Tag Archives: accessibility

“In a Wheelchair” Doesn’t Mean “Paraplegic”

A lot of people get surprised any time someone in a wheelchair manages to stand up or walk a few steps. Somewhere along the way, the idea got popularized: if someone’s in a wheelchair, their legs are flat-out paralyzed. They’re physically incapable of standing, and they probably can’t even sense anything below the waist. Well, that’s […]

Thoughts On “The Rating Game”

I started reading The Verge’s recent article, “The Rating Game” (subtitled “How Uber and its peers turned us into horrible bosses”), and quickly started thinking, “Wow, I have to tweet about this. Including some comments I have.” By the time I was halfway through, I’d come up with so many comments, they’d have required a huge […]