confoozled.com - disabilities

I was born with a disability called arthrogryposis. These are entries I've written about life with a disability, accessibility, assistive technology, and other disability issues.

cup covers	Wed 04/23/2008 6:32 PM
I did find some online at a food service supplier, but I'm hoping to find them in a slightly smaller quantity so that I don't have to spend quite so much money at one time. Or at the very least, somewhere local so that I don't have to pay for shipping... 0 comments/trackbacks
customer disservice	Wed 04/16/2008 3:04 PM
Calls are answered in the order in which they are received, they admonish, so hanging up and calling again will only further the delay... 0 comments/trackbacks
extreme experience	Tue 02/26/2008 10:28 PM
It was toward the end of the shot that they panned past us, so it very well may get edited out when the episode airs, but you never know. It is expected to air sometime in May, and if I know ahead of time I will give everyone a heads up... 0 comments/trackbacks
pill predicament	Wed 11/14/2007 9:47 AM
I just want a plain bottle... popup would be great, but I'll even settle for a screw cap that I don't have to push down, line up, do yoga or offer up my firstborn to open... 2 comments/trackbacks
spark a change	Sat 06/09/2007 8:50 AM
I can't even explain why or how, but I was immediately more motivated than I ever have been. Maybe it was the fact that this site offers more features than eDiets, while being completely free, or maybe it was because I saw no less than three different disability support groups, and knew that if these other people with disabilities could do it, then I could too... 0 comments/trackbacks
employably gimpy	Thu 03/15/2007 3:57 PM
Sure, I'm not immune to the typical complaints about work that everyone has. There are times I want to strangle people I work with, and there are days when I don't want to go or even get out of bed. 0 comments/trackbacks
toilet woes	Wed 02/28/2007 8:29 PM
To an outsider it may seem like I'm strangely obsessed with bathrooms. It's something that's constantly on my mind when planning whether to go out, where to go, and how long I can stay... 2 comments/trackbacks
illegal bylaws	Wed 02/21/2007 10:03 PM
It's time that condo boards learn that they can't just make any rule they damn well feel like. Bylaws can't directly violate local, state, and federal laws, such as a little thing called the Americans with Disabilities Act... 1 comments/trackbacks
disability news 1/23-1/29	Tue 01/30/2007 9:31 PM
Historically, disabled users often had to wait up to eighteen months for assistive technology products to support a new operating system... 0 comments/trackbacks
disability news 1/16-1/22	Mon 01/22/2007 9:50 AM
Worse, the ad presents the message that the newly disabled character has lost his girlfriend because of his disability, further promoting the stereotype that persons with disabilities are incapable of carrying on romantic relationships... 0 comments/trackbacks
treatment considerations	Fri 11/24/2006 12:43 PM
Aside from issues of lack of access to screening and other preventative care, the article also cites as a possible reason the special considerations some disabled women may have to make when choosing courses of treatment... 0 comments/trackbacks
updated disability links	Sat 04/29/2006 2:21 PM
I've kept one link, but updated its description, added one that should have been there a long time ago, and added one newer one... 0 comments/trackbacks
discriminating ignorance	Tue 02/28/2006 2:43 PM
Maybe I've just been grumpy, but things like this have really been pissing me off lately... 0 comments/trackbacks
thoughts flu out	Sun 02/12/2006 7:20 AM
Every so often I should just force myself to post a sort of mental dump... 0 comments/trackbacks
labor day debate	Mon 09/01/2003 10:28 PM
Should we deny MDA's clients these services simply because of bad decision making by leaders in the organization? 0 comments/trackbacks
parental control	Sun 02/09/2003 12:12 AM
My message here is to parents and other caretakers of disabled adults: We are adults! Our physical dependence on you does not give you the right to continue to control our lives as if we were children... 0 comments/trackbacks

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My name is Carly, aka HelloKit. I live in Rhode Island by way of Oregon, with my man, Chris, whom I've been with since 1995. I currently work in IT and office administration for a local electrical contractor. You'll find out a lot more about me by exploring the site, so what are you waiting for?
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