Making a Serious Commitment

Oct 272009
 

I have taken the first step…writing a (really, really big) check. And soon, it will be here, my new obsession (only yellow – bright, screaming yellow): Pray for me.

Exercising with MS

Oct 142009
 

Here’s a good, basic, article from United Spinal: Exercising With Multiple Sclerosis: It?s Not Rocket Science One mistake that many people make when they start exercising regularly??whether it?s lifting weights, circuit training, or performing cardio??is focusing on what everyone else in the room is doing. Bad idea. Naturally, when you notice others at the gym [...]

Them and Us

Oct 142009
 

A lot of people have caught on that they need to provide access for the disabled when they build something, but apparently access is only needed for Them. You know, Them. There’s Them, and then there’s Us. They might be disabled, but We aren’t, and never will be. Accessible restroom? Oh, no, because the restroom [...]

Going mainstream

Oct 142009
 

It was great to see this letter in the Wall Street Journal’s “Me & My Car” column this morning: Q: I’m a wheelchair user and athlete and am looking to buy a used car that will have enough space to transport our sports equipment (racing wheelchair, hand cycle, regular bicycle and everyday wheelchair) and is [...]

To the Woman at the Movie Theater

Oct 102009
 

We arrive, as was our habit last year, an hour early for the first Metropolitan Opera broadcast of the season. This year, though, the theater decides to open its doors an hour and a half before the broadcast, so well over 100 people are already in line when we get here. This does not bode [...]

I, Too, Am A Technical Woman

Oct 042009
 

Women, Wheelchairs, and the Wide World of Sports

Oct 042009
 

I spent the weekend at Trish Downing’s first Camp Discovery. Trish is a wheelchair athlete who has been competing in triathlon for nine years. She put together Camp Discovery for women in wheelchairs, to expose them to the variety of sports that are out there, to provide them with role models, and to help them [...]

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