The JWL Blog
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What Happened to the Winter Paralympics Streaming Coverage?
The Winter Paralympics started last Friday. But Peacock hid the Opening ceremonies at the bottom of the home page so it took forever to find it. This is completely different coverage than what the Winter Olympics received – and the…
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Why Paratransit is Does Not Work, and Uber Isn’t Better
Last week, I wrote about the pros and cons of some forms of transportation. This week, the focus is on paratransit services. Paratransit services are a type of public transit that supplements the fixed route systems for people with disabilities…
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Planes, Trains, Automobiles NEED to be More Accessible
I do not complain about my actual disability at all. My mother even told me that this last weekend. I complain how outside factors make it hard for me to exist outside of my house – and even inside my…
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Wheelchair Sports Matter to Children and Adults with Disabilities
When I was in elementary school, I got to play recreation wheelchair basketball and hockey. Not the sled hockey, but still on the ice, and still a lot of crashing. It is probably the best time of my childhood. I…
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Accessible Event Ticketing is a Mess
In 2010, the Americans with Disabilities Act received updates to bring the Act into the Digital Age. One of these updates is concert ticketing. Recently, I attended a concert with my mom. Wonderful experience, 11/10 would do it again but…
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The Truth About Winter as a Wheelchair User
I was born and raised in northern Wisconsin. If there is one thing that remains a constant, it’s how inaccessible the winter is. It’s miserable. If you don’t know anything about Wisconsin winter, it lasts about six months. If we’re…
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Top 5 Adaptive Tools for Disability that are Mainstream
Life hacks are adaptations. They adapt a process of a chore to make that chore more efficient for an individual. It’s an adaptation. People with disabilities constantly adapt activities of daily living to make life easier to manage, often leading…
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Steps to Begin Your Self-Advocacy Journey
In 1973 here in the US, Congress enacted the Rehabilitation Act, signed by President Richard Nixon. This act, and in particular Section 504 of this Act, prohibits discrimination of people with disabilities from any program receiving federal funding. This includes…