Jessica Smith-King

Jessica King was a founder, advocate and writer on a mission to make the world accessible. We are dedicated to continuing her work.

[Jessica Smith-King @jexsta]

Yes I'm #disabled. Yes I've been very sick. Don't silence me because I don't fit your version of success. #startups https://t.co/pWtSZscRAZ

[Steve King @steveathon]

Last year I raised $25k for the transplant clinic at @SVHSydney for @jexsta with the help of hundreds of donors. Today the team acquired new treatment chairs to make long treatments more bearable, and I couldn't be happier.

[Jessica Smith-King @jexsta]

Recovering from December’s brain surgery, facing a long bout of rehab,& feeling generally rubbish. Geek Lord tells me that I now have 3 types of disability which will help me build better products for PWDs.

He’s right.
#AlwaysASilverLining
#Disability #Spoonie #Transplant

[Jessica Smith-King @jexsta]

@steveathon So much no.

[Jessica Smith-King @jexsta]

My favourite @Atlassian & #Shipit mascot Bruce is missing! Visiting the Sydney office won’t be the same until his return. #FindBruce

[Jessica Smith-King @jexsta]

Evicted when we asked for leaking sewer to be repaired. When looking for new place, estate agents advised against putting my name on tenancy applications as I wasn’t working or on welfare. My #disability was seen as a risk to landlords. #PWDs #RealEstate

[StreetSmartAustralia @StreetSmartAust]

Letting down our most vulnerable - AGAIN - Australians With Disability Twice as Likely to be Evicted Without Cause https://t.co/bj5RDhiPzg via @probononews

[Jessica Smith-King @jexsta]

@Asher_Wolf Just for your info, sometimes if one state doesn’t offer a certain treatment you can get federal gov. funding to travel to clinics. Not ideal certainly, but it might be an option in the short term.

[Jessica Smith-King @jexsta]

@Asher_Wolf Nurse tried to discharge me because I only had neck pain. Turned out my brain was making its way down my spinal column. If she’d got her way I would have died at home, bad enough that I almost died while under her ‘care’. Hope you’re feeling better btw.

[Jessica Smith-King @jexsta]

I don't look disabled & regularly attract attention for parking in accessible spots. It's NEVER ok to ask someone to justify their need to use those spaces. Not all disability is visible. We don't need policing we want understanding. #invisibleillness https://t.co/N5zOXVzbkE

[Jessica Smith-King @jexsta]

This might actually be legitimate ... a change of website name seems to have occurred but I’ve no way of checking, that I can find anyway... ugh.

[Jessica Smith-King @jexsta]

Hey @JobsforNSW I think you’ve had a data breech. I just got a message from someone called ‘I work for NSW’ phising for my personal information. Might be good to check on that & then maybe let your users know that it’s happened. #datasecurity

[Jessica Smith-King @jexsta]

Lost a member of the lung transplant community yesterday. I knew her well & the loss was a shock to us all. The transplant gave her a few extra precious years to spend with us. Thank you to her donor for that precious gift.
#lungtransplant #donatelife

[Jen Hargrave @Jen_Hargrave]

News for disabled and Deaf filmmakers - a chance to create disability and Deaf themed content, made by disabled and Deaf people for ABC. Applications open.

https://t.co/cSxRpTRPWp

[Jessica Smith-King @jexsta]

First day of holiday (vacation) = blocked sewer overflowing up the driveway. Can’t believe all this crap was dumped on me at the last minute. Maybe if I cry the hotel will refund my money. Otherwise I’m really in the poop... #soManyPooPuns

[Jessica Smith-King @jexsta]

The hardest thing about #A11yCampMelb is being surrounded by the very best of doggos & being unable to cuddle them because they’re working.

[Jessica Smith-King @jexsta]

Morning campers!! #A11yCampMelb is kicking off!! Great talks & lots of learning ahead.

[Jessica Smith-King @jexsta]

@LFLegal It was great. I learned a lot. Can’t wait to get my hands on a copy of your book.

[Jessica Smith-King @jexsta]

Attending workshop on structured negotiation at #A11yCampMelb it’s interesting & I’m learning a lot which is why I’m now sitting in the back of the room crying. Thanks brain. #TBI #Accessibility

[Jessica Smith-King @jexsta]

@DeveloperSteve "This talk is written in my tears: emotional incontinence and other fun facts about life with cognitive disability".

[Jessica Smith-King @jexsta]

Attempting to write a talk on cognitive fatigue & impairment is fun when you have cognitive fatigue. Concentration now at 10 minutes max. This is going to take forever. #brainfog #traumaticbraininjury #spoonie

[Jessica Smith-King @jexsta]

It’s my favourite time of the twitter year #Arachtober so expect many 8 legged wonders in my feed.

To kick off, I present to you “enamalled spider (Plebs bradleyi) on background of Akubra”