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[notenoughmuses]

She hates him.

She doesn't want to go through with this. She's wearing a dress that makes her skin crawl when she sees how her father looks at her in it. A vile predatory gaze and less fatherly. The more of a women she's become, the less of a child and a daughter she is to her Lord father.

Alicent wants nothing more then to accept Rhaenyras offer to run away on Syrax and fly anywhere but Kings Landing. But she's trapped. Her Lord fathers act as Hand of the King is to marry her off to Daemon Targaryen @the-rogue-dragon. She prays silently to the Mother and Maiden that it's his last act. "Viserys would have been the better Husband for you. A foolish oaf. You would have had it easy. Impressing Daemon will be a challenge, but your mothers dress should help you."

Brown eyes focus on her nails as she tries her best not to bite them to the nail bed and ruin her hands with blood. She's been advised to go to him soon after Viserys's passing. "Grief is the best weapon to win a man" she hears her father's voice in her head as she knocks on the door to Daemons new chamber. The guards open the door eventually and Alicent stares at the impressive sculpture of Valyria that Viserys had been working on for a long time. She remembered seeing it with Rhaenyra when they were small children of nearly seven.

"Your Grace....I thought you would lik-enjo-Vis-Your brother once said he enjoyed this book that I'd read to him and your Grandfather. I thought it could bring you some comfort" The Hightower woman tries her best to not stumble over her words, nerves getting the best of her and she holds the book close to her chest. Her dress shows much of her bosom and her shoulders start to get goosebumps from the cold tempature in the room.

[daftpatience]

slow down for your disabled friends. thats like a bare minimum kindness that we shouldnt have to ask for. i love that youre so quirky and walking fast is a cool personality trait to you and all that but i bet you can count your physically disabled friends on less than one hand

[thoughtportal]

5 simple exercises to awaken dormant muscles

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[lupusbaby]

Say it with me! Wheelchairs aren’t sad! Mobility aids aren’t sad! Mobility aids are instruments of freedom!

[pinkdovess]

this meme is so niche

[varilien]

am i blanchin?

girl we blanchin!!

HI HIII happy birthday to everyone's favorite mystery twins!! how did they grow up so fast!!!!

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[neurotypicalabusesurvivor]

This is a friendly reminder that none disabled people often do benefit from the same accommodations disabled people benefit from.

[lesbidog]

able bodied people will freak out when they see an ambulatory mobility aid user not using their aids but won't question it when a hiker only uses a walking stick or trekking poles when they're hiking. they're the same thing.

[talkethtothehandeth]

Wild concept that shouldn’t be wild and the coldest take ever: disabled adults are *adults* and not just children trapped in adult bodies

Disabled adults have sex

Disabled adults do drugs

Disabled adults curse

Disabled adults get piercings and tattoos

Disabled adults can make adult decisions and act and behave like adults because we are adults

It’s just so weird for people to constantly infantilize me all because of my mobility aids when I’m not a child!!!

[notenoughmuses]

❛  we’re gonna survive this, right?  ❜ for vis

He looks at his younger sister and he holds his breath. The answer doesn't want to come. He's two and twenty and she's five and ten and he's just married her off to a savage horse Lord in hopes this will bring them closer to home then anything before. More then when he was seven and ten and Dany was nine and she had to watch as he had slowly, agonizingly so given their mother's crown away for far less then it was worth. It should have been hers, he recalls thinking. Home was closer for him then when she had been five and he had been two and ten and they were forced to leave the Red House with the lemon tree.

They have to survive this. They had survived everything else before. He had survived even more before she had come into this world. "We are strong. Strong like mother and Rhaegar. We will sit on our fathers throne once more and we will be the survivors of House Targaryen, of the Usupers rebellion." He tells her, kissing her forehead and brushing her hair back in a tender manner before he cups her cheek in his hand, sighing.

"You pleased him well I take it? Your perfect Dany. Of course you did." He complimented her and himself for the good job he did of raising her well enough. "You'll bring us home, sweet sister. Let him ride you enough and he will help us force our way home" He cringed inwardly as he spoke.

"If I could have done it myself I would have. Sadly women don't hold power like an army" He shook his head, wishing that in his youth there had been a charitable and powerful women he'd slept with for coin in Essos. Would have saved his sister's maiden head at the very least and he wouldn't deal with running his fine clothes with sand.

[why-animals-do-the-thing]

People never seem to want to hang out at animal habitats. If they can’t see something immediately, they just leave. If you’re patient enough to stay, sometimes incredibly magical experiences happen. Like this one.

Those are California condors. Biggest wingspan in North America, incredibly endangered, and the only species with approval from USDA for emergency use of the poultry avian flu vaccine.

Towards the end of the day, once things got quiet, I sat down near where one was foraging and just hung out. Then… they noticed me.

I can only upload one video so I’m going with the one where I was showing them my glasses, since they kept trying to peck at my shoelaces and fingers and I wondered what else they'd be interested in.

