#Disabled community

[genderqueerdykes]

hello, my apartment complex is conducting the yearly recertification for my housing program and i need to provide them all of the information i can about my income. my income has been low lately due to surgery, inflation, and so on. if you're interested, i need to make sure that i'm making enough income to continue qualifying for the program. i am very low income right now.

my name is equinox im a disabled schizophrenic ntersex trans artist and activist recovering from emergency gallbladder removal surgery and it's currently winter where i am at. i need to make sure i maintain my housing voucher and do not get disqualified. you can support me in the following ways

cash app: #glitterGraphix paypal: glittergraphicnightmare @ gmail . com chime: $Equinoxian venmo: $Equinoxian

[crazycatsiren]

Some of us don't have the spoons, the head space, the mental capacity, the physical strength, the energy to be the kinds of activists and advocates that you would wish to see us being.

You might want to make sure to check your ableism in your social justice.

[sebs-out-of-spoons]

not my usual posts, but needs to be said, especially as a queer disabled transman.

we live. we live. we live.

we live to purely spite that bastard.

we live to purely scare him.

we live to purely stomp on his ego and big ass head.

we live to show each other we can, to find a way to come together, and to keep living our lives exactly as we’ve wished to, no matter what anyone may say.

we live. no matter what. and i don’t want to lose a single POC, Queer, Disabled, ANYBODY, etc. brother, sister, or sibling to this election. i don’t want to mourn your deaths, because i know there’s still a chance of us living to see our lives the way we wish. because this bastard of a person is not worth your brilliant life.

we live. we live to fight. we live to LIVE as we always have and always have wanted to, in spite of what that fucking bullshitter is gonna say.

you live. i live. we all fucking live. and we win next time. we beat his ass into the ground next time.

i love you, every single one of you, and i hope you know that we’re gonna make it out of this. i hope you know your lives are still worth living and gonna be worth living for many years to come.

[4spooniesupport]

As a disabled woman who is a proud member of the LGBTQIA community, I have to say that I am scared 🥺😭 if anyone needs to talk or needs a virtual shoulder to cry on, please don't hesitate to reach out. We will get through the next four years together!! 🥄 🥄 🥄❤️💛💙💚🩵

[forsapphics]

Happy Disability Pride Month! 🩶💚❤️🤍💛💙🩶🌈 (x)

[sayruq]

[neuroticboyfriend]

IM GOING TO CRY THEY MIGHT INCREASE THE SSI ASSETS LIMIT TO $10,000.

it's a bipartisan bill too! and for anyone unaware, people on SSI (which is different from SSDI), can only have $2,000 in assets (unless they have an ABLE account, which comes with its own rules). this assets limit has been in place for FORTY YEARS and is a giant part of why being on SSI keeps people incredibly impoverished.

i've also heard they might remove the marriage penalty but i don't have the spoons to read or explain it so someone else please add on!

this is huge! please spread the word and do what you can to help ensure this happens!

[raging-guanche]

friendly reminder you dont need a diagnosis to be in disability spaces, as an example im in constant pain and fatigue, have migraines every week and my joints hurts to a point I can't write, but since familiar gaslighting/medical trauma and the fact that im an indigenous, brown skin fat man a diagnosis is fucking hard (but im in my way! :)) , but i still deserve a safe space to talk about my experiences and to feel valuable and supported.

never feel like youre interrupting someone's space or that you shouldn't be here cause you dont have a diagnosis, disabilities existed before diagnosis

[yellow-dress-basil]

QUICK PSA FOR THE DISABLED COMMUNITY

If you take any daily medication, do not eat grapefruit or activated charcoal unless you know for a fact they won’t affect your medication.

Both Grapefruit and Activated Charcoal will cancel out medication.

‘Where would you ever eat activated charcoal?’ You may be asking

Well

Halloween eve is here y’all and if you want a black cocktail or cupcake, it was probably made black with activated charcoal! So please double check before consuming!!

[nomoremrnicefat]

in honor of disabled pride month, i want to give a shout-out to all disabled fat people who had to roll their eyes who have been told "you're not disabled, just fat" or "thats because you dont eat well/exercise"

[chronicsymptomsyndrome]

I know its kind of silly to say “don’t feel bad for canceling because of pain, fatigue, etc” because I know guilt is a reflex you can’t easily refrain from. But you can reason with yourself so instead I’ll say this:

Nobody can feel what you’re feeling but you. Nobody knows the severity of what you would be putting yourself through if you were to “tough it out.”

If you do “tough it out,” the purpose for you doing the thing will most likely not be fulfilled anyway. You probably will not be mentally present or engaged. You probably will not have a good time or get much out of it. Etc.

If people really have such a problem with it, thats a huge red flag. Being transparent about your needs and boundaries is a great way to weed people like that out of your life.

If you have any kind of chronic illness or disability, remember that you probably have a very warped judgement of what is “reasonable” to endure in terms of pain, fatigue, burnout, etc.

You didn’t ask for this, you don’t deserve this, there is no reason you should have to bear the weight of it alone. I bet if someone else was in your position, you wouldn’t mind helping accommodate for them?

Low energy days are truly sacred, take them seriously. Please respect your body’s signals. “If you do not choose times to rest, your body will choose for you” or however the saying goes

It is so much pressure to have to deliberate what sacrifices are necessary for proper self care. Give yourself extra credit for having to deal with that stress on top of whatever is putting you in that position in the first place. Thats a lot at once

You are leading by example and showing others that you would never expect them to hurt or overextend themselves for your benefit. Putting yourself first always inspires other to do the same.

Please be proud of yourself for even considering canceling and putting your needs first. That is so strong of you <3

[crazycatsiren]

As long as I can still walk. As long as I can still leave the house. As long as I can still move on my own.

I'm going to fight with my all for the disabled community. This is my word.

[chronicallyillandcoping]

New favourite thing to do is to remind people of how much they hated lockdown when they say they wish they could stay home as much as I do.

Like no you dont you were miserable when you were forced to stay home all day everyday for the good of your health. Thats my entire existence as a disabled person so pack it in.

[alex2xander]

Be nice and don't mock tumblr users that communicate differently.

Examples:

1.) Typing quirks

2.) No punctuation

3.) Random Capitalisation

4.) Long run on sentences

5.) Frequently misspelled words

6.) Missing spaces between words

7.) Repeating words and sentences

8.) Posts audios and videos instead of typing

9.) Express themselves through custom emojis

10.) Use an AAC (Augmentative and alternative communication) device

Some users have intellectual disabilities, use speech to text, struggle with grammar, have hand tremmers, have high support needs, etc.

Regardless of how they communicate and their reason why, they still deserve respect. They are trying their best.

[4spooniesupport]