As usual, officials are more interested in covering up their incompetence and blaming those affected, than admitting there is a problem and fixing it.

Wheelchair User Claims She Could Not Enter Storm Evacuation Shelter

MDA 2011 Telethon will be last for Jerry Lewis

I can't wait until the day that peeing and pooing in Canada are no longer politicized acts, allowed only for the privileged majority. You'd think that bodily functions wouldn't be politicized, since it isn't like people can choose to not go to the bathroom, and yet, if I, as a disabled person am out in public in a major Canadian city, the simple ( Read more... )

So I think I've mentioned before how becoming disabled has turned me into something of a misogynist, haven't I? I've at least alluded to it, as I know I've mentioned several times that women by far treat me worse than men when it comes to disability-related issues. Women are way more likely to slam doors in my face, approach me with judgmental ( Read more... )

Hate Crimes Increasing in Canada"In Canada, while hate crimes committed on the basis of race, religion and sexual orientation receive a lot of publicity, crimes against the disabled are rarely mentioned other than if an especially heinous crime occurs ( Read more... )

Quebec opens euthanasia debateIn case my comment doesn't get posted, this is my response ( Read more... )

My wheelchair makes me invisibleI can relate to so many of these incidents. Like how Josh and I will go to the grocery store and I'll hand over the cash to the clerk only to have him/her give the change back to Josh. Or going to a restaurant and having the waiter ask whoever I'm with what I'd like. Concerts are also frequently a big issue. I never ( Read more... )

Ten annoying things that able-bodied people (ABs) do, in no particular order:

1. Denying my existence. This can take many forms:
   • Going to a restaurant/store and having the waiter/clerk ask my companion what I'd like.
   • ABs butting in front of me in lineups or at concerts and pretending they don't even know it's wrong to do so.
   • ABs ( Read more... )

A lot of the same arguments crop up whenever the subject of web accessibility arises. It's pretty obvious that appealing to people's sense of ethics/compassion has largely failed, so let's concentrate primarily on the economic arguments:

1. Why should I pre-emptively make my site accessible? Let the free market decide.
   
   First of all, the "free market" ( Read more... )

Hopefully this isn't news to anyone, but if anyone on my flist qualifies for the Disability Tax Credit [or thinks they would], note that the gov't announced late last year the introduction of a new registered plan called RDSP - Registered Disability Savings PlanThe short of it is, if you are an adult and your annual net income is $21,287 or less, ( Read more... )