This book is a deeply personal account of one person's journey through technology, disability, and self-determination. It traces a path from early encounters with fragile systems and catastrophic crashes to a hard-won understanding of how control, accessibility, and resilience are built-not granted. Through the lens of Linux, the author explores what it truly means to own your tools rather than be constrained by them. Blending lived experience with technical insight, the book examines how operating systems, interfaces, and design choices shape not just productivity, but dignity. It challenges the idea that accessibility is an afterthought and instead frames it as a fundamental design principle-one that empowers rather than accommodates. At its core, this is a story about reclaiming agency in a world built without you in mind. It is for anyone who has ever felt limited by the tools they were given-and wondered what might be possible if those tools finally listened.