by Stephen Kuusisto (Nationally-known poet and disability advocate Stephen Kuusisto writes the “Planet of the Blind” blog on WordPress. The following is his post there from July 2.) Because this is “Disability Pride Month” and owing to my own disability I must reveal I’m not “feeling it” as they say. Don’t get …
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Quibbles And Bits: Shame On Starbucks?
by Kevin Burton Got some things to say. Don’t want to make a federal, 700-word case of them, just want to have my say as they say in England. Just some things I need to get off my chest. I’ll call them Quibbles And Bits. I’ll serve them up on Page 7 …
Our Special Needs Cats Have Purr-sonality
by Kevin Burton June is National Adopt A Cat month in the United States. It is also knows as Adopt A Shelter Cat Month. This is something our family did just before Christmas. Here are some things to think about if you are considering adopting a cat. This is from the National Day …
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Blind Rock Climber Has Life In Focus
by Kevin Burton After seeing one too many stories about blindness that was full of stereotypes and stupidity, I started a conversation. I wrote about how my time as a newsman who happens to be legally blind made me sensitive to misconceptions about blindness that seep into society through the pages of …
IPC Pressured Into Doing The Right Thing
by Kevin Burton The International Paralympic Committee on Thursday bowed to growing pressures and banned athletes from Russia and Belarus from the Paralympic Games, according to the Associated Press. This reversed a decision announced Wednesday that athletes from the two countries would compete as “neutrals,” competing under the Paralympic flag and not being …
