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Fansplaining, Disability and fandom pt. 2
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sasha_featherhttps://www.fansplaining.com/episodes/186b-disability-and-fandom-part-2
Full transcript available at the link.
Full transcript available at the link.
sasha_featherMedical Accommodations
Wed, Mar. 27th, 2019 04:05 pmjazzyjjHi everyone. My apologies in advance if this is the wrong comm but I'm linking to an entry which needs signal-boosting. Got these letters from somebody who requested I circulate them. Thank you in advance. https://jazzyjj.dreamwidth.org/72297.html
The Shape of Water
Tue, Jan. 16th, 2018 12:16 pmsasha_feather"I belong where the people are: Disability and the Shape of water, by Elsa Sjunneson-Henry
https://www.tor.com/2018/01/16/i-belong-where-the-people-are-disability-and-the-shape-of-water/
I wish that I could just say, “Well, it’s fantasy,” and move on. But I can’t. Not when I’ve literally never seen a movie in which a disabled woman is desired by a non-disabled partner. Not when I know that my body is seen as less than desirable. Not when I know that subconsciously this film, it means she deserves a freak like her, and not a human like her.
https://www.tor.com/2018/01/16/i-belong-where-the-people-are-disability-and-the-shape-of-water/
I wish that I could just say, “Well, it’s fantasy,” and move on. But I can’t. Not when I’ve literally never seen a movie in which a disabled woman is desired by a non-disabled partner. Not when I know that my body is seen as less than desirable. Not when I know that subconsciously this film, it means she deserves a freak like her, and not a human like her.
Disabled people destroy science fiction
Sun, Jan. 14th, 2018 10:52 pmsasha_featherUncanny magazine is acception submissions for "Disabled People destroy science fiction" from Jan 15 - Feb 15. Details at link:
https://uncannymagazine.com/disabled-people-destroy-science-fiction-guidelines/
https://uncannymagazine.com/disabled-people-destroy-science-fiction-guidelines/
Linkspam: Disabled People Destroy SF Kickstarter
Wed, Jul. 26th, 2017 05:36 pmdavidgillon
The Disabled People Destroy SF Kickstarter*, to produce a disability themed special issue of Uncanny magazine, is up and running here and well on its way to meeting the initial funding goal (about 80% funded with 29 days to go).
And the first of their personal essays on disability and SF is up here, a good piece on Mental Health/neurodiversity** getting in the way of growing up to be the SF protagonist you dreamed of, that the genre allows you to be, so sitting down and setting to work to change the genre to allow for protagonists with MH/neurodiversity. I'm so glad the first piece talks about MH/neurodiversity and invisible disability, as they're the most invisible/most often cured of SFnal disabilities.
* If you aren't familiar with the 'x' People Destroy series, it has already done POC Destroy SF and Queers Destroy SF to significant success. I was initially a little disconcerted it's swapped magazines for the disability issue, from Lightspeed to Uncanny, but the editors of Uncanny have a disabled child and they've assembled a solid team of disabled editors for the special issue, so my worries seem unfounded.
** The author talks about a bipolar diagnosis, but then settles on neurodiversity as their preferred community label. It's a view I have some sympathy with, though it can confuse people about non-MH related neurodiversity.
Screen Readers and Second Life
Mon, Jun. 12th, 2017 09:01 pmjazzyjjHello all. I have not yet tested this out but am planning to do so at a later date. But there is now a client that can be used with Second Life, which is accessible for users of screen readers. Actually this client has been around for several years, but the original developer passed away and the new one has updated the client. I can't wait to get started with Second Life. Check out this great article: http://onj.me/2xxc- . Last I checked which was just this past weekend, the latest Mac version of Radegast hadn't been posted to the new site but that may have changed by the time you read this. I was told several years ago that Second Life would come in handy for me in terms of my independent travel skills. I don't know how true that is necessarily, but I still want to check it out at some point.
