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Robert Kingett

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Bose smart glasses help me navigate as a blind person

Bose smart glasses help me navigate as a blind person

Reviewed.com — As a person who is blind, I appreciate headphones as an invaluable tool for interacting with the world around me. However, living in this already stressful time of social distancing gets far more difficult when one's ears are occupied.
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Twitch and Its Continued Failure of Disabled Streamers - Can I Play That?

Twitch and Its Continued Failure of Disabled Streamers - Can I Play That?

Can I Play That — Whenever I think of activism, I'm sometimes skeptical one act can create meaningful change. Yet, it happens all the time. Sometimes, the positive payoffs will come decades later, which is why it's essential to look ahead to the future, even when an act seems inconsequential.
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Game PR and Marketing Accessibility Guide

Game PR and Marketing Accessibility Guide

Can I Play That — An in depth guide on how PR can make their campaigns and social media more accessible to Disabled users.
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Grand Theft Accessibility: A Mod to Make GTA V Blind Friendly

Grand Theft Accessibility: A Mod to Make GTA V Blind Friendly

Uppercut — A common question sighted players ask the visually impaired community is, "how do you play videogames if you're blind?" Typically, people who play video games never consider how a visually impaired person might play them. Video games are a highly visual medium, rendered in pixels and computer-generated worlds- screen readers can't see the game, let alone interact with them.
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Use Magazine Vendor Websites To Find New Paying Markets For Writers! By Robert Kingett

Use Magazine Vendor Websites To Find New Paying Markets For Writers! By Robert Kingett

writersweekly.com — A feature article describing how to find paying markets in unconventional places.
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6 Anthologies Written By, For, and About Disabled People - Electric Literature

6 Anthologies Written By, For, and About Disabled People - Electric Literature

Electric Literature — Even though minority literature is growing in popularity at a fast pace, there are still books that don't authentically represent the disability experience. Either the characters are bathed in stereotypes or the disability is erased by way of a cure or similar.
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'See' Review: Apple TV's New Series a Giant Leap for Blind Actors

'See' Review: Apple TV's New Series a Giant Leap for Blind Actors

Disability Tribune — "Books are in the holy shape. They are silent, and yet, speak directly into the imagination," says Maghra, played by actress Hera Hilmar, in episode two of See, a science fiction drama produced for Apple TV+. Disabled characters in media rarely get a fair shake at representation, if they even get representation at all.
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Bird Box When You're Blind

Bird Box When You're Blind

pillpack.com — It's so sudden, I leap out of my skin. I'm at the library, navigating to my favorite table with my Victor Reader Stream in hand. I find my chair, fold my cane, and start to pull my seat out, when all of a sudden, the chair moves on its own.
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Budget cuts threaten a blind journalist's home

Budget cuts threaten a blind journalist's home

Chicago Tribune — I am a blind journalist who has relied on tools and services to work and live. To some, the paratransit service I utilize and the supportive living environment I live in seem like minor services. They only take into account that these services help a small population, and a small group of people don't have a lot to offer the world. To me personally, and to the people I work with and live around, however, these services are huge. Friedman Place is one supportive living facility in Chicago that houses blind adults.
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Upcoming PS4 Firmware Update To Have Improved Accessibility Options

Upcoming PS4 Firmware Update To Have Improved Accessibility Options

ign.com — PS4 / For years people who are blind or have low vision needed to memorize video game menus and squint to see the small text on poorly contrasted screens. Physically disabled gamers have had to hope that each individual game had control mapping options, while hearing-impaired gamers had to hunt for the caption settings. Now, however, Sony is the first in changing the landscape for console players with disabilities, likely making the PS4 the first video game console to have such complex accessibility features. The PS4 update, currently called 2.50, will have an accessibility menu which provides a vast array of accessibility options for a number of disabilities including visual impairment, hearing impairment, and physical impairment.
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An Open Letter From A Disabled Comrade (ft. Robert Kingett)

An Open Letter From A Disabled Comrade (ft. Robert Kingett)

YouTube — Robert Kingett, a queer Disabled activist, has written a letter about his experiences being disabled during COVID. You need to hear it. Also, I discuss the concept of feeling welcome in response.
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Timecrest - Blind Review - Can I Play That?

Timecrest - Blind Review - Can I Play That?

Can I Play That — Before trying a game, I always have a surge of anxiety and dread because I don't know if a game will be fully accessible before buying. Naughty Dog's The Last of Us 2 is an exception thanks to the extensive accessibility features implemented into the game.
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Beginning Therapy; Being Vulnerable - OC87 Recovery Diaries

Beginning Therapy; Being Vulnerable - OC87 Recovery Diaries

oc87recoverydiaries.com — I am sitting in a social worker's office. It's my first therapy session. I don't know what I will say. All I know is that I will say quite a lot of things I've never wanted to tell anybody ever before.
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GRIEVING ON THE DANCE FLOOR WITH A TOTAL STRANGER

GRIEVING ON THE DANCE FLOOR WITH A TOTAL STRANGER

OZY — A personal essay about dancing
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Finally, There's a Comic Book Store for the Blind

Finally, There's a Comic Book Store for the Blind

VICE — Photo via Flickr user Iván Santiesteban I've been blind since birth. Growing up, I devoured novels translated into braille and adapted into audio books, but there was never an equivalent for comic books. While my sighted friends were enjoying Batman and Spider-Man comics, I became complacent with hearing about them secondhand but never experiencing the stories for myself.
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How to talk about videogames (if you're blind) - Kill Screen - Previously

How to talk about videogames (if you're blind) - Kill Screen - Previously

Kill Screen — One of the first things that people notice when they flip on their consoles are the catchy intro sequences; the flashy animations of the screen. Videogames have a quantified area around them that's visual. After all, so many game elements are conveyed through visual means, such as objective markers and collectables.
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