Josh Grisdale
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Recently I received an offer from the Yamagata Barrier Free Tour Center to come and visit the city of Nanyo. There are not many traditional tourist attractions listed in the area, and coming from a rural northern country (Canada), the appeal of nature was nothing really novel to me, so I wondered if I would really enjoy myself…
But I wanted to… Read more
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Making the skies of Yamagata accessible to all - Accessible Japan
A recent visit to Yamagata that featured accessible paragliding, wineries, hot springs used by feudal lords, and Japanese sake brewing.
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Oh, you took that trip, nice! 🙂 Nice to know about Yamagata’s accessibility. 👍
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Sad to lose such an incredible campaigner for accessible travel 😥
https://www.thenational.ae/opinion/comment/remembering-aya-aghabi-who-helped-make-jordan-accessible-to-all-1.907908The Changing Places organization created a map as well:
http://www.uktoiletmap.org/Just listened to this podcast about Hiro Iwamoto, the first blind man to sail the Pacific nonstop. Check it out!
https://pca.st/LZt5dApca.st
Hiro Iwamoto — the first blind man to sail the Pacific - Deep Dive from The Japan Times
Deep Dive is a podcast from the editorial department of The Japan Times, the most widely read English news source in Japan. The host for this biweekly show is Oscar Boyd, an editor and writer in the life and culture … Continue reading
Has anyone read Haben: The Deafblind Woman Who Conquered Harvard Law?
https://rootedinrights.org/rooted-in-rights-reviews-haben-the-deafblind-woman-who-conquered-harvard-law/?fbclid=IwAR0MP9fi-Y1wIhThuygyBTAksOVmNRjcFelfdl4tQJKROlKG_MnHUzrsit0rootedinrights.org
Rooted in Rights Reviews – Haben: The Deafblind Woman Who Conquered Harvard Law
In her memoir Haben: The Deafblind Woman Who Conquered Harvard Law, Haben Girma welcomes readers into her world. “I like my deafblind world. It’s comfortable, familiar. It doesn’t feel small or limited,” she writes, and the memoir illustrates that. Girma’s … Continue reading
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