Posted in Articles, Social Justice, Tools, Writing on Feb 21st, 2022
I’m excited to say that I’m working on a new article about creating assistive devices. In it I’m channeling all of my frustration with people unthinkingly acting as if assistive devices need to carry the entire weight of creating accessibility for disabled people and I’m really happy with how it is coming out. I’m also […]
Posted in Articles, Social Justice on Jan 31st, 2022
After mental health problems forced me to take a two month break from working on this article, I have finished it! I really hope these ideas to help others in the way that they have helped me. For me, this is the beginning of a conversation. I’m sure there are other categories and different ways […]
Posted in Announcements, Social Justice, Tools, Writing on Mar 17th, 2021
I keep thinking I’m done adding resources to my website, but then I notice another gap or resource that is lacking that could make a difference. And so I create a new resource and add it to my list. This year I’ve already created two new resources. Both of these are very much works […]
Posted in Announcements, Social Justice, Writing on Feb 19th, 2021
I have a new article up on the Mythcreants blog! People create monsters that reflect the fears of their society, including fears about disability. Because of this, ableism has been incorporated into our depictions of monsters. In some cases, disability is used to make monsters seem dangerous, unsettling, or unpredictable. Other times, it’s used […]
Posted in Articles, Social Justice on Jun 9th, 2020
Okay, so I’m sure I’ve seen other people talk about this, but I can’t find a link to any articles on this topic. Maybe I’m just not thinking of the right key word to find them, but since I’ve run into some people making this argument in several different contexts, I wanted to address it. […]
Posted in Announcements, Social Justice on Jun 7th, 2020
To start out with, check out this article on How to Safely Support Black Lives Matter Online. This is a time for listening and action. Action can happen in both big and small ways. This is a list of ways to help that includes petitions, calls and texts, places to donate, and safety […]
Posted in Announcements, Social Justice, Writing on Jan 20th, 2020
“How Should I Approach Disability in a Pirate Story?” is a Q & A on the Mythcreants blog where I answer a reader question about representing disability without falling into stereotypes. Here is the Question: “This question may actually be more for Fay Onyx, but let me know what you think. I’m working on […]
Posted in Announcements, Articles, Social Justice, Writing on Aug 5th, 2019
“How Can I Make My World Accommodating to Disabled People?” is a Q & A on the Mythcreants blog where I answer a reader question about accessibility in a historical fantasy setting. Here is the Question: “I am writing a non-magical fantasy story set in a low-tech world that is primarily composed of city-states with […]
Posted in Announcements, Social Justice, Writing on Aug 5th, 2019
A collaboration podcast with the Mythcreants about harmful disability tropes in stories! (There is a transcript in the show notes.) “More than one in ten Americans is disabled, making it one of the largest marginalized groups in the country. Even so, storytellers often have a really difficult time portraying disabled characters. We want to change […]
Posted in Announcements, Social Justice, Writing on Jul 21st, 2019
I’m excited to be part of this Mythcreants podcast episode on avoiding fridging characters! (There are transcripts <3) “Fiction has a long history of sacrificing marginalized characters to further the arcs of privileged characters, but these days we have a name for that: fridging. Most of us understand that fridging is bad, but why is […]
