#Disabled Financing

[selfdiscoverymedia]

C24-48. Monica A Kaufman, Disabled Financing.

Choose Positive Living with Sara Troy and her guest Monica Kaufman, on air from November 26th Monica is supporting individuals with special needs requires thoughtful planning to ensure their long-term well-being and independence. Families of individuals with special needs can take several key steps to help ensure a stable future, including: 1. Financial Planning: Setting up a special needs…

[nyancrimew]

with the end of the month slowly coming up again i am once again unfortunately already broke again and still somewhat in debt, really hoping to get out of that and get a stable enough income to allow me to stay out of debt for the future (i currently make about 1k a month which is very very little for trying to survive in switzerland esp as i currently support myself and a roommate pretty much alone (and currently leaves me somewhat financially dependent on my parents as well which im not gonna be able to be forever), goal for the end of this year is a stable 2k) anything really helps, but the subscription option helps me the most with stability and ability to budget (also i'll hopefully soon manage to give my subscribers actual special benefits).

i hate asking for money so often especially as i haven't put out a new article in quite a while now, but that will change again soon (i have various things in my pipeline and also non text content coming up soon!), and it is the supporters on ko-fi that let me do all the work i do <3

[bitchesgetriches]

✨NEW POST!✨

The Social Safety Net for Disabled People Is Broken

The Center for American Progress interviewed disabled people who had been through the American Ninja Warrior obstacle course that is the bureaucratic process of applying for disability benefits. If I may summarize their experience in one sentence, it would be: The dehumanization is the point.

These folks described how they were treated like criminals and frauds; evaluated by unqualified medical professionals; judged by people who had no idea what their disability entailed; and how they spent money they didn’t have on lawyers just to access basic ADA protections.

Keep reading.

[scribefindegil]

Thinking again about how many disabled people end up getting shunted into art/craft work because like. You can technically do it. Sometimes. Yeah you make a pittance at best and are almost certainly going to make your physical health worse by pushing yourself to get things done, but what else are you gonna do? You're too sick for anyone to hire you. You're "not sick enough" to qualify for benefits. Just devote every scrap of time and energy you have to a chronically underpaid, low-prestige, incredibly labor-intensive industry. A few people manage to make it work with luck and help and the right skills. Many people don't. Everyone gets pressured to monetize their hobbies, but it's especially insidious if you're disabled because any tiny thing you manage to accomplish to bring yourself joy gets twisted into proof that you should somehow be able to work.

[inner-memoirs]

There has got to be nothing more soul-sucking and devoid of humanity than being a "money minded" individual. If all you care about is profit, you immediately lose sight of morality.

Why is it considered immoral for a poor person to refuse to work themselves to the bone, but it's not immoral for the wealthy to squeeze desperate people of every penny they have in order to hoard incomprehensible amounts of money?

Why are the poorest people expected to never treat themselves to a nice meal or something they want, while the ultra rich eat gold and take 15 minute private jet flights guilt-free?

Why are there income caps on how much money a disabled person can save, but not how much money a billionaire can have?

Why is it okay to value a dollar more than a real life human being getting food, clean water, healthcare, and shelter?

How are poor people the selfish ones, when our planet is poisoned and destroyed by megacorps in the name of what's profitable?

Even the most basic expressions of human emotion and experiences are being gutted and replaced by hollow machinations because it's cheaper than paying a real artist, writer, developer, or creative to do the job.

We have enough resources for everyone on this earth to have a decent lifestyle, yet when we ask for the bare minimum we get a finger wagged in our face and told not to ask for too much.

It's maddening.

[daftpatience]

one thing I have learned about being poor is that you cannot for a moment stop thinking about it

[vanillabat99]

I am preparing for a Big Trip in a few months, and one of my concerns is navigating airport security as a disabled transgender person. I do not have my name and gender marker legally changed, I am many years into HRT, and to the average person I am visibly transgender but not in any identifiable "direction". I am physically disabled and use mobility aids. I will be flying to America, if that makes any difference.

What should I expect from airport security as a transgender person?

