CDR has a blog!
Guess what folks? The Center for Disability Rights (CDR) has entered the Blogosphere! Bruce and a few others got together, rolled up their sleeves, and busted their humps to produce this nice looking page with cool and interesting topics. Each day, a different CDR staff will post about what’s going on, as well as stuff that interests them. Some staff will be regular posters, but we’ll have guest posters, too. Folks are more than welcome to register (trust me, it’s easy!) and comment.
Here is the official announcement:
I am happy to let you know that the Center for Disability Rights has recently released a new blog on its website! We plan to provide you all with a great deal of content and lively discussion. We’ll have staff and guest bloggers posting new content every day and we will be addressing issues as far ranging as sex/sexuality and program provision in Medicaid Waivers. Of course, we will have an intense focus on the issues that most affect people with disabilities across Rochester, New York State and the rest of the Nation.
Let’s hear from Chris about some of his vision for the CDR Blog:
Right now, there really is no blog that appears to be the “official voice” of people with disabilities in New York State. I want us to position as the foremost blog on disability issues in New York. We’ll tackle issues… discuss program provision and best practices… talk about disability culture… approach controversial issues… spread action alerts…
So, we should have a professional appearance and language, but we should write in a way that is understandable for people that don’t live and breathe this stuff everyday – no jargon, no acronyms. Of course, NO personal attacks… but pointing to the facts of a problem is acceptable. After all we are CDR. I want to get to a point where our blog is read frequently by people with disabilities, media people, politicians and their staff, as well as people who are loosely interested in disability issues such students, teachers and more.
Cool, eh? I am proud to be one of the staffers who will post regularly, so go on over and check it out! http://rochestercdr.org/wordpress/