I know it's just me being annoying, but watch and see who gives credit to the journalists *actually* covering a story and who just writes something — with no sourcing or credit — for engagement. And remember that! Journalism costs money and the people who actually cover things need your support.

Good night chat (and Poppy)

AMERICA W??????????

LET'S FUCKING GO, PA!!!!!!!!

Poppy is currently devastated to learn that Hamilton dies at the end of Hamilton

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

MAKE SURE YOU VOTE

I was laid off from Teen Vogue today along with multiple other staffers, and today is my last day. certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.

It's finally time

for the last two years, players with dark-skinned custom MCs in Love and Deepspace have had to deal with their characters being poorly lit and often entirely invisible in some of the game's cutscenes, and they're begging the devs to do something about it: www.ign.com/articles/lov...

If we're going to talk about this from an accessibility perspective, I'm available to write for you or appear on your shows!

You smell that? That's the smell of some fresh JOURNALISM pitches hitting inboxes

Absolutely begging The Pokémon Company to please make more Steelix merch. Give me a collectible figure of my boy!!

As the end of year approaches, and as publications look to create end of year stories and lists, a friendly reminder that I'm available for any accessibility and disability coverage!

For the first time in YEARS, despite... EVERYTHING, I'm just happy? Like really content and happy? And don't get me wrong, I'm still terrified of my future because of... EVERYTHING, but I just have an overall happiness. Very strange!

Getting blocked by allegedly horrible people feels like a badge of honor at this point

Sharing again – for an Access Granted report, I'm looking to speak with accessibility consultants that have yet to be credited for games they've worked on. Feel free to send me a message on bluesky, and if that doesn't work, my email is in my bio

Just got my first full odds shiny in ZA! Poppy found her second 15 minutes later

LET ME WRITE ABOUT THIS LET ME WRITE ABOUT THIS LET ME WRITE ABOUT THIS LET ME WRITE ABOUT THIS LET ME WRITE ABOUT THIS

For a report for Access Granted, I'm looking to speak with accessibility consultants who HAVEN'T been credited for the games they've worked on. I'm aware of this impacting future opportunities, so I can assure anonymity. Feel free to send me a message if you wish to speak about your experiences!

Nintendo Direct for Kirby Air Riders had Masahiro Sakurai presenting a whole section on accessibility, inc saying motion sickness was a personal priority for him & giving specific instructions on which buttons to remap for onehanded play. Nice! youtube.com/live/_ZHYjYHHiBM?si=qEopE0J_Mz5IYa7z&t=4914

I think a layer of nuance this round of discourse is missing is the very real FOMO that happens when not being able to purchase games on day one. For disabled people especially, who rely on games to build community and stay connected, not having a brand-new game means potentially losing community.

Now that I have my own newsletter, if anyone has any tips or leads that you want me to explore with accessibility or disability, feel free to send me an email or message me on here! And as always, if you enjoy my work, please consider subscribing!

Very rude of the universe to give me a cold when I have JOURNALISM and POKÉMON

I have a VERY strange question – I was initially offered this mission, but I had to reset my game, and the mission disappeared? And it hasn't returned even as I progress. Has anyone else had this experience?

Good review

Not all handicap spaces are meant for cars. Some handicap spaces are specifically meant for wheelchair vans, and people really need to understand that!

In relation to the post for what this person is referring to, several years ago, Walmart added requirements to lift 50 pounds for door greeters so disabled people could no longer do the job

Science and medicine are neat! Within the past month, I've been able to – Eat a pizza that previously was tough for me. Play Pokémon ZA without ANY issues. Sign my name multiple times with a pen. Write several longform stories in short periods. All because of the drug I'm taking for my disease!

Poppy's first encounter with a mega Pokémon – "That was awful, I hope I never have to do one of those again."

Genuinely in love with Pokémon ZA. The fact that I can fully play it just makes it so much better. ALSO, it's fun to play a new Pokémon game with Poppy for the first time!

I made a rule for myself when becoming a journalist that I would not review Pokémon games because I don't want to ruin that enjoyment for me. That being said, this will be a little thread of frustrations I have. First off – Catching is really difficult!

IT'S POKEMON DAY

MY ACCESSIBILITY CONTROLLER FOR THE SWITCH 2 WORKS! IT'S OVER FOR YOU FOOLS

Hey, with more sites cutting budgets or closing down outright, it's harder and harder to find places supporting excellent accessibility reporting. AND YET we have the incredible Grant doing the work right here!! Which you could support if you so chose!

Tomorrow is Pokémon day. And if I can actually play the game, it's over for you fools

The ROG Xbox Ally X has moments of accessibility brilliance. Yet, for physically disabled players, its overall layout and price create insurmountable inaccessible barriers. Read my review on Access Granted here: accessgranted.ghost.io/rog-xbox-all...

So many people use screen readers!! Just write alt text!!

ICYMI – For my first original Access Granted report, I spoke with disabled players unable to afford the continuous rising prices of games, systems, and tech. If these trends continue, they say the disabled community will undoubtably be alienated from gaming. Read more here:

This was made specifically for me

She made the cover image :))))

With the continuous rise of prices for games, systems, and tech, and as companies like Xbox announce further increases for services like Game Pass, some disabled individuals are choosing to forgo AAA gaming altogether. Read my latest Access Granted report here: accessgranted.ghost.io/as-prices-in...

I met the love of my life :)

Carnegie

It's a good day when the Chiefs lose

📣NEW VIDEO📣 AD | Ghost of Yotei is here and so is my accessibility review of the game! Thank you so much to @playstationuk.bsky.social for the code! youtu.be/J_TfhtNCPCY

I have been informed she is not happy

Happy New Taylor Swift album day to Poppy

Very excited that my first newsletter report is about increasing prices and the disabled experience. I hope you all enjoy and support more work like this in the future! Expect the story next week