October 30, 2009
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Well it’s that time again: Halloween (or as I say, ‘my favorite Beastie Boy Adam Horovitz’ birthday!). I may be attending a soiree tomorrow night at a friend’s house and am debating my costume options. What’s a ladycrip to do? … Continue reading
October 30, 2009
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I just listened to an old episode of the Dear Science podcast where the topic du jour was “Detecting Bias“. In it, host Jonathan Golob mentions a bunch of studies showing that even though you pride yourself on being someone … Continue reading
October 30, 2009
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Last Friday, the Screen Actors Guild announced the latest data on disabled casting in movies and TV, and the press release subtitle says it all: Latest Casting Data Follows Historical Trends and Continues to Exclude People with Disabilities. Under SAG … Continue reading
October 29, 2009
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Here’s an extremely enlightening and in-depth article from Wired on childhood vaccines as a dubious link to Autism, and scientist Paul Offit. Offit states there is absolutely no correlation between getting children vaccinated and developing Autism. As a result he’s … Continue reading
October 28, 2009
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Here at Where’s Lulu Headquarters we are always on the lookout to share the latest, coolest disability links and stories with our devoted Luluphiles. That’s why I’m delighted to have found this new website for y’all to peruse: FWD/ Forward: … Continue reading
October 28, 2009
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Halloween’s this Saturday, and five horror movies are in the box office top ten (six if you count Couples Retreat). Seemed like a good time to bring up a recurring motif in scary movies: the disabled character always kicks the … Continue reading
October 28, 2009
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Wow. It has been one incredibly slow day for disability news. Which is lucky for those of you who golf, because otherwise there’s no chance I’d be reporting this next story: America’s first golf course built specifically with accessibility in … Continue reading
October 27, 2009
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Late last year, Saturday Night Live got flack for basically equating visual impairment with the inability to run government in one of the show’s sketches. New York’s Governor David Paterson (who is probably the highest-profile American politician with a visual … Continue reading
October 26, 2009
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Here’s an interesting article on artist Stephen Box, who was featured in an art exhibit called Without A Car In The World. The article touches on the fact that many people whom he photographed use public transport because they can’t … Continue reading
October 26, 2009
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I can’t write this with 100% certainty, but THIS WOMAN might be evil. Or at the very least, extremely obnoxious. The so-called “bridezilla” (and this is a television show, why?) gets aggro about having a disabled guest at her wedding, … Continue reading
