January 28, 2010
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Come hang out with me at the opening of badass artist/disability activist Carole Zoom’s Zoomtopia tonight! What can you expect from the place that offers “Portland artists and nonprofits a home of their own?” Here are the details: 6 PM … Continue reading
January 27, 2010
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I want to like Rahm Emmanuel. Obama seems to be a fan; he’s certainly prettier to look at than any previous presidential Chiefs of Staff; and he’s a straight talker whose words don’t sound like they were run by the … Continue reading
January 26, 2010
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Last year, the FDA told doctors not to use Botox to treat people with cerebral palsy. Botox is used to control muscle tightening, which is common in people with CP. Muscle tightening can lead to arthritis, hip pain, and other … Continue reading
January 22, 2010
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A federal appeals court in San Francisco recently heard arguments on whether movie theaters should offer things like captioning or audio descriptions, so that people with hearing impairments don’t have to wait until the DVD gets ripped to Pirate Bay … Continue reading
January 19, 2010
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Tween dream Nick Jonas has been out of the diabetes closet for a couple years now, and since the big reveal, he (well, more likely his handlers, since he is but a puppet of Disney) has made the condition a … Continue reading
January 16, 2010
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In an interview with Fox News this morning, Bill Clinton characterized Haiti’s government as “disabled”. Well, so are many of its citizens affected by the recent 7.0-magnitude earthquake. The Christian Blind Mission (a four star-rated charity according to Charity Navigator) … Continue reading
January 15, 2010
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A couple years after the BBC gave disabled models their own reality competition series, the Brits are at it again, taking the popular How to Look Good Naked ugly duckling-becomes-swan makeover show format and, uh, making it over for un-stylish … Continue reading
January 12, 2010
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I was sick for Christmas, which ended up being OK because I still got the knife block I always wanted, and it also gave me the chance to watch every single episode of the show Breaking Bad with the same … Continue reading
January 4, 2010
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This next invention will really leave you scratching your head and saying “what will they think of next?” The Apple iPhone needs no introduction. The iPhone combines three products – a revolutionary mobile phone, a widescreen iPod with touch controls, … Continue reading
