{"version":"https://jsonfeed.org/version/1","title":"Micro.blog - Paul DeFazio","home_page_url":"https://micro.blog","feed_url":"https://micro.blog/posts/PaulDeFazio","_microblog":{"about":"https://micro.blog/about/api","id":"1883546","username":"PaulDeFazio","bio":"Legally blind artist and architect. Kind of a journal, but you can follow along if you want :-) \n\n[Profile ID: an image of a yellow and red moon in a night sky over someone having a fitful dream.]","pronouns":"","is_following":false,"is_you":false,"following_count":4,"discover_count":0},"author":{"name":"Paul DeFazio","url":"https://pauldefazio.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://avatars.micro.blog/avatars/2026/21/1883546.jpg"},"items":[{"id":"99524765","content_html":"<p>Reading George Saunders, Ask the Optimist</p>\n<p><a href=\"https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2006/12/18/ask-the-optimist\">www.newyorker.com/magazine/…</a></p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://pauldefazio.micro.blog/2026/10/19/reading-george-saunders-ask-the.html","date_published":"2026-10-20T02:03:53+00:00","author":{"name":"Paul DeFazio","url":"https://pauldefazio.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F21%2F1883546.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"PaulDeFazio"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-20 02:03","date_timestamp":1792461833,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"99460270","content_html":"<p>For my digital futures course we do a “future-thinking” exercise every week. This week I wrote this odd piece “<a href=\"https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DUyRSVIU61d1UbIpl_CS4t75o8ftJiBQun5OlPNoy5E/edit?usp=sharing\">Seven Generations of a Future-Listening Device</a>”</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://pauldefazio.micro.blog/2026/10/18/for-my-digital-futures-course.html","date_published":"2026-10-18T19:50:17+00:00","author":{"name":"Paul DeFazio","url":"https://pauldefazio.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F21%2F1883546.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"PaulDeFazio"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-18 19:50","date_timestamp":1792353017,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"99404195","content_html":"<p>Some details I took from a few of Monet’s waterlilies in Pittsburgh two years ago. Since these were painted critics have been <a href=\"https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1998-jul-25-ca-6832-story.html?utm_source=chatgpt.com\">casually derisive of Monet’s blindness</a>, but a somewhat recent piece by Robert Volpicelli <a href=\"https://www.modernismmodernity.org/index.php/forums/posts/volpicelli-monets-cataracts-re-examined?utm_source=chatgpt.com\">provides a different take</a>.</p>\n<div class=\"microblog_collection\">\n<img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fpauldefazio.micro.blog%2Fuploads%2F2026%2Fimg-7591-1.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\"><img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fpauldefazio.micro.blog%2Fuploads%2F2026%2Fimg-7591-2.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\"><img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fpauldefazio.micro.blog%2Fuploads%2F2026%2Fimg-7591.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\">\n</div>\n","summary":"","url":"https://pauldefazio.micro.blog/2026/10/17/some-details-i-took-from.html","date_published":"2026-10-17T16:40:01+00:00","author":{"name":"Paul DeFazio","url":"https://pauldefazio.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F21%2F1883546.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"PaulDeFazio"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-17 16:40","date_timestamp":1792255201,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"99340573","content_html":"<p>Some preliminary sound drawings by Charlotte at the Watertown Dam. We wrote a short piece about our work so far called “<a href=\"https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Tl5baGwSrvb_zc0CWqRHyyMQ6Neho-OEf8OQic4vDEM/edit?usp=sharing\">access ecologies renewing</a>”</p>\n<div class=\"microblog_collection\">\n<img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fpauldefazio.micro.blog%2Fuploads%2F2026%2Fsounddrawing-winter.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"600\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"><img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fpauldefazio.micro.blog%2Fuploads%2F2026%2Fsounddrawing-spring.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"600\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\">\n</div>\n","summary":"","url":"https://pauldefazio.micro.blog/2026/10/16/some-preliminary-sound-drawings-by.html","date_published":"2026-10-16T14:34:22+00:00","author":{"name":"Paul DeFazio","url":"https://pauldefazio.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F21%2F1883546.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"PaulDeFazio"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-16 14:34","date_timestamp":1792161262,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"99060761","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://docs.google.com/document/d/1qlamkoYvt3ql42danVXBZVfcOcNFC97BkeDhZkmupWs/edit?usp=sharing\">Notes </a>on Rhino and screen reader support posted on the <a href=\"https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/thoughts-on-screen-readers-and-rhino-why-we-should-care/223485\">McNeel forum</a>.