Comments on: Writing, My Way http://webaccessibility.biz/blog/?p=28 About web accessibility and anything else that tickles this redhead's fancy Tue, 07 Sep 2010 13:38:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3 By: I’ll Do It Myself by Glenda Watson Hyatt » Start Living Stop Weighting http://webaccessibility.biz/blog/?p=28#comment-28433 I’ll Do It Myself by Glenda Watson Hyatt » Start Living Stop Weighting Mon, 29 Jan 2007 07:36:36 +0000 http://webaccessibility.biz/blog/?p=28#comment-28433 [...] other is in constant motion. My left hand has some function and I type with my left thumb (http://webaccessibility.biz/blog/?p=28), while my right hand is generally in a tightly clenched fist. I ca [...] […] other is in constant motion. My left hand has some function and I type with my left thumb (http://webaccessibility.biz/blog/?p=28), while my right hand is generally in a tightly clenched fist. I ca […]

]]> By: Do It Myself Blog » 40 Blogs in 40 (Business) Days http://webaccessibility.biz/blog/?p=28#comment-24654 Do It Myself Blog » 40 Blogs in 40 (Business) Days Thu, 18 Jan 2007 07:14:23 +0000 http://webaccessibility.biz/blog/?p=28#comment-24654 [...] bloggers email me their questions three or four business days prior to their date so that my left thumb has plenty of time to type out responses. Current Itinerary Monday, January 22 - Th [...] […] bloggers email me their questions three or four business days prior to their date so that my left thumb has plenty of time to type out responses. Current Itinerary Monday, January 22 - Th […]

]]> By: JustWrite » Writers, Stop Writing http://webaccessibility.biz/blog/?p=28#comment-4878 JustWrite » Writers, Stop Writing Sun, 13 Aug 2006 08:14:46 +0000 http://webaccessibility.biz/blog/?p=28#comment-4878 [...] ll committed to launching my book on my 40th birthday – November 4th. Barring a broken left thumb, I will do whatever it takes to meet this commitment. I’m not sure whether it is red-hea [...] […] ll committed to launching my book on my 40th birthday – November 4th. Barring a broken left thumb, I will do whatever it takes to meet this commitment. I’m not sure whether it is red-hea […]

]]> By: John Kraimer http://webaccessibility.biz/blog/?p=28#comment-476 John Kraimer Wed, 26 Apr 2006 17:21:41 +0000 http://webaccessibility.biz/blog/?p=28#comment-476 Ode To My Left Thumb Little Jack Horner sat in a corner and stuck his thumb in a pie A thumbs up or thumbs down in ancient Rome meant that you lived or you died When we are just wee little tots and weaned from our mothers breast Do we suck on our fingers? No I think not! We use our thumb cause it’s best Without your wondrous, opposable thumb you wouldn’t have a pinch How would you eat, write, or get dressed? Life wouldn’t be such a cinch Many overlook the virtues of the thumb but for quads this isn’t true We know if our thumbs moved just a bit, there’d be a whole lot more we could do And so I hold my left thumb high and with grateful eyes I look For without this digit on my hand, I may’s well have a hook John Kraimer Ode To My Left Thumb

Little Jack Horner sat in a corner and stuck his thumb in a pie
A thumbs up or thumbs down in ancient Rome meant that you lived or you died

When we are just wee little tots and weaned from our mothers breast
Do we suck on our fingers? No I think not! We use our thumb cause it’s best

Without your wondrous, opposable thumb you wouldn’t have a pinch
How would you eat, write, or get dressed? Life wouldn’t be such a cinch

Many overlook the virtues of the thumb but for quads this isn’t true
We know if our thumbs moved just a bit, there’d be a whole lot more we could do

And so I hold my left thumb high and with grateful eyes I look
For without this digit on my hand, I may’s well have a hook

