A big, hearty +1 on this. My disability is a limitation on the life I want to live; yours (hypothetical you) may be different, and more power to you.
The thing I loved about WisCon was that they really listened *hard* and they tried to invent solutions and they thought about, among other things, balancing disabilities -- how do you square people who are allergic to scents against people who use aromatherapy to treat illnesses? If I recall correctly -- it's been two years -- I was able to reach a disability contact during the convention, who got me moved to a quiet room after I explained that being next to a party was going to be a Very Bad Thing for my migraines.
WisCon really made me feel like "one of us" and "we're glad you're here" rather than "you're a nuisance and an exception". And I got into some great hall conversations with other people with disabilities about how to manage my own limitations better next year, and the Con staff really bent over backwards to help.
Language policing can become a distraction, but there is a world of difference between "Access" and "Handicap" as committee names.
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Date: 2012-09-06 07:44 pm (UTC)The thing I loved about WisCon was that they really listened *hard* and they tried to invent solutions and they thought about, among other things, balancing disabilities -- how do you square people who are allergic to scents against people who use aromatherapy to treat illnesses? If I recall correctly -- it's been two years -- I was able to reach a disability contact during the convention, who got me moved to a quiet room after I explained that being next to a party was going to be a Very Bad Thing for my migraines.
WisCon really made me feel like "one of us" and "we're glad you're here" rather than "you're a nuisance and an exception". And I got into some great hall conversations with other people with disabilities about how to manage my own limitations better next year, and the Con staff really bent over backwards to help.
Language policing can become a distraction, but there is a world of difference between "Access" and "Handicap" as committee names.