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Monthly Archives: March 2012
Stalkers
Today, I want to share a new type of “helpful” citizen. In the past I’ve shared the Concerned Citizen and the Proud Observer, today I want to talk about the Stalker. The Stalker will, quite literally stalk you. Sometimes it’s … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Uncategorized
Tagged Advocacy, Center for Independent Living, CIL, disABILITY LINK, humor, IL, independent living
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Focus Shift
This Friday disABILITY LINK will be sponsoring a vigil to honor those that have been lost due violence from family and caretakers. This will be one of a number of vigils held across the country. These were prompted by the … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Advocacy, Center for Independent Living, disability, George Hodgins, IL, independent living, Murder
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Learning to Read Again part 2
I’ve made a fair amount of progress with learning the Braille alphabet and even in writing. It was very difficult at first to memorize all the new letters, and even more difficult to recognize them through touch without groping the … Continue reading
Posted in Learning to Read Again, Uncategorized
Tagged Blog, Braille, Center for Independent Living, CIL, disABILITY LINK, IL, independent living, Linguistics
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Working, or “you know, the economy is just so bad for everyone right now”
One of the things that irritates me the most is when people try to blame the poor economy alone for why the unemployment rate for people with disabilities is so high. You sometimes hear people say: “well, everyone is having a hard … Continue reading
Independent Living: Being in Control, but Not Alone
“Independent Living,” (IL) as it is used in IL philosophy and in the IL movement, can be a confusing term to get used to. After all, many of us are accustomed to the word “independent” meaning alone or free from … Continue reading
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Tagged Center for Independent Living, CIL, IL, independent living
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The Proud Observer
I’ve previously written about the “Concerned Citizen” who frequently tries to assist people with disabilities in the street, on the train and in the station; another frequently encountered person is what I like to call “the Proud Observer.” This is … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Uncategorized
Tagged Advocacy, Center for Independent Living, CIL, disABILITY LINK, humor, IL, independent living, Peer Support
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Learning to Read Again
Recently, I read an article about a man who was born blind, but was never taught Braille until he was in his 20’s. He shared his frustration with reading (he was forced to learn to read visually which would strain … Continue reading
Cross Disability/Crossing Barriers
There are so many important things going on regarding the disability community right now; decisions that are trying to be dictated to us, with no input from those are are going to be most directly effected by the changes. disABILITY … Continue reading
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Tagged Access, accessibility, Advocacy, Center for Independent Living, CIL, disability, disABILITY LINK, IL, Unify, VR
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My Day (as seen through the eyes of the “concerned citizen”)
After being “helped” a lot this morning I decided to make a post about how some people might view my average day: 7:30am- wake up unsure if it’s day or night outside. Get dressed and hope that everything matches and then head … Continue reading
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Tagged Center for Independent Living, CIL, disABILITY LINK, humor, IL, independent living
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