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Fatigue, Pain, Assumptions, And The Spoon Theory

May 17th, 2010

I just read a very touching "coming out" from my friend @HeatherHAL who discloses and talks about her impairment - "ongoing cumulative repetitive motion injuries that affect my arms, hands, neck and upper back". It takes some courage to do that. You can read her post on her website.

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Presenting About "The Evolution of Assistive Technology into Everyday Products"

April 30th, 2010

I've just been notified that my paper submission to the New Zealand Computer Society "Celebrating 50 Years of ICT Innovation" conference, to be held in Rotorua in the middle of September. This presentation will be quite different from my usual "web accessibility" dog-and-pony show :)

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I'm Not Cured Because I Don't Believe In God

April 16th, 2010

Something funny, errr, sad happened at the grocery store. I was waiting in line to get to the cashier to pay for my stuff. I was behind two elderly ladies who were gossiping at one another. I wasn't really paying attention until I heard one mention Obama.

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Disability Theme Park

April 12th, 2010

Today, I heard about the opening of the first theme park "dedicated to people with special needs", specifically kids with developmental disabilities. Morgan's Wonderland opened to the public recently in San Antonio, Texas. I must admit, I'm feeling a bit conflicted about it.

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Ada Lovelace Day 2010 - Elder Women

March 24th, 2010

24 March is Ada Lovelace Day. This day was setup by FindingAda.com and is "an international day of blogging to draw attention to the achievements of women in technology and science". Rather than selecting one woman, one roll-model to talk about, I would like to talk about a few individuals that continually impress me in their use of technology.

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