By s.e. smith on 10 October, 2009
I happened to be standing in line at Big National Chain Bank the other day when all sorts of things started going awry for the tellers. First, one had her computer crash. Then, the other had what seemed to be some sort of problem with a cashier’s check which involved a lot of furtive muttering [...]
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By s.e. smith on 9 October, 2009
Two separate posts about disability issues have had me thinking lately about the way in which our society systematically devalues the disabled body. One, on Feministe, about a casting call for someone to play a disabled character, and another, on Hoyden About Town, about a shameful chapter in the right to die debate. The very [...]
Posted in accessibility, bodies, identity | Tagged ableism
By Anna on 9 October, 2009
One of the many, many things that bothers me about disability & accessibility is how many of the problems can be solved by throwing money at them.
Posted in accessibility | Tagged access-a-bus, chronic pain conditions, money, transit
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