walking . is . overrated

In today’s politically correct world, using the right word to describe minority groups is becoming increasingly important. No longer are black people described as ‘black’. No longer are gay people described as ‘faggots’. So why, then, is it deemed appropriate for disabled people to be called ‘retards’?
The latest Hollywood blockbuster ‘Tropic Thunder’, produced by movie […]

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Well, the bloggers over at TVNZ’s Olympic site are kicking up a stink about the disabled bathroom signage through the National Stadium in Beijing. As you can see in the picture on the left, rather than your traditional white-on-blue ‘wheelchair’ sign, the Chinese have adapted it somewhat and made it a funky black-on-red logo, in […]

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I came across this 2-minute YouTube clip when googling ‘walking is overrated’, and found it so compelling I thought I’d share it with you all. It was added to YouTube on the 29th of June 2007, so theoretically, this guy coined the phrase way before I did! But anyway, I digress, check out the video […]

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As undeniably awesome as Walking Is Overrated is, it’s been ‘picked up’ by something even awesome-er. Check out disability.alltop.com for a comprehensive database of the best disability blogs from around the world! Admittedly, this site is on there, but it’s a great one-stop-shop for disability-related news and opinion from people all over the globe.
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In what came as quite a shock to me, more than half of the respondents of a recent online poll said they’d rather be dead than severely disabled.
Really? Dead? It’s not that bad, honestly…
Reuters reports:
In the online poll commissioned by Disaboom, a website and social network for people affected by disabilities, 52 percent of […]

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Well mark this down in the ‘never-thought-it’d-happen’ file, but a bloke over in the UK has built the world’s first motorbike designed specifically for wheelchair users, and boy is it impressive. The bike is actually being shipped over here and donated to the CatWalk Trust, to be auctioned off to raise funds for spinal cord […]

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Hahaha… Steep much? And just in case you weren’t sure what/who it was intended for, they’ve made it unmistakably clear

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Not that I like to admit it, but the Aussies have well and truly one-upped us on this one!
Tourism NSW have set up sydneyforall.com, a site quite similar to this one really, featuring ‘accessible reviews’ on some of Sydney’s biggest tourist attractions. The site acts as an access portal, and contains information on the […]

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TVNZ screened “Real Life: For One Night Only” last night, featuring a group of disabled British guys (including Asta Philpot) as they journey to Spain to experience a ‘normal’ sex life… in a brothel.
Asta Philpot, a 24 year-old man with arthogryposis, lost his viriginity in a brothel a few years ago, and was so revitalised […]

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Oh boy. As if China hadn’t shown enough reason why they shouldn’t be hosting the 2008 Paralympics, now they release their absurdly patronising “Guide to disabled people”, as part of their Olympic Volunteers Handbook.
The guide ‘warns’ that disabled people can be unsocial, stubborn, defensive, and have a strong sense of inferiority, along with sharing […]

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