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Month: May 2011
Spin 2.0: Why online rejection doesn’t count
If there’s an equivalent to kindergarten as an adult, online dating has got to be it. And if you have a disability, you mine as well just put you‘re a terrorist right in your profile, because that’s how people treat you. Read the rest
5/28/11: Podcast #74 – Pregnant on Wheels
In episode #74 of No Free Rides, Tiffiny talks with the paralyzed and pregnant Mimi Emery, a favorite guest of our show, who’s baby was also fathered by a paraplegic. This baby is going to be amazing.
Spin 2.0: What do you say to strangers?
There’s nothing like hanging out at the mall minding your own business, when all of a sudden a complete stranger comes up to you and asks – “What happened to you?” How do you answer? Politely, rudely, are you funny, or do you have a speech memorized? Read the rest
Spin 2.0: Fashionistas take on wheelchair fashion
Able-bodied fashionistas were asked to give a new wheelchair-user some outfit suggestions, and some of their recommendations were totally solid. Read my blog
Spin 2.0: Wheelchair fashion storefront debuts
This may be a first. IZ Adaptive Clothing, one of the few clothing lines in existence that was created with wheelchair-users in mind, has opened a posh new storefront in Toronto, Ontario, giving rolling fashionistas access to one of the most progressive fashion houses ever created. Read the rest
Spin 2.0: You win some, lose some at live shows
When you use a wheelchair, scoring a decent seat at a concert can be a bi-polar affair. At some venues you’re treated like royalty, and at others you’re treated like a reason to call pest control. Read the rest
Spin 2.0: Wheelchairs a menace in dance clubs?
It never ceases to amaze me how many angry people who exist in this world who see wheelchairs as nothing but a menace to society. When it comes to anywhere that’s crowded, take dance clubs for example, they really don’t think we belong. Read more