Monthly Archives: March 2009

Photoessay of the 805 Veterans disabled parking problem

Posted on March 31, 2009 by Liz Henry

Here is a visual explanation of part of the problem with disabled parking at this building. 1:48 pm Tuesday March 31st. I drove into the front parking lot. I could see the front 2 spots were full. I drove to … Continue reading →

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ADA struggle at my workplace

Posted on March 30, 2009 by Liz Henry

It has been at a year now since I first started asking the office building where I work to add disabled parking spots. They continue to refuse, and as I continue reporting them to the city, they continue coming to … Continue reading →

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Why is airline travel so brutal for disabled people?

Posted on March 27, 2009 by Liz Henry

Here’s a little bit about my day today and then some thoughts on airports and disability. But my short answer to the question in my title is that U.S. airlines do not even try to comply with the U.S. 1986 … Continue reading →

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In search of ping pong balls

Posted on March 27, 2009 by Liz Henry

The two gross of ping pong balls that I ordered online aren’t here in time to spray paint them black to use as cannonballs for the party. So I went off this afternoon in search of the cheapest ping pong … Continue reading →

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Access Sex: panel at SexTech conference

Posted on March 26, 2009 by Liz Henry

The Access Sex panel on sex education, sexual health, and people with disabilities was just beautiful. Panelists: Cory Silverberg (http://sexuality.about.com/mbiopage.htm), Bethany Stevens (Morehouse School of Medicine), Liz Henry (BlogHer), Jen Cole (GimpGirl) Cory Silverberg opened by asking some questions about … Continue reading →

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Ada Lovelace Day

Posted on March 24, 2009 by Liz Henry

I felt a little wistful as I thought over who to write about. I wished for a clear mentor or hero who I would have known about from childhood onward. Not many of us had that kind of computer science … Continue reading →

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Sex:Tech talk on Sex and Disability (Access Sex)

Posted on March 23, 2009 by Liz Henry

Here are my notes for a panel on Sex and Disability coming up this afternoon at Sex:Tech 2009 in San Francisco. It’s a conference for health workers and sex educators. I’ll post my report on the conference and the panel … Continue reading →

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SXSWi: Ending Racism with Social Media

Posted on March 15, 2009 by Liz Henry

Thank you again to Nalo Hopkinson for fixing up my very, very rough transcript! (Nalo I can’t believe you just did that.) And thanks to all the panelists and participants for a great SXSWi session. ****** Can Social Media End … Continue reading →

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SXSWi: Fighting online misogyny panel

Posted on March 15, 2009 by Liz Henry

Thank you!!! times a hundred to Nalo Hopkinson who just now took my rough live transcript and cleaned it up and emailed it back to me so I could post it. Thank you Nalo! You rock so hard. *** That’s … Continue reading →

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Talking at ETech this Thursday: DIY for People with Disabilities

Posted on March 10, 2009 by Liz Henry

I’m going to be speaking at ETech in a couple of days about technology, culture, and disability/access invention. I’m all fizzy with enthusiasm and can’t wait to give the talk and see what people about afterwards! If you’re curious, Here’s … Continue reading →

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