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Boettcher Concert Hall, Denver: Wheelchair Seating

Wednesday evening we went to Denver’s Boettcher Concert Hall for the first time. This is a theater in the round, the home of the Colorado Symphony. Here’s what the Denver Performing Arts Complex website says about Boettcher: Boettcher Concert...

Published Thu, Apr 28 2011 4:57 PM by brokenclay.org/journal

Filed under: accessibility, music/theatre

Alaska, in Memory of Scott

In a few weeks, I’m going to Alaska to cruise Glacier Bay on the Sea Wolf. My friend and mentor Scott Rains reported on this cruise 10 years ago. Scott, who died two years ago, was an untiring apostle of... Read more Read More...

Published Mon, Jul 30 2018 12:13 PM by brokenclay.org/journal

Filed under: Travel with a Disability

Katja Gets Stronger – Photo Essay

A photo essay by Dave Albo, sports photographer extraordinaire and fellow lifter at Barbell Strategy. It’s been a real pleasure training with Katja. Her positive attitude, great work ethic, and willingness to try things is contagious. She is one...

Published Fri, Jan 11 2019 11:45 AM by brokenclay.org/journal

Filed under: exercise/sports

Cycling the Dordogne 2011: The Handcycle Shipping Saga

You may remember that I had planned to ship the handcycle back to the US via FedEx at the end of the tour, because we couldn’t rent a large enough car to get it back to the airport. I may have also mentioned that complicating things was the fact...

Published Fri, Jun 17 2011 8:00 AM by brokenclay.org/journal

Filed under: wheelchair use, disability, travel

Wheelchair athlete banned from plane ‘because he couldn’t walk’

One of Britain’s top wheelchair athletes was prevented from travelling to a race after an airline said he would have to walk up steps to board. Full article: Wheelchair athlete banned from plane ‘because he couldn’t walk’ Read...

Published Fri, Apr 30 2010 3:04 PM by brokenclay.org/journal

Filed under: disability, travel

The Original Racing Wheelchair

Ziggi at Wheelchair Diffusion writes about the original racing wheelchair: At the beginning and for many years racing wheelchairs were nothing more than a street wheelchair modified by athletes who spent as much time with a welding torch and wrench in...

Published Mon, Aug 02 2010 12:23 PM by brokenclay.org/journal

Filed under: exercise/sports, wheelchair use

Cycling the Dordogne 2011: The Things We Saw (Saturday)

Saturday was a free day with “optional bike ride”. Of our gung-ho group, I was the only one who noticed the “optional” keyword. Moulin de la Tour So everyone rode off and I got in the van and we drove to Moulin de la Tour, a 16th...

Published Tue, Jul 12 2011 2:33 PM by brokenclay.org/journal

Filed under: disability, travel

Paralympics Sports Clubs

Are you disabled and looking for a place to train, learn, and play? You may find what you’re looking for at a Paralympic Sports Club. According to the Paralympics website, Paralympics Sports Clubs are: community-based programs developed to involve...

Published Wed, Feb 02 2011 9:35 AM by brokenclay.org/journal

Filed under: exercise/sports, disability

No E-bikes!

A participant’s comment, seen at the city’s Open Space Master Plan community workshop: No E-bikes! Let them ride regular bikes like the rest of us. Open Space only for the fit and ambulatory, then? Read More...

Published Sat, Feb 24 2018 11:19 AM by brokenclay.org/journal

Filed under: accessibility

Gender Equality Assumptions

My kids are tut-tutting (or maybe cringing) right now, because this is another post about restrooms. And showers, because it’s a followup to the pool shower story. Why I know now (and should probable remember) that what is sauce for the gander is...

Published Wed, Dec 25 2013 9:03 AM by brokenclay.org/journal

Filed under: Life with a Disability

New Zealand’s South Island

This entry is part 1 of 1 in the series 2014 New ZealandWe’re just back from a month traveling around New Zealand’s South Island, and we had a great time. We visited Dunedin, Invercargill, Te Anau, Wanaka, and Christchurch. We rented a small...

Published Tue, May 20 2014 5:16 PM by brokenclay.org/journal

Filed under: Trip Reports

Responsible (and Accessible) Travel

I came across a mention of Responsible Travel in an article in the Washington Post about avoiding overtourism, and checked out their website. It was an actual, physical shock to click on the Holiday Types link and see “Accessible” front.....

Published Tue, Jun 18 2019 11:26 AM by brokenclay.org/journal

Filed under: Travel with a Disability

Accessible Pour Tous

Oh, now we’re talking! Paris bus driver hailed a hero for kicking off ALL passengers after they refused to make room for wheelchair user A French driver has been praised for kicking every single passenger off his bus after they... Read more Read...

Published Sun, Mar 17 2019 3:52 PM by brokenclay.org/journal

Filed under: Life with a Disability

Taipei – Subway Accessibility

Taipei’s subway system (the MRT) opened in 1996, with construction taking place between 1988 and 2009. The system is cheap, clean, easy to navigate, and extraordinarily accessible. Here is a trip through the system, from an accessibility point of...

Published Mon, Oct 25 2010 11:24 AM by brokenclay.org/journal

Filed under: accessibility, travel

The Joy of Running

It’s a little sad that your average suburban dog (or at least my average suburban dog) doesn’t have a lot of opportunities to really run. It’s taken us a couple of years of practice and finding the right equipment, but... Read more Read...

Published Wed, Nov 29 2017 9:25 AM by brokenclay.org/journal

Filed under: exercise/sports, Life with a Disability

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