Article About an Abilities Expo
Wed, Sep. 16th, 2015 11:19 amjazzyjjHello everyone. For those of you in the Boston area, this sounds like it will be a lot of fun. I just tweeted this article out for my volunteer job as well. http://globalaccessibilitynews.com/2015/09/16/abilities-expo-boston-to-feature-latest-products-and-services-for-people-with-disabilities/
Apologies for not shortening the link. I can do that if the original doesn't work for anyone.
Apologies for not shortening the link. I can do that if the original doesn't work for anyone.
From AFB on this 25th Anniversary of the ADA
Sun, Jul. 26th, 2015 01:19 pmjazzyjjHi everyone. I had originally planned on posting something at my journal regarding the ADA'S 25th birthday/anniversary, and I might still do that. I'm thinking it over. But I thought I'd post this link here. Fyi, I'm the one who commented about being yelled at by a couple voc/rehab people. Here it is:
http://is.gd/KmOTUq
http://is.gd/KmOTUq
Disability Fest on tumblr
Fri, Jun. 12th, 2015 04:31 pmsqbrDisability Fest is a tumblr for fannishness about canonically disabled characters, they have a fest coming up in July and some nice posts in their archive.
Hotel policy: People with disabilities should travel alone
Fri, Mar. 6th, 2015 09:09 amelfI'm at Escapade, which is being held in the LAX Four Points Sheraton, which has a fascinating arrangement for ADA-compliant rooms: they only have them in single-king rooms, not rooms with 2 queen beds. I'm rooming with one person who's currently stuck in a room with two beds; I drove down with another who opted for the single king bed version--and was told she'd have to pay extra for a rollout bed.
Both of these people reserved rooms with two queens, and checked the box on the website requesting a room with disability access. Both of them have mobility problems that mean it's very unsafe to bathe without bars in the tub to hold on to... and this hotel, unlike many of them, has no safety bars in the standard bathrooms.
After asking around, it seems this has become a common hotel policy: they apparently don't want to "waste" the more valuable double-queen rooms by making them accessible and pulling them out of the general-use pool of rooms. People with disabilities are not offered the option of rooms with two beds--AND they're no told this when they reserve the room. They are informed when they reach the front desk that they have a choice between sleep and bathing; they don't get to have comfortable and safe arrangements for both.
Anyone know a good ADA lawyer?
Both of these people reserved rooms with two queens, and checked the box on the website requesting a room with disability access. Both of them have mobility problems that mean it's very unsafe to bathe without bars in the tub to hold on to... and this hotel, unlike many of them, has no safety bars in the standard bathrooms.
After asking around, it seems this has become a common hotel policy: they apparently don't want to "waste" the more valuable double-queen rooms by making them accessible and pulling them out of the general-use pool of rooms. People with disabilities are not offered the option of rooms with two beds--AND they're no told this when they reserve the room. They are informed when they reach the front desk that they have a choice between sleep and bathing; they don't get to have comfortable and safe arrangements for both.
Anyone know a good ADA lawyer?
Interviewed on being Bendy (aka living with HMS)
Fri, Sep. 26th, 2014 12:36 pmdavidgillonDiversifYA's interview with me on living with Hypermobility Syndrome, being disabled, and writing diverse and specifically disabled characters is now up here.
DiversifYA promotes greater diversity in Young Adult literature and is doing a bunch of interviews with people with diverse backgrounds in the hope of encouraging authors to be more diverse in their writing (and readers in their reading). This particular interview spun out of meeting up with Marieke Nijkamp, one of DiversifYA's founders, and a Vice President of We Need Diverse Books, at LonCon. Ironically we didn't work out we both have HMS until a week later, at which point she grabbed me for an interview.
DiversifYA promotes greater diversity in Young Adult literature and is doing a bunch of interviews with people with diverse backgrounds in the hope of encouraging authors to be more diverse in their writing (and readers in their reading). This particular interview spun out of meeting up with Marieke Nijkamp, one of DiversifYA's founders, and a Vice President of We Need Diverse Books, at LonCon. Ironically we didn't work out we both have HMS until a week later, at which point she grabbed me for an interview.
Poetry Fishbowl Open!
