Archive: March 2008
username: FAUST
Harvard local offers “Faust” as disabled woman:
Working with Denver’s handicapped theater company PHAMALy changed Charlie Miller’s life from the day he first volunteered in 2003. Assisting special-needs actor Aaron Rendoff backstage. Helping blind thesp Don Mauck apply his makeup.
Now Miller, 22, wants to use those PHAMALy-informed experiences to change the American theater.
Miller, a 2004 Colorado [...]
Boettcher Hall renovation to be accessible
Looks like the Boettcher is planning to avoid the mistakes made in the Ellie Caulkins Opera House renovation:
The city will hire a special consultant to make sure Boettcher is fully compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act. The Ellie was promptly condemned by many disability groups, and a lawsuit against the city is pending.
Caulkins Opera [...]
(Full Post)Camped out in the accessible stall
Monday and Tuesday I was at a huge conference, at a huge conference hotel. Lots of restrooms. Every restroom had lots of stalls (but only 1 accessible one).
This was a physics/optics sort of conference, which meant that the male:female ratio was about 60:1. Not much contention for the female facilities.
It seemed like every time I [...]
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