Welcome to our Blog of the Week page.
Every week a new blog will be featured here.
This week's link is to Perspectives from a Blind Point of View
This a great blog with comment on news stories and articles on assistive technology and public spaces.
Please note:
Any views and opinions expressed are SOLELY those of the author of the blog featured, and are not endorsed or necessarily shared by access2info.
If you have a blog to recommend, please email us:
info@access2info.org.uk
Previous blogs of the week:
Just A Few Words
This is a great blog started by someone living in Hammersmith and Fulham, recording his experiences of starting to use a wheelchair.
DeafRead
"The best of deaf blogs and video blogs"
Usher Chic
"It's a blog.....! There's no sex, drugs or rock and roll, it's about my ears and eyes! You might be interested, you might not...!"
Pesky People
This is the website/blog of a group who consult on digital inclusion for deaf and disabled people. The latest post is about dealing with inaccessibility for deaf and hard of hearing people head-on at the Southbank centre.
Matt's Blog
A blog on photography, gardening and disability!
Flash Says...
This is a brand new blog by a 34 year old woman living in East London. She has a disability and is chair of Waltham Forest Mobility Forum. As an advocate for community, she is also chair of her local residents’ association.
In her most recent post, she writes at length about how to claim Disability Living Allowance.
The Art of Being Asperger Woman
'About the fun of life and the way I deal with Aspergers'
This is the blog of a woman from the Netherlands. Recent posts include saying farewell to a support worker, dealing with Agoraphobia, and enjoying Easter.
Deafinitely Girly: "Deaf in the city and having fun"
This is a great blog that talks about lots of different things concerning the author's life.
The author also writes for Hearing Times, a national UK newspaper for deaf and hard of hearing people.
Wheelchair Pride
"Blogging about disability rights, wheelchairs, mobility scooters and other technology"
Action for Autism
This is a great, thought-provoking blog by a man called Mike Stanton. He has an adult son who is diagnosed with Asperger Syndrome, and he is a teacher working with children with severe learning difficulties, many of whom are autistic. He is also a member of the National Autistic Society.
His most recent posts are about a new controversial campaign by The Autism Trust.
This Way Up! , an interesting blog designed to 'help people understand what it's like to have a child with Downs Syndrome in the family'.
The website that goes with this blog is full of good information, including a list of 21 things the author wishes they had known about their son when he was born.
www.thiswayup.org
National Autistic Society website on how to start your own blog.
This page provides links to advice on starting a blog, and to websites where you can get a blog of your own.
There is also a link to blogs related to autistic spectrum disorders.
This Is My Blog
How the writer describes herself:
"About ME? ME is a chronic neurological illness. If you don't want to plough through the technical gubbins, my very basic understanding of the condition is that I got flu and a bunch of other viruses, and my immune system screwed up, and I've not recovered since. Which has been annoying. As for me... 28-year-old knitter living with my boyfriend and my robot vacuum cleaner."
Susan Senator
An American writer, activist, and mother of three boys, one of whom is on the autistic spectrum.
Some posts are concerned with American matters, but there are many relating to autism and being a parent.
An article instead of a blog, called Spoon Theory
This was an interesting story I read the other day about a woman who tried to explain her long-term health condition to her friend while they were at lunch. She described her day using the spoons on the table. She used the spoons to demonstrate her energy levels throughout the day. Les
Mum on Wheels
One mum's blog describing her life.
Action For Blind People blog
A mixed blog with posts about a range of topics.
Same Difference
A great blog by a woman called Sarah:
"I report disability news, discuss disability representation on TV, in books and in movies, celebrate progress in Disability Rights and rant about Disability Wrongs".
Disability Arts Online's Film and TV reviews blog
Recent reviews include Sex, Drugs and Rock & Roll, the Ian Dury film, and Avatar, James Cameron's latest block-buster.
Hearing Times
The Hearing Times website, newspaper and blog is a forum for deaf and hard of hearing people, their relatives and friends, audiologists and professionals in the hearing industry and equipment manufacturers and dispensers.
Bigtree Talk
The Deal With Disability