</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://pauldefazio.micro.blog/2026/10/11/notes-on-rhino-and-screen.html","date_published":"2026-10-11T21:08:56+00:00","author":{"name":"Paul DeFazio","url":"https://pauldefazio.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F21%2F1883546.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"PaulDeFazio"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-11 21:08","date_timestamp":1791752936,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"99050145","content_html":"<p>Writing scrap: 1365 (<a href=\"https://docs.google.com/document/d/15TYYU9zCwedu3df03WKLZC9iRPdarj7zOHdl0slwi_0/edit?usp=sharing\">link</a>)</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://pauldefazio.micro.blog/2026/10/11/writing-scrap-link.html","date_published":"2026-10-11T16:34:54+00:00","author":{"name":"Paul DeFazio","url":"https://pauldefazio.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F21%2F1883546.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"PaulDeFazio"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-11 16:34","date_timestamp":1791736494,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"99048600","content_html":"<p>Sketch: Frictionless World</p>\n<img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fpauldefazio.micro.blog%2Fuploads%2F2026%2Ffrictionless-world.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"269\" alt=\"A white, perfectly smooth, spherical rock. It's surface is unmoving, or perhaps, roiling in motion so fast as to be invisible. There is no difference between materials. There is shadow raking across its surface which catches on nothing. \" loading=\"lazy\">\n","summary":"","url":"https://pauldefazio.micro.blog/2026/10/11/sketch-frictionless-world.html","date_published":"2026-10-11T15:53:04+00:00","author":{"name":"Paul DeFazio","url":"https://pauldefazio.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F21%2F1883546.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"PaulDeFazio"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-11 15:53","date_timestamp":1791733984,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"99046803","content_html":"<p>Sketch for an exquisite corpse / circulation exercise</p>\n<img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fpauldefazio.micro.blog%2Fuploads%2F2026%2Fscanned-oct-10-2026-at-7-34-13pm-page-001.jpg\" width=\"525\" height=\"600\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\">\n","summary":"","url":"https://pauldefazio.micro.blog/2026/10/11/sketch-for-an-exquisite-corpse.html","date_published":"2026-10-11T15:03:06+00:00","author":{"name":"Paul DeFazio","url":"https://pauldefazio.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F21%2F1883546.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"PaulDeFazio"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-11 15:03","date_timestamp":1791730986,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"99045755","content_html":"<p>Some photos of access + weather, maintenance, construction, and informality</p>\n<div class=\"microblog_collection\">\n<img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fpauldefazio.micro.blog%2Fuploads%2F2026%2Fimg-7302.jpg\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"><img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fpauldefazio.micro.blog%2Fuploads%2F2026%2Fimg-4906.jpg\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"><img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fpauldefazio.micro.blog%2Fuploads%2F2026%2Fimg-8435.jpg\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"><img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fpauldefazio.micro.blog%2Fuploads%2F2026%2Fimg-4875.jpg\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"><img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fpauldefazio.micro.blog%2Fuploads%2F2026%2Fimg-8477.jpg\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"><img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fpauldefazio.micro.blog%2Fuploads%2F2026%2Fimg-0662.jpg\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"><img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fpauldefazio.micro.blog%2Fuploads%2F2026%2Fimg-0156.jpg\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"><img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fpauldefazio.micro.blog%2Fuploads%2F2026%2Fimg-3435.jpg\" width=\"494\" height=\"600\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\">\n</div>\n","summary":"","url":"https://pauldefazio.micro.blog/2026/10/11/some-photos-of-access-weather.html","date_published":"2026-10-11T14:39:10+00:00","author":{"name":"Paul DeFazio","url":"https://pauldefazio.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F21%2F1883546.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"PaulDeFazio"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-11 14:39","date_timestamp":1791729550,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"99045670","content_html":"<p>Some photos of spraypaint from Boston</p>\n<div class=\"microblog_collection\">\n<img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fpauldefazio.micro.blog%2Fuploads%2F2026%2Fimg-8579.