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Razz is offering:

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Organizations this auction benefits: Disability Law United *, Freedom to Read Foundation *, Young Center for Immigrant Children's Rights *, Any/all listed LGBT orgs (See full list. * denotes an organization that accepts international donations.)

Type of fanwork: Fan labor
Subtype(s): Sensitivity reading
Fandom(s): Any
Highest rating: E
Minimum Bid: $5
Audience: All ages
Length/scope: I will do sensitivity reading at $1 for every 1k words (ie, if you have a 50k piece you want help with I will do that for $50). OR I am happy to chat about blindness topics for $25 an hour if you don't have anything written yet (this would be a phone or Discord chat; I am open to text chats and emails regardless of how much is bid).
Special interests (what is this?): Aro/ace characters, Canonically trans or nonbinary chars, F/F ships, Gen (no ship) or platonic works, Rarepairs, Trans or nonbinary interpretations of canon characters

Fanwork Details:
I am a blind person with not only my own lived experience but a partial MA in blindness rehabilitation services. I have done sensitivity reading in the past for authors writing blind characters and would be happy to do so again for a good cause. I can give you info on what our daily lives are like, some historical perspectives if you are writing in a more fantasy setting, explain how some of our more unique tools like white canes and braille work, and of course read over any material you have written that includes blind characters you want to be better representations of my community.

Relevant experience/background:
Over 40 years lived experience being blind, a huge network of blind friends, knowledge of many blindness organizations and resources, both a white cane and guide dog user, most of an MA in working with the blind

Additional notes about labor offered:
While this is mostly focused on blindness, if you would like any arro/ace or nonbinary perspectives I am happy to put forth my two cents through the lens of someone who lives these experiences as well.

Characters/pairings of interest:
I love strong female characters and anyone under the queer umbrella. I'm a big fan of sci-fi and fantasy but am happy to work in other genres.

Subjects/theme/tropes of interest:
I'm pretty open to most themes and tropes. Can't think of any that stand out in specific.

Unwilling to address:
I would like to avoid themes where blind people are portrayed as helpless or incompetent as a major part of their character. It's fine if they might start out that way, though I am not fond of the sighted savior trope either (where someone with sight brings a newly blind person out of their shell). Sickness and recovery themes are okay so long as they lead into more than solely focusing on the disability and feeling bad about being disabled or needing to be cared for indefinitely.

Other notes:
Get ready to learn A Lot about blindness! This is a subject near and dear to my heart so be prepared to have your ear talked off about it! I will be honest about what I think about your portrayals of blind people but I will do my best to be nice about it. I may send you a few old videos I made that talk about the basics of things like braille if that sounds like it would be useful for your project. I am also likely to ask what you know about blindness coming into this and I do recommend reading some basic info like the National Federation of the Blind's FAQ about blindness and the FAQ page from a guide dog school like The Seeing Eye (if guide dogs are part of your story). I'm a friendly and open person when it comes to talking about blindness so don't be afraid to ask whatever questions you have as bluntly as you need to; I understand that most people can only speak from what knowledge they currently have and you won't offend me by being earnestly curious.

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