Tue, Sep. 16th, 2014 01:26 pmysabetwordsmithToday I'm running a Poetry Fishbowl in the series P.I.E., which you can explore via that link. This is urban fantasy about a mobility-impaired private investigator who handles paranormal cases and her accident-prone cop boyfriend.
You may also want to browse recent discussions about disability in F&SF and the vocabulary of disability on my blogs.
Please drop by my Dreamwidth or LiveJournal to leave prompts for what you'd like to see me writing along the themes of urban fantasy, life with disabilities, or romance. You can watch those posts for thumbnails of poems available for sponsorship, and at least one will get posted for free as thanks for the prompts.
You may also want to browse recent discussions about disability in F&SF and the vocabulary of disability on my blogs.
Please drop by my Dreamwidth or LiveJournal to leave prompts for what you'd like to see me writing along the themes of urban fantasy, life with disabilities, or romance. You can watch those posts for thumbnails of poems available for sponsorship, and at least one will get posted for free as thanks for the prompts.
Helva's Scream
Wed, Sep. 10th, 2014 03:55 pmdavidgillon
Where were you when they sacrificed my disabled brothers and sisters on the hillside
Where were you when they stripped my infant self of my womanhood-to-be
Where were you when they stunted me and sealed me in a box (no glass coffin for unsightly me)
Where were you when they taught me to deride those who saw the trap I was in
Where were you when they wrapped my coffin in a ship and made me one of their slaves
Where were you when they sent me into danger and made me hunt my kin
Where were you when they made my love an impossible dream
Where were you when they proclaimed my song 'a positive image of disability in SF'
*****
Seething over Ship Who Sang being put forward as a positive representation of disability in SFSignal's Mind-Meld
MIND MELD: Disabilities in Speculative Fiction
Wed, Sep. 10th, 2014 02:17 pmdavidgillonNew article on disability in specfic at SF Signal:
To summarize: Aaaargh! *Headdesk* *Headdesk* *Headdesk*
The Ship Who Sang suggested as an example of positive depictions of disabled characters - just shoot me now....
Disability overwhelmingly presented as a struggle, people coping with disability dismissed as non-representative, not a mention of the Social Model or the disability rights struggle, a panel that's clearly overwhelmingly non-disabled. There are one or two who have a clue, but overall, just no.
I have committed (possibly harsh) commentary.
MIND MELD: Disabilities in Speculative Fiction
To summarize: Aaaargh! *Headdesk* *Headdesk* *Headdesk*
The Ship Who Sang suggested as an example of positive depictions of disabled characters - just shoot me now....
Disability overwhelmingly presented as a struggle, people coping with disability dismissed as non-representative, not a mention of the Social Model or the disability rights struggle, a panel that's clearly overwhelmingly non-disabled. There are one or two who have a clue, but overall, just no.
I have committed (possibly harsh) commentary.
1 link: Disability Issues Series at SF Signal
Thu, Jul. 24th, 2014 08:35 pmjesse_the_kI was under a rock. I just encountered "SF Signal." They host three podcasts as well as hundreds of announcements, reviews, interviews, "books received," and thematic series. (They've been doing this for more than a decade, and won the Best Fanzine HUGO in 2012 and 2013.)
One of those series may be of general interest here:
Special Needs in Strange Worlds
I'm not in love with the title, but the articles themselves have useful info.
One of those series may be of general interest here:
Special Needs in Strange Worlds
I'm not in love with the title, but the articles themselves have useful info.
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Sun, Mar. 3rd, 2013 04:59 pmchordatesrockIf anyone is interested in a commentfic meme on the topic of disabilities that start with the letter B, you can find it here.
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Sat, Jan. 26th, 2013 05:55 pmsubluxateType of media: Fanfic
Fandom: The Departed
Author/Creator: Me
Brief description: I'm AUing the end of the movie to ( spoilers ) and am looking for advice on communicating some of the physical and emotional responses he'll have.
Link: A public post at my journal
Apologies to the mods for misunderstanding the new policy.