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"><img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fpauldefazio.micro.blog%2Fuploads%2F2026%2Fimg-0152.jpg\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"><img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fpauldefazio.micro.blog%2Fuploads%2F2026%2Fimg-9813.jpg\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"><img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fpauldefazio.micro.blog%2Fuploads%2F2026%2Fimg-9814.jpg\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"><img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fpauldefazio.micro.blog%2Fuploads%2F2026%2Fimg-8576.jpg\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"><img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fpauldefazio.micro.blog%2Fuploads%2F2026%2Fimg-9740.jpg\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"><img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fpauldefazio.micro.blog%2Fuploads%2F2026%2Fimg-8532.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"><img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fpauldefazio.micro.blog%2Fuploads%2F2026%2Fimg-9318.jpg\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" alt=\"A brick wall with a window above is covered with graffiti painted in red, black, and white colors.\" loading=\"lazy\"><img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fpauldefazio.micro.blog%2Fuploads%2F2026%2Fimg-8517.jpg\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\">\n</div>\n","summary":"","url":"https://pauldefazio.micro.blog/2026/10/11/some-photos-of-spraypaint-from.html","date_published":"2026-10-11T14:36:55+00:00","author":{"name":"Paul DeFazio","url":"https://pauldefazio.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F21%2F1883546.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"PaulDeFazio"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-11 14:36","date_timestamp":1791729415,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"99017052","content_html":"<p>Reading Baldwin this week; The Fire Next Time. I reread several times <a href=\"https://digginganddeepening.com/texts/ESSAYS/J_Baldwin/1963_LettertoMyNephew.pdf\">the letter at the beginning</a>, titled “My Dungeon Shook.” The word “innocent” is used throughout the letter, first sarcastically, and then occasionally the word seems to flicker into sincerity. The letter articulates a theory of oppression...</p> <a href=\"https://pauldefazio.micro.blog/2026/10/10/reading-baldwin-this-week-the.html\">pauldefazio.micro.blog</a>","summary":"","url":"https://pauldefazio.micro.blog/2026/10/10/reading-baldwin-this-week-the.html","date_published":"2026-10-10T23:59:51+00:00","author":{"name":"Paul DeFazio","url":"https://pauldefazio.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F21%2F1883546.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"PaulDeFazio"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-10 23:59","date_timestamp":1791676791,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"98844374","content_html":"<p>Sledgehammer curb cut from Smithsonian and quote on critical &amp; speculative design from an audience member at Fiona Dunne &amp; Anthony Raby’s talk, “Unreal Design” (I edited the quote for phrasing and brevity). They replied that we need many types of critical design, which I somewhat agree with, but I still find...</p> <a href=\"https://pauldefazio.micro.blog/2026/10/07/sledgehammer-curb-cut-from-smithsonian.html\">pauldefazio.micro.blog</a>","summary":"","url":"https://pauldefazio.micro.blog/2026/10/07/sledgehammer-curb-cut-from-smithsonian.html","date_published":"2026-10-08T01:13:04+00:00","author":{"name":"Paul DeFazio","url":"https://pauldefazio.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F21%2F1883546.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"PaulDeFazio"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-08 01:13","date_timestamp":1791421984,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"98117720","content_html":"<p>Four sketches for house at Perkins, and four atmospheric descriptions of the same space in different seasons and times of day, typos intact (<a href=\"https://docs.google.com/document/d/1bvmMWBET_PI-H1WfOyw3rieviVm5q3Oh2oNZ0hL2U_o/edit?usp=sharing\">here</a>), giving myself permission to let magical realism guide the design.</p>\n<div class=\"microblog_collection\">\n<img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fpauldefazio.micro.blog%2Fuploads%2F2026%2Fimg-7225.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\"><img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fpauldefazio.micro.blog%2Fuploads%2F2026%2Fimg-7222.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\"><img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fpauldefazio.micro.blog%2Fuploads%2F2026%2Fimg-7223.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\"><img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fpauldefazio.micro.blog%2Fuploads%2F2026%2Fimg-7224.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\">\n</div>\n","summary":"","url":"https://pauldefazio.micro.blog/2026/09/24/four-sketches-for-house-at.html","date_published":"2026-09-24T21:59:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Paul DeFazio","url":"https://pauldefazio.