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We need to start commenting under other people's posts about how to properly warn for flashing lights and eyestrain. We need to be emailing and calling companies about their possibly triggering advertisements that could induce seizures. We need to stop tolerating ableism and start speaking up for the more vulnerable.

Also, stop putting epilepsy warnings. That's like saying "warning: schizophrenia" on a post including unreality or "warning: dyslexia" on a post with a typing quirk. First off, the disability mentioned isn't the only group of people that this could trigger. Second, it doesn't truly get the message across and instead makes it worse for those with the disability-- scrolling through the epilepsy tag on Tumblr should get you to view the content of other epileptic people, but no, you just get a bunch of flashing lights and eyestrain, even though you could instead tag for, oh I dunno, flashing lights and eyestrain.

Just to try and help out and spread the word, there are two chrome extensions I've found that might be able to help.

Seizafe: This extension scans youtube videos and warns you if they contain things like flashing lights that could cause a seizure.

CogniShield: This extension (supposedly, it has like no reviews) dims the screen to a safe level if flashing lights are detected; it can also be used to limit volume. It might help.

Photosensitive epilepsy makes up only 3% of cases for those of us with epilepsy, with the rest being a variety of other triggers from dehydration to exhaustion to medication complications. Somehow, people still think "TW: Epilepsy" makes sense when less than a twentieth of us have it. Tagging "#epilepsy" on posts that have flashing prevents us from forming our own community on here, which is necessary considering how misinformation about this condition is so prevalent that we are more likely to die from "first aid" given by people who don't know shit about this condition than we are to from our own seizures.

All this to say, OP is completely correct for saying this and I am extremely thankful for it. I also have some resources for you.

Photosensitive Epilepsy Analysis Tool (PEAT) by the Trace Research Center of the University of Maryland: This source allows you to upload videos or even select elements in your browser to determine if they would pose a risk to those of us with photosensitive epilepsy, and even indicates which parts of the video would be the most dangerous. Additionally, the software is free and has a guide on how to use the software and how to interpret the data output. This is the only free and medically certified tool I know about myself.

Information on Photosensitivity and Seizures by the Epilepsy Foundation and the Epilepsy Society: These sources are an explanation of photosensitive epilepsy and its common triggers, which is useful as a general guide on how to identify potentially dangerous content. If you are suggesting media to a person with photosensitive epilepsy, please do a more thorough confirmation of the safety of the media in question for the person you are recommending it to, and remember that everyone's photosensitivity triggers are different.

Download all your sources or print them so you can turn off your wifi

Give your phone to someone

Just. WRITE. Writing is analysing, you’ll get more ideas as you write. It doesn’t need to be perfect, for now you can just blurt out words and ideas randomly. You can fix it later.

Create a skeleton/structure before writing.

Stop before you get exhausted. It’s best to stop writing when you still have some energy and inspiration left, this will also motivate you to get started again next time.

Make a to do list

Work in bite sizes. Even if it’s not much, as long as you put some ideas on paper or do some editing.

Simple language =/= boring language, simple language = clear language.

Own your words. If they are not your words, state this clearly in the text, not just in the footnotes.

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