Comments for Ready & Abled http://blog.ctnews.com/robitaille Suzanne Robitaille looks at disabilities and special needs. Fri, 10 Sep 2010 03:10:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Comment on Service Dogs Star in Milk-Bone T.V. Show by Mary http://blog.ctnews.com/robitaille/2010/04/19/service-dogs-star-in-milk-bone-t-v-show/#comment-310 Mary Fri, 10 Sep 2010 03:10:25 +0000 http://blog.ctnews.com/robitaille/?p=105#comment-310 9/9/10 - just saw this documentary on PBS and it was wonderful and inspiring. Jennifer Arnold and her team are doing great work and it was very touching to see the positive effect on the people received a dog in the program. I like her take on dogs - that they are emotional and sensitive and anxious to please. This is my experience of my wonderful Lab, Mac. He is not a service dog formally but he services my family in many ways - emotionally in particular. I also appreciate her emphasis on non-physical training. These dogs don't need to be dominated. People who hurt animals need to be exposed to this kind of loving treatment of animals. 9/9/10 – just saw this documentary on PBS and it was wonderful and inspiring. Jennifer Arnold and her team are doing great work and it was very touching to see the positive effect on the people received a dog in the program. I like her take on dogs – that they are emotional and sensitive and anxious to please. This is my experience of my wonderful Lab, Mac. He is not a service dog formally but he services my family in many ways – emotionally in particular. I also appreciate her emphasis on non-physical training. These dogs don’t need to be dominated. People who hurt animals need to be exposed to this kind of loving treatment of animals.

]]> Comment on Local Companies Attend Disability-Hiring Boot Camp by Deb Russell http://blog.ctnews.com/robitaille/2010/03/19/local-companies-attend-disability-hiring-boot-camp/#comment-138 Deb Russell Tue, 18 May 2010 03:29:15 +0000 http://blog.ctnews.com/robitaille/?p=91#comment-138 Walgreens employs people with and without disabilities in all types positions, including the stores. In our distribution centers, employees earn the same pay, the same benefits and are held to the same standards whether or not they have a disability. Thank you for your interest. Walgreens employs people with and without disabilities in all types positions, including the stores. In our distribution centers, employees earn the same pay, the same benefits and are held to the same standards whether or not they have a disability. Thank you for your interest.

]]> Comment on How To Find Disability-Friendly Travel Locales by marcia http://blog.ctnews.com/robitaille/2009/11/09/how-to-find-disability-friendly-travel-locales/#comment-135 marcia Sun, 16 May 2010 13:58:14 +0000 http://blog.ctnews.com/robitaille/?p=52#comment-135 My husband is an incomplete quad 19 yrs and uses and power chair. We live in Sullivan Co.NY and he would love to go fishing. Do you know of any places within driving distancce? He drives his own van. Also we would love to travel but need a lot of special equipment - any ideas? Tx My husband is an incomplete quad 19 yrs and uses and power chair. We live in Sullivan Co.NY and he would love to go fishing. Do you know of any places within driving distancce? He drives his own van. Also we would love to travel but need a lot of special equipment – any ideas? Tx

]]> Comment on Local Companies Attend Disability-Hiring Boot Camp by Ann http://blog.ctnews.com/robitaille/2010/03/19/local-companies-attend-disability-hiring-boot-camp/#comment-69 Ann Thu, 01 Apr 2010 01:16:36 +0000 http://blog.ctnews.com/robitaille/?p=91#comment-69 Does Walgreens allow those with disabilities to work in their stores? There are over seven thousand stores but only two distribution centers. I cannot help to wonder if these distribution centers pay a fair and comparable wage and what the yearly raises consist of. Does Walgreens allow those with disabilities to work in their stores? There are over seven thousand stores but only two distribution centers. I cannot help to wonder if these distribution centers pay a fair and comparable wage and what the yearly raises consist of.

]]> Comment on ‘My Football Game’ Helps Disabled Gamers Go Deep by Sean Randall http://blog.ctnews.com/robitaille/2009/12/08/my-football-game-helps-disabled-gamers-go-deep/#comment-18 Sean Randall Wed, 09 Dec 2009 18:49:00 +0000 http://blog.ctnews.com/robitaille/?p=57#comment-18 Growing up, there were very few console games I could play with my sighted family (I having no site). MUDs, Text Adventures and Telnet BBS and Door games were on the outs by then, restricting my network play too. Nothing's changed very much. I used to enjoy gunning for my mates as they navigated on a lot of the Star Trek titles, and I was always able to analyse a situation in the team 17 Worms' classics if it were described to me, usually maxing out for my team. It's close and a great feeling, but not the way things should be. There are quite a chunk of "audio game" developers out there. Most work solo, on solo games; those that are multiplayer are almost all blind exclusive. Good for the community but a little segrigationist. So this game is welcome news, let's hope it's opened a few eyes, as it were. Growing up, there were very few console games I could play with my sighted family (I having no site). MUDs, Text Adventures and Telnet BBS and Door games were on the outs by then, restricting my network play too.

