Fur Affinity is where I learned the full potential of what became the foundation of Coping With Limitations Through Pony. These being 'acceptance', 'understanding', 'empowerment', and 'community'.

There are few places where one can be their true selves without feeling the pressures of real life. Especially if you, like me, have a 'limitation' in which causes you to be treated in a negative way by the general public.

My 'limitation' is 100% blindness. How am I able to be on FA? It is thanks to technology known as a 'Screen Reader'. The one I've learned is called JAWS and stands for Job Access With Speech. The current speed in which software and web-sites are being updated are making the use of a screen reader harder-and-harder due to lack of consideration for 'Accessibility Testing'. However FA has not let me down by keeping updates to a minimal. It's been the most accessible site for me to use since 2008!

My goals here are to make friends, write stories, and enjoy the wonders of art through those kind enough to provide me 'Image Descriptions'. The imagination can go a long way and I strive to leave comments that reflect what I am inspired by in every work.

It should not be anything new to anyone, but I should mention I fall within the 'Baby Fur' community. I find diapered cartoon animals extremely adorable and delight in having my character, Yosh, interact with characters of all interests and backgrounds. (I gradually lost my sight since birth. So this is how I can utilize image descriptions to formulate images, stories, etc. in my head)

My real name is Matthew S. Palumbo. Why share this? I've grown tired of being shamed for both my 'limitation' and my liking of padded undergarments. It's hard to shame when you're open about it. This is also the name I've used in the self-publication of various books I've worked on with friends. (No profit / career... yet. However I do hope to make a humble living from my writing at some point.'/I])

Yosh, to me, is that part that helps me not give in to all the negativity someone, like myself, goes through when out-and-about with the general public. People can ignore me, not notice I have the trademark sunglasses on while walking a harnessed Seeing Eye Dog, give me unpleasant looks ([I]As described by my son and why he does not like to go on shopping walks with me), etc. Yosh counter-balances all this by giving me a degree of 'synthetic happiness' wherein life is simple through being a happily diapered dino-duck instead of an anomaly of human society.

I've held 3 full-time jobs between 2006 and present. However all have been lost due to my diminishing / lack of eyesight, compatibility issues with adaptive software and proprietary software, and/or flat out usage of my 'limitation' against me for public ridicule and approved discrimination.

Why do I keep saying 'limitation'? Because, as most know themselves, the right tools can enable most to perform right up there with those who do not have conditions they never asked for. It is the lack of making such tools available in which makes for a 'disability'.

I hope you are able to gleam insights on self-confidence, motivation, friendship, and cuteness from my little space here. Please feel welcome to Note me if you ever want to talk as I strive to help others cope with their limitations through the arts.