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First impressions
After a recent conversation with a friend on the serious lack of eligible men around, we got onto the subject of online dating. Now, I have never been a fan of meeting people on the internet, ok I have never actually tried it myself, however the very idea just doesn’t sit well with me.
Did you know that it is national braille week…
I have always been impressed by those who can read braille. Watching someone’s fingers dart across the page of a braille book is almost akin to watching a pianist working the keys of a piano. To me, the raised dots on the paper communicate nothing, but to some braille readers they hold the key to the works of literary genius’ as well as being a tool for making day to day living much easier – but not for all braille readers.
National Braille week 2012
Recently I was asked if I thought the art of reading braille would fade out, now that assistive technology has become common place in homes and offices of people with sight loss. I replied that, to me, it still has a very important role to play, both in leisure activities and the working lives of blind and partially sighted people.
Here's to 2012: to hope and happy happenings
If 2011 has taught me anything, it is that I am indeed a weeble. I began the year with hope in my heart and have ended it just the same, but the stuff that happened in between is what has made me certain of my weeble status.
Fashion Senses
Wow, our first fashion and design workshop was so much fun!
Virtual communities? Not really real
Over the past couple of weeks, two unpleasant slanging matches have played out very publicly over the Internet in the name of the web community and this has stirred up a wide range of emotions in me - from anger to despair and frustration to melancholy. Although there are people in the web industry who have become friends over the years, I certainly have never felt that I belong to any community, although I am painfully aware of how my ADHD restricts me from ever feeling part of anything. The difficulty i have in managing my emotions is something I am constantly having to contend with, and because of this i have learned how to detach and employ my cognition where my emotions fail me and that's what I have been doing as I have stood back and watched. So, now I am thinking. I am thinking and not feeling, being objective and not subjective. Of course, this is just my opinion, so it is not meant to be accepted verbatim, but it is not conjecture. It is drawn from both what I have experienced and what I have observed.
Freedom of speech, accessibility and responsibility
As I'm sure I have stated more times than I've had hot dinners, I love everything about design and technology, but there is a worrying trend in the digital age that requires urgent attention.
More bang for your buck
Have you ever found a product that just does it all? You know the one, the lipstick that you have used for you cheeks and lids, or the blusher that you also use as an eyeshadow.
Ageing and disability: Independence, dignity and freedom of choice
As I have been working with Government on eAccessibility, which focuses primarily on considering the needs of older and disabled people, maintaining as much independence as possible is the principal goal and this goal is a constant, irrespective of the underlying cause of the loss of independence. It is something that I understand all too well and think about more than I care to admit.
Moving from incapacity benefits to Employment and Support Allowance
The Government is transferring people claiming Incapacity Benefit, Severe Disablement Allowance and Income Support on incapacity grounds to Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) by 2014. These changes began in March 2011and have now gathered pace.
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