Universal Design as a Politics of Standardization Universal Design originated as a genuinely progressive intervention. Rooted in disability rights activism, it challenged the prevailing retrofit model of accessibility, which treated disability as an afterthought and accommodation as charity. The promise was ambitious: design systems usable by the widest range of people from the outset, building …
Category Archives: Social Justice
Meet Science Incompetent — Ken Calvert
Can someone really trust someone that has failed to understand the economic implications of climate change? Failed his constituents. Failed his state. Failed a minimum level of ethical values.
Mismatch: Calvert and Health Care
According to Ken Calvert, the shameful republican from SoCal who voted to reject the certification and support an insurrection, wants you to believe that he wants to solve the health care problem in the USA. The real question is what does he think the problem is? Apparently, he thinks getting reasonably priced prescription drugs is …
Mine Spoil Landscapes
As I drove out of Johannesburg, I noticed piles of excavated material along the toll road and guess they might be mine spoils. Mine spoils along the side of N12 toll road. What I hadn’t realized is mine spoils also occur throughout Johannesburg. I knew mining was a big in South Africa — but I …
Regina Spektor, Megyn Kelly, and Charlize Theron
After being jolted by the chronicle of Roger Ailes downfall in “Bombshell“, I made a point to listen the Regina Spektor’s trenchant song, “One Little Soldier” this evening. The song and associated animation captures the film’s theme was exceptional clarity that kept me seated to watch the end credits. The film itself outlines the insidious …
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