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SAY NO TO BULLIES Little People of America classifies dwarf tossing as bully behavior. So National Stop Bullying Day on October 13 is an excellent day to remember that bullies can and should be shut down. Take for example how a dedicated group of 22 little people successfully advocated the New York State legislature in 1990 to shut down dwarf tossing contests or promotions in establishments licensed to sell alcohol. The group persuaded the legislature to protect the health, safety, and welfare of people with dwarfism by banning the atrocity. Violators of the prohibition are subject to the suspension or revocation of their license to sell alcoholic beverages for on-premises consumption.
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This post is a condensed portion of chapter 11, Biting the Legislative Dust, in “ALWAYS AN ADVOCATE: Champions of Change for People with Dwarfism and Disabilities” now available on Amazon in the US and UK.
Because recommendation lists tend to tread the same boring path, I added a dash of uniqueness to mine.https://damselinthelibrary.wixsite.co...
NO WHEELCHAIRS ALLOWEDOur attempt to board the St. Louis zoo-line railroad almost got us arrested in May 1993. Robert and I planned to ride the train and use Robert’s wheelchair to reduce walking between the zoo’s exhibits. But the sign posted at the railroad station telegraphed trouble ahead:
OUR INSURANCE PROHIBITS WHEELCHAIRS OR STROLLERS
ON THE TRAIN.
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This post is a condensed excerpt from Chapter 14, Let Me Ride, pages 139-141, in “ALWAYS AN ADVOCATE: Champions of Change for People with Dwarfism and Disabilities.” Print and e-books are available at https://www.amazon.com/dp/1737333600/.
SAY NO TO BULLIESLittle People of America classifies dwarf tossing as bully behavior. So National Stop Bullying Day on October 13 is an excellent day to remember that bullies can and should be shut down. Take for example how a dedicated group of 22 little people successfully advocated the New York State legislature in 1990 to shut down dwarf tossing contests or promotions in establishments licensed to sell alcohol.
See more at https://angelamuirvanetten.com/say-no...
This post is a condensed portion of chapter 11, Biting the Legislative Dust, in “ALWAYS AN ADVOCATE: Champions of Change for People with Dwarfism and Disabilities” now available on Amazon in the US and UK.
MAKING THE IMPOSSIBLE HAPPENCharacterized as the biggest state and local building code change in 20 years, October 8, 1997 is a date few know to commemorate. This is when the ICC/ANSI A117.1 Committee on Accessible and Usable Buildings and Facilities broke the six-inch reach barrier. Lowering the standard from 54 to 48 inches in new or altered buildings and facilities made ATMs, gas pumps, elevators—everything activated with a push, pull or turn—accessible to people with dwarfism and half a million others whose disability involved a reach limitation.
Read more at https://angelamuirvanetten.com/making...
This post is adapted from Chapter 15, Breaking the Six-Inch Reach Barrier, in “ALWAYS AN ADVOCATE: Champions of Change for People with Dwarfism and Disabilities.” Print and e-books are available at https://www.amazon.com/dp/1737333600/.
Fascinating stuff Angela. All your writing about important issues makes me reluctant to peddle my ludicrous review blog. Anyway, here goes. This week saw a choose-your-own-sex-adventure and a story that breaks the mould of narrative fiction. https://hotoffthepresses.blog/
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