urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:seanan_mcguire The Journal of Seanan McGuire Seanan McGuire 2014-10-30T01:57:22Z urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:seanan_mcguire:593016 2014-10-30T01:57:22Z 2014-10-30T01:57:22Z Katy Perry, "Ghost." It's almost over, but October is, was, and will be Disability Awareness Month. We all know someone with a disability, whether visible, invisible, or undiagnosed. I've been dealing with back issues and walking issues for most of my adult life, in addition to my OCD. I am always aware of these things. It's nice to have people stop once in a while and talk about how disability impacts them, the people around them, and their lives as a whole.<br /><br />We need to be compassionate. We need to be understanding. And most of all, we need to be kind to ourselves and others. We're all we've got here.<br /><br />Teal Sherer is an awesome actress (and appears in my upcoming Mira Grant novella, "Rolling in the Deep," as a professional mermaid). She has written and produced a comedy about being an actress with a disability, and you can watch it on YouTube now:<br /><br /><a href='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fR0E4DVtNEw&feature=youtu.be'>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fR0E4DVtNEw&feature=youtu.be</a><br /><br />Take a few minutes and check out <i>My Gimpy Life</i>. It's fun, it's funny, and it's eye-opening.<br /><br />Happy October, everybody.