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Ragout-Nov./Dec. 2006

During the last months of 2006, Ragged Edge Online readers posted the thoughts, articles and essays below on our site.

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Disability Blog Carnival # 5 writes on December 14, 2006,

Come join us on The Planet of the Blind. There's a great carnival thanks to all the bloggers who contributed....

. . . (MORE)

Elouise Burrell writes on November 22, 2006,

Announcing an upcoming workshop….

Freedom From Violence: Preventing Violence Against Women With Disabilities
(FFV: PVAWD)

A Workshop for Disability Service Providers and
Domestic/Sexual Violence Prevention Advocates . . . (MORE)

RL Grubbs writes on November 15, 2006,

Action Alert From Easter Seals/ Project ACTION

Attention Wheelchair Users, Scooter and Other Mobility Device Users: Help Remove Barriers and Improve Access to Public Transit and Paratransit Services

*Do you have experiences to shar. . . (MORE)

Patrick Wm. Connally writes on November 12, 2006,

The Unemployment of People with Disabilities Industry

Ed Roberts was a controversial figure, not only for selling the American public and most of the world on the idea people with disabilities could live outside of institutions but that t. . . (MORE)

Darrell Deeds writes on November 05, 2006,

Why are we viewed as Aliens


Since I have been physically limited since the age of 11, I have wanted to phone home many times the way ET phoned home. I understand this is not possible with earth being our home. This is why we try . . . (MORE)

Cass Irvin writes on November 05, 2006,

I can't sing and I can't dance but I can vote. (I can sing, actually -- but I shouldn't -- at least not in public.)

I can vote and people who know me well know I am big on voting. It is important to me because it makes me equal to nondis. . . (MORE)


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