Texas time warp? State criticized for mental care, written 1 day ago, By JEFF CARLTON for the AP DENTON, Texas (AP) — For more than a century, thousands of mentally disabled Americans were isolated from society, sometimes for life, by being confined to huge public hospitals. In at least one place...

Dearest Nathan, written 3 weeks ago, Dearest Nathan, Today, mom is alone. Dadda and Doef and Beano went on a weekend camp just for boys. It’s okey. Mom isn’t really lonely. I have lots to do. See, we moved. To another house. It is close to school so Doef and Beano can walk to school and home. It...

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Richmond readers, written 6 days ago, If you want to read a success story, and who doesn’t as the winter doldrums approach, take a look at Jennifer Dubin’s article entitled “Reading Richmond” from the fall 2008 issue of American Edcuator. Ms. Dubin recounts the story of how the Richmond (VA,...

Mama Monday #41.1, written 3 days ago, Theme: Quiet Alternative Theme: Mystery I know. I've been very quiet lately. Posting pictures, talking Sweetie silliness, or just not writing at all. With all the holiday craziness, plus some life questions/stresses/waiting-and-wondering, I've just been a lot m...

Brain on fire and some action on the other end too!, written 16 hours ago, Um, well, it seems I have a head “like a zoo on fire” to use a valley expression. Which means that I had literally fire in my brain for over 45 minutes. So it seems that we are either going to the hospital, at the hospita...

Epistolary Advocacy, written 1 day ago, I've previously written about my desire to do some pro bono work and today I received my first case assignment. It's relatively straightforward: writing letters to harassing creditors. For someone like me who doesn't practice in the traditional sense, this kin...

Introducing..."Living Impaired" Comic Strip By Pete McEachen, written 1 day ago, An aspiring hard of hearing cartoonist, Pete McEachen, has launched his "Living Impaired" comic strip on the About Deafness forum. In his introduction to the comic strip, Pete writes: I...

Empowerment through knowledge, written 3 weeks ago, I have two great friends, both of whom have daughters with cerebral palsy. One gathers as much information as possible, reads and assimilates it all, almost to the point of obsession. The other does not really want to know what the future will hold...

Naked, written 5 days ago, David Sedaris is coming to Toronto. I thought it was a good time to pick up Naked and read his wry take on humanity. Particularly entertaining was his story Chipped Beef: “We give unspeakable amounts to charity, but you’ll never hear us talk about it. We give anonymou...

Comparing Accessibility of the Big Three Operating Systems, written 1 week ago, The web site Marco’s Accessibility Blog has published a brief entry entitled "Mac OS X: A Success Story". In this commentary, they compare and contrast the accessibility of the big three operating system fla...

Now Appearing in the Washington Post, written 2 days ago, The wheelchair is freedom. Over the years, we have become one, Little Red and I: cyborg. After all this time, she seems to move in response to my simplest wish -- cradling me sweetly, all power and promise, rolling me toward another adventur...

GiveList, written 12 hours ago, Go here to learn about the GiveListThe GiveList is a resource of ways to support communities and causes this holiday season* that don’t necessarily require writing a check. We all know it’s rough out there this year, but that also...

HB, Liz, written 1 day ago, Click over to Liz Ditz’s I Speak of Dreams where she provides a fun trip down nostalgia lane, celebrating five years of publishing her informative and—yes, even—entertaining blog.

A crazy story about the Web and a girl's suicide, written 2 days ago, A year or so ago, I read a disturbing article in The New Yorker about a 13-year-old who hung herself in her bedroom because she'd been spurned by a boy she'd met on MySpace. Turned out that the "boy" was really a neighbo...

Just Show Up is Under Construction, written 1 week ago, I'm handing over the reins of Just Show Up to an exceptionally talented crew at Ideal-Way. Please, if you have a moment, we would appreciate your ideas, comments, or suggestions on what to include in future entries. Thank you, all, for takin...

Together, Let's Feed 100 People Christmas Dinner, written 2 days ago, (Photo credit: Miss604) In this economic downturn, it's easy to ignore and forget individuals who are truly in need, those who are struggling to find enough food to eat and a warm place to sleep. But, this is exactly the time whe...

BSL Interpreters HIDE Issues EXPOSED NOW!, written 3 weeks ago, (My English lack of my real emotions contain more information while playing the video clips - my BSL is emotional more information than English). Hello. I am very crossed why the interpreter again pick deaf people (blacklist). They p...

Silver linings, written 3 weeks ago, I believe that when the dust settles everything happens for a reason. I am also still clinging to the notion that God won't give me more then I can deal with... After our recent "crisis" at home our family has "rebounded" to a new normal and...

Food allergie update, written 1 day ago,