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F21%2F1883546.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"PaulDeFazio"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-24 21:59","date_timestamp":1790287140,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"98117392","content_html":"<p>Starting to make some models related to teaching technical drafting to blind students. This is a design for a model showing the rotation of a set of cubes whose outlines are projected to a flat surface.</p>\n<div class=\"microblog_collection\">\n<img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fpauldefazio.micro.blog%2Fuploads%2F2026%2Fup-and-down.png\" width=\"600\" height=\"269\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"><img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fpauldefazio.micro.blog%2Fuploads%2F2026%2Faxon.png\" width=\"600\" height=\"269\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\">\n</div>\n","summary":"","url":"https://pauldefazio.micro.blog/2026/09/24/starting-to-make-some-models.html","date_published":"2026-09-24T21:47:30+00:00","author":{"name":"Paul DeFazio","url":"https://pauldefazio.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F21%2F1883546.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"PaulDeFazio"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-24 21:47","date_timestamp":1790286450,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"98117143","content_html":"<p>Jen White-Johnson came to class today. The topic was “Manifestos and Manifestations.” I made this little manifesto on access to making. I can’t see my writing or drawing while I write anymore, and have been trying to embrace that as part of my changing blind aesthetics. In our discussion, Jen said the...</p> <a href=\"https://pauldefazio.micro.blog/2026/09/24/jen-whitejohnson-came-to-class.html\">pauldefazio.micro.blog</a>","summary":"","url":"https://pauldefazio.micro.blog/2026/09/24/jen-whitejohnson-came-to-class.html","date_published":"2026-09-24T21:39:15+00:00","author":{"name":"Paul DeFazio","url":"https://pauldefazio.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F21%2F1883546.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"PaulDeFazio"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-24 21:39","date_timestamp":1790285955,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"98114836","content_html":"<p>Complaint record - to York union on retrograde accommodation practices and associated costs ($385) <a href=\"https://docs.google.com/document/d/1buOP_LdH9xsJ9l5baHWoC_A8yrAHWHvdmCOKPcaEsBk/edit?usp=sharing\">link </a></p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://pauldefazio.micro.blog/2026/09/24/complaint-record-to-york-union.html","date_published":"2026-09-24T20:51:13+00:00","author":{"name":"Paul DeFazio","url":"https://pauldefazio.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F21%2F1883546.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"PaulDeFazio"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-24 20:51","date_timestamp":1790283073,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"98092029","content_html":"<p>Was glad to share a few thoughts in Andrew Leland’s recent <a href=\"https://reasonstobecheerful.world/how-the-architecture-of-sound-is-transforming-cities/\">reason to be cheerful piece</a> on blind architecture. Also kind of funny that my “reason to be cheerful” was that blind architects disagree with each other.</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://pauldefazio.micro.blog/2026/09/24/was-glad-to-share-a.html","date_published":"2026-09-24T12:58:16+00:00","author":{"name":"Paul DeFazio","url":"https://pauldefazio.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F21%2F1883546.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"PaulDeFazio"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-24 12:58","date_timestamp":1790254696,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"97822945","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://docs.google.com/document/d/1sMn_QdzvDxPuR6iSHxLzD6uvd_FijaoS6Ep1pHY8YiM/edit?usp=sharing\">Quote-sheet on futures for a class</a>. This was fun, may continue to accumulate in it and see what kinds of structure it takes on.</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://pauldefazio.micro.blog/2026/09/19/quotesheet-on-futures-for-a.html","date_published":"2026-09-19T15:44:47+00:00","author":{"name":"Paul DeFazio","url":"https://pauldefazio.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F21%2F1883546.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"PaulDeFazio"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-19 15:44","date_timestamp":1789832687,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"97606341","content_html":"<p>A few notes <a href=\"https://docs.google.com/document/d/18n9scLdPm_rKaba5ZTxnLtCEfpnziPxg-dZDqCEohjk/edit?usp=sharing\">on being late</a>.</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://pauldefazio.micro.blog/2026/09/15/a-few-notes-on-being.html","date_published":"2026-09-16T01:02:47+00:00","author":{"name":"Paul DeFazio","url":"https://pauldefazio.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F21%2F1883546.