Category Archives: Disabled Rights & Issues

Avast ye mateys!

Posted on September 19, 2006 by Kay Olson

Arrr! That’s right, it be International Talk Like a Pirate Day, possibly the silliest idea ever. But admit it: You’re dyin’ t’ drink some grog and tell someone t’ go walk the plank. This silliness be about pop culture pirates, … Continue reading →

Posted in Disabled Rights & Issues, Mind-blowing Miscellania and other Neat Stuff | 7 Comments

Saturday Slumgullion #11

Posted on September 15, 2006 by Kay Olson

Stephen Kuusisto, whose new book Eavesdropping is now available, blogs poetically about “the stare.” Years and years have gone by and I still can’t get used to all this staring. And then the talk. Talk like fruit dropped in crystal. … Continue reading →

Posted in Disabled Rights & Issues | 5 Comments

Until every single penny is gone

Posted on September 14, 2006 by Kay Olson

This was originally posted on both The Gimp Parade and Echidne of the Snakes in August 2006. Because it’s an election year, I thought it was appropriate to repost this now while I have a bigger audience than I usually … Continue reading →

Posted in Class, poverty, labor, & related issues, Disabled Rights & Issues, Economics and the like | 7 Comments

Chairless classroom creates spatial inequality

Posted on September 13, 2006 by Kay Olson

Mayo Clinic researchers have designed a chairless classroom that they say may cut down on childhood obesity even as it helps children focus on learning and being happier in school. “We know that a major culprit behind obesity is a … Continue reading →

Posted in Disabled Rights & Issues, Fat, fat and more fat | 44 Comments

Sixth Circuit Court Rules That Obesity Is Not Covered Under ADA

Posted on September 12, 2006 by Ampersand

(The ADA, for those who don’t know, is the “Americans With Disabilities Act.”) From the Disability Law Blog (thanks to Blue for emailing me the link!): This morning, the Sixth Circuit issued its decision in EEOC v. Watkins Motor Lines, … Continue reading →

Posted in Disabled Rights & Issues, Fat, fat and more fat | 23 Comments

Providing an education

Posted on September 10, 2006 by Kay Olson

When I was twelve, doctors told me I was rarer than one-in-a-million with a condition called sarcotubular myopathy. It’s not a flamboyant disease. Nothing that would make good TV emergency room drama. But apparently I am medically “interesting.”* I’ve seen … Continue reading →

Posted in Disabled Rights & Issues | 12 Comments

Saturday Slumgullion #10

Posted on September 9, 2006 by Kay Olson

As with other link farms, feel free to add your own or whatever. A Canadian Dimension review of two books about mothers of children with disabilities notes the emphasis on activism and politics rather than just personal experiences. The books … Continue reading →

Posted in Disabled Rights & Issues | 16 Comments

Part D drug formulary quirks

Posted on September 8, 2006 by Kay Olson

I’m signed up for Medicare Part D, though it wasn’t by my choice. The company they chose for me sent me a huge packet filled with information, rules, disclaimers, and a partial drug formulary — that is, a partial list … Continue reading →

Posted in Class, poverty, labor, & related issues, Disabled Rights & Issues | 8 Comments

French ad offers fresh perspective

Posted on September 7, 2006 by Kay Olson

This was originally posted on The Gimp Parade in March, 2005. A French energy company has produced a video advertisement about access for the disabled that is quite interesting. The link leads to a page in French (naturally) where you … Continue reading →

Posted in Disabled Rights & Issues, Media criticism | 10 Comments

Nothing about us without us

Posted on September 6, 2006 by Kay Olson

I haven’t been able to stop thinking about this (.pdf file) since I read it a week ago. It’s the text of a speech by Jim Elder-Woodward given to the Scottish Disability Equality Forum in 2000 that begins with a … Continue reading →

Posted in Disabled Rights & Issues, International issues | 3 Comments