tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5895085051436907920.comments2023-09-22T14:02:51.831-04:00The Right to DesignBesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04691600265011800746noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5895085051436907920.post-37063068461524501862022-09-09T07:03:59.080-04:002022-09-09T07:03:59.080-04:00A great blog, it has a lot of useful information t...A great blog, it has a lot of useful information to me.<br />Village Talkies a top-quality professional corporate video production company in Bangalore and also best explainer video company in Bangalore & animation video makers in Bangalore, Chennai, India & Maryland, Baltimore, USA provides Corporate & Brand films, Promotional, Marketing videos & Training videos, Product demo videos, Employee videos, Product video explainers, eLearning videos, 2d Animation, 3d Animation, Motion Graphics, Whiteboard Explainer videos Client Testimonial Videos, Video Presentation and more for all start-ups, industries, and corporate companies. From scripting to corporate video production services, explainer & 3d, 2d animation video production , our solutions are customized to your budget, timeline, and to meet the company goals and objectives. As a best video production company in Bangalore, we produce quality and creative videos to our clients.<br />villagetalkieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17699647469618573676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5895085051436907920.post-81892092394146785842015-06-29T02:45:09.299-04:002015-06-29T02:45:09.299-04:00Your point of view is really very appreciable and ...Your point of view is really very appreciable and authentic which describe all the advantages and features regarding Universal Voting Booth. I understand the perspective of your description. Thanks for sharing it and keep sharing.<br /><br /><b><a href="http://www.electionequipment.asia" title="Ballot Boxes" rel="nofollow">Ballot Boxes</a></b> | <b><a href="http://www.electionequipment.asia" title="Voting Booths" rel="nofollow">Voting Booths</a></b> | <b><a href="http://www.electionequipment.asia" title="Ballot Boxes China" rel="nofollow">Ballot Boxes China</a></b>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11783889858211935469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5895085051436907920.post-48899739457679659822012-09-22T06:24:42.492-04:002012-09-22T06:24:42.492-04:00Heya¡my very first comment on your site. ,I have ...Heya¡my very first comment on your site. ,I have been reading your blog for a while and thought I would completely pop in and drop a friendly note. . It is great stuff indeed. I also wanted to ask..is there a way to subscribe to your site via email?<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.innoveins.com/web-design-bangalore" rel="nofollow">Web Design in Bangalore</a> <br />vinothkumarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15113010766728269548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5895085051436907920.post-16377383971196536592011-02-25T02:09:38.563-05:002011-02-25T02:09:38.563-05:00This post has been included in this month's Di...This post has been included in this month's Disability Blog Carnival - see http://lilwatchergirl.blogspot.com/2011/02/participate.html. Thanks for a really interesting contribution!Naomi J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10918322634249814999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5895085051436907920.post-45659124858672233572011-02-23T11:53:58.017-05:002011-02-23T11:53:58.017-05:00great quote, Penny. thanks!great quote, Penny. thanks!Besshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04691600265011800746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5895085051436907920.post-58590607259439749002011-02-23T11:52:19.049-05:002011-02-23T11:52:19.049-05:00There's a section in John Hockenberry's _M...There's a section in John Hockenberry's _Moving Violations_ where he talks about his grandfather, who lost his forearm in a 1920s work accident (to the best of my memory). Hockenberry's grandmother said later, "We wanted him to wear something, because of the way people think and talk, you know. People are cruel. They can say things that can hurt you clean through." (p. 63 in the edition I have) Social pressure, not utility, was the reason for a prosthetic in that case too.Penny L. Richardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00102296070193780691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5895085051436907920.post-73376771497819383582011-02-01T13:22:21.903-05:002011-02-01T13:22:21.903-05:00Thanks for sharing your observations on staircases...Thanks for sharing your observations on staircases. I was reminded of my own experiences of uncertainty and discomfort when mounting some museum steps. The lack of handrails forces one to focus on each step and to avoid looking all around to take in the architecture. Maybe the architect's intention is to compel the visitor to feel a sense of revelation once she arrives at the top of the staircase.