I did my first Bolder Boulder using a wheelchair today, and everything went well! Race prep: My husband changed my caster bearings out, and they really were rolling smoothly – no caster flutter on the downhills. I took the bare minimum with me – cell phone in a velcro pouch on the rigidizer bar on [...]
May 252009
May 212009
I noticed on my trip last weekend that a lot of times when strangers approach me with some sort of remark about the wheelchair, it’s because they’re trying to create connection and sometimes it’s worth letting that develop. I was hanging around the gate waiting for a plane when an older gentleman stopped and commented [...]
May 102009
Henceforth, in recognition of the full product lifecycle, I shall refer to my work as “creating space debris”. Go, Atlantis! The ultimate upgrade for the Hubble Space Telescope.
May 072009
I was so disappointed to read today that the Master Chorale of Washington is closing up shop. The Master Chorale began life as the Paul Hill Chorale. I was fortunate enough to sing under Paul Hill at Georgetown University, and he was one of the great choral conductors and a really nice person. We toured [...]
May 062009
It’s always nice to see mainstream coverage of accessibility issues. Blog Herald reports on Glenda Watson Hyatt’s presentation at SOBCon this weekend. She also helped us understand what text should go in the ALT description. Not just a title but a description. It must describe what the reader is looking at, not a bunch of [...]
May 052009
Emma writes about discovering that her favorite pub, previously accessible both physically and attitudinally (is that a word?), has become less so. I had the opposite experience recently. I like lunching at The Kitchen. They’re moderately accessible – some tight squeezes on the way to the restroom, especially. But the staff have the right attitude. [...]
May 042009
Stephen Kuusisto points out that we are different: I’m blind and I’m different. I don’t like being different on every occasion for in fact I don’t like the business of being stared at when I walk into a new barbershop. No one likes this. But letting this go can be done. You simply tell yourself:”I’m [...]
May 012009
This is the fourth annual Blogging Against Disablism Day (BADD). I have not yet gotten it together enough to contribute, caused partly by my awe of the incredible posts everybody else contributes. Check out the BADD action at Diary of a Goldfish.
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