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Cycling the Dordogne 2011: Logistics, or How It Worked

French Accessibility Phrases

Ok, I’m ready for France, thanks to Sage Traveling’s page of French accessibility phrases: Is there a handicapped bathroom? – Y a-t-il une salle de bains handicapée ? (ee ah-teel ewn sahl duh baN awN-dee-kah-peh) Is there an entrance without...

Published Thu, May 05 2011 3:49 PM by brokenclay.org/journal

Filed under: disability, travel

Sometimes You Just Want a Pair of Jeans

Stylish, well-fitting jeans are tough for anyone to find. By some estimates, the average women tries on over a dozen pairs before finding one that she’s willing to pay for (and then, if she’s me, she finds it still doesn’t fit very well...

Published Fri, Oct 07 2011 6:13 PM by brokenclay.org/journal

Filed under: wheelchair use

Wheelchair on Safari

Check out Into the Wild with Epic Enabled South African Safaris from Disabled World. Read More...

Published Wed, Mar 07 2012 9:13 AM by brokenclay.org/journal

Filed under: disability, travel

Advocacy or Appeasement?

Let’s say there were federal laws about, I don’t know, food safety. And let’s say that instead of having restaurant inspectors, the federal government decided that the best way to enforce the laws about food safety would be to allow...

Published Wed, Aug 25 2010 8:07 AM by brokenclay.org/journal

Filed under: accessibility

New Reading

Here are some of the blogs I’ve started reading the last few months: Cruisin’ With Cricket: The Journeys of Becky and her Guide Dog, Cricket, is a mix of personal postings, the practicalities of living with visual impairment, and cute Cricket...

Published Mon, Nov 29 2010 4:46 PM by brokenclay.org/journal

Filed under: exercise/sports, disability, blogging

Disabled Explorers

Disabled Explorers In the World’s Most Badass Short Bus Every soldier is eventually discharged. Every soldier, especially those who have seen combat, has to figure out how to reintegrate with society. Disabled soldiers get to do all that, plus figure...

Published Wed, Apr 14 2010 3:14 PM by brokenclay.org/journal

Filed under: exercise/sports, disability

Spread the Word to End the Word

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Published Wed, Mar 03 2010 10:13 AM by brokenclay.org/journal

Filed under: disability

You Can’t Play

Jen from People Aren’t Broken writes about the many ways people and institutions ensure that she (we) is (are) not able to play: xamples include: intersections with crazy traffic patterns and no audible walk indication board games that I can’t...

Published Wed, Mar 17 2010 5:53 PM by brokenclay.org/journal

Filed under: accessibility, disability

Chris’ Triathlons

Chris, at It’s All About Me, writes about his first two triathlons: My First Try at a Tri Triathlon #2 Lesson two was learned when getting out of the pool. I told the guys on my support team that I would climb onto the deck and then they can grab...

Published Sun, Dec 27 2009 8:45 PM by brokenclay.org/journal

Filed under: exercise/sports, disability

How Not to Avoid the Superbowl

As non-football fans, my husband and I enjoy Superbowl Sunday. Streets are empty, shops are quiet and it’s easy to find a seat in the movie theater. One memorable year (football fans will probably remember which year it was, I don’t), we strolled...

Published Mon, Feb 08 2010 9:39 AM by brokenclay.org/journal

Filed under: media

Family breathes new life into old way station

If you’re headed to Yosemite on Highway 120, be sure to stop at Priest Station, newly re-opened by our friends, the Ankers – according to Steven Anker, accessibility is “top notch”: For most travelers, the route to Priest Station...

Published Sat, Sep 12 2009 8:41 AM by brokenclay.org/journal

Filed under: family, travel

US Paralympic Broadcasts

Good news for viewers in the US! In addition to online video available from paralympic.tv, NBC will be broadcasting include a one-hour program recapping the Opening Ceremony on Saturday, March 13 (1-2 p.m. ET) and a two-hour highlights program on Saturday...

Published Mon, Mar 15 2010 11:04 AM by brokenclay.org/journal

Filed under: exercise/sports, accessibility, disability

Contacting Organizations about Inaccessible Websites

Via FWD/Forward, from the W3C comes this resource-rich article about combating inaccessible websites: * Overview * Introduction * Consider your Approach * Identify Key Contacts * Describe the Problem * Sources for More Information [...] Read More...

Published Mon, May 03 2010 8:45 AM by brokenclay.org/journal

Filed under: accessibility, web design

Williamsburg Trip: Disability Moment #1

Flight from Norfolk, Virginia, to Washington DC [Background information: this is a very short flight, usually in a small regional jet. Regular travelers know that even carry on bags frequently won't fit in the overheads, if there are any, and must...

Published Tue, May 18 2010 11:33 AM by brokenclay.org/journal

Filed under: disability, travel

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Cycling the Dordogne 2011: Logistics, or How It Worked

French Accessibility Phrases

Sometimes You Just Want a Pair of Jeans

Wheelchair on Safari

Advocacy or Appeasement?

New Reading

Disabled Explorers

Spread the Word to End the Word

You Can’t Play

Chris’ Triathlons

How Not to Avoid the Superbowl

Family breathes new life into old way station

US Paralympic Broadcasts

Contacting Organizations about Inaccessible Websites

Williamsburg Trip: Disability Moment #1