tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post5720398543015208130..comments2024-03-16T19:36:23.953-04:00Comments on Of Battered Aspect: HmmmmmmmDave Hingsburgerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11918601687946534172noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-59639797287762282102009-03-09T00:50:00.000-04:002009-03-09T00:50:00.000-04:00Veeeeeery interesting post.<I>Veeeeeery</I> interesting post.Shanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10704810407872873565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-24876896688791779872009-03-08T18:27:00.000-04:002009-03-08T18:27:00.000-04:00Oh, another history site that might be of interest...Oh, another history site that might be of interest.<BR/><BR/>I wasn't even looking for history information per se (I'm actually looking for organizations, university centers, etc.) but have been stumbling across them anyway ...<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://caslater.freeservers.com/disability1.htm" REL="nofollow">http://caslater.freeservers.com/disability1.htm</A>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-81428745323989883652009-03-08T18:20:00.000-04:002009-03-08T18:20:00.000-04:00Dave, since I know you're interested the history o...Dave, since I know you're interested the history of institutions for people with intellectual disabilities,<BR/><BR/>I just now happened to stumble across a web site in the UK that shares the history of a few institutions there:<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.learningdisabilityhistory.com/" REL="nofollow">http://www.learningdisabilityhistory.com/</A><BR/><BR/>You can also find several links to various disability history museums, etc. on the web at<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.bioethicsanddisability.org/Disability%20Studies.html" REL="nofollow">http://www.bioethicsanddisability.org/Disability%20Studies.html</A> <BR/><BR/>(You'll need to scroll down past the general disability studies links before you see the listing specifically for disability history)<BR/><BR/>EnjoyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-18939243533124913562009-03-08T06:45:00.000-04:002009-03-08T06:45:00.000-04:00You do have independance thanks to the wheelchair....You do have independance thanks to the wheelchair. And you also have love thanks to Joe. And you deserve both!Heike Fabighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06856001856348587649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-41870609511625185802009-03-07T20:07:00.000-05:002009-03-07T20:07:00.000-05:00I think lots of us who are parents do the same thi...I think lots of us who are parents do the same thing - in the hustle and bustle and chaos of raising children, we long for a quiet weekend where we can read all we want, eat what we want, sleep when we want, etc.<BR/><BR/>And then in an instant, our children are grown, and those days are before us - and we are left longing for the past.<BR/><BR/>Its crazy how many places that look accessible are not - my daughter is in a wheelchair, and I'm constantly running ahead to push a button, run behind to grab her, and try to get her through the door before it closes, etc.<BR/><BR/>Add to that list bathrooms that barely fit a wheelchair with no space for a helper if needed, where you have to drive in and back out - ugh, the list goes on!<BR/><BR/>I think it should be absolutely mandatory that anyone designing anything "accessible" should have to live on wheels for a few months to see what the challenges REALLY are.<BR/><BR/>As an aside, I wrote about your "hole in the world" thoughts on my blog today, Dave, if you'd like to check it out! The post is called "Loving Dave Hingsburger!"<BR/><BR/>http://bits-of-betsy.blogspot.com/<BR/><BR/>BetsyBetsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08993936253314777950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-87458031996875836172009-03-07T13:41:00.000-05:002009-03-07T13:41:00.000-05:00Hi Dave,So true.......and for so very long I const...Hi Dave,<BR/><BR/>So true.......and for so very long I constantly wished for my son's tracheostomy to come out and dreamed about the future without a piece of white plastic. Then only begun to realize I was purely missing the moments while it is in. He will still be the same little boy only he will be a face breather like the rest us. <BR/><BR/>LisaLisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10200374261640349644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-88089339348234264912009-03-07T11:11:00.000-05:002009-03-07T11:11:00.000-05:00This is a very trite comparison, but I think it's ...This is a very trite comparison, but I think it's kind of akin to living in New York City and never visiting the observation deck of the Empire State Building. <BR/><BR/>Then you move away and somehow regret that you no longer easily have the option to do so, even though you never chose to exercise that option when you had it every day. -if you know what I mean.One Sick Motherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06744571221745247997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-47953497810877464072009-03-07T09:21:00.000-05:002009-03-07T09:21:00.000-05:00I've never been in a wheelchair (not counting the ...I've never been in a wheelchair (not counting the handful of occasions that I've had the chance to try out a chair briefly just for kicks). But I've been on crutches a few times, and even more frequently with a cane. And every time I'm on crutches (not as often with a cane), I have trouble getting to the elevator doors on time before they close, both in my apartment building and also in the place I was working during some of those foot injuries. I don't always need assistance, but I have often missed the first elevator, or else needed to rush more than was good for the injured foot, in order to make it.<BR/><BR/>The magnetic lock next to the front door in my apartment building also drives me bonkers--worse than the elevators. Even when I don't need any walking aids at all, I sometimes don't manage to get from the lock where I wave my key to the door fast enough to open it before it automatically re-locks. And if I have any trouble at all with my foot that day, then I do usually end up needing assistance to get through the door. I did try sending an email to the apartment building people to complain about it but never received a reply. I suppose I should try again.Andrea Shettle, MSWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16984732076766787818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-42547409124569993932009-03-07T06:38:00.000-05:002009-03-07T06:38:00.000-05:00Nice insight, Dave. Certainly made me want to pond...Nice insight, Dave. Certainly made me want to ponder the many myths I've created about my life. Thank you.Roiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12840915191850723381noreply@blogger.com