#cripplepunk blog

[cavity-cripple]

it is genuinely impossible for me to believe that the base level of pain for ableds is none. HOW. like i get not having pain like laying and shit even tho i never have experienced that, but how does walking not always hurt. ur bones r moving. theyve gotta be rubbing something painfully.

[extreme-dyke-syndrome]

Person I'm Seeing (who's gonna see this hi) did a double-take when I told them my wheelchair had brakes, so uh if you don't think there needs to be more societal representation of wheelchairs, ask an able-bodied person how wheelchair users stay still on hills maybe.

[cpunkwitch]

I get annoyed at the very least by people who get mad at seemingly able bodied folk using the disabled stall.

*you don't know if they're disabled* especially if you yourself are a phys disabled person complaining about it. You should know better.

That's a person who is very likely using the aid they need, the railings on the side of the stall are very helpful and just because they don't appear deformed or to be using a mobility aid doesn't mean they don't need that stall

Us disabled folk should know this better than anyone that we shouldn't be getting upset at someone for using a resource, they aren't hindering others by using the fucking bathroom

And as much as I hate it, the disabled stall is typically the only spot in a public bathroom with a goddamn baby changer so it also has rescources for mother's disabled or not.

I get that there are disabled people who can't really wait a few minutes for a stall to be open, for plenty of reasons you might need immediate access to that stall

But instead of getting pissed off at people you think are able bodied using the disabled stall, we should be directing the anger at the people who caused this situation on one stall for the disabled in the first place, esp those who decided to also make it the baby changer station.

We shouldn't be getting mad at others for using it, normalise using it whether you're visibly disabled or not and focus on pushing for more stalls and seperate stations for changing diapers.

I'm sick and tired of people fighting over limited resources instead of fight for more of what's needed.

[crippledwithrage]

SO YOU MEAN TO TELL ME

WHEN I'M 💨🌿 AND NOT IN PAIN AND MY JOINTS FEEL FINE

THAT'S HOW ABLE BODIED PEOPLE FEEL ALL DAY???!!

FOR FREE???

[crippl-hacker]

About Me

Name: F.M. (Yes, like the radio)

Age: 20’s

Favorite Color: Orange

Favorite Coding Language: Python

Planned Major: Computer Science (Cybersecurity)

I’m also multiply disabled! I have HSD (probable EDS), IBD, a bunch of other stuff I’m not going to list and have hearing loss. I am a cane, rollator, and wheelchair user.

I’m passionate about Disability Activism, Social Justice, Accessibility, Urban Infrastructure Design, Environmentalism, Fanfiction, and Programming. I am currently in a trade program but hope to go to college after this.

I plan on using this blog to talk about Disability stuff and Programming. I’ll be starting out talking about my networking curriculum and Python.

Tags:

#cripplepunk is for disability talk

#disability is for general disability things like art or non cpunk related talk

#F.M. Learns Python is my Python series tag

#codeblr or #coding is for general programming content

#crippl-hacker asks is for any asks I receive

#fm talks is for personal posts

#image described I tag images consistently about 90% of the time. I try to add image descriptions but if not I use the #image undescribed tag. Any image descriptions in alt text will be tagged with #image description in alt

#rb is for reblogs

[extreme-dyke-syndrome]

The comfy index*

*actual comfiness WILL vary, but it'll make things suck less

hi, you there who are or are thinking about spending all day in bed, it’s okay, I’m not telling you to get up. I’d just like to do a quick check in to make sure you’ve got everything you need to be comfortable and safe.

Have you gotten up to take any meds you need?

Do you need to open or close your windows or curtains/blinds to make your environment nicer? (Fresh air, keep the cold out, sunlight/darkness)

Do you have a water bottle or a glass of water easily accessible? (Can also be juice, cordial, a meal replacement drink or anything else)

Do you have any over the counter or prescription as required meds you might need, like painkillers or anti nausea meds?

Is your phone or laptop charged?

Are you wearing comfortable clothing?

Do you have enough blankets/pillows to be warm and comfortable?

Do you have any snacks like fruit or chips or muesli bars in case you can’t get up to make a meal?

Are you able to change positions in bed (or sit up if you’re able)?

Do you have any regulation tools like fidgets, ear plugs, or journaling/art books or low energy hobbies you might want?

