#disability activists

[gwydionmisha]

I'm furious. This is shameful.

[yourdailyqueer]

maia arson crimew

Gender: Non binary (it/she)

Sexuality: Bisexual / lesbian / queer

DOB: 7 August 1999

Ethnicity: White - Swiss

Occupation: Computer developer, computer hacker, entrepreneur, activist

Note 1: Known for leaking source code and other data from companies such as Intel and Nissan, and for discovering a 2019 copy of the United States government's No Fly List on an unsecured CommuteAir server.

Note 2: Is autistic

[adhdandcomics]

whoever needs to hear this: if you got a disability, if you don’t know if you have something, if you ever think “it’s not that bad” if you have a thing about guilt, if you’re ill, Anything: listen. it is okay to throw things away.

you can throw it away. if it sucks and it stresses you the fuck out, if you just “need the right time to fix it” for the past 3 months. or years. if you loved it once upon a time but it makes you feel kinda weird and guilty now. if it’s a jacket youve reaaaally been meaning to mend and then donate. a jar of sauce that “all you have to do” is clean out to recycle but it’s been a week and now there’s a small colony growing in it. slowly shredding to bits fabric scraps you plan to use to fix something. busted picture frame. cracked mug. old shoes. extra box. an entire pack of granola bars that you hate so much but don’t want to waste.

life is already so goddamn difficult for us. i know you still care about recycling and the environment and sustainability. but it’s okay, i promise. sometimes you have to take care of your space. sometimes you have to cut your losses so you can actually have energy to recycle the next thing. get rid of the old shirt before it turns into a tornado pile of guilt under the bed. you’re not a bad person. you can throw this one away.

[fourgottencoast]

I’ve been having issues with this ‘it’s never too late to mask again’ rhetoric people have started using to try to get people to take covid precautions again because it’s a phrase that demands no accountability, no self reflection, no growth. Because unfortunately IT IS too late for MILLIONS of people who’ve been killed/disabled by covid and conditions triggered as a direct result of covid, and i think it’s disrespectful to those lives to allow people to just jump right back into pretending they care without acknowledging this enormous tragedy they actively participated in! Sorry but you don’t get to ignore a pandemic for 4 years and then wash your hands of the blood you helped spill through willful ignorance while claiming to care about social justice!

And it’s also aggravating because it’s SO OBVIOUS most of these people are only doing it because they’re afraid of how covid/bird flu/a trump health admin will personally affect THEM, not because they’ve evolved politically or actually care about their community. There’s no genuine solidarity with the disabled community, no self-reflection on their participation in eugenics and normalization of mass death/disability, no connecting the dots between disease mitigation (or lack thereof) and capitalism/imperialism/racism, etc. its just more individualism that ultimately does not help lead to collective liberation and will not prevent this from happening again.

[esmeblaze]

arknights: in which the fate of the world rests on the shoulders of a terminally ill rabbit girl

I assume her health is relatively stable due to being adopted by the world’s best oripathy researchers but still. her body is almost 20% taken over by malignant crystal matter. she’s Terra’s strongest bunny

[many-sparrows]

If you want to advocate but can't protest, are under voting age, want to do more, whatever, my roommates and I made a bunch of solidarity stickers. Palestinians are begging us to not look away, to force awareness-- we made these to easily and quickly stick up everywhere that people might see them. I'm talking Starbucks windows, light poles, crosswalks, electrical boxes, street signs, bus stops etc to keep this on people's minds. They also make easy post cards-- stick one on an index card and mail it to congress.

I bought 150 mailing labels from Staples for about $15, but you could also use scrap paper and clear packing tape. I also tried to use some different phrasing-- a lot of people shut down when they read "free Palestine" or "from the river to the sea" so I tried to bypass the "pOLiTiCaL" angle and appeal to the humanitarian one.

Also also, if you want to contribute and have some time, sending physical mail to representatives is a good thing to do. For this issue, it doesn't even have to be long or complicated letters, it can literally just be a note that says "cease fire now xoxox, your constituent, [name]" or whatever. It can be easy to ignore Twitter and brush off voicemails left with their staffers, it's time to get stuff in their desk.

[orfeolookback]

genuinely cant believe that "school abolitionist who sees bluey as a substantial way to learn about racism / class oppression" is a type of person on tumblr

[lesboytism]

!!! HUMAN RIGHTS WALKOUT !!!

