Megan Lynch (she/her)

You know what I have never seen from the folks on Kirsten Dirksen's channel who are building eco-communities?

#Accessibility

Why don't disabled people deserve progressive sustainable community?

Why do you abled folks think you're never going to need to use a wheelchair, or never lose most of your vision?

#Housing #EcoVillage #SolarPunk

May 11 at 10:35amWeb
Show threadSolarpunk DavyMay 11

@meganL I was just thinking the same thing, the recent batch of videos are so much exhuming privilege.

And indeed one of those is the assumption your body will always remain the same.

Show threadMegan Lynch (she/her)May 11

@SolarDavy I haven't watched in a while, but I watched the opening minutes of the latest one and saw the loft with the railless step/ladder up to it and it just reminded me.

It seems weird to prepare for EMPs before preparing for disability.

Show threadSolarpunk DavyMay 11
@meganL yeah, that exact video I was thinking, wait what???
Show threadMegan Lynch (she/her)May 11
@SolarDavy I don't think it's impossible, given the way the world is going, for something that previously sounded far-fetched like an EMP might be some weapon that horrible people are developing for use. But disability is far more common than that, so prepare for disability first.
Show threadalxd of the Story Seed LibraryMay 11
@meganL https://storyseedlibrary.org/seeds/the-disabled-community/ might interest you, we have a whole podcast episode on that?
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