#DISABLED

[lupusbaby]

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

[insidestory1]

This is so very, very true. Society has extremely high standards for what we "should" get done on a daily, monthly, yearly basis. But these expectations are only realistic for perfectly healthy, neurotypical people. And yet our sense of being obliged to do these things is constantly being reinforced, regardless if these expectations are appropriate for us or not. It makes me really sad because it shows just how much society has forgotten about us other people. The neurodivergents who won't remember to attend their appointment unless they spend all day thinking about it. The chronically ill people who have to chose between doing their laundry snd feeding themselves because they only have enough spoons to do one of them. Society needs to start aknowledging that there can't be only one set of expectations that is applied to everyone.

There’s no such thing as work-life balance for neurodivergent & chronically ill people.

This is because everything in my life requires work:

maintaining friendships

keeping up with my hygiene

managing bills

making money

remembering my basic needs

sleeping regularly

outputting creatively

All requires some aspect of work for me.

And when everything in your life requires work, your balance goes out the window.

If you're neurodivergent and overwhelmed — I see you.

If you're chronically ill and overwhelmed — I see you.

You're not dysfunctional.

You're not incapable.

You're doing your best.

[bobbi-bee]

Something I think people who don’t live with chronic illness don’t understand is that there is a big difference between resting to get better and resting to avoid getting worse.

[aspiring-apparition]

(I bring a sort of “Everyone has inherent worth regardless of their productivity” Vibe to every conversation that ableists don’t really seem to like)

[disableddyke]

[nondivisable]

"everyone should care about accessibility because most people will become disabled at some point in their life" is a logical argument and I understand its popularity

however, everyone should care about accessibility because disabled people are fellow human beings living in the same society as you who deserve the same rights as you

thank you good night

[digitaldogpark]

Brightheart has a reminder for you

[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!!!

[emo-space-queen]

me when my disabilities disable me:

[beetlebuggsblog]

Disagree? Respectfully, you can argue with a wall🫶

[gateway-2000]

severely disabled intersex trans person needs help saving up for rent

hello there, i am a severely disabled intersex trans person who deals with crohn's disease, arthritis, hypermobile ehlers danlos syndrome, schizophrenia, and other health problems. i have been getting sicker and sicker due to my crohn's disease, it has been very difficult if not impossible to eat most days. i'm struggling with unintended weight loss, nausea, vomiting, diahrrea, constipation, severe pain in my intestines and stomach, and other GI issues daily, which make it very difficult to function. i'm also dealing with severe fatigue due to this- a lot of my days i end up sleeping all day, and i've been bed bound for a few months now. i cannot work a traditional job due to these issues, so i have an online shop where i make ends meet.

$0/$211

my apartment complex did their yearly rent increase, so my rent is a little higher than it was before. if you're interested in helping, you can do so in the following ways:

pay pal: glittergraphicnightmare @ gmail. com cash app: $glitterGraphix venmo: $Equinoxian chime: $Equinoxian

thank you to everyone who reads, shares and supports, the help means the world to us. take care of yourselves

[disabledprincesses]

To everyone with intrusive thoughts, and especially Catholics/exCatholics:

Nothing you did or didn’t do, had anything to do with killing the Pope. I know that theres at least some people out there whose OCD and intrusive thoughts are telling them that because they tried pot for the first time, or they didn’t flip the light switch the right amount of times, etc. that it killed the pope/was wrath from God, etc.

The pope is a human being who was going to die at some point. May he rest in peace and may God raise him to heaven, but I give all of you permission to tell the voice telling you that you having an odd amount of oranges two days ago is what killed him, that no, thats wrong. Genuinely, it was going to happen at some point and it has nothing to do with you.

Please dont punish yourself.

Lots of Love from Disabledprincesses <3

[eli-evermore]

As someone who's been surrounded by people with chronic illnesses, chronic pain, and disabilities I truly have no idea how a person can be unsympathetic towards other people who are literally suffering. My mother, so many past exes and friends, as well as current friends, are chronically I'll or disabled and the genuine lack of simple respect and care for them is atrocious.

How to vent about the same problem multiple times without people wanting to beat you to death with hammers

[schizoaffectively]

Perhaps a hot take, but I dislike people using disability tags to post solely about their headcanons for their blorbo having said disability.

I think it's fine if you HAVE that disability and relate that character/headcanon to yourself and your experiences.

But I'll use my conditions and aid usage as an example for the brand of this that I don't like:

"I headcanon XYZ character having arthritis and using forearm crutches!" - and proceeding to tag it with tags like "inflammatory arthritis" and "forearm crutch user" while they have no experiences with either or.

I'm not going to attack or call out or interact with any of these types of posts, but it does irk me.

[squid-socks]

People are really good at getting the term “accessibility” in any situation but actual disability.

I cannot believe that’s an argument now for AI.

That’s not an “accessibility” issue. Pay an artist or learn to draw - you are not entitled to a skill people spend years learning. You are not entitled to their work no matter how much you Frankenstein it. You don’t lose ANYTHING ,not a lick of your basic rights, by not using AI.

Honestly; I’ve never wanted to punch a person more than when I heard this. It’s the most self-centred and out of touch thing I’ve ever seen/heard.

And these same people are silent, crickets, on any matter of actual accessibility. On ramps, on elevators, on quiet spaces, on medical assistance - the lacking of which actually impede people’s human rights. Traps people.

Fuck these guys.