My October was so busy, I now have a little wanderlust and took one fun and one required trip to St. Louis. The fun trip started off well, with a lovely lunch and visit with one of the biggest advocates for disability rights in the US and around the world. She received the honor of a Ford Foundation award for this year and is not only sharing her expertise with audiences around the world, but also writing a multimedia "white paper" about media accessibility. Here is where our conversation got interesting, since some of our research explores how a sustainable city must be an accessible city, according to most definitions.
The fun ended when one of the friends I was traveling with tripped over a grate on the accessible van we were riding in and badly cut her leg. She had to get several stitches at an urgent care facility, so we then needed to get her home as soon as possible. Overall, though, the trip was enlightening and engaging, and the friend is healing well, too.
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