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Disabled pedestrians forced to wear “signs” identifying them

May 30th, 2009 · 5 Comments

Horrifying news coming out of Indonesia. From the NZ Herald:
New traffic laws passed in Indonesia require disabled pedestrians to wear signs identifying them as handicapped.
AFP reports that amendments to local Traffic and Transport Law says “handicapped pedestrians must wear special and clear signs which can be easily recognised by other road users.”
Politician Ahman Muqowam told […]

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Tags: Disability Rights · Signage · World

Wheelchair accessible travel across the world - where should I go?

May 25th, 2009 · 19 Comments

Video blog #3: Travel!! from Red Nicholson on Vimeo.

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Tags: Ramblings · Travel · World

Victoria’s Companion Card: We need one of these!!

May 10th, 2009 · 6 Comments

I was booking tickets to a show in Melbourne next month (holiday, yay!) and I was asked if I had a “Companion Card”, which allowed a companion to come to the show for free. Intrigued, I jumped online and had a look.
Wow. This is one sweet card.
If you’d rather not hear me ramble about […]

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Tags: Arts · Support services · World

Most incredible video ever!

April 25th, 2009 · 2 Comments

Okay, so I don’t often get mushy about stuff but this has to be one of the sweetest things I’ve seen in quite some time. Nick Chisholm, paralyzed for the last 9 years with locked-in syndrome, has found love on the internet (with a hot chick!). I’ll stop rambling because it’s portrayed much more heart-warmingly […]

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Tags: Exciting times · News · World

Obama makes crass “Special Olympics” joke during Jay Leno interview

March 21st, 2009 · 6 Comments

Not impressed, Mr Obama. Not impressed at all. Hopefully the YouTube video below will stay live for you all to see this, but the gist of it goes that Jay Leno is asking Barack Obama if he has kept the bowling alley in the White House. Obama replies that yes, he has kept it, and […]

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Tags: Disability Awareness · News · Paralympics · Politics · World

Ad agency using “wheelchairs” as a disincentive to not drink and drive?

January 28th, 2009 · 2 Comments

Apologies for the somewhat convoluted heading. However as it turns out, the below image depicting a (presumably) able-bodied guy sitting in a chair with wheels attached to the sides, is far from a quirky gimmick to attract customers. In fact, it’s part of an advertising campaign by Australian agency JAM to convince punters that drinking […]

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Tags: Blogs · Cafes · Disability Awareness · Ramblings · Signage · World

“Disabled Country” - poem by Neil Marcus

January 22nd, 2009 · 5 Comments

This is just wonderful, it really is. Please, share this with others you know that might be interested
If there was a country called disabled,
I would be from there.
I live disabled culture, eat disabled food,
make disabled love, cry disabled tears,
climb disabled mountains and tell disabled stories.
If there was a country called disabled,
I would say […]

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Tags: Arts · Ramblings · World

Disabled American sues businesses for a living

January 21st, 2009 · 4 Comments

Bloody hell. Take a look at the video below, which chronicles a guy from California who makes a living out of suing businesses who don’t comply with building regulations around the Americans with Disabilities Act. I truly don’t know what to say.
Embedded video from CNN Video

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Tags: Disability Rights · World

Just touched down from Melbourne town

December 1st, 2008 · 2 Comments

Hey everyone,
So the biggest two months of my life just finished with a whirlwind trip to Melbourne, where many a startling discovery was made! Here are some questions for you to ponder:

Why is it that there are so many people in wheelchairs selling things on the streets of Melbourne? Are disabled people being relegated to […]

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Tags: Blogs · Cafes · Ramblings · World

Barack Obama cares about disabled Americans, too

November 7th, 2008 · 2 Comments

Not only is he a magnificent orator, and the new President of the United States (a fact I’m sure many of us Kiwis are pleased about!), he also seems to have the right line of thinking when it comes to disability. In the YouTube video below, he supports ratifying the UN Convention on the Rights […]

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Tags: Disability Awareness · Disability Rights · Politics · World