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Shawn - Attorney

status: My new blog post about access: "I Live My Life Three Inches at a Time" http://blog.easystand.com/2012/01/wheelchair-doorway-accessibility/

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One Man's Access: I blog about disability issues and offer personal insight into the unique and often unknown intracacies ivolved with living the spinal cord injury lifestyle. (http://www.onemansaccess.blogspot.com/)

The Hidden Responsibilities of the SCI Lifestyle

Saturday, February 16, 2013

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In my new EasyStand Blog post I discuss some of the Hidden Responsibilities of the SCI Lifestyle.

Categories: personal care assistants, accommodation, employment, wheelchair issues, disability, quad issues, SCI, medications, personal cares, fiber

When the Work Environment is not so Accessible

Tuesday, January 08, 2013

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I’ve got a bit of a work accessibility series going with my blog posts recently, and my third installment is about “When the Work Environment is not so Accessible.”

Categories: independence, help, access, accommodation, accessibility, workplace accommodations, doors

Quad Kryptonite: ATMs

Wednesday, November 28, 2012

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My latest EasyStand Blog post covers my difficulty with using ATMs since I became a quad. Please check out "Quad Kryptonite: ATMs."

Categories: perspective, accommodation, limited hand dexterity, accessibility, quad issues

Making the Return to Work Accessible, Part 2

Tuesday, November 13, 2012

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In my new EasyStand Blog post I break down my return to work and how I (essentially) make disability access buttons magically appear. Please check out “Making the Return to Work Accessible, Part 2.”

Categories: access, accommodation, employment, disability, accessibility, workplace accommodations

Truckin'

Friday, October 19, 2012

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My new blog post about my 16 year plus quest to drive a truck again. Please check out Truckin'.

Categories: independence, quadriplegic, accommodation, wheelchair issues, accessibility, adapted vehicles

Birdie Gone Bye Bye

Thursday, September 27, 2012

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In my new EasyStand Blog post I lament flipping people off, and othe hand gestures, due to my limited hand dexterity. Please check out Birdie Gone Bye Bye.

Categories: frustrations, quadriplegic, disability, limited hand dexterity

Gaining a Numb Perspective on Disability Issues

Tuesday, September 18, 2012

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My new EasyStand Blog post discusses how as the years have passed since my SCI my perspective on crappy disability issues like parking and inaccessibility has numbed. So please check out “Gaining a Numb Perspective on Disability Issues.”

Categories: frustrations, perspective, quadriplegic, access, accommodation, wheelchair issues, disability, parking

Right of Way? More Like Get Out of My Way!

Tuesday, August 28, 2012

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My last EasyStand Blog post covered the number of ways that people get in the way of me and my wheelchair while I’m going from place to place. Please check out “Right of Way? More Like Get Out of My Way!”

Categories: independence, frustrations, perspective, quadriplegic, access, wheelchair issues, disability

Making the Return to Work Accessible

Thursday, August 09, 2012

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After a long, tough three year job search I finally got a job as a legal researcher a few months ago. My latest EasyStand Blog post covers “Making the Return to Work Accessible.”

Categories: independence, access, accommodation, employment, wheelchair issues

Trying Hard Not to Ask "Why Me?"

Monday, June 04, 2012

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My new EasyStand Blog guest post covers the issue of trying not to ask “why me?” when it has come to my spinal cord injury and other things that have been disability lifestyle related. Please check out “Trying Hard Not to Ask “Why Me?”

Categories: frustrations, perspective, quadriplegic, dating, relationships

New EasyStand Blog Post: Help Wanted Occasionally, but Don’t Linger

Thursday, April 26, 2012

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Please check out my new EasyStand Blog post about people that offer to help me that are both pushy and linger: Help Wanted Occasionally, but Don't Linger.

Categories: pushy people, independence, frustrations, perspective, help

New Blog Post: This Winter Deserves a High Five

Friday, April 06, 2012

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Check out my new post about the warmest and most accessible winter of my SCI life: This Winter Deserves a High Five

New Contributing Blog Post: Dealing With Set in Their Ways PCAs

Monday, February 27, 2012

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My new EasyStand Blog post dishes on dealing with PCAs who are too set in their ways. Please check out
Dealing With Set in Their Ways PCAs.

Categories: personal care assistants

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