Fashion may be all about having the right ‘look’ but the creative folk behind blindingone are making clothing that communicates through touch; stitching personalised messages right into the fabric using Tapper’s braille.
The concept combines the Braille characters with their corresponding alphabetic figure creating an iconic image which imprints on the mind of the recipient. Therefore, allowing for easy recall of the image with the signified characters and letters.
Karley Sciortino of the blog Slutever recently interviewed Sarah, a 25 year old girl from New Jersey who suffers from a rare form of Dwarfism. She is a quadriplegic and is permanently on a ventilator. Because of her condition, for most of her life Sarah has had minimal contact with the outside world. In 2004 she joined Second Life.
Since then Sarah has given up real life almost completely, choosing to function only online. In SL she has a career as a successful model, she’s into kink and BDSM, and she’s currently looking for a man to spend the rest of her life with. I talked to Sarah about the reality of living completely outside reality.
What is a normal day for you like?
I get up, get washed for the day, go on SL, eat lunch and dinner, log out and go to bed. My world is SL; mainly the only things I do in the real world are life essential.You’ve told me that you are looking for a boyfriend, but only in Second Life, right?
Yeah, I’m looking for a relationship in SL but with real life emotions. But I’m also open to texting, instant messaging and sharing pictures. I’m over casual dating and want to find someone who I can spend the rest of my life with in SL. I’m extremely romantic! Due to circumstances, a real life partner is not right for me, and I don’t see myself ever being open to that.
Read the rest of the interview with Sarah here.
“In this soaring demonstration, deaf percussionist Evelyn Glennie illustrates how listening to music involves much more than simply letting sound waves hit your eardrums.”
Evelyn Glennie is also the subject of documentary “Touch the Sound”
Similarly interesting are blind photographers. Read this fascinating article by Andrew Follows about his photography.
The Transportation Security Administration’s new screening procedures have received plenty of critical media attention. The backscatter body imaging is causing concern over invasion of privacy and the opt-out enhanced pat-down has been likened to groping or even sexual assault. But what do these screening procedures mean for people with disabilities?
In an open letter, the TSA notified members of the disabled community that “alternative screening techniques” may be necessary for some people with disabilities. The letter states:
Some people with disabilities are ineligible for screening using AIT including the following: people who use wheelchairs and scooters who cannot stand; anyone who cannot stand with their arms raised at shoulder level for the 5-7 second duration ofthe scan; anyone who is not able to stand without the use ofa cane, crutch, walker, etc; people who use service animals; people using or carrying oxygen; and individuals accompanying and providing assistance to those individuals described above. These people will be screened using alternate screening techniques including pat-downs.
via: Disability Scoop
Also read pornographer Furry Girl’s experience stripping down to transparent underwear at Seattle airport.
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