As Independent as Possible
As Independent as Possible A mother is asked what her greatest hope is for her disabled daughter. She says she wants her daughter to become as independent as...
The Ramp, Not the Shortcut
The Ramp, Not the Shortcut There’s a conversation happening in the NVDA community right now about AI and the add-ons people are building with it. Some of it...
The Tide and the Undertow
The Tide and the Undertow I wrote about fatigue before. I called it a wave. That was only part of it. The wave is the part that crashes. It builds, it hits,...
They Found It and Stopped Looking
They Found It and Stopped Looking I was born with optic nerve hypoplasia. It’s the reason I’m blind. They found it early. That’s the problem. Finding the...
A Wall Built Out of Sound
A Wall Built Out of Sound I checked audiogames.net again last week. I hadn’t been there in a while, and I wanted to see what was new. Most of what I found...
I'm Using My Brain
I'm Using My Brain I keep seeing the same sentence in different words. “I used my fucking brain.” “Read an actual book. Write an actual text.” “Your...
The Standing Order
The Standing Order The new CNA didn’t know I needed shakes. She brought solid food and set it in front of me. I explained, and she went to find what I...
Fasting When You Can't Fast
Fasting When You Can't Fast The devotional told me to fast. It was the takeaway at the bottom of the day’s reading, the line I was supposed to carry with me....
AI Unlocked My Voice. Watermarking Could Take It Away.
AI Unlocked My Voice. Watermarking Could Take It Away. I was reading my email this morning when I came across a piece by Taylor Arndt. The title caught my...
What Good Days Look Like
What Good Days Look Like Most writing about disabled life focuses on what’s hard. The barriers, the fights, the fatigue, the grief. That writing matters....
NukeFire: A Post-Apocalyptic MUD That Built Accessibility Into the Wasteland
NukeFire: A Post-Apocalyptic MUD That Built Accessibility Into the Wasteland I wrote earlier this month about Erion, the MUD that finally got accessibility...
Valedictorian, Interrupted
Valedictorian, Interrupted I was valedictorian at the Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired. I had the highest TAKS test scores in my grade level....
Inaccessible to the People They're Trying to Reach
Inaccessible to the People They're Trying to Reach There are two Christian ministries I know of for people with chronic illness. One is called Diamonds. The...
My Brain Is Broken
My Brain Is Broken I told my mom once, after a fight, that it felt like my brain was broken. We were getting past it. The fight had been about empathy again...
The MUD That Got It Right: How Erion Makes Text Gaming Accessible
The MUD That Got It Right: How Erion Makes Text Gaming Accessible I wrote last year about gaming as a blind, neurodivergent, chronically ill woman. I said...
Surfing the Waves of Fatigue
Surfing the Waves of Fatigue People tell me to rest when I’m tired. That advice doesn’t work the way they think it does. The fatigue I live with isn’t...
The Pipe and the Voice
The Pipe and the Voice I was the kid who said she hated writing. I said it for most of my life. Said it in school. Said it to anyone who asked. Writing was...
Why a School Comes First
Why a School Comes First When I wrote about the gap nobody’s building for, I had almost 50 people in my communities and no idea if anyone else saw what I...
One Accommodation at a Time
One Accommodation at a Time Apple is supposed to be the gold standard for accessibility. They get praised for it. VoiceOver is genuinely good. Touch...
