We Push Sports
WHEELIE cATHOLIC has started a new blog, We Push Sports (great name!) specifically to highlight wheelchair and adaptive sports.
With the upcoming Paralympics, I hope to help draw attention to the event and those participating in it. If anyone knows a Paralympic athlete who would like to share his/her experiences, let me know. Or if you play wheelchair/adaptive or women’s sports and want me to know about your team, results or player profiles, please pass the information on via Twitter (below) or in the comments over at the blog.
Full entry: We Push Sports
Spread the Word to End the Word
How Politicians Think
Just when you thought politicians couldn’t get anymore unrealistic, Quick Sketch at How to be an Inspiration enlightens you:
We are not, she said, adequately housed. Contact your MP (Member of Parliament), she advised. And, having exhausted other avenues and being very suggestible, that is exactly what we did.
Full entry: Cometh the Man
Separate is not equal
IP at Modus Dopens hits the nail on the head:
There’s a pervasive myth that annoys the hell out of me, and I hope you’ll excuse me while I get it out of my system: it’s the idea that it’s ok for an institution to put in new inaccessible facilities as long as it also has some accessible ones elsewhere.
Full entry: Why separate resources ain’t good enough
Exercises for people with MS
A new resource from the Multiple Sclerosis Trust (UK): Exercises for people with MS.
When Exercises for people with MS was launched in 2004 it was the first publication designed to build on the evidence that exercise was good for people with MS. It offered people with MS and health professionals simple guidance about appropriate exercise regimes. Since that time, in excess of 45,000 copies have been sent out.
To enable more people to have access to this information and to enable health professionals to provide a more tailored approach, the book has been transferred to this web based format.
The exercises are arranged in categories based both on how they are done and the type of problems they address. Each exercise includes clear, attractive diagrams, and an animation to illustrate the movement. The option to download each individual page allows the compilation of a personalised set of exercises to meet particular needs and to suit lifestyle.
This Bathroom – One More Time
From the Paralyzed Veterans Association of Florida’s Sunshine Spokesman newsletter, a take on my encounter with restroom decor:
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