Correction to the Access Recognition Awards Release

Remember back a while ago in a comment thread, I said I would be apologizing for errors in apologies? Well, the reason I said that was I had to submit something to the media to fix that Access Recognition Awards press release. My apologies to the family of Mildred Kingdon for misspelling her name, and …

Sing the Roundabout Song

Back at the beginning of the year, I talked about the roundabout dance ad campaign. I got thinking today that I should put up the mp3 of the song for two reasons: 1. the song is catchy, and 2. the words scare the hell out of me. So, may I have this roundabout dance? Do …

Get Your H1N1 And Headline Fails Here

Both of these come from the same edition ofthe guelph Tribune,where somebody was either in a hurry or knows something that the rest of us don’t. H1N1 now available to allHmmm…it appears I have a choice to make. do I go for the straight H1N1 or hold out for the vaccine? Full roll-out of H1N1 …

Do The Roundabout Dance With Council

Well, it looks like it’s getting closer to decision time for that roundabout. So, if you have strong feelings about it, speak up now or forever hold your peace. Talk to your councilors and tell them your feelings. If you don’t know how to contact your councilors, this website will get you going in the …

And The Winners Are…

Remember back when I was talking about the 2009 Access Recognition Awards? Well, we now are announcing the winners, so I thought I’d put the press release up here. It was so cool to see Trixie’s vet and Ryan’s win an award. You know how I feel about Ryan’s. Plus, I know Sue Alexander too. …

My Access Recognition Awards Radio Ad

I gotta say woohoo, or maybe it’s wheay! You be the judge. We just got some server space from a pretty cool place called BlindFileSharing.com. I just uploaded a file there that just happens to be me doing a radio ad for those Access recognition awards I was talking about before. So if you want …

Access Recognition Awards 2009

As I’ve mentioned before, I’m part of the Guelph Barrier Free Committees. In november, we want to have a little awards presentation to recognize a business, community group, or educator who has gone above and beyond to break down barriers for persons with disabilities, or a person with a disability who has achieved a goal …

A Letter To Somebody Who Knows Not From The Bus

This editorial about why bus drivers shouldn’t have to call out stopsirritated me so much that I had to write a letter about it. It hasn’t been published yet, but here’s what I wrote. By the way,hereis a post that Carin wrote last year expressing similar frustrations to give you an idea of how long …