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My Needs are Not "Special"

I don't like the term 'special needs'. For large portions of my life, people have addressed my needs as special. But to me, nothing about what I need is special. Special is 'extra', 'more', 'beyond the standard'. But to me? To me, being able to take an exam like all the other kids in my class is not special, it's fundamental. Recently I've been reading some (2025!!) papers that still use the term 'special needs', and I had to express how that makes me feel.

9 min read   ·   2026

Google Changed Their Icons Again... And They are Still Not Accessible

Google recently redesigned their icons, but the new design is still not accessible for low-vision people. In this post, I discuss the new design, its accessibility issues, and my attempt to improve it as a low-vision person!

22 min read   ·   2026