Posted November 26th, 2017 by Anthony
For information on purchasing a print of this photography go to Bryn Mawr Art Ability. Also on display this year are: Maxi-selfie, silver halide photograph, 8in x 12in, $150 photo description/caption:Two white cane users crowd in for a selfie with a tall guy while a serious looking wheelchair user looks on. She’s flanked by a […]
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Posted July 30th, 2016 by Anthony

Hard core punk EP, “Cripplers” by This Is Hell.
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Posted July 19th, 2016 by Anthony

Opulent Mobility, an LA-based exhibition, brought extravagant, sumptuous, and somewhat outrageous mobility equipment into my world.
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Posted November 22nd, 2015 by Anthony
Wholesome? Yes, wholesome I was in LA for a disability art show. Fortunately I was able to fit in dinner with a longtime friend who lives down there. We were sharing all our disability news when I was surprised a moment I didn’t expect. My friend brought out a laptop to show me a 30 […]
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Posted July 27th, 2015 by Anthony
I thought I coined a phrase–criperati. I may have made it up, but there’s been others that also did. Google coughed up a couple two days after I started looking for antecedents. I see the use of criperti as recognition that the disability community is stratified even though we like to think we’re completely egalitarian. […]
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Posted January 14th, 2015 by Anthony
First off, the new biopic of Stephen Hawking, “The Theory of Everything” is a pretty good movie, but not great. I enjoyed it but I have a pretty high tolerance for disability schmaltz. I dislike overcomer stories but don’t gag when I see them. I won’t go see movies that degrade and us and treat […]
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Posted December 12th, 2014 by Anthony
I was hanging out in the bar with a bunch of folks at SDS last June. One of the party innocently asked, “What do you guys think about the new access symbol business?” Even dead sober I couldn’t help but go on a rant. I knew I had been thinking about how I didn’t like […]
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Posted November 16th, 2014 by Anthony
Got an email from Risty Byce, a wheelchair using, rock ‘n’ roll drummer at I didn’t follow popular music, and metal in particular, too closely in the early 90s. This Queensrÿche video was brand new to me when Risty sent me a recommendation. I’m not sure about the overall sentiment, it seems to me to […]
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Posted September 24th, 2014 by Anthony
Has anyone noticed that the newly promoted, active accessibility symbol looks a lot like Good Willy?
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Posted July 18th, 2014 by Anthony

That’s me with my sister Paula on the grounds of Polytechnic School in Pasadena. Notice the backpack. It seems like I spent an inordinate amount of time from middle school through college figuring out how to carry things, particularly school books, while using crutches.
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