John Kraimer

]]> By: Trudy Rutherford http://webaccessibility.biz/blog/?p=28#comment-370 Trudy Rutherford Fri, 14 Apr 2006 20:26:33 +0000 http://webaccessibility.biz/blog/?p=28#comment-370 Hi Glenda! You 'll never cease to amaze me. I'm sure you make less mistakes using your left thumb than I do using both hands on the cmputer--and you sure do know your way around that confounding machine. I was talking to Mrs. Peart yesterday and she told me about your upcoming book. As always you are one determined young lady. You have a great story to tell and I'm sure it will be an inspiration to everyone--with or without a disability. All the best to you, Trudy Rutherford P.S. Have you been to Cold Slap lately? Trudy Hi Glenda!
You ‘ll never cease to amaze me.
I’m sure you make less mistakes using your left thumb than I do using both hands on the cmputer–and you sure do know your way around that confounding machine.
I was talking to Mrs. Peart yesterday and she told me about your upcoming book. As always you are one determined young lady. You have a great story to tell and I’m sure it will be an inspiration to everyone–with or without a disability.
All the best to you,
Trudy Rutherford
P.S.
Have you been to Cold Slap lately?
Trudy

]]> By: Mary http://webaccessibility.biz/blog/?p=28#comment-321 Mary Mon, 10 Apr 2006 06:43:00 +0000 http://webaccessibility.biz/blog/?p=28#comment-321 In case you were wondering who I am, this is your friendly nieghbourhood hairdresser. Thank you for inviting me to your website. As I read your bits and pieces I have to chuckle at some of it. Just recognizing that sense of humour I have seen when you laugh at my terrible jokes. You are an amazing lady and I look forward to reading your book. Mom says she has dibbs on it after me. Good luck finding a publisher. Mary In case you were wondering who I am, this is your friendly nieghbourhood hairdresser. Thank you for inviting me to your website. As I read your bits and pieces I have to chuckle at some of it. Just recognizing that sense of humour I have seen when you laugh at my terrible jokes.
You are an amazing lady and I look forward to reading your book. Mom says she has dibbs on it after me.
Good luck finding a publisher.
Mary

]]> By: Glenda http://webaccessibility.biz/blog/?p=28#comment-267 Glenda Tue, 21 Mar 2006 02:24:32 +0000 http://webaccessibility.biz/blog/?p=28#comment-267 Thanks Jules! Simply doing it the only way the works. A few years ago, when I was having hand pain, I tried various other input methods - Morse code, voice recognition, onscreen keyboard, and scanning - but nothing was faster and nothing felt as natural as plunking along with my left thumb. The only thing that I did change was my mouse for the joystick, which gives me much better control. Last year or so, something happened to my left thumb. It felt somewhat dislocated at the first joint. I reluctantly went to the walk-in clinic to have it checked. I say reluctantly because, for the most part, I am not great fans of doctors because they don't see beyond the cerebral palsy to see me, the bright, intelligent, capable woman. Anyway the doctor looked at my thumb and said nothing was wrong, and to take iboprophren for the 'slight' inflammation. He didn't understand why I was so concerned about a thumb. He didn't appreciate how important my left thumb is to me and how lost I would be without. Ugh. I still think I should insure it! Thanks Jules! Simply doing it the only way the works. A few years ago, when I was having hand pain, I tried various other input methods - Morse code, voice recognition, onscreen keyboard, and scanning - but nothing was faster and nothing felt as natural as plunking along with my left thumb. The only thing that I did change was my mouse for the joystick, which gives me much better control.

Last year or so, something happened to my left thumb. It felt somewhat dislocated at the first joint. I reluctantly went to the walk-in clinic to have it checked. I say reluctantly because, for the most part, I am not great fans of doctors because they don’t see beyond the cerebral palsy to see me, the bright, intelligent, capable woman. Anyway the doctor looked at my thumb and said nothing was wrong, and to take iboprophren for the ’slight’ inflammation. He didn’t understand why I was so concerned about a thumb. He didn’t appreciate how important my left thumb is to me and how lost I would be without. Ugh.

I still think I should insure it!

]]> By: Jules http://webaccessibility.biz/blog/?p=28#comment-230 Jules Thu, 16 Mar 2006 03:10:07 +0000 http://webaccessibility.biz/blog/?p=28#comment-230 Wow, you are amazing! Yes, I agree about the book title, yours sounds much better. Wow, you are amazing!

Yes, I agree about the book title, yours sounds much better.

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