tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-338581633491322703.post6658629303061982678..comments2023-05-09T06:00:19.599-04:00Comments on Autistic Hoya — A blog by Lydia X. Z. Brown (2011-2020): A Guide to Sighted Allyhood Lydia Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13484063914873791571noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-338581633491322703.post-63720540705409960972019-01-09T14:51:33.509-05:002019-01-09T14:51:33.509-05:00For image descriptions on social media, is it best...For image descriptions on social media, is it best to include them as part of the text that accompanies the image, or is it best to include them in the alt-text field?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17700050432229268790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-338581633491322703.post-45185100086777160772019-01-09T09:44:07.080-05:002019-01-09T09:44:07.080-05:00The thing in this I really don't like are the ...The thing in this I really don't like are the two references to just touching us. I know that since we are physically handled all the time, people who grew up with it may be more comfortable with random touching. I will jump three feet in the air every time. Touching and hugging are two parts of the same picture. Some of us also have things like PTSD and really want to always be asked before LynnZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18357925802878481521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-338581633491322703.post-79828288539536661422013-08-22T19:33:32.179-04:002013-08-22T19:33:32.179-04:00Kate, Blind with the capital B denotes a sociocult...Kate, Blind with the capital B denotes a sociocultural identity whereas blind with a lowercase B denotes the physiological state of not seeing. It's used parallel to big-D Deaf and lowercase-d deaf, capital-A Autistic and lowercase-a autistic usages to distinguish culture from physiology. I used both throughout my article to be inclusive of both physically- and culturally-identified Blind Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-338581633491322703.post-85795227319776965392013-08-18T06:16:13.670-04:002013-08-18T06:16:13.670-04:00Thanks for the help, everyone! Those are great pie...Thanks for the help, everyone! Those are great pieces of advice!Kathrynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10362319868185917642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-338581633491322703.post-2813177837189797462013-08-16T01:57:32.986-04:002013-08-16T01:57:32.986-04:00Why are you sometimes writing "blind" an...Why are you sometimes writing "blind" and sometimes writing "Blind" in that article?KateGladstonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07062492442607584456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-338581633491322703.post-6180773578588038212013-08-16T01:53:26.444-04:002013-08-16T01:53:26.444-04:00These are great bits of advice — especially the on...These are great bits of advice — especially the one about hiding your hands when a cashier/etc. tries to give something to the wrong person!KateGladstonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07062492442607584456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-338581633491322703.post-69500332163615486022013-08-10T22:03:47.780-04:002013-08-10T22:03:47.780-04:00Kath, some ideas for making conferences more acces...Kath, some ideas for making conferences more accessible: if you ask people to vote on something by raising their hands, verbally describe a rough percentage of how many people raised their hands.<br />"How many of you here love coffee?"<br />(approximately 75 of 100 hands raise)<br />"Okay, so about 75% of people in the audience love coffee."<br /><br />Large print copies are Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-338581633491322703.post-6193947181410347442013-08-09T17:37:55.978-04:002013-08-09T17:37:55.978-04:00If I may add- Make sure there isn't furniture ...If I may add- Make sure there isn't furniture or other objects in the way of foot/wheelchair traffic. Reserve seating in the front of rooms for persons with physical/sensory disabilities, and allow them to enter the room early if need be. I was thinking about this at a science fiction convention I attended a while ago. pAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04173279723850643502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-338581633491322703.post-68116529866037244002013-08-09T17:34:13.917-04:002013-08-09T17:34:13.917-04:00Great advice. I had a friend in college who (was/i...Great advice. I had a friend in college who (was/is) blind, and i helped her navigate around another campus when we went to a conference. She didn't need too much help though! I've always been impressed at her independence and determination- including traveling to not-so accessible Latin American countries. Probably due to my experience of being on the spectrum, I understand how annoying Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04173279723850643502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-338581633491322703.post-85813675991050916402013-08-09T02:58:43.098-04:002013-08-09T02:58:43.098-04:00I have begun to be in charge of planning conferenc...I have begun to be in charge of planning conferences, so this is all really useful and enlightening, thank you both so much for writing and sharing! I was wondering, in terms of making conferences accessible, whether there are any particular accommodations that make things easier for blind people? I already provide the conference schedule in a large print format, and ask presenters to make print Kathrynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10362319868185917642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-338581633491322703.post-22204641680747173422013-08-07T15:45:32.904-04:002013-08-07T15:45:32.904-04:00I whole heartedly agree KellieMEI whole heartedly agree KellieMEAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-338581633491322703.post-43943251806052790152013-08-07T14:35:00.091-04:002013-08-07T14:35:00.091-04:00I think, rather than asking anyone, "do you n...I think, rather than asking anyone, "do you need me to?", one should ask, "would you like me to?"KellieMEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05404067011287921919noreply@blogger.com