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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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Public's Attitudes - Blogging Against Disablism Day 2009

May 1st, 2009

Disablism. Attitudes. It's insidious, really. Sometimes disablism happens when you don't really expect it, and someone looking from the outside wouldn't see it. And it tends to happen so often that many of us with disabilities tune it out. I was at the grocery store last week and something happened that broke through my mental "idiocy filter".

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Accessibility is not Just for Screenreader Users

March 7th, 2008

We talk about web accessibility, and we most often end up talking about screendreader. Even people who eat and breathe accessibility often end up reverting to that when we meet and discuss our pet topics. But there are many people with different disability types that will benefit from accessibility. And obviously, those without a disability may also benefit from it.

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