What I learned from going viral on TikTok
To say I didn’t attempt to set my complaint about a Sephora event up for success … would be a lie. If I was posting a video on TikTok, I obviously wanted people to see it. Time…
Author Archives: Sherry Toh
We fought for access to Evrysdi, and now we’re fighting to keep it
“Did you tell your siblings my medication costs about $1,000 SGD [$783] per day, before subsidies?” I texted my dad a couple of months back. It had been years since his elder brother and…
Accessibility advocacy also entails fighting to protect our gains
Another day, another devastating headline in the realm of video games. “Layoffs Leave The Future Of Xbox’s Award-Winning Accessibility Efforts In Doubt,” announces one story from the gaming news website Aftermath. The article, published on July 22 and…
A lack of accessibility nearly caused me to miss my date with ‘Dracula’
I had a date with Count Dracula. An award-winning ballet adaptation of Bram Stoker’s immortal creation — “Dracula: Ballet at its Darkest” — was to arrive in my homeland of Singapore for…
Honoring the proud histories of queer and disabled communities
One of the queerest ways to spend Pride Month could go like this … You decide to go to the theater one night. You scan the ticketing site for a show and land on one about lesbian identity,…
Social mixers usually aren’t for me, but I took a risk and it paid off
I don’t talk to my ex anymore. For the sake of this column, I will have to let her know about it as a courtesy. But as far as a daily choice…
I’d write a play in exchange for ice cream
I’d be lying if I said I wouldn’t sell my soul for money. In a way, that’s what my job as a professional disability advocate and writer is: Mining my life as a resource for content to…
Despite my sacrifices, I’m still dealing with pain medication side effects
Note: This column describes the author’s own experiences with fentanyl and other pain medications. Not everyone will have the same response to treatment. Consult your doctor before starting or stopping a therapy. “You really know pain,…
How my mother gave everything she had to a child with SMA
“You must have dropped the baby.” That sentence was one of the many knives flung at my mother’s chest when I was diagnosed with SMA. She was 24, barely an adult. I was a…
What does it mean to be sexy with a disability like SMA?
Unintentionally, last year, most of my immediate family bought me Christmas gifts with the same theme. My brother, Gabriel, got me a handmade blue-and-white scarf from China. Mom got me a sheer-ish white shawl. My…