nekobakaz reblogged
8 kitchen aids for disabled people to prepare and enjoy meals with ease http://dlvr.it/S6sm1Z
nice!!!!
Lego Accessibility Pack Prototype
Lego are asking people to propose new set ideas for production.
“My inspiration for this design came from when my best friend and inspiration for this project who has muscular dystrophy. Both of us were making some minifigures of ourselves and we realized that there was not a wheelchair accessory for his minifigure. I decided to make a wheelchair out of the pieces I have and this is the result. The pack would include a minifigure in a wheelchair, a ramp, and a set of double doors that opened wide enough for the chair to pass through. If this were to become a set, I would donate all the proceeds to Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy.”
This guy is proposing that lego create an accessibility pack for mini figures. If enough people vote Lego will create this pack:
VOTE FOR IT PEOPLE! http://lego.cuusoo.com/ideas/view/19418
livingwithdisability
UPDATE: Lego have finally added a wheelchair user minifig
Read full story here http://bricksfans.com/2016/01/27/lego-releases-first-disabled-minifigure/
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Please can you help @oneswitch improve game accessibility on the xbox by upvoting this?
“Promote Very Broad Difficulty Adjustment in Games
To take into account players with slower reactions and/or understanding, please, pretty please, do something about the very hard difficulty level in many games.
In the late 70’s/early 80’s Atari used to offer difficulty level adjustment for one or two players. They used to offer easy play options.
Things seem to have gone backwards since then in main-stream games. For many players there is no such thing as too easy. Game developers need to hear this message.
Even if it’s just for a segment of the game, some practice areas, or a range of restricted on-line arenas, this would be a step in the right direction.”
Link to vote (you need a microsoft account)
many thanks, if you can’t vote then please signal boost
nekobakaz reblogged
Please can you help @oneswitch improve game accessibility on the xbox by upvoting this?
“Promote Very Broad Difficulty Adjustment in Games
To take into account players with slower reactions and/or understanding, please, pretty please, do something about the very hard difficulty level in many games.
In the late 70’s/early 80’s Atari used to offer difficulty level adjustment for one or two players. They used to offer easy play options.
Things seem to have gone backwards since then in main-stream games. For many players there is no such thing as too easy. Game developers need to hear this message.
Even if it’s just for a segment of the game, some practice areas, or a range of restricted on-line arenas, this would be a step in the right direction.”
Link to vote (you need a microsoft account)
many thanks, if you can’t vote then please signal boost
nekobakaz reblogged
One finger packaging opener
New disability gadget design called a “Nimble”. Cuts open packaging but will not cut skin so totally safe to use.
Competition to win 3!
(It’s a ‘like’ on facebook competition, sorry it’s for UK only.)
nekobakaz reblogged
Wanted - Lead Actor (any gender, disabled) for London play
The Unspoken Project is a London based Theatre group that aims to provide awareness of communication issues through the use of art, drama, and entertainment.
"Unspoken CIC is looking for a disabled actor to play Rex King! We are holding a read through for our production Speechless! The read through is on 9th March in Hackney. We would like to have a disabled actor to play Rex King (this character could be ether gender) Rex King runs a gang of disabled criminals that steals assistive technology(wheelchairs, communication aids and blue badges) he or she has more front than blackpool!!!!!! Can you make a fantastic Rex or do you know a guy that can. Please contact us on kate dot unspoken at gmail dot com Please note, this project takes some what of an “in ya face” attitude to disability. Thank you we look forward to hearing from you. The Unspoken Project CIC team”
Please signal boost.
nekobakaz reblogged
Sign from University of Bristol LGBT+ Society
"If you’re in a public bathroom and you think a stranger’s gender does not match the sign on the door, follow these steps:
1. Don’t worry about it, they know better than you.”
nekobakaz reblogged
13 year old builds Braille Printer using Lego as part of school project. Now has his own start-up company Braigo Labs.
From MSN:
Shubham built a Braille printer with a Lego robotics kit as a school science fair project last year after he asked his parents a simple question: How do blind people read? “Google it,” they told him.
Shubham then did some online research and was shocked to learn that Braille printers, also called embossers, cost at least $2,000 — too expensive for most blind readers, especially in developing countries.
"I just thought that price should not be there. I know that there is a simpler way to do this," said Shubham, who demonstrated how his printer works at the kitchen table where he spent many late nights building it with a Lego Mindstorms EV3 kit.
Source: MSN
nekobakaz reblogged
TW for abuse of a vulnerable person
Lisa was not a criminal, just a person living in care. Absolutely shocked to see this from a report in about care of people with a learning disability in UK. That someone could be kept for 9 years living in solitary confinement because of a learning disability in an institution in 2014 is barbaric.
