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Rob’s Rants on Disability: The Cure Question; Daydreamin’ of an Online Publication; A Few Good Blogs; Competition

I’ve had a few things about disability on my mind recently. Summer is a slow time for other topics I plan to write about a lot, so I thought I’d try a disability-centered Rob’s Rants. Except for sports, I don’t expect to use the format for one particular topic. Disability will certainly be in the mix quite frequently, I’m sure, but it will be thrown in with everything else. This post isn’t necessarily timely, instead , focusing on a few general or fairly recent subjects. Here’s my rants on some disability topics I’ve mulled over lately: “Would you take a magic pill to cure your disability?” In varying forms, the question occasionally arises in disability circles on social media. Years ago, I posed the question on a site I produced called PhillyACCESS. I intended the site as a local informational resource and a place to connect for people with disabilities in the Philadelphia area. I also tried generating some interaction among readers (and myself) at times. When I posed th

The State of Philadelphia Sports: Sixers, Phillies, Flyers

Philadelphians know that the Eagles dominate the sports discussion in our city, especially on sports talk radio. The success of the NFL and the relative futility of the other major sports franchises in town made the Birds the one thing worth talking about for quite a while. I do think it’s a bit forced sometimes, as sports talk hosts know they can “light up the phone lines” any time of the year by bringing up the Birds. It’s a bit ironic as the Eagles are the only team in town not to have won their modern day championship. When the Phillies and Sixers were making championship runs in the 2000s, fans proved that they wanted to talk about those teams. I’ve always believed that given the chance, fans would talk more about the other teams. I think hosts drive the conversation to the Eagles because it works better for them. Here’s my take on the other three major sports franchises in Philadelphia in Part II of my State of Philadelphia Sports post in a rapid fire Rob’s Rants format: