“Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings”, “My Big Fat Greek Wedding”, and The Privilege of Representation

This post is about the privilege of feeling represented in the media. I originally wrote it as part of a class assignment, but I wanted to share it. Continue reading “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings”, “My Big Fat Greek Wedding”, and The Privilege of Representation

Disability Employment and Public Accounting: Extended Edition

A few weeks back, I asked several coworkers, friends, and former classmates if anyone would be interested in interviewing for my project. I told them that the official project would be a 3-minute audio story. For those interested, here is the original for comparison: I collected over 4 hours of raw audio. It turns out when you ask to interview people about a niche topic … Continue reading Disability Employment and Public Accounting: Extended Edition

Happy Hagfish’s Final Logo

Friends, this little hagfish has been on a journey. I found illustrator to be a real challenge, so when I initially drafted my logo, my process was to sit down and work until I came up with something that I liked. I was proud of my first draft, but it did need improvement. I’m grateful to my group members for their helpful, constructive criticism. Their … Continue reading Happy Hagfish’s Final Logo

Disability and Public Accounting

Living with a disability in the United States is hard and expensive. The National Disability Institute produced a research paper studying this inequality. Researchers determined that a household containing an adult with a disability that impacted their ability to work required about 28% more income to achieve the same standard of living than a household without a disabled individual. That amount is approximately $17,690 for … Continue reading Disability and Public Accounting