Fandom: The Departed
Author/Creator: Me
Brief description: I'm AUing the end of the movie to ( spoilers ) and am looking for advice on communicating some of the physical and emotional responses he'll have.
Link: A public post at my journal
Apologies to the mods for misunderstanding the new policy.
Snapshots (DCU AU - Gen)
Thu, Sep. 22nd, 2011 08:07 amme_ya_riI recently completed this story and thought that it might be appreciated here. Hope everyone enjoys!
Story: Snapshots
Author:me_ya_ri
Rating: PG-13
Fandom: DCU
Warning: Canon violence (A Death In The Family), AU, traumatic amnesia, non-canon death of a major supporting character (Joker), parental neglect, loneliness, recovery from life-threatening injuries but not much else.
Word Count: Approx 72,700 words total
Summary: An alternate story based on the question/story posed byglymr in her story here (warning for very sad!) - What if Tim had followed Jason to Ethiopia? Tim follows Jason to Ethiopia when he tries to find his mother. At a critical moment Tim acts to save his hero, changing everything as a result of that one moment of bravery.
Chapters: Snapshots | Haley's Circus | Waking | X-Rays | Paparazzi | Visitation | Dammit, Janet (by Malkavianlove) | Cookies | Hearing | Snickerdoodle | CPS | Walk | Oak | Interview | Home | Jack | Decision | Party | Batcave | Janet | Tim | Plot | Judge | Accord | Resolution | Robin
Feedback: Comments (even if it’s just that you read) are much loved and concrit is much appreciated!
ETA: Forgot to post the link to AO3: All in one part here
Story: Snapshots
Author:
me_ya_riRating: PG-13
Fandom: DCU
Warning: Canon violence (A Death In The Family), AU, traumatic amnesia, non-canon death of a major supporting character (Joker), parental neglect, loneliness, recovery from life-threatening injuries but not much else.
Word Count: Approx 72,700 words total
Summary: An alternate story based on the question/story posed by
glymr in her story here (warning for very sad!) - What if Tim had followed Jason to Ethiopia? Tim follows Jason to Ethiopia when he tries to find his mother. At a critical moment Tim acts to save his hero, changing everything as a result of that one moment of bravery.Chapters: Snapshots | Haley's Circus | Waking | X-Rays | Paparazzi | Visitation | Dammit, Janet (by Malkavianlove) | Cookies | Hearing | Snickerdoodle | CPS | Walk | Oak | Interview | Home | Jack | Decision | Party | Batcave | Janet | Tim | Plot | Judge | Accord | Resolution | Robin
Feedback: Comments (even if it’s just that you read) are much loved and concrit is much appreciated!
ETA: Forgot to post the link to AO3: All in one part here
Ranma 1/2 disability meta
Mon, Apr. 18th, 2011 09:42 pmterajkTitle: You are Here: Why Ryoga Hibiki is Awesome
Fandom: Ranma 1/2
Characters Ryoga, a guest appearance by Mousse
Rating: PG-13 (my language...oops)
Word count: around 2000 words
Warnings: Discussion of stalking and violence. Spoilers abound.
Summary: Ryoga is allowed to be just Like That, even without remotely passing as a non-disabled person. In a general sense, the same is true for anyone else in the cast: the horribly abusive fathers, lethal chefs, and all the people who spend half their time in the form of animals or other people won't be mistaken as typical by anyone; yet they all live together in a tense but tolerant way. What this means for Ryoga is that Takahashi doesn't medicalize his lostness at all.
At my journal.
Fandom: Ranma 1/2
Characters Ryoga, a guest appearance by Mousse
Rating: PG-13 (my language...oops)
Word count: around 2000 words
Warnings: Discussion of stalking and violence. Spoilers abound.
Summary: Ryoga is allowed to be just Like That, even without remotely passing as a non-disabled person. In a general sense, the same is true for anyone else in the cast: the horribly abusive fathers, lethal chefs, and all the people who spend half their time in the form of animals or other people won't be mistaken as typical by anyone; yet they all live together in a tense but tolerant way. What this means for Ryoga is that Takahashi doesn't medicalize his lostness at all.
At my journal.
