By Staff on 28 December, 2010
Welcome to FWD retrospective week! We’ve taking a look back at some of our favourite posts on a variety of themes over the next week. s.e. smith: Accessibility Policies Done Right: The Legion of Honor in San Francisco I think that this policy really speaks to the amount of activism which the disability community has [...]
Posted in accessibility, recommended reading
By Chally on 21 December, 2010
Do you know, readers, it struck me that I have never posted about South Africa’s Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden? As the Garden is both stunning and disability friendly, I do not know how this is possible! I must correct it at once. Kirstenbosch is set on the slopes of Table Mountain in Cape Town and, [...]
Posted in accessibility, happy posts | Tagged blind, South Africa, wheelchair users
By Chally on 17 December, 2010
Gentle reader, be cautioned: comments sections on mainstream media sites tend to not be safe and we here at FWD/Forward don’t necessarily endorse all the opinions in these pieces. Let’s jump right in, shall we? United States: Tampa’s ‘Sensitive Santa’ allows children with autism to get photographs, too by Shelley Rossetter at the St Petersburg [...]
Posted in accessibility, justice, recommended reading | Tagged australia, autism, Deaf, holidays, Indonesia, Ireland, justice system, Sierra Leone, United States
By lauredhel on 14 December, 2010
Here’s a book for your list, if you’re celebrating a gifty holiday soon – or just splurge on it for yourself! Living the Edges: A Disabled Women’s Reader, edited by Diane Driedger, was launched last week in Canada, and it should contain plenty of interest for readers of FWD/Forward. The McNally Robinson book-launch blurb is [...]
Posted in accessibility, intersectionality, social attitudes
By Chally on 13 December, 2010
To quote Harry Potter. It’s difficult to separate out my life into the disability stuff and what life would be like without it. I don’t remember much of my life beforehand. Something I’ve been aware of for years is how distrustful ableism has made me. I’ve been primed to be constantly aware of other people’s [...]
Posted in accessibility, introspective, small stories | Tagged personal stories, social attitudes
By s.e. smith on 13 December, 2010
A Life Opportunities Survey in the UK, conducted for the first time since 1997, surveyed 18,000 Britons and the findings on disability are striking. (As are the way the headlines about the survey are framed.) Bottom line? There are significant social obstacles to full participation in society for people with disabilities, leading to increased isolation [...]
Posted in accessibility, social attitudes
By lauredhel on 10 December, 2010
Ow. My head hurts. And this is why. Power chairs: older and fatter Americans are on the move – St. Petersburg Times: “A man on a moped crashed into a man in an electric wheelchair the other night in the middle of Fourth Street. There on the front page of the paper was a police [...]
Posted in accessibility, shaming, social attitudes
By Chally on 10 December, 2010
Well, if it isn’t Friday again. I suppose it is for you, readers of the future, but I am writing this from Tuesday, in the past! Such is the power of the blog’s scheduling function. Gentle reader, be cautioned: comments sections on mainstream media sites tend to not be safe and we here at FWD/Forward [...]
Posted in accessibility, creative work, medical practice, recommended reading, work | Tagged accessible transport, blind, blindness, Deaf, government, medical care, personal stories, theatre, transportation
By s.e. smith on 8 December, 2010
This post has been edited with updated information. Here’s a completely bizarre policy move for you: Planners of the 2012 London Olympics announced today that a request to allow disabled ticket holders to use the games lanes set aside for athletes and dignitaries will be turned down. 100 miles (161 kilometers, if you must) of [...]
Posted in accessibility, events, social attitudes | Tagged driving, exclusion, London, Olympics, placard panic, sports
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