Tag: wheelchairs
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September 25, 2007 04:57 AM EDT --
Disabled Travel: Bringing your scooter or power wheelchair on planes.
Traveled lately? It is a challenge for anyone to travel these days - but add the need to bring a scooter or power-wheelchair . . . more
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July 12, 2007 01:04 PM EDT --
I'm childfree. I don't have anything against parents or children (we were all children once) and some children I quite like (same with some parents). So please don't think this little rant . . . more
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May 16, 2008 07:42 PM EDT --
© 2008 James A. Harris
As I write this I am in the main lobby of the University Medical Center at UVA. The cross-section of humanity has been passing by me. I have seen doctors and nurses . . . more
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April 27, 2008 12:39 AM EDT --
So I had a rare Saturday off from work. My parents and I decided to go up to LA's Fashion District. Also known as Santee Alley. Weekends are when the high end shops sell "out their backdoor" . . . more
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August 04, 2006 05:25 PM EDT --
Just when did people start to hate clowns? At what point did these beloved symbols of childhood and mirth morph into objects of disdain…and why?
I sit in front of my vanity mirror and look . . . more
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October 30, 2006 10:18 AM EST --
When it comes to people in wheelchairs, or the people pushing the chairs, Disneyland is not the happiest place on earth. Here, people in wheelchairs are treated like dirt.
While there are workers who . . . more
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August 10, 2008 12:15 PM EDT --
Letter to Ben Stiller: Using the "R" word August 9th, 2008
Dave Hingsburger has a lot to say and always says it quite eloquently. In Dave's Blog " Chewing the Fat " today, . . . more
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August 10, 2008 12:29 PM EDT --
Whoever made up the old nursery rhyme, "Sticks and Stones can Break my Bones, but Names will Never Hurt Me." must have never been bullied. He must have never had a hurtful word thrown . . . more
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May 20, 2007 09:17 AM EDT --
Green Stays the Day
Spirits high, battery charged, I can fly.
Stroked greenly awake inside Central Park,
I scoot on newly mown grass, breezing by
Happy children and dogs that do not bark.
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August 30, 2006 11:24 PM EDT --
I saw Taylor Hicks, the American Idol the other day, and had to dodge his entourage. I also heard Mike Tyson was in the area I was working, though I personally didn't see him, and I walked right . . . more
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September 03, 2006 06:47 PM EDT --
"Take care of your body. It's the only place you have to live."
- Jim Rohn, motivational speaker
The 1970s mantra that "your body is a temple" really didn't hit home for most . . . more
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August 12, 2008 02:40 AM EDT --
I received a comment today on my blog concerning the boycott of Tropic Thunder. This is what Sherry said:
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There are more atrocities in life than a couple of adjectives used impolitely. . . . more
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August 18, 2008 02:43 AM EDT --
This past week has probably been one of the busiest weeks I have had in a very long time! I have worked, with very little sleep I might add, on educating those who don't "get" it on why . . . more
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June 02, 2008 06:20 PM EDT --
By J. Glen House, M.D.
Recently I was asked to explain how I came up with the name for " Disaboom ," an online resource that combines medical information, lifestyle articles, resources, . . . more
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August 06, 2008 10:34 AM EDT --
What is one of the things you look forward to when you attend any kind of fair, festival or event? It's the food, glorious, food! You can be on a diet, watching . . . more
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May 13, 2006 05:10 PM EDT --
after reading several articles in the last few days about disabilities, i thought it would be nice to have an inclusive group for disabilities. there are several excellent disability groups out there, . . . more
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May 07, 2008 01:05 PM EDT --
by Lori Batcheller
Accessible sports venues are bringing new meaning to the commonly used phrase "level the playing field."Besides incorporating the idea of fair competition, where no advantage . . . more
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July 21, 2008 11:54 AM EDT --
I received a message from ADA about Talk Radio Network's Michael Savage and the more I read the more upset I became! My mother always taught me that if you didn't have anything nice to say, you . . . more
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April 09, 2008 07:19 AM EDT --
As may be evident, I've tried in the past to keep some aspects of my private life seperate from my public personna on Gather. Regarding a recent crisis with my . . . more
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September 06, 2007 05:47 PM EDT --
A few days ago I prattled on about the MDA telethon. In the comments Dame Ruth mentioned something about the MDA organization and a cure and it prompted me to get into the way back machine. . . . more
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