Category: blogging

CommentLuv

I saw the CommentLuv plugin on FWD/Forward and found it intriguing – if you leave a comment, it parses your URL and looks for your last post, and prints out the first phrase. I followed a number of CommentLuv links and found interesting new people to read.
I already have a feed for other people’s most [...]

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Some New Blog Finds

Some blogs I’ve recently found:

Bali What? – the author has not updated her blog recently, but she writes about adaptive cycling, so it’s all good
Enjoying the Ride – Mitch has started blogging relatively recently
Mayday Productions – Sarah May Scott’s thoughtful posts are augmented with haunting photography
recht auf klo – writing primarily in German, Kay Macquarrie [...]

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Congratulations, Dave

Dave Hingsburger is celebrating his 1,001st daily post today. His blog was previously Chewing the Fat, now it’s Rolling Around in My Head.
If you don’t already read Rolling Around in My Head regularly, go over there and check it out. If you do, leave a comment today to celebrate.

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Website Accessibility

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 SEO keywords [...]

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Blogging Against Disablism Day

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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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.

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