The Context Window Tax: Why Autonomous Agents Break Low-Income Budgets

Posted on Sat 16 May 2026 in Technology • Tagged with Accessibility , AI , Disability , Technology , Workflow , Automation • 4 min read

Autonomous agents promise to be powerful assistive tools for disabled people, but their usage-based token models can quickly become financially unsustainable for those on fixed incomes. This article explores the "context window tax" that arises from the architecture of these systems and discusses the trade-offs of shifting to flat-rate consumer subscriptions as a more predictable alternative.


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How I Use AI for Cognitive Help and as a Second Brain

Posted on Fri 15 May 2026 in Technology • Tagged with Accessibility , Disability , Technology , Workflow , AI , Cognitive Prosthetic • 12 min read

A personal look at how AI tools serve as a cognitive prosthetic for a multiply disabled user who relies on a custom stack of Pieces, Supermemory, Hermes Agent, and GitHub Copilot to function at baseline.


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No Home Base

Posted on Wed 13 May 2026 in Advocacy • Tagged with disability , accessibility , AI , community , advocacy , identity , intersectionality , faith , tech • 5 min read

When you're multiply disabled, conservative Christian, and an AI enthusiast, every community rejects part of your identity. No single space accepts the whole stack, so I'm building the infrastructure myself.


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The Multiplicative Nature of Disability: Why 1+1 Equals a System Crash

Posted on Mon 11 May 2026 in Advocacy • Tagged with Accessibility , Advocacy , Blindness , Neurodivergent , Chronic Illness , Disability , Philosophy • 11 min read

The common assumption is that multiple disabilities are additive: two disabilities means twice the difficulty. This is wrong. Disabilities compound multiplicatively, and accessibility design that ignores this causes active harm.


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Teleporting Through the Code: Why I Traded Spatial Maps for Semantic Logic

Posted on Wed 08 April 2026 in Technology • Tagged with Accessibility , CLI , Chronic Illness , Neurodivergent , Philosophy , Python , Topographical Agnosia • 12 min read

A personal exploration of how severe Topographical Agnosia shaped my transition from the visual chaos of frontend development to the semantic stability of the CLI and backend logic.


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Building a Franken-System: When Ecosystems Fail Disabled Users

Posted on Sat 04 April 2026 in Technology • Tagged with Accessibility , Disability , Technology , Workflow • 7 min read

A personal look at the "accessibility tax" and why multiply-disabled users are forced to build fragmented, fragile tech stacks just to function.


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Blind, Multiply Disabled, and Pushed Beyond Capacity: A Personal Narrative

Posted on Sun 04 January 2026 in Advocacy • Tagged with advocacy , medical-trauma , blindness , neurodivergent , personal • 5 min read

A personal account of my experiences as a blind, multiply disabled student in a residential school setting, highlighting systemic failures and their long-term impact on health, functioning, and safety.


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The Value of Self-Paced Education for Learners with Multiple Disabilities

Posted on Sun 21 December 2025 in Education • Tagged with Accessibility , Neurodivergent , Blindness , Chronic Illness , Education , Advocacy • 10 min read

An in-depth essay exploring the challenges faced by multiply disabled learners in traditional education settings, and how self-paced education provides a more accessible and flexible alternative.


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What It's Like Gaming as a Blind, Neurodivergent, Chronically Ill Woman

Posted on Sun 08 December 2024 in Gaming • Tagged with Accessibility , Neurodivergent , Blindness , Chronic Illness , Gaming • 3 min read

A personal reflection on the barriers and joys of gaming with multiple disabilities, focusing on why text-first, untimed systems are essential for my access.


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