Welcome to the August 13, 2009 edition of disability blog carnival. I have received many interesting submissions related to relationships and disabilities. Topics ranged from romantic relations, family relations, public relations, human and animal relations, and even relations with the government and public service agencies. I was surprised and impressed at the variety of topics that this carnival brought.
Ettina presents Two Different Sorts of Minorities posted at Abnormaldiversity.
Penny Richards presents Ramping up the flowers..... posted at Glitz-Oh!Girl, saying, "Making an adaptation for a loved one, with a personal (and pretty!) touch"
Kuna presents INTO the LIMBO posted at What a madhouse! - or the mental hospital in one post communist country.
Cheryl presents On Relationships: My 200th Post posted at Finding My Way: Journey of an Uppity Intellectual Activist Crip, saying, "not my best post ever, but hey..."
Hal LaPray presents Social Security Administration Adopts Plans To Reduce Backlog posted at Disability Information & Resources, saying, "The SSA has stated that each administrative law judge should be able to adjudicate 360 cases without compromising the mission of 1)providing timely and hearings and 2) timely decision."
Penny Richards presents Disability studies posted at baxter sez, saying, "In which family relationships bring someone to explore disability studies texts"
Hal LaPray presents Interview With A Social Security Attorney posted at Disability Information & Resources, saying, "Steven Packard, a Social Security Attorney who represents disability claimants granted an interview to the local news."
Penny Richards presents Success of a sort – The Life and Times of Emma posted at The Life and Times of Emma, saying, "Grrrrr about non-apologies and weasly letters"
Elizabeth McClung presents Loss: the 'real' Bucket List posted at Screw Bronze!, saying, "This is the one which means the most to me now. Perhaps by aug. I will have written something 'more'"
Penny Richards presents Disability 101: ABs/TABs Suggesting Treatments to PWDs posted at FACES OF FIBRO, saying, "Good Disability 101 entry on a recurring topic"
Penny Richards presents Ballad of the Amputee: The Song Remains the Same posted at | not invisible |, saying, "Just an interesting essay and photograph of "the lobster box""
Hal LaPray presents Senate Mulls Social Security Reform Ideas posted at Disability Information & Resources, saying, "While no new bills have been presented to either houses of Congress, the U.S. Senate held a Special Committee meeting last month to discuss better ways of implementing the Social Security benefits program for those who need it the most, the fastest."
Doug Boude presents Assurant Health Denies Coverage Because Young Man is Autistic posted at Doug Boude (rhymes with 'loud'), saying, "This post is an account of my attempt to acquire medical benefits for my oldest son, who is autistic. After having been summarily denied simply because my son is non-verbal, I wrote this post in an effort to share my heart-break at having been turned away and to bring to light what I consider to be discriminatory practices. Thank you for considering it.
Sincerely,
Doug Boude"
Penny Richards presents Peter Singer in the NY Times: Disabled Lives Worth Less, Hypothetically posted at Not Dead Yet News & Commentary, saying, "Stephen Drake's analysis of Peter Singer's latest"
Penny Richards presents Sociological Images » “Disabled Girls” Video Game posted at Sociological Images, saying, "Japanese video game set at a fictional school for disabled students..."
Gavin robinson presents Random Access - Challenged posted at Random Access, saying, "Holly writes about her experience of being officially blind in the US but not in the UK."
Amanda presents Breathtaking to behold: talking back to dismissal posted at Ballastexistenz, saying, "This blog article is about how to handle social situations where the opinion of an autistic person is dismissed by calling on stereotypes, by people holding more power to be believed than autistic people have, and how our community as a whole could learn to handle these situations in similar ways."
Amanda presents Are you autistic? posted at Asperger Square 8, saying, "About situations when autistic people are trying to communicate something and other people attempt to counter it with "You're not autistic, because...""
rickismom presents Ricki and Her Siblings (part of this post is a repeat) posted at Beneath the Wings.
Penny Richards presents The ever-expanding list of neurotypical privilege posted at Asperger Square 8, saying, "Good collaborative list building in this post..."
Penny Richards presents Slap in the face and a sick dog, too posted at Brilliant Mind Broken Body, saying, "Relationships with neighbors are among the stickiest out there"
Surbhi Bhatia presents Equine Therapy - The Viewspaper posted at The Viewspaper » The Viewspaper.
twxee presents 5 Years Ago Tonight posted at River of Jordan, saying, "This might not be what you were thinking of for this carnival, but I think it does have something to do with relationships--between parents and children. Thanks for running this carnival! I know how much work it is yet also how much fun! Can't wait to read it!"
That concludes this edition. Submit your blog article to the next edition of disability blog carnival using our carnival submission form. Past posts and future hosts can be found on our blog carnival index page.
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