BlogHer - handicapped - Comments

Have power strip, will travel

mamarant — Fri, 09 May 2008 17:51:27 -0500

Liz, great post. Some of us walkies are limpies due to bad knees. So thanks for the info on stairs and distances.

And I'll be bringing my power strip for sure!

Thank You SO MUCH, Liz

Kristy Sammis — Fri, 09 May 2008 10:58:03 -0500

For doing the roll-through, for giving me an education, and for helping make this year's event less of a guessing game for the not-as-able-bodied.

Brave, schmave - you just rock.

---
Kristy Sammis
BlogHer's Conference & Event Planner
e. kristy@blogher.com

Liz, You rock!

Kim Pearson — Wed, 07 May 2008 20:33:23 -0500

This is a very helpful guide. The power strip is a great piece of advice, especially for people who might need to charge a scooter, which is what I use when I'm closer to home.

One of my biggest challenges when I travel is actually getting into the airport shuttle van. I do best when the driver has a stepstool that I can use to get into the van, but that isn't always the case. Alternatively, I can wedge myself into a cab in a pinch.

And yes, your sparkly wheels are the coolest.

Kim
BlogHer Contributing Editor|Professor Kim|

i hear you!

laurie — Wed, 07 May 2008 20:08:45 -0500

I am able-bodied but I found this piece fascinating. And this made me laugh out loud:

Dear Walkies... I am not "Brave". And, remember, don't grab my chair,
push me, or tell me about your homeopathic remedies! Zip it! Thanks! We
have other things to talk about LIKE BLOGGING FRINSTANCE.

I am a Walkie, for sure, but I also live with cancer (I am in remission but will never be cured). It drives me crazy when people call me 'brave' (I mean, what choice do I have but to live my life as best I can?) and don't get me started on the folks who think that it would all go away if I only I would take herb a or follow treatment b...

Most of all, thanks for opening my eyes, making me think and giving me a chuckle at the same time.

Laurie

www.notjustaboutcancer.blogspot.com

I never considered before

assertagirl — Wed, 07 May 2008 20:06:42 -0500

I never considered before that by taking the stairs at a public venue I'd be leaving more space for "wheelybots" in the elevators. Thanks for giving me a new perspective!

Amy

Assertagirl

Playing in the Dirt

BlogHers ACT Canada