jennyandthelibrarians:CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS- Please Repost! Collide #4: Accessibility A zine on phy
jennyandthelibrarians: CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS- Please Repost! Collide #4: Accessibility A zine on physical and mental illness Possible topics of discussion include: -How do you wish the world was more accessible to you? What could those who don’t generally require accommodations do better? -What is your experience in making requests for accessibility at events, in school, at work, in the home, or in your personal relationships? -How have you had to rely on the others in your life to make up for a lack of accessibility in the world? How has this affected your relationships with those close to you, or with new people? -How do mental health barriers play a part in your ability to request accommodations? -If your illness manifests in a way that requires mobility aids, how has this helped you? How has it prevented you from accessing the spaces you want to frequent? Are there aids that you could benefit from but haven’t taken advantage of, whether due to cost, availability, or social stigma? -Have you been taken seriously when requesting accommodations for mental health issues? For physical health issues? -Do you feel “othered” when having to deal with accessibility issues? What could others do to normalize this? -How do you feel when confronted with a new accessibility concern? DEADLINE: July 1, 2016 Email JC at jennyandthelibrarians AT gmail .com with questions and submissions *Essays should generally not exceed 2,000 words. We are not accepting poetry for this issue. *Note: Although your contribution can focus more heavily on either a physical or mental health condition, you must identify and address in some way that you are living with both. Do y’all yet realize that JC is the best and does the coolest projects? No? Get on it! -- source link
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