Archive for the ‘Policy’ Category
My letter about the MSU Student Association
2.18.09 at 10:29 am by Blake
I’m sorry I’m one day late, but here it is.
SA should have disability group
http://media.www.reflector-online.com/media/storage/paper938/news/2009/02/17/Opinion/Sa.Should.Have.Disability.Group-3632850.shtml
The Student Association traditionally includes a cabinet position called Students with Disabilities Affairs (SDA). In recent years, SA presidential candidates have run on platforms that have included reducing the size of the cabinet. To achieve this, Students with Disabilities Affairs was combined [...]
What to do in May?
2.1.09 at 8:47 pm by Blake
Image by T Hall via Flickr
This semester is my last. If I can get through my last seven hours, I will be graduating with an MBA in May. The choice is where I want to go after that. As it stands now, I see that I have two options. The first is to go back [...]
Rally for the Republic: Live in Minneapolis, MN
9.2.08 at 11:51 pm by Blake
A break from disability blogging today.
Ron Paul, his supporters, and like-minded individuals have gathered in Minneapolis today amidst the Republican National Convention to “rally” behind the idea of a free America. The Rally for the Republic has come at a crucial point in United States history. Many voters I know are students who are going [...]
Disability Awareness: A book review of sorts
8.30.08 at 11:25 am by Blake
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 disability [...]
Disabled people are funny looking
7.10.08 at 9:06 pm by Blake
Or at least now they can be.
I’m going to do some market testing with a product idea that I hope will not destroy the readership this blog is suppose to serve. About a month ago, my brother and I stumbled upon an idea. It was funny. To us. Then we thought, “There’s millions of people [...]
Does the system want me on or off?
6.23.08 at 5:29 pm by Blake
I’m nearing my last year of school. This time next year, I hope to be employed. The taxpayers of Mississippi and the nation have helped me with the cost of attendants and the cost of my education. I am grateful, and I am ready to get a job and put back into the system. That’s [...]