Tag Archives: disability

Musings on Libraries and Disability

Posted on April 21, 2016 by Lynne M. Thomas

Two articles that crossed my path today, at the intersection of libraries and disability: The Atlantic: Living Longer, With More Disability Library Trends: Access Is Not Problem Solving: Disability Justice and Libraries Both of these are directly relevant to my … Continue reading →

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A Pledge for SF/F Convention Accessibility

Posted on November 18, 2015 by Lynne M. Thomas

I would like to build a world where our first thought about any given convention is “Yay, convention!” not “is this even remotely accessible for Caitlin?” As many of you know from recent posts and Tweets, the World Fantasy Convention … Continue reading →

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Day of the Doctor 3D Screenings and accessibility

Posted on October 24, 2013 by Lynne M. Thomas

So, the Day of the Doctor 3D screenings are going live across the country in the US. This is awesome. We probably will have to watch from home, because Caitlin can’t process 3D visuals (and won’t keep glasses on). I’d … Continue reading →

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So, How Was Your WorldCon?

Posted on September 9, 2013 by Lynne M. Thomas

I’ve been answering this question all week. And that answer is … complicated. We traveled by car from DeKalb, IL to San Antonio, TX over 2 days, as we had to bring Caitlin with us to WorldCon, and traveling by … Continue reading →

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Link on parenting and disability and conversations

Posted on August 13, 2013 by Lynne M. Thomas

If I had more energy, this might be more of a rant. I’m just going to leave this here: Dear People Who Do Not  Have a Child With Disabilities. Please read it if you are so inclined. Much of this rings … Continue reading →

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Caitlin’s First WisCon

Posted on May 29, 2013 by Lynne M. Thomas

All in all, it went pretty well. Caitlin was decidedly chill the whole weekend. We drove up on Thursday afternoon, after a lovely couple of days hanging out with Shira, who had flown out a couple of days before. Caitlin … Continue reading →

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