Shay 👩‍🦯🏴‍☠️ #Accessibility

She/her. #Accessibility advocate and consultant. #blind #SeaofThieves Consoltant, Twitch streamer and much more.

[Shay 👩‍🦯🏴‍☠️ #Accessibility @Shaysters]

my heart just broke

[Anime Tokki @AnimeTokki]

Daveigh Chase has passed away at Age 35.

Best known for her iconic voice acting roles Chihiro in the English dub of Studio Ghibli's 'Spirited Away' & Lilo in Disney's 'Lilo & Stitch'.

[Shay 👩‍🦯🏴‍☠️ #Accessibility @Shaysters]

@onlysmartbrain @Jennissary She's best AI 😄

[Logan Brazzon @loganbrazzon]

The blind gaming community because Wolverine is going to be the first accessible triple A release in 3 years. 🥳

[Shay 👩‍🦯🏴‍☠️ #Accessibility @Shaysters]

This is crappy to read...

[Jesse Ridgway @McJuggerNuggets]

This week, my wife and I made the very difficult decision to terminate the pregnancy due to Trisomy 21.

The choice was not made lightly. We really appreciate all of the personal stories that you guys shared with us, especially the unconditional support we received from fans with no matter what we decided.

I know some of you may be very disappointed to hear this news. We are devastated. This has been extremely traumatic for both of us, especially Ashley.

She underwent the procedure earlier this week and is on the mend. Thankfully, everything went smoothly, but emotionally we are drained.

Trisomy 21, also known as Down Syndrome, is caused by an extra chromosome. It is caused by an error in cell division, like a glitch. The odds of a baby having it is 1 in 1000.

When I first confronted this news, I was shocked but optimistic. If they’re a little slow intellectually, then we’ll make it work. I signed on to be a parent, come what may…but I just didn’t fully understand what Down Syndrome entailed.

Once we made it public, it became clear that MOST people don’t know what Down Syndrome entails (and no, it’s not the same as Autism):

50% of babies with DS have heart defects. 75% will have hearing challenges. Over 50% will have vision problems. Impaired immune function, developmental disabilities, learning disabilities, delayed physical development, poor muscle tone, structural issues with face, decreased lifespan, etc…Sadly, the list is long, feel free to look it up…Down Syndome isn’t a “blessing”, it is objectively shitty from a health perspective.

I didn’t realize just how rough it is for the child, let alone the family…more often than not, they would be fully dependent on others for the rest of their life.

The miscarriage risk is also close to 50%, which made matters worse…they may never see the light of day and it puts Ashley further at risk.

We spoke with doctors, friends, family and genetic counselors and learned that up to 90% of women terminate their pregnancy after learning the baby has Trisomy 21.

This was WAY higher than I expected, I thought it would be lower given that I hear so many say they kept or would keep the baby. I believe that’s because most terminations happen privately, it feels shameful. A lot of judgment being cast.

You never think you’d be in this type of situation until it happens to you and then things change.

To all of my fans who have weighed in on this topic who have Autism, Down Syndrome or any other conditions…we appreciate you. You matter a lot and we’re glad you’re here. I commend you and your families for having the strength and courage to push forward.

As for us, we made a difficult decision that we believe in the long-run will be beneficial for our family. Thankfully, we had a choice.

It will take a little time to move on, but we are excited to try again in the future and hopefully have a better outcome.

Love you guys & thank you for understanding. ❤️

[Logan Brazzon @loganbrazzon]

Accessibility sells games! 👇

[Logan Brazzon @loganbrazzon]

The one major concern people have has been addressed

[Shay 👩‍🦯🏴‍☠️ #Accessibility @Shaysters]

@MistyRayburn share

[BlindFGC_Rattlehead @KHRattlehead]

Thanks to the @InvincibleVS devs for taking their time to speak with me.
This was taken after speaking with @berserker_mike.
I appreciate that he was actively listening to my suggestions For blind Accessibility.
😁🦯🤘🏽

[Shay 👩‍🦯🏴‍☠️ #Accessibility @Shaysters]

@MistyRayburn @starsetonline @superblindman Do better 😀

[Shay 👩‍🦯🏴‍☠️ #Accessibility @Shaysters]

@kayakam_ 😂 same

[Shay 👩‍🦯🏴‍☠️ #Accessibility @Shaysters]

I'm starting to understand now why people dislike when people live post about events or TV shows. I despise spoilers...

[Shay 👩‍🦯🏴‍☠️ #Accessibility @Shaysters]

@BGFH79 @KHRattlehead There's also a thing for windows that allows connection to both mastodon and the pretty skies of blue. https://t.co/75VlJTQUu0
Very simple setup and can switch between accounts pretty easy

[Shay 👩‍🦯🏴‍☠️ #Accessibility @Shaysters]

Please come interact with me on these places if you are there

[Shay 👩‍🦯🏴‍☠️ #Accessibility @Shaysters]

Just a reminder I can be found on other social medias like the skies of blue and mastodon. Not really active here. https://t.co/wDZ4GWiWz8 and [email protected]

Thankies. Come say hi!

[Shay 👩‍🦯🏴‍☠️ #Accessibility @Shaysters]

Happy birthday @MistyRayburn
I hope you have a good time celebrating you! I love you sis!

[Shay 👩‍🦯🏴‍☠️ #Accessibility @Shaysters]

@KHRattlehead I'm using third party tbh. Native app is not the greatest

[Shay 👩‍🦯🏴‍☠️ #Accessibility @Shaysters]

@alyabani94 @MistyRayburn Yeah it's not worth it. FH5 is blah so this will be too

[Shay 👩‍🦯🏴‍☠️ #Accessibility @Shaysters]

@IvyDicey I installed SoT to play with some people but I don't know. Just don't feel it like I used to. I love my friends but SoT is kind of hitting its end for me as well.
Accessibility is always a good conversation, though.

[Shay 👩‍🦯🏴‍☠️ #Accessibility @Shaysters]

@MistyRayburn fell asleep long enough to pin a message then tell Discord to "pin it good"

[Shay 👩‍🦯🏴‍☠️ #Accessibility @Shaysters]

@MistyRayburn over here pinning random messages to our DM's. Bad! :P