Accessibility is not an excuse. For some backstory: I was at lunch with my parents when they told me I could do classes online but would most likely have to pay for it to which I said, "I would have to do some checking to make sure the platform was accessible." My dad then said one of the worst things anyone could ever say, family or not. "Oh, there's always an excuse." Accessibility. is. not. an excuse. It might seem like it to someone who might not have to think about something like that, but this attitude is disgusting. Accessibility comes in many forms, and having to think about whether something is going to be accessible or not is so goddamn tiring and I don't like that thought being the first thing I say, but also, that's a reality I have to accept. Again I'll say, accessibility, no matter what form you're thinking about is no excuse. After this interaction, I'm left with -1 spoons and a desire to do nothing else for the day.

Ready for something that's going to blow your mind, especially my fellow folks with disabilities? Hold onto to your hats and other accessories because this one is wild. The other day, I got a text from an Orientation and Mobility instructor that I had worked with back in the day. For those who are confused, to put it simply, an Orientation and Mobility instructor is the person who teaches someone with a visual impairment how to get from point a to point b without getting killed. Anyway, said instructor asked for permission to use old pictures she had of me for a retirement party slideshow. I said yes. Nothing too out there, at least not yet. A friend of mine who also worked with her got the same text message, but then more. This instructor asked for a memory video to be recorded on a platform that's not accessible, which my friend explained to her. Instead of understanding, she straight up asked him if his sister could help him record the video. Okay fine, general populace deciding to be ignorant is one thing, but someone who teaches independence? This is a level of what the fuck I don't know if I can deal with.