Kaz Brekker Makes Space for Disabled Characters in Fantasy (By Any Means Necessary)

I intended for this to be written and available before the release of Shadow and Bone season 2 on Netflix, but the longer I thought about...

In Every Tool, There is a Hammer: Breaking Bullet Journaling to Work For Me

Happy June, everybody! I started bullet journaling in May, after my previous (digital) planner system had started falling into disrepair....

Dress and Disability: An Open-Ended Response to the Witch, Please Chamber Of Secrets Wrap-Up

I was listening to a podcast the other day (surprising no one) and the lovely hosts were talking about professionalism and how it is...

Ideas For Making Your Magic School More Accessible Than Hogwarts

It’s September first! A date forever fixed in my mind as the start of term at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. In honor of the...

As A Wheelchair User, I Have Questions About The Hogwarts Situation

Earlier this evening, I was told by a friend during a phone conversation that there was now a character in a wheelchair in the Harry...

Disability Representation and Avatar (The Blue One, Not The Airbender)

Do I need a spoiler warning for an 11-year old movie that’s won a ton of awards? I dunno, I suppose not everyone has seen it. Consider...

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I am an aspiring science communicator from Iowa who decided it would be easier for everyone if I just wrote these things down instead of having to explain them to every single person who was curious. I decided to make them available online so that more than just the people I knew could have access to my perspective. Follow me on Twitter @GwenInTheChair