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5895085051436907920.post-61595224643619135382010-04-19T11:55:26.005-04:002010-04-19T11:55:26.005-04:00I found your blog today through "Our Inclusiv...I found your blog today through "Our Inclusive Home" I wanted to introduce you to my Universal-Design Network. It is a free online community for those passionate about Universal Design. You blog would offer a unique perspective. We would love for you to join. Here is the link: http://universal-design.ning.com/Abbie Sladickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16855465736057027977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5895085051436907920.post-76229859065806849852010-02-18T11:56:31.136-05:002010-02-18T11:56:31.136-05:00hey bess. it's dan schank. i was just thinking...hey bess. it's dan schank. i was just thinking of forwarding you the ebert thing myself. amazing. if you haven't already, check out his blog entry about confronting death (quoted in the piece as well - it's called "go softly into the night" or something), also amazing!danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09700656544196143573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5895085051436907920.post-57566213440601490542009-04-05T18:12:00.000-04:002009-04-05T18:12:00.000-04:00I've never actually seen one and would like to.. t...I've never actually seen one and would like to.. the earlier models were much bigger and boxier, and I think originally had a dial tone! Report back if you ever check it out.Besshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04691600265011800746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5895085051436907920.post-3827400366514722002009-04-05T15:44:00.000-04:002009-04-05T15:44:00.000-04:00Hmm... maybe I'll get one for my mother after test...Hmm... maybe I'll get one for my mother after testing it out to see if it really is easy. She's so confused by her cell phone!Susan Surfacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08496003666069018370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5895085051436907920.post-50222033702113506412009-04-01T23:07:00.000-04:002009-04-01T23:07:00.000-04:00ha-- definitely no Tom Petty here! That is refuge...ha-- definitely no Tom Petty here! That is refugee as metaphor, right?<BR/><BR/>thanks both of you for your insightful comments. I think, as both of you say, it is probably most important when you set out on an experience like this (especially if you are designing it for pedagogy of some sort) to know your audience and know your goals. I find in a lot of material culture demonstrations/teachings, including my own, if you just have the object and no goal, it flops. It's too easy to have props in teaching and forget what the actual lesson is supposed to be. And in the case of "experiencing" disability, of course no one can really experience anyone else's abilities or disabilities for that matter-- but you can observe the realities of past or present lives with a set goal of understanding or inclusion. More stuff to think about, thanks...Besshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04691600265011800746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5895085051436907920.post-3036598094303384802009-04-01T22:22:00.000-04:002009-04-01T22:22:00.000-04:00Interesting post that for me is asking the questio...Interesting post that for me is asking the question: how do we write history and what do we think we can produce through writing it?<BR/><BR/>Obviously no one experience can be exactly reproduced for others. It's not just customization of wheelchairs that would make the experience different. Added to that there is the fact that the experience of being in a wheelchair probably varies greatly among the diverse group of people who use them. Being in a wheelchair (or on crutches) in someplace like Sierra Leone I would assume is entirely different than being in one in Canada. Being disabled in the 15th century was probably totally different than it would be today. (When was the wheelchair actually "invented" anyway?)<BR/><BR/>Yet if we thought that the only valuable way to gain knowledge about something was to gain the same knowledge that the person who originally experienced it had, we wouldn't write history, no?<BR/><BR/>Basically I am just re-articulating what you are already saying here. Perhaps no one is actually saying that by cooking in Julia Child's kitchen, they will learn to cook like her. But maybe they will have the opportunity to experience the difference that using a copper pan for an omelet makes. (Or doesn't!) Likewise, people can try using a wheelchair for a day and say that it has totally changed their awareness of their environment without saying that they know exactly what it must be like for everyone who uses a wheelchair on a daily basis. <BR/><BR/>As you imply at the end of this, being responsible is often simply a matter of qualifying your knowledge claims. <BR/><BR/>PS did you consider quoting the Tom Petty song?stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02707137660665009508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5895085051436907920.post-80889245723325235562009-03-07T09:22:00.000-05:002009-03-07T09:22:00.000-05:00thanks for the inclusion.see my site for limited e...thanks for the inclusion.<BR/>see my site for limited edition archival prints--<BR/>i'm donating 25% of proceeds to related charities.