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Black text against a mid-brown background. Access is not a marketing strategy, it's our reality. Smaller text underneath of Jessica's Instagram handle: [at] oddi [dot] jessica.
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Black text against a mid-brown background. Access is not a marketing strategy, it's our reality. Smaller text underneath of Jessica's Instagram handle: [at] oddi [dot] jessica.
Had a whole post typed up, 2,000 characters ready to go, and Instagram deleted it.
If that's not a funny outcome from writing about the importance of lived experience over corporate marketing in accessibility, I don't know what is [lmao]. Anyway, I'll keep it short.
I love that disability inclusion is taking up more space. As the corporate world begins to catch up, remember: disabled people don't have the luxury of opting in or out of access work. We put in the effort every day for own care, on top of trying to support each other. Through systems and societies that are back-logged, ill-equipped, and lacking the community experience.
Your process, reasoning, and environment, are just as important as the outcome for accessibility. If the work [by non-disabled or disabled alike], isn't helping lift the burden from disabled people, let's re-evaluate. Because we don't get a break, it's our reality.
On that note, my seat cushion is officially broken! Causing pretty annoying back pain. With a back-logged system currently not giving out estimated wait times, this repair can take a while. Take it from my sister who's been [and is still] waiting, trapped at home. So I may be requiring work accommodations if we don't find a temporary solution. Okay, take care!