Below are the most recent 2 friends' journal entries.

Monday, December 14th, 2009
no_pity [ call_me_lovey ]	2:09p	ipod help ?? Hiya, I luv all sorts of music, from Steeleye Span to GNR, & my family keep trying to convince me to get an iPod, even stretching to getting me something sparkly to decorate one. Their thinking is if I can use a mobile/laptop I can use an iPod. In-ear headphones fall out of my ears, ones that go over your head fall straight off. I was advised not to use headphones because I’ve had countless itchy ear infections & they seem to make it worse. I REALLY struggle with fine movement & tend to jump, but I had a go on someone else’s iPod anyway & the buttons were so small it took me about 1hr to manage to play one track !! I’d need MASSIVE buttons. I grew up with tapes & cds & find them far easier to use In Respite, the male carers seemed fascinated by my stereo & were moving it about, switching it on/off when there were FAR more important things that needed doing (for other people as well as me) & having an iPod/iPod-like gizmo would mean I wouldn’t have to worry about that. I’m meant to get 3 weeks per yr but don’t for some reason (the little I do get is enough for me – I loved going up to 18 y.o. but over 18 is awful – the TV in my room didn’t even have freeview & I NEED my Whedon fix !! & that’s not even the worst thing I had to go through) If I’m only going to take the iPod/iPod-like gizmo to Respite I can’t see it being worth the money. I was swayed by the idea of a shiny one, but it’s pointless getting one/someone getting it for me just because it’s shiny. I’d also get stressed if it broke/I couldn’t use it. Do any of you have/have any of you had iPods/iPod-like gizmos ?? How did/do you get on ?? (5 Comments |Comment on this)
Wednesday, December 9th, 2009
no_pity [ chicleeblair ]	8:20p	Hi all! My name is Chelsey. I am a senior at Oglethorpe University in Atlanta, Georgia. I have a rare form of Ehlers Danlos, which leads to many fun things, mostly skin issues but also mobility. I have been offered an internship with the Royal Association for Disability Rights for three months this summer, in London. I am looking for grants/scholarships to fund this, as I am also going to grad school in the fall and will probably need loans for that. Do any of you lovely people have any ideas of organizations I could look into? I'm legally blind uncorrected, but not a wheelchair-user so that eliminates some things... (32 Comments |Comment on this)