Got a Check from Ebates
I got my quarterly check from Ebates today ($22 and change), and saw that they're having a special deal until March 31st, so I thought I'd mention them again. Through March 31st, they are increasing...
View ArticleFly Me to The Moon...
In the course of web surfing, I found this link today: http://www.iflymat.org/index.html for Mobility Air Transport.If they get this off the ground (pun intended) it will be the greatest thing since...
View ArticleWatch the Whole Speech
Obama made a speech this morning on the wider issues raised by his association with Rev. Wright. If you have the time, I urge you to watch, listen and/or read the entire speech. I am sure various news...
View ArticleCool Video
Check out this cool cross-disability video from several countries in the Middle East:http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=ylFwcdNfVhE&feature=email
View ArticleGood NY Times Piece on a Wheelchair Athlete
One of the few articles of its kind that I've seen that almost completely avoids being patronizing:http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/15/sports/othersports/15george.html?scp=1&sq=josh+george&st=nyt
View ArticleEbates (Again)
I got my "big fat check" of $17.00 on Saturday -- my rebates of shopping through Ebates for the quarter ending April 30, 2008. They're having a special through the end of...
View ArticleCool Video About Disabled Pets
If only people so easily adapted to changed circumstances as these pets seem...
View Article2008 Superfest Internaitonal Disability Film Festival
I've been so busy with my "real" job and life in general that I almost missed this, a Crip Film Festival in Berkeley, California, June 20-22, 2008. I'm going to try and go on Friday -- if I make it,...
View ArticleDisability Rights Fund
I just read about this new grant-making organization at Rolling Rains. You can read all about it at their website: http://www.culturedisabilitytalent.org/index.html. This, from the website:"All 2008...
View ArticleThe Gimp Parade: RIP Harriet McBryde Johnson, 1957-2008
I missed this information, well covered by Kay Olson at The Gimp Parade.Harriet McBryde Johnson was/is one of my heroes for writing so well, so accurately about the disability experience --...
View ArticleMy Bad -- Angry Gimp's BAD Entry
I missed Blogging Against Disablism Day (May 1st) this year -- my real job is interfering with my "real" life these days...I just came upon The Angry Gimp's entry for BAD and it so resonates with my...
View ArticleADA Watch -- Call for Action and Assistance
If you aren't already aware, new rules are under review for the enforcement of the ADA by the Department of Justice (DOJ). Unsurprisingly, some of the rules cut into access.ADA Watch sent me the email...
View ArticleI Guess I've Been Holding My Breath...
This morning, Nora Ephron's post at Huffington Post really resonated with me: Exhale.I had a busy summer, which included a total hip replacement of my left hip (one down, one to go), but have been well...
View ArticleGive One, Get One Program
I first heard about the One Laptop Per Child "give one, get one" program a few years ago. In a nutshell, founder Nicholas Negroponte's vision is to provide laptop computers to children in the most...
View ArticleDisability and the Inauguration
I checked in on a friend's blog today (Becs Again), and found this entry about remembering the fulfill the civil rights of other groups at the inauguration, amidst discussions of "post-racial America":...
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