Comments on: Blogging Against Disablism Day http://equalnotspecial.wordpress.com/2009/05/01/blogging-against-disablism-day-2/ Celebrating diversity Thu, 31 Dec 2009 21:46:19 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: misswaxie http://equalnotspecial.wordpress.com/2009/05/01/blogging-against-disablism-day-2/#comment-253 misswaxie Fri, 29 May 2009 18:45:48 +0000 http://equalnotspecial.wordpress.com/?p=138#comment-253 I'm not sure how much your realtor would love reading this list, but disability or no, I think we'd all love to find each and every vegetable perfectly suited to our palates! :) I like to joke about my disabilities and my disability needs, too - but I do so in comic form. You might be interested in checking out the comic I write about my life with chronic illness. You can find it at http://acomiclifeindeed.wordpress.com Hope you're having a good day and good luck with the move! - Miss Waxie I’m not sure how much your realtor would love reading this list, but disability or no, I think we’d all love to find each and every vegetable perfectly suited to our palates! :)

I like to joke about my disabilities and my disability needs, too – but I do so in comic form. You might be interested in checking out the comic I write about my life with chronic illness. You can find it at http://acomiclifeindeed.wordpress.com

Hope you’re having a good day and good luck with the move!

- Miss Waxie

]]> By: Rocky http://equalnotspecial.wordpress.com/2009/05/01/blogging-against-disablism-day-2/#comment-237 Rocky Thu, 07 May 2009 04:11:54 +0000 http://equalnotspecial.wordpress.com/?p=138#comment-237 Another small note. My Brother just came home ona train, says he now udnerstands about me saying that Train Travel is a no no for me. Did it once as the train approaches every station on the way home Ladies (And probably men) pull out the spray on anti stink and liberally fill the carriage. He was luckier, a Lady painted her nails nearby just as well he never worked with sensitising agents Another small note. My Brother just came home ona train, says he now udnerstands about me saying that Train Travel is a no no for me.

Did it once as the train approaches every station on the way home Ladies (And probably men) pull out the spray on anti stink and liberally fill the carriage.

He was luckier, a Lady painted her nails nearby just as well he never worked with sensitising agents

]]> By: Rocky http://equalnotspecial.wordpress.com/2009/05/01/blogging-against-disablism-day-2/#comment-236 Rocky Thu, 07 May 2009 04:07:04 +0000 http://equalnotspecial.wordpress.com/?p=138#comment-236 Your post appeals to me. We have a home which, slowly, we have adapted to suit our needs. I am "apparently" brain injured and physically limited in standing ability, so need things in the same place all the time. "If you were that Brain Injured youy'd have a paid caregiver and all that!" Latest systematic statement Other half is very short and quite Deaf. We have (rather than bother with complicated paper work and applications and probably being turned down (or have some brightspark provide an extremely expensive something that wont work for us) done all the work ourselves or with the help of some incredible people and companies and no doubt saved a veritable fortune which we never had and of course paperwork. Usually involves providing feedback on how their product works for us. This of course means breaking a few "Rules" and probably doing things which I in particular am branded as being unable to do and by doing must be acting fraudulently. Just do not distract me when blades are spinning! If people knew just how much I manage to get done, slowly and at waist height in my workshop A small delight in doing this is that if something, such as a Bench unit doesn't work. Being made up in cube shapes we simply make another and they are mostly on castors! (Small things help.) pull out cleaning I often wonder what will happen if we ever decide to sell, who would want such a modified house, workshop and studio even if the end result is very modern easily used design worse still would the potentail buyer complain about "Cowboy" modifications. Oh well we simply won't ever sell. Your post appeals to me.

We have a home which, slowly, we have adapted to suit our needs.

I am “apparently” brain injured and physically limited in standing ability, so need things in the same place all the time.

“If you were that Brain Injured youy’d have a paid caregiver and all that!” Latest systematic statement

Other half is very short and quite Deaf.

We have (rather than bother with complicated paper work and applications and probably being turned down (or have some brightspark provide an extremely expensive something that wont work for us) done all the work ourselves or with the help of some incredible people and companies and no doubt saved a veritable fortune which we never had and of course paperwork.

Usually involves providing feedback on how their product works for us.

This of course means breaking a few “Rules” and probably doing things which I in particular am branded as being unable to do and by doing must be acting fraudulently.

Just do not distract me when blades are spinning!

If people knew just how much I manage to get done, slowly and at waist height in my workshop

A small delight in doing this is that if something, such as a Bench unit doesn’t work.

Being made up in cube shapes we simply make another and they are mostly on castors! (Small things help.) pull out cleaning

I often wonder what will happen if we ever decide to sell, who would want such a modified house, workshop and studio even if the end result is very modern easily used design worse still would the potentail buyer complain about “Cowboy” modifications.

Oh well we simply won’t ever sell.

]]> By: NTE http://equalnotspecial.wordpress.com/2009/05/01/blogging-against-disablism-day-2/#comment-233 NTE Sun, 03 May 2009 00:27:28 +0000 http://equalnotspecial.wordpress.com/?p=138#comment-233 oh, I am SO with you on this. As in, we moved out of our house on Thursday, and I am in limbo while we make the new house 'me-accessible'. No odor/low odor paint, ramps at the front and back doors, taking the radiator out of the bathroom so my wheelchair can fit through the door - and on and on. One of the hardest challenges in finding a new house was that there were <i>no</i> accessibility type listings, and the realtors we talked to were all clueless... it made the house search about 10 times harder than it needed to be. (As does adding in the cost to make the house 'me-accessible' to the price of the house... it certainly took a lot of houses out of the running.) Anyways: excellent post! oh, I am SO with you on this. As in, we moved out of our house on Thursday, and I am in limbo while we make the new house ‘me-accessible’. No odor/low odor paint, ramps at the front and back doors, taking the radiator out of the bathroom so my wheelchair can fit through the door – and on and on. One of the hardest challenges in finding a new house was that there were no accessibility type listings, and the realtors we talked to were all clueless… it made the house search about 10 times harder than it needed to be. (As does adding in the cost to make the house ‘me-accessible’ to the price of the house… it certainly took a lot of houses out of the running.)

Anyways: excellent post!

]]> By: JackP http://equalnotspecial.wordpress.com/2009/05/01/blogging-against-disablism-day-2/#comment-231 JackP Sat, 02 May 2009 07:40:39 +0000 http://equalnotspecial.wordpress.com/?p=138#comment-231 With you on the trampolines thing. Can we have some big climbing frames too? With you on the trampolines thing. Can we have some big climbing frames too?

]]> By: Tom http://equalnotspecial.wordpress.com/2009/05/01/blogging-against-disablism-day-2/#comment-230 Tom Sat, 02 May 2009 03:24:13 +0000 http://equalnotspecial.wordpress.com/?p=138#comment-230 Dreaming helps people move on. So often, when I talk to people with disabilities, my only advice is that start dreaming. Have dreams which do not seem realistic today in this world, but are realistic to you. One day you will find yourself achieving them. Dreaming helps people move on. So often, when I talk to people with disabilities, my only advice is that start dreaming. Have dreams which do not seem realistic today in this world, but are realistic to you. One day you will find yourself achieving them.

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