Transcript:
"Lisa’s story
Lisa’s story was described by David (who works for NHS England and had recently
reviewed her care), Di (CQC inspector) and Viv (CBF). Lisa was “discovered” by a CBF
Expert by Experience member of the CQC review team, as part of the learning disability
review (www.cqc.org.uk/content/review-learning-disability-services-1) of her service.
During the two-day inspection of the assessment and treatment unit, no one set eyes
on Lisa – the CBF Expert by Experience was concerned because she was told that Lisa
lived in a locked area at the end of a male ward. She did not come out and no one went
in. The CBF raised concerns through the usual channels and was “reassured” that Lisa
was “well-known”, had an advocate, that there were regular review meetings, and that
she was very complex and challenging. CBF insisted on pursuing her case and discovered that she was kept in a locked area, slept on a beanbag, never went out and
staff interacted with her through a small letterbox style “hatch”. For example, her food
was passed to her through this hatch, and her hair was brushed through this hatch. She
lived like this for nine years detained under the Mental Health Act. There was no
therapeutic input – it was containment, and it cost an average of £1,800 per day, over
£12,600 per week. No one raised concerns about this arrangement until CBF did. Lisa
has now moved to a new service and is doing well, but there is considerable work to do
to undo the damage caused by living in solitary confinement for so long.”
The report is here (PDF) http://www.cqc.org.uk/sites/default/files/2014%2006%2017%20Three%20Lives%20report%20FINAL.pdf
nekobakaz reblogged
Check out this new spoon that has been designed for people with a movement disorder or tremors.
There is a kickstarter to fund it so please pledge or signal boost to help it on its way :-)
More info about the S’up Spoon here
ABOUT FORTY HOURS TO GO ON THIS!!! LET'S MAKE THIS HAPPEN!!!
Source: livingwithdisability.info
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#JusticeForLB launches Private Members Bill Campaign for a UK bill to help people remain at home with support rather than end up in institutions:
Connor was a young man. He needed extra help. Connor was moved to an Assessment and Treatment Unit. Connor died there. He was not sick. We must stop this happening to other people.
Connor’s mum called Connor ‘Laughing Boy’, or LB. There is a big campaign called #JusticeforLB.
The law did not help Connor. So we need to change the law. Parliament have to vote to change the law. An MP can ask Parliament to change the law. This is called a Private Members Bill.
We want to write a Private Members Bill. For now we are calling it #LBBill. This is in memory of Connor and all the other people who die for no reason.
A dad called Mark took his local council to court. He wanted his son to be able to live at home. Mark said “if you want to stop someone living at home, you must go to court. You must prove why the person cannot live at home”.
We think that sounds a good idea. We think it will stop people dying like Connor died. We want it to be the law. We want the law to keep people close to home. We want people to get the support they need where they live.
Every year, a few MPs have their names picked from a hat. These MPs can tell Parliament about a new law they want. If other people like their idea, there is a chance it can become a new law.
So: We want the law to change We need to agree what to put in the law Then we need to get MPs to support us
Everyone will need to ask their MP to support #LBBill. It may not work. But we have to try.
This post was written by Steve Broach and Anne Collis.
Image from Graphics on the Go fb page
nekobakaz reblogged
Big congrats to Robert and Nathan from Glasgow. They were refused access to a bar in Glasgow because of disability.
THEY TOOK THE CASE TO COURT AND WON
From the original tweets:
Robert: “Removed from the Polo Lounge, Glasgow tonight by POLICE because I am disabled. #outraged Nathan: “Denied entry to Polo Lounge BECAUSE we are disabled. They sent two police vans to remove us. Their bouncer carried me out and left Robert crawling around the floor. Gutted.
Posted by Robert after winning the case from on facebook group:
"This was never about us. We didn’t do this for us. What happened that night has already had it’s impact on us and nothing can change that. We took this case in the hope that it would give people faith that discrimination law can work, that as disabled people we don’t just have to accept the treatment we receive. We took this case for that young LGBT disabled person whose first experience of trying to access their so called community is to be told that they’re not wanted. We took this case to show every company who thinks it can get away with treating disabled people like they are unworthy of using their services that they can’t. And today, a year after we tried to go for a celebratory drink in the Polo Lounge and were told we couldn’t go in, Glasgow Sheriff Court ruled that we were unlawfully discriminated against - we have won our case. We hope the fear of being litigated against and having to pay compensation will encourage other companies to be more proactive in providing for all their customers, including the disabled ones. Nathan and I know this won’t be the last time we’ll face discrimination. But for today, we won. We are so incredibly grateful to the unwavering support that everyone has given us. Without the Faculty of Advocates’ Free Legal Assistance Unit, and our amazing lawyer Russell Bradley, we couldn’t have done this. Tom French, who was with us that night has stood by us all the way through and was an amazing witness. Rachel Amey was there in court to support us, help maintain our sanity, and even brought a pack of straws so I could have a drink! And Nic brought Brownies! Our heartfelt thanks to everyone who has been there for us this year.”