No Lighhouses
As a direct result of the last place I worked for and some of the experiences I've had while looking for work, I've instituted a firm no Lighthouses…
Archive
The archive collects preserved signals imported from earlier versions of Starship Changeling, including selected Micro.blog posts, creative notes, accessibility essays, and project material.
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About River
River is a blind writer, accessibility practitioner, artist, and creator. Their work often lives at the intersection of disability, technology, identity, storytelling, and the internet as a place people can still shape for themselves.
Meet Changeling
Changeling is River’s evolving avatar and creative counterpart: green-skinned, dragon-alien, bright-eyed, winged, strange, joyful, stubborn, and difficult to file correctly.
Preserved Micro.blog Posts
These entries were imported from the Micro.blog export and rebuilt as static pages so the old signal does not vanish into the internet fog machine.
Introducing My Creative Side Project: NeverHouse
In 2043, horror is illegal. No scary stories. No haunted houses. No monsters under the bed. Instead, a creative movement called Saterror turned…
Considering Difficult Accessibility
We covered difficult accessibility in my courses a couple of weeks ago. We talked about digital elements that pose accessibility challenges like…
Family Don’t End with Blood, But With Generative AI
## The show Supernatural is Great, but the fans are Ableist Dicks! <nav class="toc"> <ul> <li>Background</li> <li>Enter Discord</li> <li>The…
Official Personal Annoucement
**New Chapter: Launching Control Alt Access** I’m thrilled to finally share some big news — I’ve launched my own business: **Control Alt Access**!…
Unlikelies! No. 1: We’re What Now?
A four-panel comic page introducing the characters of Unlikelies! in a colorful cartoon style. Panel 1: Changeling, a green, dragon-like humanoid…
Perceptions of Power
A single-panel comic illustration depicts Changeling, a green humanoid with alien-dragon features, standing in a grassy backyard during a chaotic…
Swimmy Smurf
A single-panel comic strip shows Changeling, a green humanoid figure with pointed ears and tousled dark green hair, standing waist-deep in a public…
Changeling and Alex Vs. Godzilla
A four-panel comic strip with a cartoonish, classic style features Changeling and Alex in a series of comedic scenes: Panel 1: Alex, a standing…
Including People, Describing Things--The Accessibility Business
Skip this post if long stories aren’t your thing—but if you’re up for a journey, I’ve got one to share. I first found Supernatural in 2007. As…
Pronoun Stripping
Here's a look at what it's like to be nonbinary in 2025. I'm stripping pronouns from places I previously displayed them, because I live in a red…
Magic Noise and Childrens' Toys
I was saddened on Friday night after making a realization while eating in the food court of our Disney hotel. There was a family a few tables over,…