Monthly Archives: June 2011

about 80 percent of those with disabilities were not considered to be in the labor force, meaning that they were not employed and were not looking for work. Just 30 percent of people in the general population fell into this same category.

One area that did appear to improve job prospects for workers with disabilities was increased education, the report found. However, even those with advanced degrees lagged behind similarly educated individuals without disabilities when it came to hiring.

Of course, that’s because the system will disown you if you get a job.

As a disabled resident of Mississippi, I’m not surprised at all by this news piece I just found out about:

Vermont offers the best Medicaid services for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities while Mississippi provides the worst, according to an annual ranking released Thursday.

This better be darn good considering the epicness of the video preview.

“The problem with equipment currently available to help the disabled community get into videogames is that it often costs way more than someone on disability can afford,” AbleGamers.com EIC Steve Spohn said in the announcement. “These controllers will be higher quality with lower cost. What’s not to love?”

Blake cannot use standard video game controllers and doesn’t want to invest in an adapted one. It has become harder for me to use my Playstation controller also.

BBC documentary supports suicide for disabled people

Sir Terry Pratchett's documentary celebrates assisted suicide, a heated topic in the disability community.

I plan on writing about this later tonight or tomorrow. It’s controversial in many respects. I like this sentence from Sarah’s post at Same Difference:

So rather than being encouraged to end our lives before they have to end by being taught that we have a ‘right to die,’ I wish that all disabled and terminally ill people could be taught how valuable their lives are.

Everyone is fragile

Why "The King's Speech" is another example of how the good heroes are often the disabled ones.

Losing weight as a crip could result in side effects

There are a few downsides to losing weight when you have no muscles or mobility. Odd, I have discovered, but very true. Let me explain.

We Hate Stairs: A creative community

The idea is that there are people with disabilities who spend a lot of time alone and who have skills that, combined with others' skills, could be used to make or do some pretty cool things.