November 2010
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By s.e. smith on 30 November, 2010
There’s something that keeps happening to me. Maybe it keeps happening to you too. I use a website. I get attached to it. I start relying on it for the services it provides. And then, there’s a redesign or they roll out a new feature, and suddenly I can’t use it anymore. Because the site [...]
Posted in accessibility | Tagged web development, websites
By Annaham on 30 November, 2010
Jessica Pauline Ogilvie for the Los Angeles Times: Stuttering: Working to free the words An estimated 3 million American adults have a stutter that didn’t resolve in childhood, according to the nonprofit Stuttering Foundation of America. As kids, many dealt with the giggles of classmates and confusion of teachers; as adults, they often deal with [...]
Posted in recommended reading | Tagged blog carnival, communication, disability blog carnival, disability is a feminist issue, disability pride, disability rights, employment, epilepsy, feminism, gender, parking, parking permit, pride, speech, trans, transportation
By Ouyang Dan on 30 November, 2010
I have a love of cooking that often times taps me all the way to the bottom of my silverware drawer. I will often borrow tomorrow’s spoons to finish what I want to do today… I am sure that some of this is drawn of my stubborn and bullheaded nature. To assist me in my [...]
Posted in happy posts, Uncategorized | Tagged things that make my life easier
By Anna on 30 November, 2010
I haven’t even had time to process this yet – I just found out when my friend called me to ask if I had heard the news. Donna Jodham has won her case against the Canadian Government – Government websites will now have 15 months to follow their own accessibility guidelines. Canada must make Web [...]
Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged accessibility, anna throws a party and everyone's invited, canada, donna jodham, web content
By s.e. smith on 29 November, 2010
The 35th Annual TASH Conference will be in Denver, Colorado – December 7- 11, 2010. The conference will focus on encouraging inclusion of individuals with disabilities in the workplace, at school and in the community. The conference will include several half-day workshops such as, “Supporting all Young Children within Inclusive Early Child Programs,” “Designing Individualized [...]
Posted in signal boost | Tagged Colorado, conferences, United States
By abby jean on 29 November, 2010
Readers are warned that we do not control the spaces that are linked and articles and especially comments may be offensive or triggering. Use caution! These links are provided for information only and our linking them does not imply an endorsement of their viewpoint or arguments. AllAfrica: Nigeria: 2011 Elections – A Case for Persons With [...]
Posted in recommended reading | Tagged India, parking, schools, voting
By s.e. smith on 29 November, 2010
If you have a mobility impairment and limitation, you may be eligible to participate in a new research project. This research aims to understand how people with mobility impairments and limitations accomplish job tasks, how their environment affects their worksite participation, and what, if any, help they need to complete employment activities. Eligibility requires that [...]
Posted in signal boost | Tagged employment, survey
By s.e. smith on 29 November, 2010
It’s been a busy year in advice columns. Normally, I don’t like writing retrospective columns in November, let alone being so bold as to name the advice column of the year this early. Who knows what could come in the next month, right? But I am 100% certain that this advice column cannot be beat [...]
Posted in Dear Imprudence | Tagged invasive questions, Judith Martin, Miss Manners
By Anna on 29 November, 2010
As it is late and dinner is calling, I’m going to cheat and just C&P what Penny says over at Disability Studies. Penny: For All Your Disability Blog Carnival (And Disability History) Needs! The November edition is up at Modus Dopens, and it’s a good solid collection of links, around the theme of intersections. Go, [...]
Posted in signal boost | Tagged blog carnival, disability blog carnival, have I mentioned I love Penny lately? Because I do
By Ouyang Dan on 28 November, 2010
It’s odd how we sometimes take the habits of our children for granted. I have a particularly chatty child. I can’t imagine where she gets her penchant for being a non-concise story-teller. Really. I can’t. But when it is early in the morning and I haven’t had a chance to heave my second cup of [...]
Posted in intersectionality, parenting, small stories | Tagged parents with disabilities
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