violation of this child's first amendment rights? yes, please. Sue the school? totally do it!

this this apalling story may be old, but it scrolled across my twitter feed for some reason and still pissed me off, so you can be pissed right along with me. Comments follow. Sign Language Ban Imposed on N.J. Girl By Bryan Robinson Jan 7, 2006, 10:13 AM School officials have threatened a hearing-impaired girl … Read more

a reminder to the TTC fair collectors.

As a recent resident to Toronto, I’m heavily reliant on the toronto transit commission to get from point A to point B on a daily bases. Hey, so does, this recent blogger convert to wordpress one over here but that’s just par for the course around here. Anyhow, I’ve been around the block a time … Read more

This is exactly the type of thing I want to be reading this close to flying to the states.

So as I prepare to fly to Origan in less than 2 weeks. this is exactly the kind of thing I want to see the TSA doing. note the oozing sarcasm, ladies and gentlemen. Weeping four-year-old girl accused of carrying a GUN by TSA officers after she hugged her grandmother while passing through securityBy Hugo … Read more

An ongoing news story catches my eye, then comes up in psych class.

Some of you may or may not be familiar with the name Jordan Brown. Well ok, I get it, it’s a common name, so you’ve probably heard it somewhere. His case came up in adolescent psych the other day while we were discussing whether a 15-year-old mother should be allowed to make major medical decisions … Read more

and sighted people had the nerve to question my parent skills as a blind person? really?

Oh yeah, this is exactly what I wanted to wake up to reading via rss feeds this morning. While scrolling through RSS feeds, I come across this. Here’s the article in it’s entirety. Vancouver couple have been arrested for allegedly holding their two young autistic boys captive in a darkened, caged room. Responding to a … Read more

clearly, 18's still a ripe age for being a complete idiot when it comes to parenting.

I see this on a daily bases. Parents think that parenting’s fun, get their asses knocked up then do stupid shit. This one, decides to report one thing to medical personell, but then it’s prooven wrong, hi the boy suffering from second- and third-degree burns over 40 percent of his body, and his injuries are … Read more