CYMERA Book Festival 2023 Recap and Review. null

Hello everyone, it’s that time of year again, and once again I’m back with my CYMERA book festival 2023 recap and review featuring my favouriteRead More →

GeekDis officially starts today! A banner is taped to the wall. It reads "GeekDis starts now!". Beneath the banner additional text reads "A whole month talking about disability representation in pop culture. Join us?" Next to the text is a pair of crutches resting against bookcase. On the bookcase is an assortment of books, a purple box with a green leaf design containing migraine head patches, an aromatherapy candle, medication, an ostomy bag, a roll of bandages, an ankle support bandage and a blue asthma inhaler. On the bottom shelf is a closed purple box with a green leaf design.

Hello everyone, and thank you for joining me for GeekDis 2023, the annual event discussing disabled and neurodivergent representation in pop culture. If you’re newRead More →

Disability Representation Discussion Topic Ideas for GeekDis. null

Last year I ran a series of weekly discussion topics for GeekDis. I decided not to do that again this year as the engagement wasRead More →

GeekDis: Collaborative Topics - Share your thoughts! Next to four multi-coloured speech balloons black text reads "GeekDis Collaborative Topics. Share your thoughts!"

The topic of disability representation was never about one person, and that is why I set out to create a month-long discussion event. I canRead More →

CYMERA 2022 Review and Recap. null

I am finally pleased to bring you my recap and review of CYMERA 2022. I had hoped to have this year’s recap out in aRead More →

GeekDis: A month-long discussion of disability representation in pop culture. The image shows a living room. On the wall, there is a large banner that reads: "Geek Dis. An open discussion on disability representation in pop culture". The room is furnished with a television and television cabinet along the back wall in the left corner and further to the right along the back wall is a bookshelf. Next to the bookshelf are a pair of crutches leaning against the wall. To the right of the room is a wheelchair with a vibrantly decorated wheel hub. To the left of the room is a teal exercise ball. In the middle of the room is a rectangle coffee table. On the coffee table and the bookshelf, there are a variety of medical supplies that a disabled person might use, such as medication, an ostomy bag, migraine head patches and an inhaler. In the background, a ginger cat sits at a window surrounded by blue curtains with white stars on them.

GeekDis began in 2021, I become increasingly frustrated with ignorance in society and the lack of disability representation in pop culture. I don’t consider myselfRead More →

GeekDis Weekly Discussion Topics. A blue banner reads "GeekDis Weekly Discussion Topics". To the right of the banner a pair of crutches lean against a bookshelf holding books and medical supplies that a disabled person would use.

Hello everyone! Talking about a monumental topic like disability representation isn’t easy. I know because I had the important job of trying to find theRead More →