Community Building Tip: Accessible Parks

For my current set of tips, I'm using the list "101 Small Ways You Can Improve Your City.

58. Advocate for accessible parks. Nearly one in five people have a disability in the U.S., but most parks aren’t built to accommodate them. Go to your nearest park and take a look around: Does it allow for wheelchair access? Are there supportive swings, activity panels at ground height, descriptions in Braille, accessible merry-go-rounds, and elevated play tables? Help build a more inclusive city by advocating for accessibly designed playgrounds.

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Beginnings, Middles, and Ends

Here's a very good, very rare look at multiple examples over time how America lets things crash and burn instead of fixing the real problems in housing and infrastructure.  It's all pretty obvious from a glance at history.  Sadly, most people ignore history.  They are doomed to repeat it, and those of us who know history are doomed to watch them.  >_<

Road to Insolvency

This article explores some examples why suburban development is economically unsound. My thoughts ...

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Learn How to Sew

A discussion about brafail led to a discussion about learning to sew and making your own clothes. It is much easier to fit the clothes to your body than make your body fit the clothes. Fuck fashion! You deserve to be comfortable. Also, it's often cheaper to make your own, you get exactly what you want, and it usually lasts longer.

I highly recommend sewing. Do try both hand sewing and machine sewing. The latter is faster, but not everyone is good with mechanical things, and some materials or techniques are easier to do by hand. Basic sewing, however, is quite easy for most people, and you can do a LOT with it.

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