By Chally on 24 September, 2010
This edition, like the transportation edition earlier this month, was Anna’s idea! 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? Disability News Asia: Tata Motors buses for Commonwealth [...]
Posted in accessibility, recommended reading | Tagged canada, Chally is hilarious, France, India, transportation, travel, traveling while disabled, United Kingdom, United States
By Anna on 23 September, 2010
Frankly, if the Federal Government doesn’t think that their websites provide information in a timely fashion, and that access to that information isn’t something that they should prioritize, why are they bothering with them in the first place? And if they do think it’s important, why are they in essence arguing that “It’s important for most people, but not for the three million Canadians who won’t be able to access it?”
Posted in accessibility, Accessible Tech, activism, anna rants, blaming, disability activism, how to be accessible, justice, make the world a better place, news, normality, othering, policy, politics, signal boost, social attitudes, technology | Tagged canada, canadian
By Anna on 20 September, 2010
Actually, let me highlight that: In order to tell Google about their problems with accessibility, you need to be able to pass through the inaccessible Challenge.
Posted in accessibility, Accessible Tech, how to be accessible, make the world a better place, signal boost
By Chally on 17 September, 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? From BBC’s Ouch, by Charlie Swinbourne, Deaf country life v deaf city life: I’m soon to become a Dad for [...]
Posted in accessibility, life changes, medical practice, recommended reading | Tagged children, Deaf, relocating, social inclusion, wheelchair, wheelchair user, wheelchairs
By Guest on 15 September, 2010
There are many elements to making your event wheelchair-accessible. While U.S. law requires minimal wheelchair access, never rely on a venue’s general assertion of “oh yes, we’re accessible.” Those little wheelchair stickers? Anyone can buy them and post them at will, even at the bottom of a flight of steps.
Posted in accessibility, events, how to be accessible, make the world a better place, normality
By Anna on 15 September, 2010
Today’s Recommended Reading focuses on how to make event-sites more accessible to people with disabilities, and experiences people with disabilities have had with accessibility at events and in their communities.
Posted in accessibility, events, how to be accessible, make the world a better place, recommended reading, social attitudes
By Sasha Feather on 14 September, 2010
At My Local Convention, the Access team made a big push toward improving microphone usage this year. This is separate from things we normally do such as marking off chairs for lip readers. Below are revised documents that I wrote to the concom, arguing for an investment in this cause.
Posted in accessibility, Accessible Tech, how to be accessible, make the world a better place, normality, social attitudes, technology
By s.e. smith on 13 September, 2010
This informational survey is being conducted by The Arc, a national [US] disability organization whose mission is to promote and protect the human rights of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and actively supports their full inclusion and participation in the community throughout their lifetimes. The purpose of this survey is to capture the perceptions [...]
Posted in accessibility, signal boost | Tagged developmental disabilities, intellectual disabilities, survey, The Arc, United States
By s.e. smith on 9 September, 2010
The radio station I’ve been listening to for most of my life has a habit, when announcing community events, of indicating whether they are accessible. This generally refers specifically to wheelchair accessibility, although I have heard announcers address other things, like chemical sensitivity, depending on the announcer and the event. The point is, my whole [...]
Posted in 101, accessibility, i'm right here | Tagged accessibility notes, special treatment, universal access
By s.e. smith on 8 September, 2010
Last week, Hurricane Earl appeared to be bearing down on the Eastern Seaboard on the United States, and there were a number of stories about communities preparing for evacuation, or weathering out the storm. Watching the news unfold, I noted a pretty glaring absence in the coverage: Any discussion, at all, of people with disabilities. [...]
Posted in accessibility, class issues, policy, poverty, social attitudes | Tagged disaster planning
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