Tag: accessibility

Department of chainsaws for hands

I made myself a horror movie bingo card for October, and I am trying to think of a name for a trope I love.

What do you call that thing where characters have ridiculous and cool DIY assistive tech? I am thinking about chainsaws as prosthetic hands, homemade motorcycle-wheelchairs, and the other mayhem that shows up mainly in horror movies.

“Fuckin Rad Improvised Accessibility” is my draft so far 😂🤘🏻

Audio picture books?

I listen to a lot of audiobooks for small children and this is the first one I’ve encountered that includes image descriptions. It’s such a good idea! The small child I was listening with was so excited that I had to pause the story for celebrations. Alt text all the things.

The book is Secret of the Jade Bangle, by Linda Trinh.

I need to be precise in talking about it because infantilization is real, but there can be so much solidarity between children and disabled people.

Always a happy sight

Dark photo of a nightclub stage where three musicians are playing under red lighting. In the center, the drummer is wearing a black, ear-loop mask.

Shout out to the drummer from Sumac for performing in a mask the other night. And shout out to Vancouver Jazz Fest for having an early show with a bit of seating so this Long Covid / ME/CFS spoonie could attend some nightlife (in a respirator).

(Not perfect– stairs-only access! But I appreciated that they marked that info on the ad at least.)