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a helping hand from hell

Helping others to help yourself

Is it all the “white, straight dude’s” fault?

Someone posted a meme on Linkedin the other day, saying that having a team of…

The hero and the loser

Whenever there’s a headline about achievements of people with disabilities, many would often say how “brave” and “inspirational” they are. It’s implying the notion that having an impairment is somewhat of a burden. A lot of activists try to counteract by turning a disability into a part of one’s…

How to design accessibly?

there are a lot of organizations out there focusing accessibility. The goal is to make life easier for those who are limited in any shape or form, let it be disability, ageing or disease. When it comes to information technology, web development is already relatively well covered.

My so called “coming out”

I’ve been focusing a lot about accessibility lately, but it wasn’t always this way, or lets say, I wasn’t too…

All that glitters is not gold

You’ve have come a long way, one would think. Inclusion is the idea that all people with disabilities should be integrated into society, from the kid in the classroom, to the adult in the workforce. It sounds great, doesn’t it? To make sure everyone got the memo, most western…

Drawings

Drawing has been one of my passions since childhood and my bad eyesight obviously hasn’t stopped me. I either draw photorealism, or combined with some weird mixture of abstract and fantasy elements. And yes, I have a “thing” for fairies.

There is much more to it than meets your eye…

Whenever it comes to the topic of hiring individuals with disabilities, we pretty much stumble upon the same myths, distorted realities and misconceptions on both sides of the fence for years, if not decades. There are plenty of causes and…