Posted in Articles, Transcripts on Jan 15th, 2019
I created this reference because it is hard to get step-by-step instructions for getting audio transcripts off YouTube. Articles like “Dirty, Fast, and Free Audio Transcription with YouTube” by Andy Baio give some great examples of timing and how long the automatic transcription process takes, but don’t cover the step-by-step way to get those transcripts. […]
Posted in Announcements on Jan 13th, 2019
I will be leading a workshop about “Making RPG Podcasts Accessible” on January 20th at PodCon2 in Seattle. For those who can’t attend this workshop in-person, it will be in the remote attendance feed for PodCon2. As an accessibility feature, I have created reference document that goes over all of the topics covered in the […]
Posted in on Jan 13th, 2019
I will be leading a workshop about “Making RPG Podcasts Accessible” on January 20th at PodCon2 in Seattle. For those who can’t attend this workshop in-person, it will be in the remote attendance feed for PodCon2. As an accessibility feature, I have created reference document that goes over all of the topics covered in the workshop, which you can find on the Writing Alchemy website.
Workshop Description: In the US one in four adults has a disability. This means that there are a lot of disabled people in the RPG podcast community, however physical, social, and game play barriers often prevent the full inclusion of disabled participants and audience members. This workshop is about identifying common barriers and addressing them. We will discuss areas to be aware of, accessibility tools, strategies for handling pitfalls, and ways to improve representation of disabled people.
Posted in Announcements, Transcripts on Jan 13th, 2019
In order to make these transcripts as accessible as possible, each one is produced in four formats: as an online post for access convenience, in a word document with a low vision friendly font (Veranda), in a pdf with a dyslexia friendly font (OpenDyslexic), and a low contrast blue on black pdf as an […]
Posted in Announcements on Nov 22nd, 2018
This Bonus Cast is about the new podcast transcripts and ways I’m trying to make them accessible. The transcript of this bonus cast can be found here. I am working on the next podcast episode, but in the meantime I wanted to share this announcement. It is so exciting to have some transcripts up online! […]
Posted in on Nov 22nd, 2018
This Bonus Cast is about the new podcast transcripts and ways I’m trying to make them accessible.
Posted in Announcements, Articles, Gaming on Jan 20th, 2018
This mini-review was created for The Nifty Nerds’ list of The Best Games for 2 Players. I love cooperative games, and one of my absolute favorite cooperative boardgames is Castle Panic. In it the players cooperate to defend their castle against a horde of monsters (goblins, orcs, and ogres) that are attacking it. The different […]
Posted in Announcements on Sep 9th, 2017
Magic Goes Awry: A high fantasy role-playing system that is light on rules and heavy on magical mayhem This is a rules-light role-playing system designed for people who want to create a fun and interesting high fantasy story together. My goal in creating this game was to capture the fun of Dungeons and Dragons in […]
Posted in Articles, Social Justice on Aug 5th, 2016
Neurodiverse people have brains that operate differently from the norm. I’ve noticed that it is common for the traits that come from these operation differences to be split into two categories: beneficial traits and traits that cause struggle. In many cases it is only the traits that cause struggle that are identified as a part […]
