I’m a serial link hoarder and have easily a decade’s worth of interesting articles saved in my Pocket account. This habit has left me with a long and diverse collection of everything from cool knitting patterns to recipes I want to try, technical write-ups of systems and languages I no longer use to poignant first-hand accounts of life with a disability.
Today I’m sharing the latter, because there’s no better way to learn about disability and the necessity of access to physical and digital public life than from people living it.
Fight Club, Parent Edition by Sheri Byrne-Haber
“When you are expecting a child, your mind fills with visions of a picture-perfect future. You think about first words, school pictures, friendships, proms…”
Accessibility Is Expensive by Grace Dow
“Accessible furniture is a game changer for many disabled people. Things like clearance for a wheelchair and supportive armrests can help disabled people be more independent. However, there is one aspect to this collection that was overlooked: cost.”
Hands-free coding by Josh Comeau
“…I’ve found a solution that allows me to be productive without using my arms at all. I now work almost exclusively using a microphone and an eye-tracker.”
Accessibility for Vestibular Disorders: How My Temporary Disability Changed My Perspective by Facundo Corradini
“I started to feel extremely dizzy, with a constant sensation of falling or spinning to the right. I was suffering from a bad case of vertigo caused by labyrinthitis that made it impossible to get anything done.”
Julian Kittelson-Aldred 