For those of you collecting accessibility toys, Mattel has released a Hellen Keller doll, complete with Braille labeling.  \o/ 

 Wednesday Addams has her own methods.  ROTFLMAO!

My partner Doug found this bit of stuff that networks into a large mesh of issues, some of which I've already touched upon or read elsewhere.

It begins with this piece, where actually the title is what interests me: "We'd Like to Thank Our Commenters Again For Generally Not Being Jerks." That's ComicMix, an excellent source of news and discussions ( Read more... )

This complaint about inaccessibility is brilliantly specific.  The key to communication is to speak a common language, whether in nationality or in metaphor.  In this case, it draws on a relevant quote from a common fandom.  Print it out, tack it to your bulletin board, and label it "Like This."

... is doing whatever it takes to keep a loving family together.  Even if one of the pieces isn't what you all thought it was when you picked it up.

... is to provide a safe space for democracy.  Specifically, that's in Madison, Wisconsin.  I may not be proud of this country, but today I'm proud of Madison.  I've been there; it really is quite a delightful city.  Let this be a lesson to the less-educated and less-competent police elsewhere.  Do it like this.  Or hey, you could be canned and ( Read more... )

I've been talking on Dreamwidth with a friend who's posting Yoruban language lessons.  I happened to mention reading an African-themed story about a warrior woman, Dossouye, and her war-bull, Gbo.  In tracking down the reference, I discovered that the author has since written a novel:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dossouye
http://www.reindeermotel. ( Read more... )

There is an age-old squabble between writers and editors over when grammar rules are too loose or too tight, sloppy or stultifying. I think that the submission guidelines for Beneath Ceaseless Skies are a lovely example of proper literary balance:

We know grammar rules, such as which types of clauses should have commas between them and which ( Read more... )

Being a professional writer means throwing the whole weight of your talent behind your projects. For many of us, reading something incompetently written can generate a desire to do it right. In this post, rolanni discusses Local Custom and Scout's Progress along those lines. The result is worth tacking to your wall labeled "Like This."

gumnut has posted a snippet of writing that brilliantly demonstrates the "hook" at the beginning of a story, which is what grabs a reader's attention so they'll keep reading what you wrote. Tack this to your wall and label it "Like This."