Book Accountability Post #14

See here for primer on these posts. Daily word count: 708 Chapter word count: 4243Chapter goal: 8500Total word count: 14314Total goal: 70000 I lost a week teaching, doing my administrative job, and then writing some other pieces. I will have to figure out better book focus as I go forward. But I’m back writing now.

Resource Post: The Arc of Texas job advertisements

UPDATE: The Arc of Texas has changed their job requirements to remove “physical and mental requirements” entirely from the list.  UPDATE 1/29/16 – Please see Kyle Piccola’s comment from The Arc of Texas in the comment thread. Archived at the bottom of the thread for record-keeping purposes. Original Post Below ———————————————————————- As of January 15, … Continue ReadingResource Post: The Arc of Texas job advertisements

Michael Marshall – Homeless, Disabled, Black, In Custody, Dead from Prone Restraint

Michael Marshall is the latest victim of the Cult Of Compliance. Last November Marshall, who had schizophrenia, was placed into prone restraint and died, choking on his own vomit. This piece discusses the technique and links it to the death of Ethan Saylor and Eric Garner. Notice how the DA places blame for Marshall’s death … Continue ReadingMichael Marshall – Homeless, Disabled, Black, In Custody, Dead from Prone Restraint

Disability and Diversity: #OscarsSoWhite and Idris Elba

So the Oscars only nominated white actors for all the top awards. This isn’t a new problem. In response, the Academy’s president has released a statement, reading in part [my emphasis]: We need to do more, and better and more quickly. This isn’t unprecedented for the Academy. In the ’60s and ’70s it was about recruiting … Continue ReadingDisability and Diversity: #OscarsSoWhite and Idris Elba