Category: Disability Blog Carnivals

Greg at Pitt Rehab
has asked those of us in the community of people with disabilities what
it is we do to relax and unwind.  Read his findings in this, the 26th Disability Blog Carnival. 

If like us, you were unable to make the deadline for what ever reason,
it’s not too late.  Part of the fun of hosting (and reading through) a disability blog
carnival is reading the comments that roll in.  So take some time,
relax a bit (you know you want to, in fact, you probably NEED to) and
take in Greg’s carnival.  Then, while you’re there, support Greg’s efforts and leave him a comment
and tell us ALL what YOU do to relax.  Or as I did, tell everyone what
you’d LIKE to be doing to relax!

For me, there’s nothing like spending a week in Jamaica…Ya mon!

~ Connie

Cross-posted on [with]tv

Kara of If the World had Wheels is the "Ringmaster" of the 25th Disability Blog Carnival.  Her chosen theme is simply "If…" and as Penny commented, this carnival is "full of gems." 

As "if" anyone had any doubts!  Thanks goes to Kara for another great read!

Cross-posted on Blog [with]tv

David is Growing up with a Disability
and believes "society often underestimates the complexity of living
with a disability – the joys, the challenges, the ordinary, and the
extraordinary."

As host of the Disability Blog Carnival this month, he warns David Letterman to "move over" because "here come the bloggers!"

"The topic for this carnival is Top Ten Lists, and people put together a variety of lists on a variety of topics."

David, we’ve never seen you in a double-breasted suit like Letterman wears, but we bet you’re equally as dashing!  Audience, don’t you agree?

As per David:

"The next carnival will be hosted by Reimer Reason on September 13, with entries due by September 10. Posts can be submitted via the carnival site.  Update – Penny says the theme is "Resilience".

Cross-posted on the [with]tv blog

I am borrowing this graphic from the last carnival by Retired Waif who, by the way, hasn’t been heard from in a few days.  Perhaps she’s celebrating the birth of her baby?!  Let’s hope so!  The wait can be so endless.  My first child was 17 days late in coming which gave her time to "bulk up" to a hefty 9lbs. 7 oz.  But I digress…

This photo is of a statue of a naked woman sitting with her right leg
outstretched.  She has no arms, appears to have only one leg, a
deformed foot, and she’s (I’m assuming) very pregnant.  I would love to know more about this statue.  Where is it?  Who is it?  What "story" is it representing?  Anyone know?

What better way to introduce the newest edition to the Disability Blog Carnival by Zephyr at Arthritic Young Thing.  Her theme: "Let’s Talk  About Sex, Babee"  and according to Zephyr, "boy, did you bloggers ever talk about sex!"

*Blush*

Just kidding.  This is anything but "a Carnival ‘O Smut" as she put it.  Zephyr has worked hard to pull together a carnival discussing a genuinely important topic and laced with posts by smart, thoughtful bloggers, many of whom we do know and some we’re looking forward to *meeting* and getting to know.

I must say, generally speaking, Arthritic Young Thing is an uninhibited young thing.  More power to her!  She has strong convictions and a strong voice and I admire that.  I could say that reading many of Zephyr’s other posts on her blog makes me feel old and stodgy but I’m reminded of the famous Eleanor Roosevelt quote: "No one can make you feel inferior with out your consent."  So instead I’ll simply say "I’m stodgy and proud of it"! 

I am not old, however.

~ Connie

Retired Waif has pulled together a terrific carnival all the while experiencing contractions! Yep!  By the time you read this post: Disability Blog Carnival #18…and a baby?  Perhaps? Waif may have BIG news!

We wish her and her family all the best…and Congratulations!

~ Connie

The photo above is one that I borrowed from Retired Waif’s carnival.  It’s a statue of a naked woman sitting with her right leg outstretched.  She has no arms, appears to have only one leg, a deformed foot, and she’s (I’m assuming) very pregnant.  Why I think she’s "glowing"!