Author: Mor Divshi

  • Mic’d

    I landed in Austin, Texas this Friday, for a semester. I’ve discussed the needed accommodations with the responsible departments, and still was somewhat worried. I’m not used to getting live transcription in lectures, for example. It’s actually quite the opposite: at least for a while, I was known for being the one sharing her notes…

  • A Bath

    I hate showers. I have nothing against taking a shower. Once I’m in and the water’s running, everything’s great. Everything else, the logistics needed to get me to this moment, terrifies me. There are so many possible accidents just waiting to happen. When a look at a bathroom, I see a slippery floor. I pay…

  • Gifts

    I’ve always had a special relationship with medicine. As a kid, I often had to undergo tests to determine my accurate condition. To better break the news to me, my parents sometimes connected a checkup with a gift. I got the fourth Harry Potter this way, and read it while waiting for an especially harsh…

  • Thorns

    When I was in 6th grade, I had a reading part in a ceremony at school. I was so excited. To get on the stage, that was actually just the front yard of the school, was a bit difficult. All the kids had to stand together, very close to each other, on a ramp. The…

  • Why DisBlueCircle?

    Hi! Great meeting you. This is a stage I long thought I don’t even need. It started as a project for a seminar I was taking, and I hope it’ll grow into something else.I tried to find a simple, clean way to communicate disability and life situations surrounding it. Every post will include a drawing…