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When Boris Johnson was elected mayor of London beating Ken Livingstone, a group was set up on Facebook, 'Crips against routemasters' almost immediately. It made me worried - I am not a Londoner but I use buses regularly when I go there almost every week....
Lire la suiteThis press release gives the UK stand on the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. What can I say? --------------------------- 8 May 2008 UN Convention Campaign Coalition (UNCCC) calls for ‘Ratification without Reservation’ STOP PRESS...
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Update: Here is a movie of the conference - thanks to Nick Temple's blog Look at the stairs ....but they mention its accessibility in the video - accessible in other terms. I went to the Shine 'Un' Conference today (Friday). I had been looking forward...
Lire la suiteTonight I found out about the passing away of John Slatin last month on March 25th. I had an internship with him at the University of Texas at the Usability Lab and sat in on his accessibility classes with Ana Boa Ventura. I still remember going to lunch...
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They're killing the pub trade in Coventry Special Report By Amy Harris PUB owners say the traditional English boozer is under threat of extinction. Landlords have spoken out as latest figures show that four pubs a day nationally are closing. Source Coventry...
Lire la suiteI did not have time to comment on this when I saw it in the Coventry newspaper so I am glad I found it online. I must say that I live in Coventry city center and have never had that level of abuse myself apart from teenage mums on the bus who refused...
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When the French do a demonstration - they really go to town....from Yahoo News Sat Mar 29, 4:44 PM ET PARIS (AFP) - Thousands of disabled people demonstrated in the streets of Paris to demand higher benefit payments, while separate protests unrolled across...
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I was in Belfast for a meeting last week. Apart from the fact that Michelle, my mate, was refused a seat on Air France, I had a quite a good week. Michelle also recommended me to go on a historical tour with an accessible taxi. The Northern Irish troubles,...
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We are in Belfast and Michelle arrived telling us of her ordeal with Air France. She had suggested I travelled with her - good thing I did not! We would have to both track off to Heathrow, not a good place to fly from at the moment. Anyway-here's the...
Lire la suiteI must hunt up my Chinese sign and see if there is a conflict for me this year of the rat. ---------------------------------------------------- According to Yahoo astrology- Dog Overview This year may be a bit more challenging than the last, but it still...
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