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It’s clear what is being said, or the general intent. Still I don’t completely like this. It makes the basic assumption (on the part of someone who can see) that you can’t enjoy a beautiful morning if you can’t see it.

I do this all the time, to try and counter the ways people look at disability, so I’m acutely ( Read more... )

Eve Ensler of the Vagina Monologues: Nothing Short of a Sexual Revolution
Frankly, nothing short of a worldwide sexual revolution will stop the spread of AIDS. We need to dissemble the shame, reclaim pleasure, celebrate desire, human connection, skin and touch. We need to release the shackles of oppression, one-way enjoyment and narrow-minded ( Read more... )

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Now at some level, I don't expect this article to be news to most of you -- I have probably a fairly aware, self selected, audience anyway. But I think you all will find this thought provoking. When I read it, a bunch of pieces fell in place for me, and I'm technically a PWD. The reason I don't tend to think of myself as such is because, as she ( Read more... )

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This is big. (Captioned for you hearing folks.)

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Sounds like it's moving forward, albeit slowlyLast year, in June 2007, the “ADA Restoration Act of 2007” (H.R. 3195 / S. 1881) was introduced in Congress to “restore” the ADA. The focus of the restoration is on the definition of who is an “individual with a disability.” The U.S. Supreme Court limited the definition in 1999. The ADA Restoration Act ( Read more... )

Pity-Based Economy

I have written variations on this theme, but this slices right down to the center of the issue.

The comments are also thought provoking.

Spotted this article this morning: Trials for 'bionic' eye implantsSounds like it works on the exact same principle as the cochlear implant (although I can't tell from this whether it destroys residual vision in order to do so). It does say it only applies to specific types of blindness ( Read more... )

Definite food for thought here. What struck me about this video was yet another way in which people equate spoken language with intelligence. Just note: the first three minutes of this video has only background sounds: I believe it's the water running, some humming, that sort of thing. After that, she uses a synthesized voice (judging from the ( Read more... )