Some babbling: One of the things that I'm working hard on is asking for help, or just flat-out saying what I need. I find it really difficult to say "I need to sit down now" instead of "hey, could we sit over there?" -- and in spaces that require me to ask for help, sometimes the second doesn't even come off as asking. For me, it's been useful to think about those difficulties when there are things that a con/community/etc doesn't do by default, like braille programs. If there's a form letter or a routine or specifics (all of which are institutional, and imply that folks with disabilities are expected and wanted), then asking for help becomes a lot easier.
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Date: 2010-06-28 04:21 am (UTC)Some babbling: One of the things that I'm working hard on is asking for help, or just flat-out saying what I need. I find it really difficult to say "I need to sit down now" instead of "hey, could we sit over there?" -- and in spaces that require me to ask for help, sometimes the second doesn't even come off as asking. For me, it's been useful to think about those difficulties when there are things that a con/community/etc doesn't do by default, like braille programs. If there's a form letter or a routine or specifics (all of which are institutional, and imply that folks with disabilities are expected and wanted), then asking for help becomes a lot easier.