Broken Clay

Closing…

My school in Nigeria, Deutsche Schule Lagos, has closed due to lack of students. Now that the capital has moved to Abuja, Deutsche Schule Abuja has become Deutsche Schule Nigeria. I’ve heard that my school in Korea, Seoul American Middle School...

Published Wed, Sep 30 2009 2:34 PM by brokenclay.org/journal

Filed under: personal

To the Woman at the Movie Theater

We arrive, as was our habit last year, an hour early for the first Metropolitan Opera broadcast of the season. This year, though, the theater decides to open its doors an hour and a half before the broadcast, so well over 100 people are already in line...

Published Sat, Oct 10 2009 5:23 PM by brokenclay.org/journal

Filed under: accessibility

Trails Accessibility Minimum Guidelines in the USA

Re-posted from TourWatch: On December 3, the National Network of ADA Centers will host a webinar covering the Draft Final Accessibility Guidelines for Outdoor Developed Areas recently released by the U.S. Access Board. There is a period of public comment...

Published Mon, Nov 30 2009 9:58 AM by brokenclay.org/journal

Filed under: exercise/sports, accessibility, travel

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

How Politicians Think

Just when you thought politicians couldn’t get anymore unrealistic, Quick Sketch at How to be an Inspiration enlightens you: We are not, she said, adequately housed. Contact your MP (Member of Parliament), she advised. And, having exhausted other...

Published Mon, Mar 01 2010 8:13 AM by brokenclay.org/journal

Filed under: disability

Packing list for France

(Subject to change!) The stuff in italics is the tour organizer’s suggestions; my interpretation is in parentheses. The current forecast at our destination is for highs in the mid-70s and rain, so my list has been evolving over the last week or...

Published Thu, Jun 02 2011 2:01 PM by brokenclay.org/journal

Filed under: travel

Preach it, Brother Stephen!

From Stephen Kuusisto at Planet of the Blind: Churches enjoy their exemption from the ADA because religious leaders argued successfully before Congress that houses of worship should be considered as ?private clubs? which is why you frequently see parishioners...

Published Fri, Feb 11 2011 7:28 PM by brokenclay.org/journal

Filed under: disability, religion

The Other Side of the Car

Two weeks ago, I left my car in the driveway for some very good reason, and my husband parked it in the garage. When I got ready to leave next, he was out walking the dog. I opened the garage door, and realized that he had parked the car so close to the...

Published Fri, Feb 04 2011 9:35 AM by brokenclay.org/journal

Filed under: wheelchair use, disability

Call for “Media Images of Disability”

Ben Mattlin of Adventures in Modern Life is looking for examples of media images of disability: I’m looking for suggestions. Been working on a new piece for NPR about media images of disability–specifically, the way certain soft-news and reality...

Published Mon, Jan 03 2011 3:17 PM by brokenclay.org/journal

Filed under: media, disability

Omhu Canes

I found Omhu via Advanced Style. Omhu appears to have only one product so far, but with this mission statement, they are worth keeping an eye on. Omhu (Danish for “with great care”) is based on the premise that life is both imperfect and beautiful. We...

Published Sun, Oct 31 2010 4:45 PM by brokenclay.org/journal

Filed under: disability

Creative Thinking

After reading about a condominium association that refuses to allow a wheelchair user to walk her dog in and out the front door (residents are required to use an alternate route that includes a stairwell), and a school that has turned down a student because...

Published Sat, Nov 20 2010 3:44 PM by brokenclay.org/journal

Filed under: accessibility, disability

Not Too Old

Via stumptuous.com: Scientifically, this is mostly virgin ground. The cohort of people 85 and older — the fastest-growing segment of the population, as it happens — is increasingly being studied for longevity clues. But so far the focus has mostly been...

Published Sat, Nov 27 2010 2:37 PM by brokenclay.org/journal

Filed under: exercise/sports

Dry State, Thirsty Tree

We put up and decorated the tree yesterday, so this morning I asked my Beloved to check the water and refill it. He responded, “Yeah, the cat has been drinking out of it.” How much water can an 8 pound cat drink? I said, “I don’t...

Published Fri, Dec 24 2010 9:48 AM by brokenclay.org/journal

Filed under: family

Refreshing my French

Happy news! We’re going to France in June for a week-long bicycle tour in Dordogne. So what does that mean? Training on the bike? Well, yes, but what else does it mean? Yes! Re-learning French! I studied French for a couple of years in college Read...

Published Thu, Dec 30 2010 7:59 PM by brokenclay.org/journal

Filed under: travel, language

Cycling Tour Logistics

Or, How I Think it’s Going to Work: Karen asks for details on how the cycling tour is going to work. Here’s what I think it going to happen (obviously afterward I’ll let you know what really happened). Are you bringing your own cycle...

Published Fri, Dec 31 2010 5:08 PM by brokenclay.org/journal

Filed under: exercise/sports, wheelchair use, disability, travel

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