It’s rare that a medium focused on what you can see addresses the issue of not seeing, and over the last year two games on this topic have either come out or been announced. The first of these is Beyond Eyes, which I played this last Sunday. Overall, the game is very accessible because it doesn’t really rely on you… Read more →
There’s a common thread in media about disabled lives – and it’s the notion that a disabled life is not worth living. In superhero stories there are disabled people whose lives are worth living because their disabilities transcend their disabled experience. Daredevil and Iron Man are both great examples of this. It’s not a fantastic tale to tell, and I… Read more →
CONTENT WARNING FOR DISCUSSION OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE. I ran across this website this past weekend, and it made me take many pauses. At first, I was amused, after all a company called “Damsels in Defense” has to raise a certain amount of hilarity. As I went through their website, however, I went from amused, to pretty horrified. Self defense should… Read more →
I work for a couple cons as a disability access coordinator – that’s the first thing you need to know. I’m not willing to engage in a dialogue about “what are YOU willing to do about it?” Because I’m already there. I’m already digging into these trenches – I just can’t be the only one. This post, in addition to… Read more →
I had the pleasure of meeting Day for the first time at Cripping the Comic-Con a few years back. We had much in common, from our mutual appreciation of history, to our nerdiness, and to the fact that we both write fiction. When I saw that Day has a kickstarter to create a documentary about the Invalid Corps involved in… Read more →
