Here is an obituary for Alice Wong from The Sick Times, a publication aligned with disability rights and disability activism, if you are looking for an alternative to reading the nyt one: thesicktimes.org/2025/11/15/a...

That brings up a great point about how different states can have wildly different hiring policies but SSDI looks at national availability for hypothetical jobs to determine if work is available -in my case, 'gasket inspector' was something they deemed me qualified for.

Calif expects every disabled person who’s interested in working to be ready for work immediately. We’re not even allowed to talk about somebody not being ready for work. and forget about accommodations for mental illness.

In any case at least the kind of art I do always feels appropriate for the moment.

This is it for me. Drawing when I'm physically/mentally up for it. Trying to sell art online at the worst time to be doing that. Barely scraping by.

Like I hadn't spent the last two years looking for accessible work.

Thanks! This one's from 2019, I post a lot of my older works to stay visible since I'm rarely able to draw as much as I used to.

Given how bad my health was the first half of the year, I'm grateful to not have anything new to report, but the extra expenses are lousy. Already needing to push going to a new specialist until next year because I can't afford another doctor.

Virtual appointments are extremely beneficial because they help me avoid travel costs (usually about $40-$60).

Thank you!