Certifying employers as disability confident (or accessible, or whatever the current buzzwords are) has never been something I support. In my experience, it turns into a vanity metric where the employer is centred, not the disabled person. What I’ve found is that when a person or business has done a disability awareness course, they […]
This is my life
Capitalism + hyperfocus
I was doing a survey on ADHD late last year and one question asked if challenges with attention had any positives. My reply: Hyperfocus can be seen as a positive in certain capitalistic conditions. But it is not financially compensated appropriately. It is also effectively contraindicated with my other condition (ME/CFS) where cognitive […]
Why means testing disability support is a bad idea
Recently in the news, a person suggested means testing disability supports. This is a bad idea, and I’m going to share some of the reasons why in this post. Feel free to add your own in the comments. Why means testing disability support is a bad idea Costs Disability is expensive. It costs […]
Focusing on what I’m putting out there
After my post slash realisations on community, I realised I had been finding my own direction. What I can do in community doesn’t look like the lists that people share. And that’s ok. My focus is on what I’m putting out there. Sharing my video game clips and timelapses, a little distraction when people […]
Discussions about community have been hard to read
A reasonable reaction to the rise of fascism has been to talk about community. I don’t disagree. On paper. The problem is, a lot of the discussions, like many leftist discussions, ignore disability. The general discussion goes: We need community to survive this! (Yes, I agree.) We need to care for each […]
Adjustments capitalism hates
I’ve written before about things that capitalism hates to accomodate, and now I’m back again. Communication is todays topic. Clear communication Timely communication Accurate communication Retail is one of the worst for this. It has been some time since I was able to walk around a store such as Kmart, but back when […]
A shitty wish forced upon me
Remember how I said I was going to have to look for work? Well it’s going slowly. There’s not much of quality out there to apply for, and what I have seen is mostly “needed now” but only for a few months. Not quitting a job for a short term job, because that’s ridiculous. […]
Three out of three
For years now I have struggled to get three out of three – the right work, the right pay, the right location. As my MECFS has gotten worse (beyond the point where working is wise) it now costs me so deeply to work that not getting three out of three makes me angry. It […]
Timing is a hell of a thing
I recently made an off-hand post about wanting to get some book editing done, but weather got in my way and made me flare. Sucks, but that’s what happens with unpredictable chronic illnesses. What I was working on that day was a book about what it was like to job hunt as a completely […]
Elitism and privilege in creativity and work
A few weeks ago I published a post on my Substack about the workplace divide. It’s the fake line that is often drawn in jobs where some people are seen as THINKERS and others as DOERS. Firstly, this divide is bullshit, as every job requires you to do both tasks. But mostly I find […]