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    Sightless Scribbles

    sightlessscribbles.com · Personal blog · on HN since 2025

    Robert Kingett, a blind writer with cerebral palsy, writes essays on disability, accessibility, technology and bureaucracy.

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    What HN says

    HN links it for Kingett's essays on disability and confidence, including "The Colonization of Confidence"; commenters cite his about page and ask whether he uses AI.

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    15HN people shared it
    17linked in comments
    35story points
    Aug 2026last shared

    Top posts on HN

    1. 1
      The Colonization of Confidence
      3 people · 6 points · first shared 2025 · 1 comments on HN
    2. 2
      The Architectural Hostility of Doorknobs
      2 people · 5 points · first shared 2025 · Discussion on HN
    3. 3
      The Architectural Hostility of Doorknobs
      2 people · 4 points · first shared 2026 · 1 comments on HN
    4. 4
      The Kingett Guide to Free Pizza
      1 person · 4 points · first shared 2025 · 1 comments on HN
    5. 5
      A Requiem for My Dignity, Sacrificed at the Altar of AI
      1 person · 4 points · first shared 2025 · Discussion on HN
    6. 6
      The 'Paperwork Flood': How I Drowned a Bureaucrat Before Dinner
      1 person · 3 points · first shared 2026 · Discussion on HN
    7. 7
      The "Disability Dongle": Why Silicon Valley Hates Me and You
      1 person · 2 points · first shared 2026 · Discussion on HN
    8. 8
      My website is my safe space
      1 person · 1 points · first shared 2025 · Discussion on HN
    9. 9
      The "Disability Dongle": Why Silicon Valley Hates Me and You
      1 person · 1 points · first shared 2026 · 1 comments on HN
    10. 10
      He Learned the Gestures
      1 person · 1 points · first shared 2026 · Discussion on HN

    What HN people wrote when they linked it

    • meatmanekAug 2026

      https://sightlessscribbles.com/about/

      > Kingett has Cerebral Palsy, CP, in addition to his blindness. He’s had both ever since he was a baby. He has Retinopathy of prematurity, commonly referred to as ROP. Even though he is ambulatory, his cerebral palsy makes it difficult to walk long distances or to stand for lengthy periods of time, which is probably why writing fell right into his lap!

      So it sounds* like he uses his cane from his wheelchair and/or when walking.

      *unintentional metaphor

    • mwcampbellFeb 2026

      This idea is a major theme in this story by Robert Kingett: https://sightlessscribbles.com/the-colonization-of-confidence/

    • WindyMillerMar 2026

      [How confident are you that this writer uses AI?](https://sightlessscribbles.com/posts/the-colonization-of-confidence/)

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