By Ouyang Dan on 30 September, 2010
Gentle Readers! Sharon and Barnum over at After Gadget have it in mind to begin an Assistance Dog Blog Carnival. The majority of the information can be found at their blog: I love blog carnival and blogswarms. I try to participate in them as much as I’m able (which is a lot less often than [...]
Posted in signal boost | Tagged assistance dog, blog carnival
By Anna on 30 September, 2010
ETA: Several people have brought up concerns with this survey in the comments, including the AQ test that is at the end. You may want to check the concerns in the comments before deciding if you want to take the survey. I am an active autistic self-advocate and autism researcher (PhD student, educational psychology). I [...]
Posted in signal boost | Tagged survey
By s.e. smith on 27 September, 2010
A FWD reader writes: I am a disabled woman and I’m doing a bit of research into the experiences of dyspraxia in higher education. I would like to hear from anyone who has dyspraxia or any related condition (autistic spectrum conditions, dyslexia, ADD/ADHD, dyscalculia, dysgraphia, Tourrette’s). I have made a short, confidential 10-question survey, with an option [...]
Posted in signal boost | Tagged survey
By s.e. smith on 27 September, 2010
Date: Wednesday 29th September 2010 Venue: Boardroom, Disability Action, Portside Business Park, 189 Airport Road West, Belfast, BT3 9ED Time: 10.00 am – 4.00 pm If you are a person with a disability or a representative organisation it is important that you understand the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and [...]
Posted in signal boost | Tagged Ireland
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 Anna on 17 September, 2010
Check for more information about what Mia Mingus & Ms Crip Chick need at Leaving Evidence (mirrored at CripChick’s blog), and also check out the Book Sale at thaura zine distro: Revolutionary Love is More Than a Catch Phrase. There appears also to be an etsy sale in the works, so please keep an eye out for that as well.
Posted in activism, make the world a better place, signal boost
By Anna on 14 September, 2010
Invitation to Respond to Government’s New Accessibility Standards from Citizens with Disabilities of Ontario (CWDO) The provincial government has now posted its proposed new accessibility standards. The new standards will cover accessible employment, transportation, and information and communications. You are invited to help CWDO prepare a response to these standards by the government’s deadline of [...]
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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
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