<BR/><BR/>http://www.derekgores.comderekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14185470398072886043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5895085051436907920.post-36962892083880188382009-02-02T11:39:00.000-05:002009-02-02T11:39:00.000-05:00I agree with you that to some extent, some kind of...I agree with you that to some extent, some kind of "empathetic" engagement is helpful. In the case of being a designer, I think it can definitely help us be more aware of what certain physical implications really mean for users. For example, using a wheelchair for a few hours or a day won't give anyone the experience of what it is "really" like to be a wheelchair user. But it might give new meaning to whether a 10' turning radius is truly comfortable, or whether it is a meager, if manageable, dimension for a corner. Of course we should just listen to people's input on the topic whenever possible, and not to assume that there are no disabled people who are designers (though not in any programs I have attended).<BR/><BR/>The problem I have with things like the Davos Refugee Theme-Park Ride is that it implies that people in positions of power or privilege need to hear from "one of themselves" to confirm that yes, in fact, the situation really is that bad, and aren't willing to trust the voices of people who experience them. Or that they need to "understand" how it feels before committing to supporting certain people and trying to enact social change, as if they possibly could understand.<BR/><BR/>I'm reminded of things like that person who dressed up as black and wrote about being treated poorly, as if this were necessary to understanding the problems of racism in the USA - as opposed to simply listening to actual black people. There are also those makeover experiments where people are dressed up in fat suits and learn the "shocking" truth that, yes in fact, fat people are treated poorly in our culture. Which is something that plenty of actual fat people have been saying for a while.Susan Surfacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08496003666069018370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5895085051436907920.post-7285742251487044122009-02-02T11:37:00.000-05:002009-02-02T11:37:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Susan Surfacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08496003666069018370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5895085051436907920.post-48074412768955232972008-11-04T19:59:00.000-05:002008-11-04T19:59:00.000-05:00Hi Bess,would you mind having your blog linked to ...Hi Bess,<BR/><BR/>would you mind having your blog linked to a site that i research links for? Australian network for universal housing design www.anuhd.org.au<BR/><BR/>:) SpikeSpikeabellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00526666426161958415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5895085051436907920.post-75621925490981917292008-11-02T18:29:00.000-05:002008-11-02T18:29:00.000-05:00steven-- thanks for your comments. It's interesti...steven-- thanks for your comments. It's interesting that you say that ADA gives architects leverage w/ clients-- that makes sense. So often I hear the reverse-- that it makes architects "tack on" accessibility rather than integrate it because there are so many rules involved. I think it may be a question of scale-- do you get to make an ideal Universal Design project for one or two clients, or ADA-compliant for all of them. Thanks for reading!Besshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04691600265011800746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5895085051436907920.post-37961788457900260942008-10-29T21:23:00.000-04:002008-10-29T21:23:00.000-04:00i'd counter, bess, that almost everyone is a more ...i'd counter, bess, that almost everyone is a more severe critique than architects' colleagues, but that each have their own primary concerns and agendas - very seldom understanding the huge number of stakeholders that might have an interest in a given project. <BR/><BR/>ada has been a huge action because it has given architects the authority (basically) to say that accessibility is necessary. without it, we had very little leverage to be innovative with accessible solutions. believe it or not, a lot of clients still 'allow' it begrudgingly. <BR/><BR/>universal design has become a focus for a lot of the work i pursue and, as i note in the archinect discussion, architects wanting to believe that their buildings provide some sort of beautiful positive experience but don't recognize that that MUST mean universal design are blindered. <BR/><BR/>thanks for your blog. i've been enjoying it.<BR/><BR/>steven wardfleur de grishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04199402510797573510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5895085051436907920.post-49708316882630147462008-10-29T08:36:00.000-04:002008-10-29T08:36:00.000-04:00Gary, my blog is not read by many people but I wou...Gary, my blog is not read by many people but I would like to write a post at some point about memoirs, so will keep yours in mind too.Besshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04691600265011800746noreply@blogger.com