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"PaulDeFazio"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-16 01:02","date_timestamp":1789520567,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"97545426","content_html":"<p>Been grumpy this month, for some reason. But lately I’ve also been thinking about how to make a quilt of oddly shaped stars.</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://pauldefazio.micro.blog/2026/09/14/been-grumpy-this-month-for.html","date_published":"2026-09-15T00:54:45+00:00","author":{"name":"Paul DeFazio","url":"https://pauldefazio.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F21%2F1883546.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"PaulDeFazio"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-15 00:54","date_timestamp":1789433685,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"97545272","content_html":"<p>For one week every time I encounter an accessibility issue on my iPhone I will send a note to Apple’s accessibility team. The rule is that I will send a report every time i encounter the bug, so that it annoys them as frequently as it does me. It’s Monday and I have so far sent seven notes.</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://pauldefazio.micro.blog/2026/09/14/for-one-week-every-time.html","date_published":"2026-09-15T00:51:16+00:00","author":{"name":"Paul DeFazio","url":"https://pauldefazio.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F21%2F1883546.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"PaulDeFazio"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-15 00:51","date_timestamp":1789433476,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"97123757","content_html":"<p>A few notes to a colleague on an <a href=\"https://docs.google.com/document/d/19Tu-3Sb5tKem-YbwrqUDyP-JI-1a4FRcG31YOEKMHfI/edit?usp=sharing\">alt text project</a> I worked on, thinking about what it means to write alt text from blind/low-vision optics, processing, and perception. May eventually turn this into something</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://pauldefazio.micro.blog/2026/09/07/a-few-notes-to-a.html","date_published":"2026-09-07T19:21:05+00:00","author":{"name":"Paul DeFazio","url":"https://pauldefazio.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F21%2F1883546.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"PaulDeFazio"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-07 19:21","date_timestamp":1788808865,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"96951324","content_html":"<p>Sketch for a sunbreaker (the reflection was creating a glare spot on my monitor)</p>\n<div class=\"microblog_collection\">\n<img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fpauldefazio.micro.blog%2Fuploads%2F2026%2Fimg-7026.jpg\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"><img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fpauldefazio.micro.blog%2Fuploads%2F2026%2Fimg-7025.jpg\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\">\n</div>\n","summary":"","url":"https://pauldefazio.micro.blog/2026/09/04/sketch-for-a-sunbreaker-the.html","date_published":"2026-09-04T12:12:38+00:00","author":{"name":"Paul DeFazio","url":"https://pauldefazio.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F21%2F1883546.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"PaulDeFazio"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-04 12:12","date_timestamp":1788523958,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"96925655","content_html":"<p>A few images from pre-thesis work (2023). One of the sketches, which later became central, was taking these cards which had terms from architecture and disability studies felt to me like areas of alignment, and then shuffling them to create unlikely pairs that were more challenging to imagine.</p>\n<div class=\"microblog_collection\">\n<img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fpauldefazio.micro.blog%2Fuploads%2F2026%2Fpage-026.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\"><img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fpauldefazio.micro.blog%2Fuploads%2F2026%2Fpage-027.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\"><img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fpauldefazio.micro.blog%2Fuploads%2F2026%2Fpage-028.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\"><img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fpauldefazio.micro.blog%2Fuploads%2F2026%2Fpage-029.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\">\n</div>\n","summary":"","url":"https://pauldefazio.micro.blog/2026/09/03/a-few-images-from-prethesis.html","date_published":"2026-09-04T02:03:53+00:00","author":{"name":"Paul DeFazio","url":"https://pauldefazio.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F21%2F1883546.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"PaulDeFazio"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-04 02:03","date_timestamp":1788487433,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"96925067","content_html":"<p>on the topic of sketching, I have been enjoying filling up this little black paper sketchbook. Here is a sketch for my Access//Making map of where making happens in Toronto and what forms of access are provided. The dataset currently includes about 500 points! Time to do some auditing soon :-)</p>\n<img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fpauldefazio.micro.blog%2Fuploads%2F2026%2Fprocessed-9d63d253-87dd-4757-820a-8856aff6d11b.