Archive: February 2007
Finding a Way to Stay on the Go
Finding a Way to Stay on the Go
For employees facing a condition that affects their ability to travel, Professor Hoffman suggests approaching a manager or company representative with suggestions on how the injury or illness could be accommodated, like rescheduling a trip or booking a direct flight instead of one with a connection.
“The first step [...]
A cellphone that knows where steps and ramps are?
New Software Blazes Barrier-Free Trails for Wheelchair Users
Life sciences student Anette von Laffert is rushing to get to a rugby game. She hurries quickly down an alleyway but suddenly stops at the sight of an obstacle: a pair of steps. Oh no, she thinks. Here we go again.
Or rather: Here we don’t go again. For [...]
No aisle chair at the inn
Last month, I arrived in Denver on a flight and no aisle chair appeared. We waited. No aisle chair. The crew left, and the new crew came on. At first the new crew thought I was a pre-board who was going to be departing with them, and offered to make sure my wheelchair (”Is that [...]
New Jersey Citizen Action
Is anyone familiar with a lawsuit that NJ Citizen Action has filed against NJ Transit?
An able-bodied acquaintance of mine has recently had her eyes opened to the poor state of access in public transit. She is interested both in learnnig more and in helping improve things. Since she is specifically interested in how NJ Transit [...]
The best parking spaces
Edited: I screwed up by not being diligent in finding the original source of this cartoon (removed because I did not get permission to use it). It’s by Mark Parisi, and can be seen at Off the Mark and CafePress.
Choosing to remain inaccessible
The Boulder Book Store ought to be my bookstore of choice: locally owned, eclectic selection, new and used books - but it’s a three story (three and a half story?) building with no elevator, and the management has no intention of installing one. So I boycott it, unless I happen to be on the Pearl [...]
Accessibility statements
When I talk to people about accessibility, it frequently takes them by surprise when I suggest that they add a statement about accessibility to their website.
An accessibility statement describes what is and isn’t accessible at a particular facility, and saves a patron or visitor from having to call up and talk to someone who probably [...]
Curiosities
Christiane has tagged me with a meme, to list six curious things about myself.
1. For 3rd and 4th grade, I attended the German School in Lagos, Nigeria.
2. Once upon a time, I thought I was called to be an Anglican nun, but the whole silence thing turned out to be a real obstacle.
3. I tried [...]
A compliment
Yesterday we went to see our lawyer about updating our wills. Our lawyer used to be a neighbor, but I haven’t seen him in four or five years, and he apparently hadn’t gotten the wheelchair memo.
He came out of his office, looked at me in a sort of puzzled way, and said, “Is that Katja? [...]
I burn with shame
Despite her use of the unfortunate “confined to a wheelchair”, here is a minister who now gets it:
A few months later, the decision was made to move our regular weekly worship to a new location due to the space limits at the park rec center. A local AME Zion church in our neighborhood opened their [...]
Musical hotel rooms
In Albuquerque, for a 10 day stay, I got a fairly decent accessible hotel room (212) that was unfortunately on the second floor. Unfortunate because the second floor had numerous meeting and banquet rooms as well as guest rooms. I was (theoretically) working the swing shift (2:00 pm to 10:00 pm), and after being woken [...]
Lotta things going on
Since I’ve been gone, working 12 hour days, no weekends off, no internet access except at the hotel at 2 in the morning:
Christiane has mastered haranguing the train people in England
Dorothea has gotten a new job
Erik is relapsing (feel better soon, Erik!)
Patricia has moved to Typepad (looks nice!)
Stephen has started his new job
Lady Bracknell has [...]
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