Archive: March 2009
Disability History Trivia – Victory Over Blindness
Sir Arthur Pearson was the founder of St Dunstan’s Home, for soldiers blinded during the First World War. In his book, Victory Over Blindness, he has this to say about guide dogs for the blind:
In the early part of 1918 I read an account of arrangements that were being made in France for the special [...]
Disability in Fiction – Charles Todd
Charles Todd’s series of books about Scotland Yard detective Ian Rutledge are, unlike most mainstream fiction, chock full of people with disabilities. The series is set just after the first World War. The authors (mother and son writing team Caroline and Charles Todd) sprinkle characters with disabilities liberally throughout.
The disabled include main characters, secondary recurring [...]
Wheelchair Kamikaze
Marc is a power chair user who lives in New York City. He’s posted a series of urban life videos from the power chair point of view on his blog Wheelchair Kamikaze, including:
Bagel Quest
and
The Dash Down Amsterdam
His blog also includes many of his photos, and some thoughtfulness about disability and life.
I Used to be a Fun Person
Liz writes:
At some point it just feels sucky to be around people having fun if they expect you to also be all fun-having when you can’t. I have to go off by myself a little at that point to deal with myself and whatever pain I’m in. I used to be a fun person. Now [...]
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