Are you being gentle and patient with yourself and your body today?

Thanks for doing this check in with me. I like to have some of these things prepared on my nightstand, or all together in the same space in my room so I don’t have to do as much work on low energy days. It can also help to have someone else prepare or get these things for you if you’re unable. Hope you have an uncomplicated day.

[multi-fandomsyndrome]

I need people to stop saying they’re proud of me for acting less disabled

[beansintrenchcoats]

why the FUCK is it so normalised for people to say they would rather be dead than disabled.

i saw someone post about how they lost their legs from a su1c1de attempt and dear lord the comments. "at that point I'd rather die" "god I'd rather just kms than have that happen to me" "my worst fear is failing and ending up crippled" "if I knew I was gonna have a life as shit as that i'd just try again" Thank you for letting us know that you consider our existence so intolerable that you would rather be dead than one of us.

living as a disabled person sucks. we know. WE KNOW THAT BETTER THAN ANYONE!! But to say that you would rather kill yourself than have to use a wheelchair? fuck you. you REEK of ableism and it's gross.

[cavity-cripple]

i dont know how to explain to non POTS ppl exactly how fucking terrible the blood pooling in my legs is. like its not just annoying, it hurts like hell EVERY SINGLE TIME IM UPRIGHT. it doesn’t *just* feel like pressure or mild itching. it feels like fire and the itchiness is like how burn injuries itch. the pressure feels like im at the bottom of the ocean being crushed by the pressure but it is somehow only my legs. i cant stand for more than a few minutes for a REASON. my (hEDS) scars on my legs turn so dark theyre almost completely black.

disclaimer: not all ppl with POTS experience is like this some ppls blood pooling rlly isnt that bad but for me its absolute hell and im sure im not the only one

[extreme-dyke-syndrome]

I think dividing our struggles between invisible and visible disabilities serves the same purpose as the creation of the middle class differentiated from the lower: it divides an oppressed class so that they will not and cannot rise up against their oppressor.

It's important to identify the differences in experiences between invisible and visible disabilities, but we can't let that pit us against each other. The real target is ableism, don't forget that.

Reminder that people with invisible disabilities aren't the only ones who get ignored and accused of lying by doctors. People with visible and severe, even deadly disabilities aren't automatically believed. Some severely and visibly disabled people die because doctors won't believe that they're really sick, accuse them of faking or exaggerating and deny them treatment. This kind of treatment isn't unique to any one kind of disability, it's something that most or perhaps even all of us have faced at one point or another.

[extreme-dyke-syndrome]

I'm so cripplepilled, im disabledmaxxing as we speak, I've got that chronic pain rizz and that mobility aid swag

[cpunkwitch]

no you cannot hold my cane while im not currently using it

no you cannot grab it from where i rested it while i was sitting

no you cannot borrow it nor try it out for a sec

no you cant take it from me while im occupied with a task

even if you did ask my permission before doing any of this id still say no

keep your fucking hands off my aid

the only time you can touch it is if i ask you to pass it to me, and no that doesnt mean you get to try it out that is not permission for you to use it.

[crippledwithrage]

"He was disabled," the able-bodied human wrote, "but he could still love; he could still be human"

*I wonder why no one likes my stories of disabled people... oh I know!*

"Their relationship was fractured and they loved each other less, because he's a (insert slur) now but they're growing. She no longer strands him without his mobility aid when they fight and instead takes his communication cards. "

They stand and leave their desk

*ahh romance*

[extreme-dyke-syndrome]

Yesterday I was told that "driving is a lot like walking, it doesn't take effort once you know how to do it." I had to look at them and go "I have bad news about the effort it takes for me to walk."

sometimes I forget standing up isn’t painful and difficult for most people so I’ll be watching something like game changer and see the people standing behind their podiums the whole episode and think ‘wow don’t they need to sit down. how can they still think coherent thoughts’ and then I’m like oh. yeah. I have a disease

[schizoaffectively]

Don't insult disabled people's bodies!

Do not call them gross or weird.

Don't tag people's real life bodies as body horror.

Don't gawk or stare.

Don't touch or grab others' mobility aids without permission.

Just treat us like you'd treat people. Because that's what we are. People.

[nightmaretour]

@mangled-legs for your block list, they're a eugenicist piece of shit (severe ableism and eugenicist ideals below the cut)