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My Fist Kayak Trip (or Ode to the McKinnon Hugger and Crew of the Sea Wolf!)
After years of trepidation about the stability of kayaks I finally got in one using this theatrical "high seas" entry method. The Sea Wolf is out fitted with a surprisingly comfortable and secure device called the McKinnon Hugger. It uses...
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While the most unique moment of the day was entering the tandem sea kayak via electric winch and a harness called the McKinnon Hugger this peaceful return
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Museum Accessibility News
On June 3, the U.S. Department of Justice announced the terms of a settlement agreement with the International Spy Museum in Washington, D.C., to make the museum more accessible to people with visual impairments. Ray Bloomer, director of education...
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There was an article on msnbc.com about Ed McMahon and the effect of injury and illness on one’s financial health.
There were numerous points made but the key one was to “Obtain disability
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Why Go?
There is an inconspicuous daily service called "Why Go" that provides thought-starter quotes and photos related to travel. This one landed on my desk recently. Returning from cruising Glacier Bay, Alaska with short stays in Juneau and Seattle the reflection...
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If my travelogue did not make it clear already let me compliment the arrangements made by Sherri Backstrom of Waypoint Yacht Charter Services in Bellingham Washington and
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Reporting from a Different Perspective
Ranger Randy stands impressively tall at six-feet-and-change even without his hiking boots on. This afternoon, however, he is wearing them. From here up close I judge their vintage to be about 1988 - the same year as the Toyota pickup...
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Boo is the ship's dog. She is mix Portuguese Water Dog and Australian Sheep Dog. Besides being genetically outfitted for everything from desert Outback to the rainforest she has the unmistakable habit
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Two Disability Film Festivals: Australia & Brazil
Accessible Arts and Sydney Film Festival hosts the 2008 Accessible Cinema program. Brazil's International Disability Film Festival www.assimvivemos.com.br will become a weekly TV program on Brazil's Public TV (TV Brasil)...
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I travel a lot and I travel on word-of-mouth recommendation. Excuse my obvious bias but I have a pretty good idea just by looking at somebody how reliable their their recommendation is likely to be. Skin color, age, gender, nationality...
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Universal Desgn Moves to Vacation Homes (and a Half-Step Closer to Mainstreaming in the Outdoor Leisure Industry)
Yes, we have been tell you that it's coming: Tim Goorbarry, a Port Hope-based building consultant with Viceroy Homes, says he's starting to see a demand for an unusual cottage luxury - an elevator. "In the past two or three...
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O Instituto Paradigma o Novotel Jaraguá São Paulo realizam nesta segunda-feira, 26 de maio, das 9h às 13h, a última turma do curso de Capacitação
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Cruiselines 'must make ships more accessible for disabled travellers'
This May 15, 2008 article from Travel Weekly demonstrates the kind of demand/supply bottlenecks caused by years of resistance to Universal Design on the part of port authorities and cruise lines. A travel agent who specialises in selling holidays to...
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Wheelchairtravel.us has a unique business concept: corner the market on ADA-compliant hotel rooms. The business plan won second place in the Miami Herald Business Plan Challenge
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Universal Design and Architecture Education in Mongolia
Gregory Cowan teaches architecture in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. He also writes on accessibility and independent living at Nomadologist. Here are some interesting posts: http://nomadologist-nomadology.blogspot.com/2007/12/participation-and-access.html http://nomadologist-nomadology.blogspot.com/2008/05/independent-living.html Here he reports on the wheelchair users' city tour of December 4, 2007....
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The report below in Portuguese announces the Brazilian Supreme Court affirmation of the constitutionality of a free interstate transportation scheme directly countering industry arguments that such a scheme constituted undue government interference
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One Post-Katrina New Orleans Home to be Retrofitted with Universal Design, Green Features
From press release: The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) and the Senior Lending Network are joining forces with Rebuilding Together New Orleans to rebuild a home damaged by Hurricane Katrina. Volunteers from NAHB’s 50+ Housing Council will participate in...
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I travel a lot. Sorry for stating the obvious. What travel writer doesn't travel? Yet sometimes the obvious needs restating. I travel for research
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Gilda Quintua and Inclusive Tourism in the Philippines
Key to the philosophy of economic development inspired by the Disability Rights movement is recognition that persons ith disability are themselves in a unique position to know and express their needs. Occasionally an innovator arises setting direction for many others....
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War creates casualties. So do ritualized battles. Civilized nations maintain humane systems appropriate for these facts of life. While it is supremely tragic to endure the parade of death and disability that
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