Right Hand Privilege Is Wrong

The right hand doesn't know what the right hand is doing.
It's time for that to change.

Wednesday, January 1, 2014

Adult annoyances: Pens, part 2

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In the first part about pens, I talked about their placement in offices.  If that were the only problem, it would be tolerable, but there is...
Tuesday, December 31, 2013

Are software makers becoming more considerate to left handed people?

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No.  If they were, they would have included left handed options from the get-go.  Hey, who cares about 10-15% of the users anyway? http:...

The hardest part of raising awareness is...

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The hardest part of raising awareness about right hand privilege is not getting people's attention. The hardest part of raising awaren...
Monday, December 30, 2013

Adult annoyances: Doctors

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Have you ever gone to a doctor's office and been told you need an injection?  Which side do they stand on?  Which arm do they reach for?...
Saturday, December 28, 2013

Child annoyances: Teachers

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Left handed children in schools have many problems in getting an education, and being left handed is not one of them.  There are many object...
Friday, December 27, 2013

Adult annoyances: Pens, part 1

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Businesses and institutions like banks, government offices and the like will tie down their pens to prevent them from being stolen.  I don...
Thursday, December 26, 2013

Design flaws

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This tag refers to problems with the design of objects which are designed for the right hand but work poorly or do not work at all for left ...
Wednesday, December 25, 2013

Ergonomics

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Ergonomics is (to borrow from the dictionary) "the branch of engineering science in which biological science is used to study the rela...

In The Wrong Hands

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This label is intended to identify things that are dangerous or difficult to use for left handed people. Right handed people ignorantly as...

Everyday Annoyances

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"It's not the mountains that wear you down.  It's the grain of sand in your shoe." That statement is truer than you coul...
Tuesday, December 24, 2013

Children suffer the most from right handed privilege

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Left handed children suffer the most because right handed privilege is unlike any other form of privilege. When people in other minoritie...

Right hand privilege is wrong

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Right hand privilege is wrong.   What does that mean?  It means right handed people are unaware of their unearned privilege.  It means the...
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Reese Matthews
Canadian, atheist, left hander, music fan, cyclist, and not necessarily in that order. I comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable.
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