Sy Hoekstra

Sy writes humor and podcasts about his life as a blind man at DeepSy.net. He was a lawyer before deciding to be happy and now freelances in all kinds of things. He lives in NYC with his wife and daughter who are sighted but still cool.

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Sy Hoekstra

Smiling woman high fives a disabled boy in a wheelchair

7 New Phrases Ableds are Using to Avoid Ever Saying ‘Disabled’

We all love it when able-bodied people refuse to say the word “disabled” out loud. Just like them, we feel...

September 18, 2026 Sy Hoekstra

Uncle’s ‘Happy Birthday’ Post Once Again Omits He Wanted You Aborted

Sources confirmed that your uncle Chester wrote you yet another birthday post on Facebook that failed to mention he pressured...

September 2, 2026 Sy Hoekstra

A prosthetic hand with a bottle opener holding a beer

We Tried All the Top Prosthetic Body Parts, These Are Our Favorites

Squeaky Wheel writers have thoroughly road-tested all the best prosthetics currently on the market so you can make informed purchasing...

August 30, 2026 Sy Hoekstra

giant wheelchairs surrounded by flames and an audience crush cars

A Look Inside the Rise of Monster Powerchair Rallies

Move over, Paralympics! The hottest thing in disability sports entertainment isn’t racing or basketball: it’s disabled drivers on turbocharged power...

August 18, 2026 Sy Hoekstra

Augmented reality , smart AR glasses technology , smart city , internet of things concept. Customer using AR application see digital binary coded data with blur city people background.

Meta Smart Glasses Empower Blind People to Participate in Corporate Surveillance

Christina Lawrence always dreamed of surveilling her fellow citizens for a gigantic conglomerate, but she couldn’t because she is blind....

August 15, 2026 Sy Hoekstra

Blind Family Wonders How Sighted People Ever Lose Things

FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Erica and Daniel Jenkins are a blind married couple who decided to figure out exactly how...

August 5, 2026 Sy Hoekstra