postmedieval is hosting an online forum, with essays and room for discussion, about the public Middle Ages. Here’s the blurb: The discussions in FORUM V activate at a time of increasing challenges for humanities scholars operating in the modern university. Funding is scarce and questions of value have begun to emanate from within institutions themselves. At…
In Kentucky, from the NYT: The A.C.L.U. released what it called a “disturbing video” showing the boy, who it said weighs about 52 pounds, crying as the resource officer handcuffed his arms at the biceps behind his back. In the video, the officer tells the boy, “You don’t get to swing at me like that.”The…
My wife and I bought a swank new couch, love-seat, and coffee-table set. It’s our first new-from-the-store piece of furniture, ever, and replaces a couch we got from freecycle. The old couch was big and cushy, but it was frankly falling apart when we got it and it needed to go. So we bought a…
Louis Hayes, police trainer and reformer, has a new blog up on the role the Cult of Compliance plays in keeping police silent in cases like Sandra Bland. 1) Remember – everything the police officer did was wrong. He pulled out behind Bland abruptly, she moved over to get out of his way, and he…
I missed this story of a police officer tasing a man who was having a stroke. This is from May. The officer has resigned.
There’s a new book published (download for free) on Welcoming a Newborn with Down Syndrome. It looks great and the authors are excellent. This book offers support and accurate, reliable information to the new parents of a baby with Down syndrome. The book covers topics like breastfeeding, adjusting to a diagnosis, preparing siblings, understanding medical…
On Sunday night, a security guard refused to let two friends with physical disabilities use the accessible door to the W Washington Hotel. I wrote about it and the hotel sent me a statement over email. It’s mixed. I’m posting the whole thing in italics, but breaking it up and adding emphasis on a lie….
The USA Today has a piece slamming the ADA. This is a DO NOT LINK URL, so as not to give it more attention than it deserves. It’s the usual libertarian dreamworld in which accessibility just magically happens and no one has to do anything. And he picks egregious examples of lawsuits under the ADA…
I’m at the OEOB to live-tweet an event honoring a wonderfully diverse group of disability advocates. It’s going to be a spectacular event and I’m honored to have been invited. Maria Town, the disability liaison in the Office of Public Engagement, believes that tweeting can function as a way to increase accessibility of events like…
“Only hotel guests can use the accessible door.” Logo of the ADA 25: 1990-2015. From http://www.adalegacy.com/ It’s 11 at night on the 25th anniversary of the ADA and the four of us have just arrived at the W Washington hotel. They have a spectacular bar on the rooftop with a view looking out over the White…