By Chally on 12 November, 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? Sydney Morning Herald: Why I’m not in the queue for the disabled loo by Liz Ellis. There was a debate [...]
Posted in accessibility, autonomy, bodies, justice, mental health, othering, recommended reading | Tagged advocacy, australia, don't dis my ability, invisible disabilities, invisible disability, mental health courts, self-advocacy, toilets, United States
By Anna on 5 November, 2010
We don’t act like putting a door in the front of our building is a favour we are doing. We assume that doors are necessary. And yet, people treat having a ramp to that door as a favour they are doing, when the ramp serves the same purpose: it allows people to come inside.
Posted in accessibility, how to be accessible, normality, othering | Tagged ramps
By Anna on 28 October, 2010
I think it would be awesome instead of telling me how much they cared, they’d show it. And one way of doing that would be subtitling their ads, so everyone can know what their message is.
Posted in accessibility, how to be accessible, invisibility, technology, television | Tagged accessibility, canada, canadian politics, captioning, closed captions, conservative party of canada, Deaf, disability, green party of canada, hard of hearing, invisible disability, liberal party of canada, NDP, new democratic party, political ads, subtitles, voting
By Ouyang Dan on 25 October, 2010
Warning: Offsite links are not safe spaces. Articles and comments in the links may contain ableist, sexist, and other -ist language and ideas of varying intensity. Opinions expressed in the articles may not reflect the opinions held by the compiler of the post and links are provided as topics of interest and exploration only. I [...]
Posted in accessibility, disability activism, intersectionality, recommended reading
By s.e. smith on 22 October, 2010
If you’re a disabled voter in California and you encounter problems at the polls on 2 November, Disability Rights California wants to hear about it! VOTE Tuesday, November 2, 2010! If you are an individual with a disability and encounter problems such as Accessing your polling place Voting Privately and Independently Casting your vote Then [...]
Posted in accessibility, signal boost | Tagged California, elections, polls, voting, voting rights
By s.e. smith on 15 October, 2010
I am, as some readers may be aware, in the process of moving house1 which means that I am skittering about in all directions trying to do things like getting my address changed everywhere and rounding up boxes and impatiently waiting for Moving Day. I try to do as many things online as possible, so [...]
Posted in accessibility, policy | Tagged California, United States, website accessibility
By Anna on 14 October, 2010
Finding housing is one of the main challenges facing people with disabilities and their families. Don and I spent months looking for an apartment building in Halifax that didn’t have “just a tiny flight of stairs”. I’ve talked to people with service animals who have repeatedly struggled with being refused housing for having a “pet”, even though such refusal is illegal. Mia Mingus, Crip Chick and their supporters have been documenting their attempts to find accessible affording housing.
Posted in accessibility, activism, disability activism, make the world a better place, politics | Tagged accessible and affordable housing for Canadians, adequate, An Act to ensure secure, Bill C-304, canada, housing, Red Tents
By s.e. smith on 12 October, 2010
There’s a common idea I encounter among nondisabled people when it comes to discussing accessibility and making spaces accessible to all users. That idea is that as long as there’s a ramp, a space is accessible. That accessibility is solely about ramps, and nothing else, so once you’ve got a ramp in place, you’re covered. [...]
Posted in 101, accessibility, bodies, how to be accessible | Tagged accommodations
By abby jean on 9 October, 2010
I have had an extremely long day. I barely ate lunch and then worked through what should have been dinner. And now I’m tired and cranky and hungry and there’s not really any food in the house because I’ve been busy and tired all week and so haven’t made it to the store. It would [...]
Posted in accessibility, class issues, introspective | Tagged food, irrationality, money
By Anna on 8 October, 2010
This puts Blind consumers in a tough spot: Either carry enough money with you everywhere to cover all of your expenses, or give someone else your private security code, your PIN – and give them access to your finances.
Posted in accessibility, Accessible Tech, how to be accessible
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