Justin Yarbrough
@yarbrough.info
Blind. IAAP CPWA. Accessibility coach at a large bank. D-list accessibility and aviation celebrity. Enjoys travel, sports, and airplanes. Big believer in not taking life too seriously. Lives in the Austin, TX area. He/him https://yarbrough.info
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Terrifying headline if you don’t realize they are sports teams.
December 19, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Terrifying headline if you don’t realize they are sports teams.
Oh, for fuck's sake. Guess I really do need to get around to writing my somewhat snarky response to stupidity like this. #AmbulatoryWheelchairUsersExist #PaxEx #a11y
Travelers bemoan a rise of able-bodied passengers who game the system to skip the lines. on.wsj.com/3N6apva
They Get Wheeled on Flights and Miraculously Walk Off. Praise ‘Jetway Jesus.’
Travelers bemoan a rise of able-bodied passengers who game the system to skip the lines.
on.wsj.com
December 19, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Oh, for fuck's sake. Guess I really do need to get around to writing my somewhat snarky response to stupidity like this. #AmbulatoryWheelchairUsersExist #PaxEx #a11y
This was an awesome read and reporting like this is why I shell out for @theaircurrent.com, something I swear @jonostrower.com isn't giving me any kickbacks for saying.
For the last few months, I've been working on a story about January's crash near Washington, D.C. What I learned was that it was simply an accident waiting to happen.
Special Report: The night everything at DCA finally went wrong (via @theaircurrent.com) theaircurrent.com/aviation-saf...
Special Report: The night everything at DCA finally went wrong (via @theaircurrent.com) theaircurrent.com/aviation-saf...
Special Report: The night everything at DCA finally went wrong
D.C. midair crash was the result of a complete collapse of the protections designed to keep aviation safe — and the institutions that design and maintain them
theaircurrent.com
December 19, 2025 at 2:44 AM
This was an awesome read and reporting like this is why I shell out for @theaircurrent.com, something I swear @jonostrower.com isn't giving me any kickbacks for saying.
In things that are totally on brand for me, I was made an AVP at the bank I work for the end of last year but only discovered this fact yesterday when I was poking around in some HR-related system I never look at.
December 17, 2025 at 10:19 PM
In things that are totally on brand for me, I was made an AVP at the bank I work for the end of last year but only discovered this fact yesterday when I was poking around in some HR-related system I never look at.
It doesn't even matter.
I hope this email finds you in the end.
December 17, 2025 at 8:37 PM
It doesn't even matter.
Stayed at this place a couple times when going to Houston for an Astros game. It's a really cool hotel.
Stepping into the 101-year-old Sam Houston Hotel feels like entering a time machine and traveling back to the future following a renovation that began in 2024. bit.ly/3MW34hG
December 13, 2025 at 4:07 AM
Stayed at this place a couple times when going to Houston for an Astros game. It's a really cool hotel.
They just announced that Pierce the Veil is gonna be opening for Guns N Roses at both their Texas shows next year. There are gonna be so many GNR fans that are gonna be like "who are these guys?" My wife and I are planning to attend the San Antonio show.
December 12, 2025 at 2:32 AM
They just announced that Pierce the Veil is gonna be opening for Guns N Roses at both their Texas shows next year. There are gonna be so many GNR fans that are gonna be like "who are these guys?" My wife and I are planning to attend the San Antonio show.
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"there's a new serif in town"
Marco Rubio ordered diplomats to return to using Times New Roman font in official communications, calling his predecessor's decision to adopt Calibri a “wasteful” diversity move
Rubio Stages Font Coup: Times New Roman Ousts Calibri
The secretary of state called it a "wasteful" diversity move, according to an internal department cable seen by Reuters.
www.huffpost.com
December 10, 2025 at 1:06 AM
"there's a new serif in town"
I generally have mixed feelings about facial recognition, but won't lie that it was nice when clearing CBP when we returned from our cruise last month.
Passengers leaving the U.S. from Orlando next month could encounter an identity-confirmation process, powered by facial recognition. Cameras capture their biometrics, which are matched against government records, to confirm their identities and their authorization to be in the U.S.
New Facial-Recognition Tech Could Let You Keep Your Passport in Your Pocket at the Airport
You may be surprised to zoom right onto a future international flight thanks to facial-recognition tools being tested at Orlando International Airport.
nyti.ms
December 8, 2025 at 10:15 PM
I generally have mixed feelings about facial recognition, but won't lie that it was nice when clearing CBP when we returned from our cruise last month.
A weekend of doing nothing was just what I needed.
December 8, 2025 at 1:44 AM
A weekend of doing nothing was just what I needed.
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The dude that gets paid 6 figures to change HBO to HBO Max to HBO every year is currently sitting at his desk scribbling and crossing out words like "NeHtfliBxO" and "Maxflicks".
December 5, 2025 at 3:20 PM
The dude that gets paid 6 figures to change HBO to HBO Max to HBO every year is currently sitting at his desk scribbling and crossing out words like "NeHtfliBxO" and "Maxflicks".
