On Tuesday a 7-year old looked up at me and said “Mrs. Henry, I feel bad that you have a blind eye.” And for a moment, I wasn’t sure how to respond. “I’m okay, though. You don’t need to feel bad. This is just how I am and I’m okay with that” I say, ushering him out the door of… Read more →
When I was 11 years old I read a book by David McCullough. It was about John Adams. I devoured the tale of our country’s beginnings, completely fascinated by the idea that freedom could be fought for and won. I wanted to learn as much as I could about this era that had to do with the idea of freedom…. 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 →
Aging with a disability is a little different from normal aging, I’ve found. I turn 30 tomorrow, and it’s not a small thing for me. Every birthday, I look past tomorrow. Throughout the years, I’ve overheard various remarks (“Wow she made it to 18?” “I didn’t know rubella babies had high survival rates” “You can still see?”) all of which… Read more →
There’s a video going around that I’m not going to link here. You’ve probably already seen it, anyway. It’s of a man with a disability being fed by a worker at McDonald’s. Everybody seems to love this video. I’ve seen it deemed heartwarming. I’ve seen it called news. When did compassion become a headline? There’s another news article that came… Read more →
This year I did GenCon on wheels. In fact, I brought my own. This year at GenCon had some incredible moments, some weird moments, and one moment where I sat in front of an elevator and cried because I didn’t feel human. I’m using a wheelchair because over the last year my chronic pain has gotten so bad that walking… Read more →
On Saturday I worked as a stage manager for One of Us Productions’ “Criptiques” made possible by the British Council for Culture , Mat Fraser, Julie Atlas Muz, and BAM. And I was the assistant stage manager. I had the opportunity to meet Laurence Clarke, and Liz Carr, and Bill Shannon. To listen to Lawrence Carter Long, Becky Curran and… Read more →
(This post is made possible by my Patreon supporters! If you’d like to support feminist sonar, please follow the link!) Something I’ve noticed as medical advances become more commonplace when it comes to supporting people with disabilities, is that we don’t have a concept of the intermediary process between a solution, and its actual implementation. In the mind of an… Read more →
This year at Gen Con I have the honor of being what is called an Industry Insider. I’m going to be on a bunch of panels talking about lots of things, and I’ll be wandering around running Dead Scare and talking to people about disability in games. Well, I’ll be wheeling. But it’s the same thing. So if you want… Read more →
