#disability quotes

[mental-mona]

When you have an invisible disease, your sickness isn’t your biggest problem. What you end up battling more than anything else, every single day, is other people.

― Heidi Cullinan, Carry the Ocean

[bookquotesfrombooks]

“We have a right to autonomy, to make our own decisions—even when we make mistakes. We have a right to make mistakes.”

Jules Edwards

I Will Die On This Hill

[canonkiller]

but you can't keep holding on like this.

[phleb0tomist]

tumblr users will have the most inaccessible, unreadable, low contrast, flashing carrd you can possibly imagine, with a dni full of insider acronyms with no translation and numerous link buttons labelled with cryptic captions, and then go ahead and put “ableists dni and kys!” on that carrd

[demiboydemon]

Person: *is disabled*

Able bodied people:

[rjalker]

Disabled person: I can't do this thing because of my disability.

Ableist: Stop making excuses! Just because you have a disability doesn't mean you're disabled!

[everwalldigan]

I think we can all agree that Clark “living on a reporters salary” Kent would use 13-in-1 shampoo for all its uses.

The first time Bruce sees it in his apartment he nearly cries

Bruce: Clark. What the fuck is that.

Clark: Aren’t humans so innovative :D? Instead of buying 13 different products for one individual use, they created one product for 13! And I thought kryptonian technology was advanced.

Bruce: Clark- Clark please tell me you haven’t been using this as Gatorade

Clark: it’s actually quite refreshing! I prefer it mixed with a little water, do you want me to make you a glass?

Bruce, fanning himself with a bundle of money: No! I mean, uh, no thank you Clark, I’m. I’m good

[theshitpostcalligrapher]

req'd by @rocketplane

a daily reminder of course

text: you're only currently abled

[annasellheim]

next part

[mental-mona]

People who don't see you every day have a hard time understanding how on some days - good days - you can run three miles, but can barely walk across the parking lot on other days,' [my mom] said quietly.

― Jennifer Starzec, Determination

[bookquotesfrombooks]

“My right to self-determination includes the right to make bad choices sometimes.”

Cole Sorenson

“And Why Would We Do This?”

Published in I Will Die On This Hill

[thatdiabolicalfeminist]

I struggled to find a good quote from this because it's literally all worth reading.

This is about myalgic encephalomyelitis, previously called chronic fatigue syndrome. This is my most debilitating illness. When my partner sent me this article, she said, "He's basically just describing your life."

I'd be grateful if even people without ME and especially healthy people would read this and consider sharing it. There isn't much general awareness about this incredibly debilitating illness, and this piece succinctly describes what it is, what it's like to live with it, and some of the challenges ME patients face.

If you hit the paywall, use this link instead: https://12ft.io/https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2023/07/chronic-fatigue-long-covid-symptoms/674834/

[localratwithcowboyhat]

ITS LOOKING BACK!

[vixdesl]

we love our "cringe" pronouns

we love our "weird" identities

I love our "awkward" behavior

we love our "unnecessary" disability aids

I love our "crazy" style

and the "annoying" stims we do

we love us and no one can change that no matter what they think is "weird" or "wrong" with us

Stop apologizing for who you are

and start celebrating it!! 🎊

[nerdyelff]

I feel like Elrond growing up with a guy that lost his hand and also being a healer would do his very damn best to make Rivendel accessible to disabled people no matter what they're disability is.

Like imagine!

Wheelchair user(or anyone that struggles with stairs)

Elrond after helping them up the stairs: so stairs aren't a thing you can do?

Person: sadly no, I'm sorry for the inconvenience.

Elrond with loving dad vocie: No! No No! Do not apologize for being who you are! You are not an inconvenience! Tell me what else can be done to help?

Person: ramps would be a great help. Oh! And I know that one of my friends has a hard time with cabinets and doorknobs!

Elrond with a million ideas to make life easier: yes yes of course! If you think of anything else you must tell me! Have a good evening dear.

Later

Elrond bursting into Lindir's office with a stack of papers and ideas: Lindir! Get the architect! Rivendel is getting a makeover!

No fuss! No making disabled people feel guilty or weak! They just start noticing subtle differences! All doorknobs are now accessible, ramps that weren't there before just subtle changes to make their life easier and more comfortable.

[fromwinter]

— From Winter, Excerpt from ‘Treading Water’

[ID: text reads “Drowning doesn’t look like drowning, it’s swimming till it’s not.”]