Your Vote. Your Voice. Your Right.

You don’t always have to leave your vehicle to vote. And that’s just one of the accessibility options available to voters with disabilities.

In Can You See? #2, we explore curbside voting, personal assistance, and accessible voting equipment.

Read the five-panel comic and find helpful voting resources here:

https://docellen.substack.com/p/can-you-see-2-your-vote-your-voice

Voting belongs to all of us. Knowing what assistance is available can make all the difference.

A New Comic Series

It’s not enough to see one another. We need to share our lives with one another.

I’ve launched Can You See?, a new comic series about disability, independence, accessibility, and the assumptions we make about one another.

The first episode, At the Audiobook Shelf, takes place in a library.

The series is dedicated to my brother Peter and to everyone living with a disability.

The comics are free for everyone to read.

Read the introduction and find the first episode here:

https://docellen.substack.com/p/introducing-can-you-see-a-new-comic

Instagram readers: The link to my Substack is in my Instagram bio.

I hope these little stories encourage us to look beyond appearances and recognize the person before us.

— Doc Ellen Tinsley

A little spice in every season. 🍂

This week on Open the Door: Seasonings — memories of the flavors, aromas, and little discoveries that find their way into our lives.

🎙️ Listen or read here:
https://docellen.substack.com/p/seasonings

If you enjoy Open the Door, I’d love to have you subscribe and come along for the next story.

Earthworms, fishing poles, and Mama’s giggles!

This week’s Open the Door takes us back to a childhood fishing adventure—and a memory that still makes me smile.

Come listen to Bless the Earthworms, my latest audio story.

https://docellen.substack.com/p/bless-the-earthworms

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Instagram listeners: Tap the link in my profile to visit Open the Door.

An unexpected emergency has changed Peter’s journey.

My brother Peter, who is legally blind, recently underwent emergency hip surgery. He now faces a long period of rehabilitation as he works toward walking again.

Before this happened, we had already begun raising funds for electronics and other assistance that could help Peter regain some independence despite his blindness.

Now, that independence matters more than ever.

The illustration of the open emergency-room door represents what I hope lies ahead for him: a world beyond hospital walls, with opportunities to communicate, explore, and participate in life again.

If you can help, whether through a donation or by sharing Peter’s story, I would be deeply grateful.

Help Peter Find Independence Beyond Blindness

https://gogetfunding.com/help-peter-find-independence-beyond-blindness/

Thank you for caring about Peter. 💚