Archive: September 2006
Census data on disabilities
Via Wheelie Catholic:
Americans with Disabilities Act: July 26
Population Distribution
51.2 million
Number of people who have some level of disability. They represent 18 percent of the population.
32.5 million
Number of people with a severe disability. They represent 12 percent of the population.
11%
Percentage of children ages 6 to 14 who have a disability. This amounts to 4 [...]
Tschüss, Rolli-Moden?
I heard a rumour on CareCure that Rolli-Moden’s US operations are closing down. Rolli-Moden is a German company that makes fairly stylish adaptive clothing for wheelchair users. At the time of this writing, their website has a note saying it’s been closed down due to high volume of orders, so perhaps it’s true.
www.rolli-moden.com
www.rolli-moden.de
WCD vs TSA
Personal Responsibility
Lisa on disability, caregiving, and personal responsibility: Could I Have Saved D’s Foot and Other Thoughts About Caregiving:
When D’s family says that they wished he would have found a nice nurse or physical therapist for him to marry, this is what they were hoping for. A woman who would devote her life to managing and [...]
Germany - Schloss Nymphenburg
Schloss Nymphenburg, built in the late 17th century, was the summer palace of the kings of Bavaria. It includes castles, pavilions, stables, and a huge 200 acre Baroque/English park. .
My aunt works for the Bayerische Schlösserverwaltung (elegantly in English the Bavarian Administration of State-owned Palaces, Gardens and Lakes) in the Restoration Center. Her workshop [...]
Training
I frequently tell my children that I wish I had trained a dog before I ever had children, because I learned so much about behaviour that way.
Eldest Son kindly sent me this article:
The central lesson I learned from exotic animal trainers is that I should reward behavior I like and ignore behavior I don’t.
Back in [...]
Germany - Planes, trains and automobiles
I’m back from a 10 day trip to Germany. No pictures yet, but I should have them in a couple of days.
I’ll start with transportation.
I flew United from Denver, via Dulles (once a totally fun airport, now a sad remnant of its former glorious self). I upgraded to Business class and thoroughly enjoyed it.
As is [...]
Faking diversity
Fake disabled children, from Blue (normally seen at The Gimp Parade):
A couple weeks ago the Wall Street Journal ran an article about how textbook publishers meet diversity quotas for the photos in their books. The article covers the lengths publishers go to in order to portray diversity in race, ethnicity, religion, age, gender and disability [...]
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