Archive: April 2003
Wheelchair on the Loose!
I visited a friend in the hospital yesterday, and the whole time I was there I had this creepy feeling that someone was going to grab me and lock me up for being loose on my own in a wheelchair. I did get a lot of long hard looks from staff who apparently managed to [...]
(Full Post)The Communion of Saints, Part III
Congregational meeting this morning – the estimate for refitting two bathrooms and putting in two curb cuts came to $14,400 and was approved unanimously.
After the service the minister thanked me for pushing them. The good guys won – now I want to see some contruction!
For the rest of the story:
The Communion of Saints
The Communion of [...]
Hands on the Wheel
You know all that stuff you do while you’re driving? Putting on your seatbelt, changing the CD, fiddling with the radio, drinking your coffee, talking on your cellphone, putting on your sunglasses?
Don’t do them if you’ve got hand controls.
To the Cleanroom and Beyond!
Yesterday I went on a half-day tour of my company, Ball Aerospace. They give the tour for employees every two months. I emailed the Responsible Party and asked if it was doable in a wheelchair.
His response was very prompt: it was four hours, two miles, fourteen buildings, any weather. All of that was up to [...]
The Communion of Saints, Part II
Yesterday I attended a meeting at the Inaccessible Church, and came away with real mixed feelings.
The purpose of the meeting was to get an estimate for accessibility changes to present to the congregation. There was an accessibility consultant who was referred to me by the local Center for People with Disabilities, and a contractor, recommended [...]
One of These Days…
… I’d like to wake up in the morning after nine hours of sleep refreshed and rested instead of exhausted.
About fatigue in MS:
Fatigue, an MS Consumer Guide
fatigue, from mult-sclerosis.org
Understanding the Unique Role of Fatigue in Multiple Sclerosis
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