I received this press release from AHEAD today, about the confirmation of Martha Kanter as new Undersecretary of Education. As you will see, this is a very positive appointment for the disab… Read More
I got a new email from AHEAD today -- I signed the petition, you should too:Good morning,As you may recall from the summary e-mail message we sent you last week, AHEAD is one of the founding… Read More
[If you want to write the Author's Guild and encourage them to rethink their position, their email address is: [email protected]]Below I'm going to post a letter/newsrelease that I got… Read More
I just heard about a scholarship opportunity for students still in high school, or those who are college undergraduates, from 1800Wheelchair.com. The 1800Wheelchair scholarship isn't limited… Read More
I checked in on a friend's blog today (Becs Again), and found this entry about remembering the fulfill the civil rights of other groups at the inauguration, amidst discussions of "post-racia… Read More
I first heard about the One Laptop Per Child "give one, get one" program a few years ago. In a nutshell, founder Nicholas Negroponte's vision is to provide laptop computers to children in th… Read More
This morning, Nora Ephron's post at Huffington Post really resonated with me: Exhale.I had a busy summer, which included a total hip replacement of my left hip (one down, one to go), but hav… Read More
If you aren't already aware, new rules are under review for the enforcement of the ADA by the Department of Justice (DOJ). Unsurprisingly, some of the rules cut into access.ADA Watch sent m… Read More
I missed Blogging Against Disablism Day (May 1st) this year -- my real job is interfering with my "real" life these days...I just came upon The Angry Gimp's entry for BAD and it so resonates… Read More
I missed this information, well covered by Kay Olson at The Gimp Parade.Harriet McBryde Johnson was/is one of my heroes for writing so well, so accurately about the disability experience … Read More
I just read about this new grant-making organization at Rolling Rains. You can read all about it at their website: http://www.culturedisabilitytalent.org/index.html. This, from the website:… Read More
I've been so busy with my "real" job and life in general that I almost missed this, a Crip Film Festival in Berkeley, California, June 20-22, 2008. I'm going to try and go on Friday -- if I… Read More
If only people so easily adapted to changed circumstances as these pets seem to:http://video.msn.com/?mkt=en-us&vid=43eb70da-b2fd-40e5-b0d4-39e843027956&playlist=videoByTag:tag:sourc… Read More
I got my "big fat check" of $17.00 on Saturday -- my rebates of shopping through Ebates for the quarter ending April 30, 2008. They're having a special through the end of June:http://www.eb… Read More
One of the few articles of its kind that I've seen that almost completely avoids being patronizing:http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/15/sports/othersports/15george.html?scp=1&sq=josh+george… Read More
Obama made a speech this morning on the wider issues raised by his association with Rev. Wright. If you have the time, I urge you to watch, listen and/or read the entire speech. I am sure va… Read More
In the course of web surfing, I found this link today: http://www.iflymat.org/index.html for Mobility Air Transport.If they get this off the ground (pun intended) it will be the greatest thi… Read More
I got my quarterly check from Ebates today ($22 and change), and saw that they're having a special deal until March 31st, so I thought I'd mention them again. Through March 31st, they are in… Read More
My extended silence blogside of the last few months is due to a variety of inter-related things: battles with 2 different types of insurance companies, learning more about the ins and outs o… Read More
February 5th is just around the corner, and last week, I found a reason to pick a specific candidate.I have known for a long time that I would be voting for one of the Democratic candidates… Read More
In the interest of time, I quote an email I received today (I am a member) from AHEAD (Association on Higher Education and Disability):"On January 29th, 2008, the Education & Labor Commi… Read More
The day that I posted the call (from AHEAD) to write to our elected representatives to ask for support for the ADA Restoration Act, I did just that -- sending 3 very similar emails to my sen… Read More