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This January 21-22 CrystalCon 2026, over two days and six sessions, will explore AI's very real consequences for disabled people and everyone who has to live with the products that companies integrate with it. There's no hype, no "innovation theater," just honest conversations and practical sessions
December 4, 2025 at 10:31 PM
This January 21-22 CrystalCon 2026, over two days and six sessions, will explore AI's very real consequences for disabled people and everyone who has to live with the products that companies integrate with it. There's no hype, no "innovation theater," just honest conversations and practical sessions
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Pete Hegseth is a DUI hire & it shows
December 3, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Pete Hegseth is a DUI hire & it shows
My flying for the year is probably done, so 2025 #AvGeek stats: 13 segments across 3 airlines. 7x American, 4x British Airways, 2x United. 5x 737-800, 2x a320 CEO, 1x each of CRJ-700, a319 CEO, a320 NEO, 737 Max-8, 777-200, and 787-8. new airports: COS, NAP, ACT
November 30, 2025 at 6:59 PM
My flying for the year is probably done, so 2025 #AvGeek stats: 13 segments across 3 airlines. 7x American, 4x British Airways, 2x United. 5x 737-800, 2x a320 CEO, 1x each of CRJ-700, a319 CEO, a320 NEO, 737 Max-8, 777-200, and 787-8. new airports: COS, NAP, ACT
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen: Linkin Park, Green Day, Pierce the Veil, Breaking Benjamin, The Killers.
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you’ve seen
Clutch
Pink Floyd
The Cure
The Smiths
Anthrax/Pantera/Coal Chamber
Clutch
Pink Floyd
The Cure
The Smiths
Anthrax/Pantera/Coal Chamber
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you’ve seen
Deftones
Smashing Pumpkins
Fleetwood Mac
Pearl Jam
Beyoncé
Deftones
Smashing Pumpkins
Fleetwood Mac
Pearl Jam
Beyoncé
November 28, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen: Linkin Park, Green Day, Pierce the Veil, Breaking Benjamin, The Killers.
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There’s Christmas music playing at CVS the day before Thanksgiving and that’s what happens when Republicans control all three branches of the federal government.
November 26, 2025 at 2:31 PM
There’s Christmas music playing at CVS the day before Thanksgiving and that’s what happens when Republicans control all three branches of the federal government.
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You're kidding me. We only rate dogs. This is a rainbow bagel. I really need you all to start sending us dogs, because we only rate dogs. Thank you... 12/10 (IG: mrpeanutbutter.69)
November 25, 2025 at 8:16 PM
You're kidding me. We only rate dogs. This is a rainbow bagel. I really need you all to start sending us dogs, because we only rate dogs. Thank you... 12/10 (IG: mrpeanutbutter.69)
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If we’d made turkey the national bird like Ben Franklin wanted we could be eating bald eagle on Thanksgiving.
November 23, 2025 at 9:27 PM
If we’d made turkey the national bird like Ben Franklin wanted we could be eating bald eagle on Thanksgiving.
If only...
I hope this email finds you well and enjoying retirement.
November 23, 2025 at 8:45 PM
If only...
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It's been almost three years, but CrystalCon, the accessibility conference created from spite, is back. This January, I'm giving you six sessions of content over two days, all made by me. Given the current state of tech and digital accessibility, most sessions will focus on artificial intelligence.
November 20, 2025 at 8:48 PM
It's been almost three years, but CrystalCon, the accessibility conference created from spite, is back. This January, I'm giving you six sessions of content over two days, all made by me. Given the current state of tech and digital accessibility, most sessions will focus on artificial intelligence.
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If you want to be sure something you write is private, get a pencil and put it on paper.
Then, if you want to be sure it stays private, set fire to the paper.
Then, if you want to be sure it stays private, set fire to the paper.
November 18, 2025 at 12:21 AM
If you want to be sure something you write is private, get a pencil and put it on paper.
Then, if you want to be sure it stays private, set fire to the paper.
Then, if you want to be sure it stays private, set fire to the paper.
In the latest chapter of me being a sucker for rock covers of pop songs, my wife introduced me to I Prevail's cover of Blank Space. You're welcome.
November 17, 2025 at 3:05 AM
In the latest chapter of me being a sucker for rock covers of pop songs, my wife introduced me to I Prevail's cover of Blank Space. You're welcome.
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Some abled parents of disabled people are the most violent ableists. They use their children as tools to demonstrate their heroism in shouldering the burden of taking care of a disabled person, think they’re incapable of ableism, and say the experience of a caretaker is the same as being disabled.
November 16, 2025 at 3:05 AM
Some abled parents of disabled people are the most violent ableists. They use their children as tools to demonstrate their heroism in shouldering the burden of taking care of a disabled person, think they’re incapable of ableism, and say the experience of a caretaker is the same as being disabled.
Here we go again with the standing seat that'll never see an airplane interior... #PaxEx
I’d like to say fuck you preemptively to any airline that attempts this strategy of torture. It’s miserable enough already.
November 16, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Here we go again with the standing seat that'll never see an airplane interior... #PaxEx
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she’s a 10 but Excel thinks she’s October
November 13, 2025 at 8:08 AM
she’s a 10 but Excel thinks she’s October