Nothing’s changed very much. I used to enjoy gunning for my mates as they navigated on a lot of the Star Trek titles, and I was always able to analyse a situation in the team 17 Worms’ classics if it were described to me, usually maxing out for my team. It’s close and a great feeling, but not the way things should be.

There are quite a chunk of “audio game” developers out there. Most work solo, on solo games; those that are multiplayer are almost all blind exclusive. Good for the community but a little segrigationist.

So this game is welcome news, let’s hope it’s opened a few eyes, as it were.

]]> Comment on ‘My Football Game’ Helps Disabled Gamers Go Deep by Martin Courcelles http://blog.ctnews.com/robitaille/2009/12/08/my-football-game-helps-disabled-gamers-go-deep/#comment-17 Martin Courcelles Wed, 09 Dec 2009 18:25:43 +0000 http://blog.ctnews.com/robitaille/?p=57#comment-17 It is quite refreshing to see games like this produced. I'd love to have a chance to try it. Do you need a Beta Tester? It is quite refreshing to see games like this produced. I’d love to have a chance to try it. Do you need a Beta Tester?

]]> Comment on How To Find Disability-Friendly Travel Locales by barbara http://blog.ctnews.com/robitaille/2009/11/09/how-to-find-disability-friendly-travel-locales/#comment-13 barbara Thu, 26 Nov 2009 08:37:04 +0000 http://blog.ctnews.com/robitaille/?p=52#comment-13 I found it very interesting and at the same time very informative. I found it very interesting and at the same time very informative.

]]> Comment on How To Find Disability-Friendly Travel Locales by Australia Immigration Service http://blog.ctnews.com/robitaille/2009/11/09/how-to-find-disability-friendly-travel-locales/#comment-11 Australia Immigration Service Thu, 12 Nov 2009 03:48:07 +0000 http://blog.ctnews.com/robitaille/?p=52#comment-11 Nice information and you give disable people a chance to see the world because of this article. Great things to do is to travel and as a disable traveller, you always wanted to find disable friendly location that may suit your expectations because of the beautiful scenery on that place. Nice information and you give disable people a chance to see the world because of this article. Great things to do is to travel and as a disable traveller, you always wanted to find disable friendly location that may suit your expectations because of the beautiful scenery on that place.

]]> Comment on About Suzanne Robitaille by Bill Forrester http://blog.ctnews.com/robitaille/about/#comment-8 Bill Forrester Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:35:04 +0000 http://blog.ctnews.com/robitaille/?page_id=2#comment-8 Hi Suzanne, The above link is to my site that I started about four years ago to provide accessible touring information. Regards, Bill Forrester Hi Suzanne,
The above link is to my site that I started about four years ago to provide accessible touring information.

Regards,

Bill Forrester

]]> Comment on Abilis’ Walk in the Park is a Wash by Suzanne Robitaille http://blog.ctnews.com/robitaille/2009/10/19/abilis-walk-in-the-park-is-a-wash/#comment-3 Suzanne Robitaille Wed, 28 Oct 2009 18:53:57 +0000 http://blog.ctnews.com/robitaille/?p=14#comment-3 Thanks for the welcome, Sig. Yes. Ready and Abled is new to the CT community. Happy to collect additional disability community-relevant resources here. For example, I also write www.abledbody.com , focused on assistive technology and innovations for the disability community. Keep the good ideas, local stories, and inks coming! Suzanne Thanks for the welcome, Sig. Yes. Ready and Abled is new to the CT community. Happy to collect additional disability community-relevant resources here. For example, I also write http://www.abledbody.com , focused on assistive technology and innovations for the disability community. Keep the good ideas, local stories, and inks coming! Suzanne

]]> Comment on Abilis’ Walk in the Park is a Wash by Sig http://blog.ctnews.com/robitaille/2009/10/19/abilis-walk-in-the-park-is-a-wash/#comment-2 Sig Sun, 25 Oct 2009 14:57:05 +0000 http://blog.ctnews.com/robitaille/?p=14#comment-2 Looks like a new blog? Looking forward to reading more. I have a dormant blog called whatsdisabiitygottodowithit.blogspot.com, in case of interest. Looks like a new blog? Looking forward to reading more.
I have a dormant blog called whatsdisabiitygottodowithit.blogspot.com, in case of interest.

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