Life with a Disability – Page 105 – brokenclay.org/journal

Catching up

Whoops! I must have taken the summer off when I wasn’t looking! I’ll try to catch up. On the house front, we moved in June. The new house is still not accessible, but we think it will be easier to…
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Angry

Funny, I seem to be angry all the time. I wonder why. Am I going through that Kübler-Ross thing, or is this justified anger because in 2001, 11 years after ADA, so many restaurants, swimming pools, banks, places of business…
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In spring, a young woman’s fancy turns to…parking

Spent the weekend in a nearby town for a swim meet that our team was co-hosting. I really love working swim meets, but even this facility, which is quite new and designed with handicapped access in mind, was frustrating. The…
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Albany

Weekend trip to Albany! We went to see an exhibit at the New York State Museum called The Great New York Motorcycle Show, and really enjoyed it. We were very lucky with US Airways – four flights, and the gate…
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Falling down

Got up this morning feeling pretty good. Didn’t use the shower chair. After my shower when I was wiping down the walls I tipped, smacked into the wall, fell down, hit my head. Great way to start the day. When…
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Earth to HR?

I had the most bizarre meeting this morning with upper management at work. Several months ago, I asked to have an automatic door opener installed on the exterior door of our building. I was so naive, I thought that if…
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