Monthly Archives: August 2016

31 Aug

Dogs Lead Too

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Hunter, a multicolored standard poodle, thundered up a set of stairs, followed closely by Heath, a black Labrador. They barreled into a large room, panting, tails wagging, leaving behind muddy pawprints and spraying water everywhere. As Heath leapt onto a leather couch, he used his nose to click on the Service Dog channel.

“Dogs lead too! Dogs lead too! Dogs lead too!” chanted a pack of dogs of all sizes and colors. “Service Dogs of America!” banners were everywhere.

“What’s…..

21 Aug

Dog Days

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“Labrador love! Labrador love! Labrador love!” chanted a crowd of Labradors of all sizes and hues at the Labrador convention of the Service Dogs of America. The chanting continued, with joyous panting, tail-waggings, and leaping about as their presidential candidate, a stocky middle-aged black Lab named Snuffles approached the podium.

“I humbly accept your nomination as the presidential candidate of the Labrador Party,” he said, tail wagging gently. “A true honor.”

More cheering and chanting.

“We Labradors are the backbone…..

15 Aug

Universal Design

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Universal design is one of those terms that occasionally gets thrown around when professionals with disabilities get together. Google the term and you’ll find the following definition:

“Broad-spectrum ideas meant to produce buildings, products and environments that are inherently accessible to older people, people without disabilities, and people with disabilities.”

A corollary of this unwieldy definition is that products and services designed for disabled people can become valuable to others. People with strollers and shopping carts use wheelchair ramps. Medical…..

09 Aug

Success Stories

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Over the years, I have gone through dozens of job interviews conducted by hiring managers and human resources professionals representing all kinds of organizations. For the most part, the quality of these interviews has been drearily average.

Recently, I interviewed for a mid-level management position at a large Missouri state government agency. A friendly competent representative called to tell me that a three-person interview team would conduct a 15-minute interview.

“Fifteen minutes?” I thought, snickering inwardly after double-tapping to disconnect.

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01 Aug

Trailblazing Trials

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Murderer! Marie Antoinette! Adulterer! Liar! Lesbian! Frigid! Crooked! Witch! Lucifer’s embassador!

Just some of the names the Hillary-haters have used during their 25-year campaign against Hillary Clinton. To them, she’s the boogeybitch, the icon of everything that’s wrong with the universe.

And now she’s the Democratic party’s nominee for president of the United States.

Hillary’s gutsy. Smart. Experienced. Cool under pressure. Policy wonk. Then, there’s Whitewater. The State Department e-mail mess. Her support of the invasions of Iraq and Libya……

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