Winners and Losers
Weirdly coincidentally, the universe has conspired to push me in the direction of a follow-up. If you’ve been reading for a while, you may remember my experiences with some interesting accessibility issues at Winnersabout a year ago and the grocery store Metro in late fall 2010 (as well as the very satisfactory resolution of both)….
A Walking Paper, Pt. 2
Dear Ambulatory and Ablebodied Public At Large, Four years ago, I posted a guide to walking geared to assist the clueless perambulating public to not be an annoyance (or danger) to those who travel seated in wheelchairs and scooters. Recent events when I’ve been out and about have led me to believe that this is…
The Sanest Thing I Ever Did
Updated September 26, 2024 Sometimes, there’s nothing for it. Sometimes, you try and try and try and then you try some more, but you can’t get past where you are. Sometimes, the struggle takes on a life of its own, colouring everything else around you, making it impossible to have a moment that is free…
Independence with RA and Disability: Reachers
One of the biggest frustrations of living with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and disability is how it eats away and that your independence. Whether it’s the inability to open a jar, or needing others to pick up an item you dropped on the floor, the gradual erosion of independence is like the death of a thousand…
Casting Call for People with Disabilities
Milo Casting is having another casting call, looking for people with disabilities. This is for the Accessibility Ontario campaign. If you’re selected, the pay’s pretty good. Please tell everyone you know! MILO CASTING INC. IS SEEKING PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES TO PARTICIPATE IN PHOTO SHOOTS TO PROMOTE ACCESSIBILITY IN ONTARIO Milo Casting Inc. is seeking males…
Customer Service. What a Concept.
Case #1: let’s imagine a purely hypothetical situation in which I receive housekeeping services from a particular organization. Let’s further imagine them hypothetically calling me to inform me that my regular housekeeper will be away for five weeks and that they will be contracting out housekeeping services to a temp agency. We could also imagine…
Toasty
It had been a really busy week and it was only Tuesday afternoon. The exhaustion was making the world fuzzy around the edges and my brain was so overstimulated that it wouldn’t stop running around in circles. I headed for my Mandatory Rest Period and tried to shut down aforementioned brain. It took a while,…
Casting Call – Accessibility in Ontario
I’ve been asked to help spread the word on this casting call for people with disabilities. If interested, please send your application asap – the casting call is in Toronto next week: MILO CASTING INC. IS SEEKING PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES TO PARTICIPATE IN PHOTO SHOOTS TO PROMOTE ACCESSIBILITY IN ONTARIO Milo Casting Inc. is seeking…
Presumption
Every now and again the universe conspires and lets me know without prevarication that I’m supposed to write about something. It started when I (somewhat belatedly) read Dave’s post about World Down Syndrome Day, which had a lively and at times disturbing conversation in the comment section. A discussion which included responses to a comment…
Preventative Healthcare and RA
in the past couple of months, I have been writing a series on preventative healthcare and RA for HealthCentral. Many screening tests used in preventative healthcare are difficult or impossible to do for people who live with pain or who have mobility limitations. This week, I posted the last in the series (so far), so…
In the Kitchen
I have attendants. Or rather, I receive attendant care services from an agency. Several times a day, staff come into my apartment to assist with various tasks of daily living (showering, dressing, washroom assists, cooking, etc.). Fairly recently, the field became professionalized in a way most people who live independently in the community do not…
Reprioritizing
It didn’t work. On Friday I had a 1 1/2 hour meeting. It was no big deal – we were meeting on Skype, from the desk in my office area and really shouldn’t use too much energy. Or so I thought. Because it turns out that thinking and focusing uses a lot of energy. At…