Sightless Scribbles
Sightless Scribbles
Robert Kingett
Meow. This is my blog and website. I'm scared of being famous but I love people sharing my work. I'm a totally blind, gay, author and accessibility consultant. I used to be legally blind. For more background, check out my about page.
Latest Posts
Sadly, the review hosting this isn’t online anymore so I decided to publish it here, on my own website. This was back when I had vision. I’m fully blind now. Game details Version tested: PC Also available on: iOS Developer: BeautiFun...
I experienced a trauma that my fellow disabled people encounter on a daily basis. It was early in the morning, and I was checking my email. I got an email from someone that wanted me to consider writing about their disabled business or...
This was published on Vice. It was a good journalism piece, I feel, even though I am no longer a journalist. Still, this was great because I got paid well above what I was expecting. It was my first publication where I negotiated my...
A type of access in the publishing industry began swimming around my brain for the past week and I wanted to highlight why there should be more of it. It began when I was recommending a book to a sighted friend. They wanted some book...
Sadly, the website that hosted this review is no longer online, so I am posting it here. This was also back when I had some vision. I am fully blind now. Game Details Version tested: PS3Also available on: PC, PS Vita Developer: Mike...
Another small update from me today. I have news! It's small news, but still, I hope the Bear Blog community can take this and use it. I finally have a theme based on my blog in Bear Blog's theme directory! It's called Low Vision Reader....
Hey all, a lot of offline stuff happened recently. None of it good news, so I didn't have the energy to create anything new. That being said, I began serializing all my audiobooks onto my podcast for financial supporters because I want...
Short email today because I have some amazing news! My podcast tip jar is finally fixed! My podcast tip jar is where people can listen to my audiobooks in the podcast app of their choice. For a while, there were some account issues I did...
The first time I heard about Passkeys I was about to email one of my dashingly swoon worthy friends. In this case it was Sean Crisden. I was about to detail the intricate specific joy of crunching down on a slice of freshly baked Apple...
This was previously published in the Artificial Divide anthology I remember the first out-and-proud fiction book I read that included an openly gay character. Actually, this book had gone above and beyond. It was a gay utopia for me...
There is a comforting, tactile safety in the old fashioned way of using a phone. You press the phone to your ear, the device emitting a heat signature that's instantly grounding. This heated device creates a seal of warmth and assurance....
Mood: Melted. There is no other word for it. There is a practiced but familiar rhythm to my life that usually only I can hear. It is the rapid-fire thwip-thwip-click of a screen reader, the frantic, synthetic heartbeat of my phone as I...
Mood: Maliciously compliant. I can't express how much I utterly hate the "Continuing Disability Review." It is a letter that arrives every few years from the government, asking a question that is medically absurd and philosophically...
Book censorship is very, very, important to me, so when I see libraries that directly challenge book censorship, well, I love them! I’ve written many times in my blog about why I love libraries and detest book censorship. I’m here to...
Listen to the audio version of Grieving Alongside Water You think you know what crying is. You think it's water from your eyes, a tremor in your voice, a hitch in your breath. That's not crying. That’s a leak. That’s a controlled...