FUCK COLONIZATION

FUCK RACISM

FUCK TRANSPHOBIA

FUCK MISANDROGYNY

FUCK ABLEISM

FUCK MISOGYNY

FUCK BIGOTRY

FUCK FASCISM

FUCK THE INHUMANE ACTIONS MADE BY OUR GOVERNMENT AND TRUMP

[pilloclock]

🚨🩷KEEP GOING WITH YOUR ACTIVISM🚨

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[theofreakingbell]

people who say there's no point in donating to palestinians bc the odds that they're going to die anyways is 'too high' 🤝 people who say there's no point in masking or doing anything abt COVID anymore because 'only the vulnerable are dying' and 'people like that shouldn't go out anyways'

like I'm not sorry I don't think we should abandon people to die if we have the means not to

[whereserpentswalk]

Bigotry is not hatred. You need to recognize elements of bigotry that aren't hateful or mean. Bigotry is believing and enforcing someone's status as marginalized. But you don't have to hate someone to believe that they're lesser then you, or desevre less rights.

There are bigots who will treat you as a child that needs protecting, and who can't be trusted with your own freedom. They won't be mean to you, but they think of you as lesser then them none the less. This is especially common with bigotry twords disabled people and twords people society views as female.

When looking to see if someone is bigoted asgisnt a group, don't ask weather or not they hate them, as weather or not they think they deserve less rights.

[yourdailyqueer]

Sky Cubacub

Gender: Non binary (they/xe)

Sexuality: Queer

DOB: Born 1991

Ethnicity: Filipino

Nationality: American

Occupation: Fashion designer, activist, entrepreneur

Note: Doesn't give a lot of details but they consider themselves disabled.

[johnnyiscaged]

anyone else feel like people who preach "if you buy from amazon/chains you're a poser" is sort of classist and ableist? we're living in a society run on capitalism where these could be someone's only way to be able to afford things for hobbies or just to make life easier

also if you're a punk kid who's parents use amazon there's no need to feel guilty for also buying off of it if there aren't better options. i always say buy second hand or diy but if there isn't any other options you're not a bad person man

this isn't the 70s anymore and amazon is worth 1.81 trillion. keep your mental health safe and focus on what's important: standing up for those who can't

reminder of your palestine daily click

[neuroticboyfriend]

people care. i promise. there are so many people around you that care, so many people you don't even know that care. every activist is thinking of you, you, you, even if not specifically. i care. the people interacting with this post care.

you are not forgotten. you are loved. i promise, and i don't make promises i can't keep. ♡

[cripfaggot]

Just saw someone on bluesky saying that hating on Amanda Palmer is victim blaming.

Ummm you know???? You can be a survivor and still perpetuate abuse, right????

[mouchee23gamma]

USA students with disabilities and disorders: LISTEN UP!

In the USA, a huge issue has gone unnoticed by our government, despite the cries of my people. Since the creation and implementation of IEPs and 504s for students with disorders and disabilities in school systems, this problem has plagued school systems on a national scale.

‘What is this problem?’ Is what you may ask. Well, I shall tell you from my perspective (and other students) as a female who has autism, ADHD, and GAD.

The problem is that school systems are allowing staff to discriminate and ignore students with IEPs and 504s. When I was in 9th grade, I had an English teacher who wouldn’t follow my IEP, which is illegal to do. Even with my case manager and parents communicating to him that he had to follow my IEP, he wouldn’t listen and lied about his actions. My case manager reported him to the higher ups of the school and her supervisor, but they didn’t even reach out to him, nor did they ever get back to us.

I was warned by many students with IEPs about this English teacher, as they also experienced the same exact situation where he refused to follow their IEPs. He was (and likely still is) the only option for 9th grade English, besides the English class for those who may have things like dyslexia or those who struggle with English in general.

I could’ve taken him to court, unfortunately though, I only found that out after I moved schools.

The next year, in my new school, my new case manager ignored my concerns and refused to talk about making a few changes to my IEP. She brushed me off by saying that I would be fine.

I wasn’t fine.

I ended up switching to online school, where I would be at home, yet still receiving the proper education through online meetings and programs.

Those of us who are students with IEPs and disabilities or disorders, especially under the age of 18, are oppressed and our cries for help are ignored.

We are SUFFERING. IEPs are NOT a privilege, they are a NECESSITY for those of us who have it!

My best friend who also has an IEP keeps me updated on the happenings of the school I went to (the one with the English teacher mentioned in the first paragraph) about how those of us in special education or/and have IEPs are being treated.

I have researched and read of so many incidents and situations like mine.

There is a HORRIFYING amount of mistreatment of my community, my people, with disabilities, disorders, and IEPs among schools across the nation.

How could schools claim to treat everyone fairly and that consequences for discrimination will ensue, when the teachers are the ones who discriminate more than most of the students and get away with it?

We need to change, and we need to revolt against schools who let staff get away with discrimination of those of us with disabilities, disorders, and IEPs!

WE WILL NOT BE SILENCED! WE WILL FIGHT FOR OUR RIGHT TO EDUCATION!

To my dear readers, please share this post across social media platforms to spread the support we so desperately need. Please share this among family and friends, coworkers, and even teachers and school staff.