A friend of a friend, who is blind, got placed in “accessible” accommodation recently where all the amenities (washing machine, microwave, intercom etc.) are touchscreen, if ever you wonder how fucking ignorant non-disabled people can be.
“Despite what Verrall might say, we aren't moving to "long-term management" of Covid-19, we are instead embarking on long-term plugging our ears to it. Management would imply a plan to reduce its impacts at least on the most vulnerable and to aid those suffering from grievous cases of Long Covid.”
T / TLWood (she/they) http://tabathawood.comhttps://linktr.ee/Tlwood Award-winning author & editor of weird, dark speculative fiction living in Te Whanganui-a-Tara, Aotearoa NZ. Likes strong coffee, cats, and spending time by the sea. Swears a lot. Writes as Tabatha Wood. Winner:Australian Shadows 2021, SJV 2022Finalist: AHWA, SJV, LOHF Awards: http://mybook.to/SEEDSEWD Disability award: "Long Drop"#Deaf #DisabilityAdvocacy #writer #AotearoaAuthor #immigrant #EnglishScots