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That's great to hear, Krista. Many people trash "Glee" because Artie isn't an actor in a chair, but on the show and thro...
by The Myth of Walking on Wednesday, May 02, 2012
The Glee Project hired an actress using a wheelchair. My daughter auditioned for the part and didn't get it but we were ...
by Krista on Tuesday, May 01, 2012
Anthony, thanks so much for your always thoughtful responses. The simple point I was trying to make, at least about myse...
by The Myth of Walking on Wednesday, April 04, 2012
Al, thanks. I was alarmed at your opening paragraphs and then, as usual, impressed with your thoughtfulness and analysis...
by Anthony on Tuesday, April 03, 2012
Anthony, great stats. I wonder what percentage of adults have a disability and can walk those distances. The point is, I...
by The Myth of Walking on Tuesday, March 20, 2012
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“Rucker is a gifted observer-humorist, unleashing a straight-arrow honesty and a vibrant, penetrating wit while probing the most intimate aspects of contemporary life and human behavior…” (Publisher Weekly) Mr. Rucker lectures widely on the subject of living with disability. He is also a contributing editor to “New Mobility” magazine and the chairman of the Writers With Disabilities Committee at the WGA. He lives in LA with wife, Ann. They have two sons.
Archive for November 2011
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Tuesday, November 29, 2011
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In my dotage, I’ve come to enjoy reading peer-review medical research papers with titles like “Psychologic Factors and Risk of Mortality After Spinal Cord Injury” or “Comparison of the influence of different rehabilitation programmes on clinical, spirometric, and spiroergometric parameters in patients with multiple sclerosis.”

Okay, these titles don’t shout, “Read me now!” nor is the prose the heart-pounding John Grisham variety. Read More

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Tuesday, November 15, 2011
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You may have read about this – it made the news about three weeks ago – but I found it to be a very telling story about disability in our times and I can’t stop thinking about it. New York mayor Michael Bloomberg announced that he was rabidly opposed to more taxi cabs in his city that are equipped to handle disabled passengers. They’re too expensive, he said, too heavy, and have crappy suspension. Ergo, “the average person riding in them finds them really uncomfortable.” Read More