Columns
Editor's Column
by Tim Benjamin
As we go to press with this
issue, the big news is that Peter Singer is coming to town. Who is
he? Peter Singer is a professor of bioethics at Princeton who promotes
a utilitarian philosophy. According to Wikipedia, utilitarianism
(from the Latin meaning useful) is “a theory of ethics that
prescribes the quantitative maximization of good consequences for
a population. The good to be maximized is usually happiness, pleasure,
or preference satisfaction.” Singer takes the ideology to an
extreme ... read
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Disability Technology
Shopping for a Wheelchair
by Jenni Mundl
Selecting a new wheelchair
can be a little bit
like buying a new car these days, with so many chairs and options. Each should
identify their unique needs ... read
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Home Access Answers
Parading Through the Homes
by Jane Hampton, CID. Access
Specialist
Dear Jane,
I have noticed billboards
throughout the city advertising this year’s Parade of Homes.
I was disappointed when looking at the guide book that there weren’t
any builders advertising accessible single family homes ... read
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Living Independently
Finding a “House
Call” in the Twin Cities
by Lisa Schmidtke
Healthcare is often brought
to the home
to help someone recover from illness or surgery, to maintain a person’s
health or to provide assistance in meeting one’s daily needs. The advice
from last month’s “House Call” article on Personal Care Attendants
remains the same. Before you hire anyone, make sure that any medical assistance
is performed under the direction of a physician ... read
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On Mental Illness
No Place Like Home
by Pete Feigal
We
with this illness fear that there will never be a place of safety
and belonging for us. Our experience of belonging seems conditional
on our performance. We feel as if we are valued for not making
trouble and, if we amputate our hearts and feelings, we minimize
our undesirability and make ourselves harmless. Only then can we
take up space ... read more from
Pete >