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" alt=\"A notebook page features a white ink sketch of a webpage layout with sections labeled ACCESS II MAKING, ABOUT, ADULT, KEY, LIST, and T MAP? along with various handwritten notes and diagrams.\" loading=\"lazy\">\n","summary":"","url":"https://pauldefazio.micro.blog/2026/09/03/on-the-topic-of-sketching.html","date_published":"2026-09-04T01:43:20+00:00","author":{"name":"Paul DeFazio","url":"https://pauldefazio.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F21%2F1883546.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"PaulDeFazio"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-04 01:43","date_timestamp":1788486200,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"95253914","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/ablerism\">@ablerism</a> :-)</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/PaulDeFazio/95253914","date_published":"2026-08-05T20:19:09+00:00","author":{"name":"Paul DeFazio","url":"https://pauldefazio.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F21%2F1883546.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"PaulDeFazio"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-05 20:19","date_timestamp":1785961149,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"91755597","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/bradleyandroos\">@bradleyandroos</a> :-)</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/PaulDeFazio/91755597","date_published":"2026-06-08T13:35:20+00:00","author":{"name":"Paul DeFazio","url":"https://pauldefazio.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F21%2F1883546.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"PaulDeFazio"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-08 13:35","date_timestamp":1780925720,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"91556763","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/isaacgreene\">@isaacgreene</a> ha, an art in and of itself</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/PaulDeFazio/91556763","date_published":"2026-06-05T02:38:35+00:00","author":{"name":"Paul DeFazio","url":"https://pauldefazio.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F21%2F1883546.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"PaulDeFazio"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-05 02:38","date_timestamp":1780627115,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"91556756","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/bradleyandroos\">@bradleyandroos</a> :-)</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/PaulDeFazio/91556756","date_published":"2026-06-05T02:38:18+00:00","author":{"name":"Paul DeFazio","url":"https://pauldefazio.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F21%2F1883546.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"PaulDeFazio"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-05 02:38","date_timestamp":1780627098,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"91243130","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/ablerism\">@ablerism</a> yes! No strong take really, just find it interesting</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/PaulDeFazio/91243130","date_published":"2026-05-31T02:03:18+00:00","author":{"name":"Paul DeFazio","url":"https://pauldefazio.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F21%2F1883546.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"PaulDeFazio"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-31 02:03","date_timestamp":1780192998,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"91088288","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/isaacgreene\">@isaacgreene</a> nice!</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/PaulDeFazio/91088288","date_published":"2026-05-28T16:46:29+00:00","author":{"name":"Paul DeFazio","url":"https://pauldefazio.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F21%2F1883546.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"PaulDeFazio"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-28 16:46","date_timestamp":1779986789,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"91088280","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/ablerism\">@ablerism</a> :-)</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/PaulDeFazio/91088280","date_published":"2026-05-28T16:46:16+00:00","author":{"name":"Paul DeFazio","url":"https://pauldefazio.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F21%2F1883546.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"PaulDeFazio"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-28 16:46","date_timestamp":1779986776,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"85730935","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/ablerism\">@ablerism</a> :-)</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/PaulDeFazio/85730935","date_published":"2026-03-07T21:42:01+00:00","author":{"name":"Paul DeFazio","url":"https://pauldefazio.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F21%2F1883546.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"PaulDeFazio"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-07 21:42","date_timestamp":1772919721,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}}]}