Topic : independent (liberated, free) living.

Thanks : Penny Richards (for the opportunity to host)

Dedicated to : All those steps, barriers, and the hurdles…

Independent & !

More thoughts on the meaning of independence or interdependence posted at Nickie’s Nook

Why do we tend to confuse independence with doing the most socially normative thing?

Independent Living posted at Growing up with a disability

Last week, at my request, an occupational therapist and 2 rehabilitation engineers from the University of Illinois Chicago Assistive Technology Unit came to my house for an evaluation of a couple of my needs – a cell phone that I can use independently and a custom tray that will allow me to use my laptop, voice recognition software, and large Kensington trackball in my wheelchair.

Happiness Is posted at NTs are Weird

It’s possible to be autistic and happy. It’s possible to be severely autistic and happy. It’s possible to be mildly autistic and happy. It’s possible to be non-verbal, autistic, and happy. It’s possible to have co-morbid conditions along with autism and to still be happy. It’s possible to be intelligent or unintelligent as an autistic and to be happy. It’s possible to need services as an autistic and to be happy. It’s even possible to be autistic and have “toiletting issues” and to be happy.

Who/What is a Disabled Dancer? posted at Wheelchair Dancer

It is then a surprise and a shock when it turns out that, a TAB dancer, the supreme mover, cannot do something a disabled dancer can do. Shock? Fear? Perhaps.

Have I just landed in a tacky horror movie? posted at WHEELIE CATHOLIC

The other day I was in the bookstore going through this routine when I noticed a boy, who appeared to be around 10 years old, watching intently. It took me awhile to get at the book and when I finished, he looked over and gave me a thumbs up. Mission accomplished. Kids are great.

Symposium Report II: Conversation posted at Wheelchair Dancer

Somehow, we have to explain that it isn’t true that "everyone is a little crippled."
Somehow, we have to find within ourselves the strength to keep speaking out and keep educating everyone around us

Disabled Women’s Day !

International ^DISABLED Women’s Day posted at Andrea’s Buzzing About….

A study, problems, solutions…

Transition houses and other existing support services need to be made accessible, and frontline workers in shelter facilities need to be sensitised to the needs of women with disabilities.

Better late than never… International Women’s Day 2007 posted at Falling Off My Pedestal

I can give many examples of the way sexism and ablism intersect in my own life and the lives of women with disabilities I know personally, the following are a very small sample.

Warning

Anniversary — Escaping institutionalization posted at The Gimp Parade

study of how institutionalization leads to the abuse and death of disabled (and elderly) folks — especially those using ventilators.

Don’t Believe Everything You Read! posted at Barrier Free Travels

As always, don’t just ask for an accessible room, as it may not meet your specific needs. Ask detailed questions so you can get the right room for you.

Photo…

the story behind today’s PAD posted at Windchime Walker

couldn’t stop smiling. Nor could I stop taking pictures!

Its Snow time…

Missing Mass… posted at WHEELIE CATHOLIC

Here’s my situation: I have one dollar in my wallet from paying people to do things. My car is snowed in. So I can’t get more money or get out. My aide is overworked, underpaid.

The Snow Job posted at A Different Light.

The truth is that, whether there’s snow on the ground or not, I’m surrounded by it every day of the year.

Growing up with a disability: And they don’t even have snow in Los Angeles posted at Growing up with a disability

This survey seemed like it explored highly relevant issues, but I have to say they seem rather obvious to me.

Rant and think…

Terminology, Failure and the Patient posted at Everything and Nothing At All

The important part of that conversation is the person, not the treatment. I have to remind myself that a treatment not working is not my fault. It just wasn’t the right treatment option for me at that time. Much like the people first conventions of the social model of disability, the lack of response to a treatment should be phrased so as the fault does not lie with the person. The whole point of treatment is to improve the quality of life of the person; saying they failed defeats the purpose.

I Know The Type posted at Crip Chronicles

Oh, we don’t want anyone with a disability or with kids — they’ll be out sick all the time

Division: Sabotage or Reality? posted at Did I Miss Something?

If women with impairments, the rest of the civilian disabled, and the military disabled could instead find common ground and mutual benefit…

40 years but no membership posted at disabled Christianity

So he could be a member of God’s family in heaven, but not a member of his local church.

Winheld’s World Rant of the WeekWe interrupt our … posted at Winheld’s World

The reason I bring this up is that it highlights a lack of accessibility, in of all places, the medical world.

Unacceptable. Period. posted at Lovely and Amazing

And those that casually toss around the term "retarded" as in "you are so" or "don’t be so" have yet to pause, examine what they are really saying, and decide if that is the world they want to live in.

just info…

Training the brain with a computer workout program: MindFit posted at SharpBrains

Memory workouts beat other computer games in study

National Braille Press offers preorder of Deathly Hallows in electronic braille posted at Ex Libris

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