There Is Finally A Dictation Bridge 1.0

It’s been a while since Carin or I has mentioned Dictation Bridge, which in case you’ve forgotten is a free, open source piece of software designed to help those who need it much more easily use speech recognition in conjunction with a screen reader. The project hit its funding goal in 2016, and after nearly …

If The Police Are Out Here Looking For Drugs, Somebody’s Got To Sell Them To Them, Right?

This news release from the Alexandria, Louisiana police department says basically everything that this post is going to need, so I’m just going to leave it here. Suspect Waves Drugs for Sale in Front of Officers On February 22, around 7:00 pm, APD officers were conducting an investigation at a residence in the 2300 block …

The Less Common Assumptions

I don’t want this to come off as me doubting Gill’s experiences, but reading through this list of things she says are generally assumed about people with disabilities, I know how every sighted person who has ever said to me “People don’t really do that, do they?” feels. I am bemused, befuddled, and probably several …

Superheroes In Waiting

Gill has an idea for the world’s nicest superhero. Over a decade ago I thought about starting my own comic book. The main protagonist was going to be a mysterious individual named Dr. Cool. He/she would be standing up for all things good, kind, and right. Sort of like other heroes in other books, TV …