Should I try to present as closely as possible to what my government paperwork says?

What should I expect from airport security if I am getting disability assistance through the airport?

The name printed on my prescriptions is not my legal name, will that be an issue with security?

I will likely be transported in a wheelchair through the airport, what will they do with my walker/other mobility aids?

Will I have to take out any piercings/change to non-metal jewellery beforehand?

I am working with my doctor and my therapist on my other concerns for the trip, but these are things we haven't been able to sort out (or that I simply forgot to ask about at my last appointment). However, any additional advice and information is greatly appreciated!! I want to be as prepared as possible and I am determined to make this trip happen :3

[bauliya]

another thing this whole situation has taught me is that a shockingly high number of you, who claim to be too marginalised to boycott brands or tip delivery workers or donate to genocide victims or condemn imperialist soldiers, are ivy league graduates

[noballoonsinspace]

Can’t stand when people go “its just not in the budget” when they’re the ones that wrote the damn budget in the first place. Just say it wasn’t a priority to you. Just say that. Take responsibility.

[deus-ex-mona]

i miss her…

[sweetmage]

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[savage-rhi]

Magenta.

[bitchesgetriches]

Read more:

The Social Safety Net for Disabled People Is Broken 

[relax-and-drink-on]

So, Wrong Organ (creators of Mouthwashing) is a Swedish studio.

Wich is unfortunate because my knowledge of classic swedish literature is borderline negative. I have some knowledge of swedish cinema (as muxh as any 30 y/o nerd raised by my cinephile father can), but I am not a cinema student and would be extremely underequiped to attempt any analysis/stylistique influence research.

There IS something to be said about how many author (and specifically horror!) video games are comming out of nordique studio, specifically swedish ones, but the research on stylisque, semiotique and artistic merit/influence of ANY style and period of video games is virtually non existant. And I do not want to be that person to kick start that.

Wich leave me back to my starting point, literarry analysis, wich *is* my field of expertise. With a bonus of fine art understanding, because I didn't go to art school over nothing. Now, while I do see a lot of very valuable link between Mouthwashing and classic russian literature, eroguro, new objectivity and classic pulp/penny dreadful, I still really freaking HATE that I cannot quite grasp the cultural/historical context of media creation in sweden. There are interesting primary source in english and french, but fuck I am not in the mood to actually sit down and digest 15 to 20 new books, a few dozen of academic papers and 50h+ of cinema, all not in the primary language. At least I have some basic undsrstamding of Russian and Japaness for those sources, and they have PLENTIFULL high quality french source especially due to the better translation between those languages ToT

Seriously, the struggle to go full Academic on this game is strong, but the barried of entry is hiiiigh

[devin-is-insufferable]

Looking for help - disabled

I am trans, disabled, and I've been struggling mentally and financially for several months since I was disowned and had to flee Florida. I would appreciate any help that people can offer. Me and my girlfriend both are disabled and currently unable to work and have no money for food. If you have any questions, or would like to know any more details about my situation/what I'm going through, you can message me through discord (@dcsphinx) or tumblr (@devin-is-insufferable)

paypal: paypal.me/DCsphinx kofi: ko-fi.com/dcsphinx Cashapp: $DCsphinx

[the-earth-priestess]

hello i don't really know how to get the word out so if anyone who follows me/sees this can, please reblog!!!

i'm offering my services at a super low cost. 5 aud per payment period - so say you get paid monthly, this service will cost 5 aud a month, and you will pay after i've conducted my services, through paypal. i'm offering to people in need in a casual way. if you're disabled, trans, bipoc, basically any minority, as a fellow brown queer disabled who knows the ropes i am offering to help. you also don't have to be a minority, but i would strongly prefer it.

if you have trouble budgeting, i am willing to take clients and help you out.

naturally you would NOT give me access to your money, but you would give me actual numbers, expenses and goals to help you out with. i'd just do it over discord, no fancy programs necessary.

this transactional connection is meant to be temporary. i'll be attempting to guide you into budgeting on your own, and showing you how to do it in real time just over discord will hopefully allow you to learn.

dm if interested.