Archive: April 2007

A Place in the Choir

Posted by Katja on 25 April 2007 | Permalink
Filed under music/theatre, wheelchair use | 5 comments so far

David blogs about being a [wheelchair using] singer in the choir. He dissects his director’s evolving view of him eloquently.
We’re about to sing in a non-accessible church again; I’m looking forward to the concert immensely despite this. We’re doing Vivaldi’s Gloria with the Boulder Chamber Orchestra. It’s an opportunity to work under a new director, [...]

Wheelchair Skills

Posted by Katja on 22 April 2007 | Permalink
Filed under wheelchair use | 3 comments so far

Wheelchair Dancer wows them in Florida by going down 25 steps backwards.
Steeeve is riding escalators.
I’m doing five miles (on the flat) in less than an hour.
Steeeve (get a blog, man!) provided a link to the University of Dalhousie’s Dalhousie University’s Wheelchair Skills Program’s video page. Some of the clips are super basic, many use non-disabled [...]

Stand-by, just like a regular person!

Posted by Katja on 21 April 2007 | Permalink
Filed under disability, travel | 5 comments so far

I had an exciting experience this week at ABQ (why yes, I do lead an otherwise a boring life …).
After a long, difficult 2 week business trip I was scheduled to take the United 7:06 flight from ABQ to DEN. I had slept very little the previous 2 days, and wound up at the airport [...]

Pictures from space

Posted by Katja on 20 April 2007 | Permalink
Filed under aerospace | 1 comment

Our spacecraft:

More videos and images:
http://www.darpa.mil/orbitalexpress/mission_updates.html
http://boeing.com/ids/advanced_systems/orbital/oe_mm/index.html
http://boeing.com/ids/advanced_systems/orbital/oe_images.html

Texas Sovereignty

Posted by Katja on 19 April 2007 | Permalink
Filed under disability | Comments are closed

Apparently Texas considers itself above the ADA, but Texas lawmakers Sen. Juan “Chuy” Hinojosa and Rep. Mark Strama are trying to fix that:
Borel and Todd: It’s time for the Legislature to end discrimination against the disabled
Texas could lose immunity from ADA lawsuits soon if bill passes
Marathon biker stops in county
Thanks to Ruth at Wheelie Catholic [...]