http://www.netvouz.com/Xyzzy/tag/disability?feed=rss Xyzzy's bookmarks tagged "disability" on Netvouz http://www.webwhispers.org/library/PegTube.asp Great overview on how they're placed, what they are, different methods, and personal experiences living with them. Xyzzy Fri, 08 Apr 2011 10:10:40 GMT http://www.thewip.net/talk/2009/02/accepting_autism.html Great essay by a mother about how & why she came to accept her young son's newly-diagnosed autism rather than trying frantically to "cure" it, and valuable advice to other struggling parents of autistic kids. Health & Disability Xyzzy Mon, 16 Nov 2009 01:00:18 GMT http://bloom-parentingkidswithdisabilities.blogspot.com/2010/09/its-great-blessing-to-give-hope.html An interview follows a mother's journey from frantically trying to 'cure' her autistic son to the relief of accepting him after getting "an insider's view" from adults on the spectrum. Health & Disability Xyzzy Wed, 13 Oct 2010 06:20:02 GMT http://stillmilestogo.com/2011/03/23/no-longer-starving-4/#more-684 Adults/kids that use feeding tubes (and a few parents) on what they'd like people to know about feeding tubes and the folks that have them. Definite must-read for stereotype/stigma bashing! Xyzzy Fri, 08 Apr 2011 10:42:48 GMT http://stillmilestogo.com/2011/03/19/no-longer-starving-3/ Information about the different classes of tubes & how they help, using pics of the tube-wearing stigma-bashing author's young friends to illustrate. Xyzzy Fri, 08 Apr 2011 10:37:37 GMT http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/tayside_and_central/7433436.stm Interesting article from the BBC covering research that shows students think better when they aren't making eye contact, something autistics have maintained for a long time. Health & Disability Xyzzy Mon, 16 Nov 2009 01:00:31 GMT http://www.makoa.org/vent/ventlife.htm "Here's rich evidence that life doesn't end after mechanical ventilation from the people who know best -- readers who use vents. They put to rest the vexatious quality-of-life issue, and prove that a vent is just a machine, not an enemy." Xyzzy Fri, 08 Apr 2011 11:02:39 GMT http://www.raggededgemagazine.com/archive/berg.htm A disabled reporter's commentary on the reality behind assisted suicide requests, examining one in particular. Health & Disability Xyzzy Thu, 03 Feb 2011 06:10:48 GMT http://www.raggededgemagazine.com/departments/closerlook/000749.html An article by disability rights folk explaining their stance. Health & Disability Xyzzy Thu, 03 Feb 2011 05:38:20 GMT http://www.ssa.gov/pubs/calendar2010.htm Indicates when payments are made, which is very useful for someone wondering whether a certain day qualifies as a holiday (payment then made the previous work day). Health & Disability Xyzzy Sat, 02 Jan 2010 02:10:05 GMT