Nov 292010
 

Here are some of the blogs I’ve started reading the last few months: Cruisin’ With Cricket: The Journeys of Becky and her Guide Dog, Cricket, is a mix of personal postings, the practicalities of living with visual impairment, and cute Cricket pictures and stories. Becky is also a runner. Emily McQueen: A Girl’s Guide to [...]

Oct 272010
 

Just a quick rah! to note that this is my 1,001st post. Wow.

 

Today is Blogging Against Disablism Day 2010. As always, the contributions are varied and thought-provoking. Check out all the entries at Diary of a Goldfish: Blogging Against Disablism Day 2010.

Apr 212010
 

I had the pleasure and privilege this weekend of meeting (in person) two Bay area disability bloggers whom I have known (virtually) for a long time: Scott Rains and Wheelchair Dancer. Scott is the wildly prolific and multi-lingual author of the Rolling Rains Report, concentrating on inclusive tourism, travel and universal design. Over dinner at [...]

Jan 192010
 

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 [...]

Sep 032009
 

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 [...]

 

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.

 

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 [...]

 

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.

Mar 282009
 

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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