When I first learned about the art exhibit Opulent Mobility I was intrigued. An LA artist, A. Laura Brody, used wheelchairs and a walker as a base for fanciful, beautiful, impractical devices. The equipment was used as a beginning point, an armature to create inspired sculptures. These devices weren’t meant to make getting around easier. […]
I was hanging out in the bar with a bunch of folks at SDS last June. One of the party innocently asked, “What do you guys think about the new access symbol business?” Even dead sober I couldn’t help but go on a rant. I knew I had been thinking about how I didn’t like […]
Got an email from Risty Byce, a wheelchair using, rock ‘n’ roll drummer atI didn’t follow popular music, and metal in particular, too closely in the early 90s. This Queensrÿche video was brand new to me when Risty sent me a recommendation. I’m not sure about the overall sentiment, it seems to me to be […]
Wrestler Buff Bagwell and his wheelchair action figure with new Wheelchair Playset.Every once and awhile I search for wheelchair action figures. This week I found WrestlingFigures.com’s Wheelchair Playset. You can get the wheelchair in any one of six colors. I happened to get the color “wood.” It goes well with my Buff Bagwell action figure […]
There’s been a flurry of 1970s and 80s albums from Christian disabled singers. I think it’s part of the weird album cover fad, rather than any particular interest in disability. […]
Telling Our Disability Stories is proud to present Australia’s own Stella Young. Stella Young is a comedian, disability advocate and Editor of the ABC (Australia) Broadcast Corporation’s Ramp Up, the online space for news, discussion and opinion about disability in Australia. She was a two-time state finalist in the Melbourne International Comedy Festival’s Raw Comedy […]
Here’s a shift. Rather than a death metal band using rude disability imagery, e.g. Cannibal Corpse doing “Rancid Amputation,” here’s an experimental band named An Autumn for Crippled Children.You can find them on the newly resurrected MySpace. […]
Yes, it has drawbacks—many, but this wheelchair mover is the most comfortable off-road conveyance I’ve tried. OK, it wouldn’t fit in my van. It needs somebody energetic to push it. Nonetheless, I love the simplicity of this design. I tried it out at the Petaluma Rivertown Revival event when the maker, David at di Falco […]