Monthly Archives: August 2008

Disability Awareness: A book review of sorts

Aug 30, 2008 11:25 am by: Blake Watson

You may not be able to tell from the title, but this post is going to be a book review of sorts. One Mary Johnson from one Ragged Edge Magazine penned a manual called “Disability Awareness—Do It Right!” I was inspired to read this book, which I actually bought last year, because my student organizations [...]

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Programs, Activities, Festivities

Aug 26, 2008 11:14 pm by: Blake Watson

Mississippi State University is home to a small group of students with disabilities who seek to improve the college experience for other students with disabilities. We are called United Students. With the new school year beginning, we are preparing to have our first meeting and begin coming up with ideas. I want us to do [...]

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A restroom takeover

Aug 22, 2008 10:50 pm by: Blake Watson

With school starting back, I must get myself organized so I can balance all of my duties. Keeping up with my academic reading is more important than ever because most of my classes are online this semester. My Web design projects are also a priority, not to mention social activities, fantasy football, and this blog. [...]

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Birds of a feather flock together

Aug 19, 2008 11:42 pm by: Blake Watson

A strange thing happened in the bookstore today. I joined some friends for coffee and conversation. What could be strange about that, you ask? Well, I noticed we all had disabilities and used wheelchairs. It became momentarily awkward to me. All the disabled people were hanging out with each other. Almost like we didn’t have [...]

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Hate propaganda on deviantART

Aug 12, 2008 11:38 am by: Blake Watson

I was taking a look at my blog stats this morning. Someone found my blog searching for “Why we hate disabled people.” It always cracks me up when I read search terms that people have used and found my blog. I Googled the phrase out of boredom and curiosity. Here is an excerpt from the [...]

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Back 2 School, everybody’s doing it

Aug 11, 2008 4:42 pm by: Blake Watson

From coast to coast, kindergarten to college, it’s that time again. That’s right Stair-haters, it’s school time. My brother and I got moved in to our apartments on campus this past Saturday. Classes begin a week from today. I’ll be using this week to get books, set schedules, break in the new attendants, get parking [...]

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A needless theme change

Aug 7, 2008 4:55 pm by: Blake Watson

I read this great article on A List Apart offering 10 Tips on Writing the Living Web. In tip number three, the writer offers this bit of advice. Don’t rush to replace a good design: you will grow bored with it long before your readers do. Well, if you have been to my site before, [...]

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I hate progress

Aug 1, 2008 12:07 am by: Blake Watson

See, I hate something besides stairs! I hate the progression of my SMA. Some of the last skeletal muscles (may not be the medically accurate term) to weaken are the ones in the hand and fingers. Lately, I think it’s been getting worse—err, worse than the usual worsening. I’ve been finding it more difficult to [...]

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