They stayed there with me for at least five minutes, given the duration of video I took. Just chilling, watching me, interacting a little. It was just us - nobody else approached. Until eventually they chose to go do their own thing, and I sat there in awe for a while.

It’s worth it to wait, when you can.

[speedlimit15]

i was so good at this water sort mobile game and i’m stuck on level like 348 and i’m convinced this one is impossible. i was stuck on it for weeks like a year ago and then quit and came back to it recently with a new hunger and vengeance and it’s kicking my ass i swear

[qrbits]

penacony game night! 🍕🎮 (zoom in for a bunch of easter eggs :])

[deoidesign]

A general cane guide for writers and artists (from a cane user, writer, and artist!)

Disclaimer: Though I have been using a cane for 6 years, I am not a doctor, nor am I by any means an expert. This guide is true to my experience, but there are as many ways to use a cane as there are cane users!

This guide will not include: White canes for blindness, crutches, walkers, or wheelchairs as I have no personal experience with these.

This is meant to be a general guide to get you started and avoid some common mishaps/misconceptions in your writing, but you absolutely should continue to do your own research outside of this guide!

This is NOT a medical resource!!! And never tell a real person you think they're using a cane wrong!

The biggest recurring problem I've seen is using the cane on the wrong side. The cane goes on the opposite side of the pain! If your character has even-sided pain or needs it for balance/weakness, then use the cane in the non-dominant hand to keep the dominant hand free. Some cane users also switch sides to give their arm a rest!

A cane takes about 20% of your weight off the opposite leg. It should fit within your natural gait and become something of an extension of your body. If you need more weight off than 20%, then crutches, a walker, or a wheelchair is needed.

Putting more pressure on the cane, using it on the wrong side, or having it at the wrong height can make it less effective, and can cause long term damage to your body from improper pressure and posture. (Hugh Laurie genuinely hurt his body from years of using a cane wrong on House!)

(some people elect to use a cane wrong for their personal situation despite this, everyone is different!)

(an animated GIF of a cane matching the natural walking gait. It turns red when pressure is placed on it.)

When going up and down stairs, there is an ideal standard: You want to use the handrail and the cane at the same time, or prioritize the handrail if it's only on one side. When going up stairs you lead with your good leg and follow with the cane and hurt leg together. When going down stairs you lead with the cane and the bad leg and follow with the good leg!

Realistically though, many people don't move out of the way for cane users to access the railing, many stairs don't have railings, and many are wet, rusty, or generally not ideal to grip.

In these cases, if you have a friend nearby, holding on to them is a good idea. Or, take it one step at a time carefully if you're alone.

Now we come to a very common mistake I see... Using fashion canes for medical use!

(These are 4 broad shapes, but there is INCREDIBLE variation in cane handles. Research heavily what will be best for your character's specific needs!)

The handle is the contact point for all the weight you're putting on your cane, and that pressure is being put onto your hand, wrist, and shoulder. So the shape is very important for long term use!

Knob handles (and very decorative handles) are not used for medical use for this reason. It adds extra stress to the body and can damage your hand to put constant pressure onto these painful shapes.

The weight of a cane is also incredibly important, as a heavier cane will cause wear on your body much faster. When you're using it all day, it gets heavy fast! If your character struggles with weakness, then they won't want a heavy cane if they can help it!

This is also part of why sword canes aren't usually very viable for medical use (along with them usually being knob handles) is that swords are extra weight!

However, a small knife or perhaps a retractable blade hidden within the base might be viable even for weak characters.

Bases have a lot of variability as well, and the modern standard is generally adjustable bases. Adjustable canes are very handy if your character regularly changes shoe height, for instance (gotta keep the height at your hip!)

Canes help on most terrain with their standard base and structure. But for some terrain, you might want a different base, or to forego the cane entirely! This article covers it pretty well.

Many cane users decorate their canes! Stickers are incredibly common, and painting canes is relatively common as well! You'll also see people replacing the standard wrist strap with a personalized one, or even adding a small charm to the ring the strap connects to. (nothing too large, or it gets annoying as the cane is swinging around everywhere)

(my canes, for reference)

If your character uses a cane full time, then they might also have multiple canes that look different aesthetically to match their outfits!

When it comes to practical things outside of the cane, you reasonably only have one hand available while it's being used. Many people will hook their cane onto their arm or let it dangle on the strap (if they have one) while using their cane arm, but it's often significantly less convenient than 2 hands. But, if you need 2 hands, then it's either setting the cane down or letting it hang!

For this reason, optimizing one handed use is ideal! Keeping bags/items on the side of your free hand helps keep your items accessible.

When sitting, the cane either leans against a wall or table, goes under the chair, or hooks onto the back of the chair. (It often falls when hanging off of a chair, in my experience)

When getting up, the user will either use their cane to help them balance/support as they stand, or get up and then grab their cane. This depends on what it's being used for (balance vs pain when walking, for instance!)

That's everything I can think of for now. Thank you for reading my long-but-absolutely-not-comprehensive list of things to keep in mind when writing or drawing a cane user!

Happy disability pride month! Go forth and make more characters use canes!!!