Blog on being a disabled person, different cultures, diversity, equality, disability, travel, being diaspora Chinese and disabled travel.
I ve had been chatting with friends back home in Malaysia - because its the Christmas festive season and because class of '76 had a reunion and I was not there. I grew up with many of my classmates, from age 7 we were in the same class until 17/18 years...
Lire la suiteRecently I've come across so many services, information sites etc purporting to help disabled people and making independent living more accessible. And yet upon examination, they are many geeks who love to use their PR to 'help' us. I should not be cynical...
Lire la suiteI just left one disability forum - I think it was the proverbial straw - when somebody remarked on the Obama victory such: I'm not American, I don't live in America and America isn't what it used to be. And disabled was pretty far down Obama's list (right...
Lire la suiteI am so tired today. I sat up to watch the live broadcast on the BBC of the election coverage. And I wished I wass back in the US to celebrate it with my American freinds. He mentioned disabled people - I did not believe my ears-for the first time, not...
Lire la suiteYesterday I went to Equality 2025 Annual Public Meeting at the ICC. There were more people than last year - just about over a hundred. I don't think there was enough time allocated to 4 hot topics - some of them, like Individual Budgets were too complex...
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Peter Tan in his blog wrote about the inconsiderate drivers in Malaysia who park in bays marked for disabled people. He said its one way for them to catch notoriety and be marked by their behavior and be splattered over different blogs for being shown...
Lire la suiteEquality 2025, UK Advisory Network on Disability Equality is having its second Public Meeting in the ICC, Birmingham. Tell Us Equality 2025: taking your views on disability equality to government Monday 3rd November 2008, International Convention Centre,...
Lire la suiteCoventry did not have any of its money in Icelandic banks luckily but neighbouring Nuneaton and Bedworth did. I was wondering about the impact of services if the Council has lost so much of its money. I read in their council website - In light of the...
Lire la suiteLately all the news is full of the global economic disaster, its fightening. I cannot even think what will happen to resources for disabled people, benefit recipients because their councils have had their bank deposits frozen. I went back to look for...
Lire la suiteAccording to Coventry Council website today - Coventry City Council is providing adequate services to safeguard adults and some services to support older people, and its capacity to improve these services is promising, according to government inspectors....
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