April 17, 2006

Blogging Against Disablism Day

. . . Is coming right up -- 1st May 2006. It's being spearheaded by Diary of a Goldfish:

[T]he idea is to see how powerful disabled people and the supporters of equality can be as a combined voice in the blogosphere. Are there as many people prepared to put their two pennies' worth in on this subject as there are on sexier subjects such as Race and Gender?

You can blog about "whatever you like so long as it is about the prejudice and discrimination faced by disabled people, the institutional and social barriers which put us at a disadvantage." Go here to sign up if you're a blogger or to read more about the idea!

Here's the image the folks-in-charge have come up with:

Blogging Against Disablism Day

Posted on April 17, 2006