#dont touch mobility aids

[sam-the-pancake]

We've reached a new layer of not respecting mobility aid users/not seeing us as people.

Today in my class I was using my wheelchair and going towards someone to ask a question. They jumped up and grabbed someone else's cane from "in my way" and began to move it. I said no it's ok, and they said something like don't worry I'll put it back. I said no again and they returned it to where it was. I asked my question and went back to my spot. The person who's cane it was was sitting right there. They could have moved it if they thought it was in my way or if I asked them to.

A minute later I heard the cane fall over. It hadn't fallen before that but of course the abled person who moved it didn't know how to balance it properly.

Don't touch people's aids. Both myself and the other disabled person were able to handle the situation if necessary, but it didn't need to be handled because there wasn't a problem.

[dizzy1ife]

Attention:

Don't touch someone's mobility aid if they didn't ask for help.

If someone has a mobility aid and they drop it/can't reach it from where they are, just ask if they would like you to grab it for them.

Example:

Me: *engaged in grabbing stuff from my locker*

My cane: *falls dramatically to the floor*

My friend: *reaches for it*

Me: I got it, I got it, I GOT IT.

My friend: Well, what if I want to get it for you.

Me: I don't care. It's my cane. Don't touch it.

Even if you're trying to be helpful, mobility aids are often an extension of one's body, so just as you shouldn't grab someone's leg and help them along if they tripped, you shouldn't grab someone's mobility aid if they haven't asked you to. If it's in your way, just ask them if they can move it or if you can move it for them, then wait for them to respond and act accordingly.

[marachronicallycrochets]

I put a mini squishmallow on my cane! Introducing Austin the Avocado! My boyfriend got him for me. I also have my loop earplugs because those are an essential for me.

I am actually very sensitive to noise in general. Especially high pitched loud noises. I get headaches very easily and am diagnosed with migraines. That's why I wear headphones and/or ear plugs. I definitely recommend the loop earplugs!

I also use Picsart to edit my photos and add cute stickers 🫶

Edit - if anyone wants the link to my handle cover, comment and I'll send it!!

[dizzy1ife]

Needed this

My cane has adjustable height but that makes it extra noisy and I frequently find myself trying to be quieter with it. I also feel awkward and sometimes self conscious walking through narrow paths between people or any other time my cane is in the way, but I don't usually feel that way when it's my body in the way.

My mobility aid is there to help me and is not something to feel bad about.

hey, you're allowed to take up space and make noise

it's okay if your mobility aids click or squeak

it's okay if you need more space to pass because of your aids or the way you walk

it's okay if you need to ask more questions

it's okay if you need to ask for help with things, either for physical or mental limitations

it's okay if the way your body is means you need more room

it's okay to exist and to take up space

ily /p

[kitsuneisi]

I was in the car on my way home from the doctor's when I saw you had posted part 10. I ended up ranting and raving for the 20 minute drive to my support worker, and then some when I showed her the comics when we got home. Since I spent so much time appreciating your stuff today, I thought I would say something about it to you.

I absolutely love everything about it. I am genuinely so, so excited to see where the lore surrounding non-humans is going. I am so excited for all of this, I love all of this.

I cannot pick a single favourite thing about this, it is all too good, but I will say I did cry like a little baby when I first came across this comic because of Scar being disabled. I have never, ever seen a disabled hero who's just a disabled guy. No powers that completely negate any disability, just a type of mobility aid that is actually treated as a mobility aid.

Not to mention, Scar is the one Grian has a crush on. I do not believe I have ever seen a queer story with a disabled guy being sought-after, or just any story of a disabled person being desireable. Seeing that cute, classic 'Oh his fingers brushed mine' moment happening with a character who is like me makes me indescribably happy.

I just see so much of myself in this Scar. So, so very much. We even have similar body types, and that makes me so happy as well.

Your art has just touched me in such a beautiful, meaningful way. I just thought that I should mention it, to let you know that you have made someone so so happy.

Thank you so much.

Just as you share your experience with me I want to return the gesture

Your comment and experience was such a heartwarming and fulfilling. I've always wanted to make stories for people to feel seen and comforted, and to believe I have gotten to achieve this kind of responses truly warms my heart and gives me so much hope

Art school have convinced me that I don't really have something to offer, that I dont have anything to say or that what I do doesnt really impact in any way. So your comment truly moves me.

To have the chance to write this story with my best friend and share it with you all has truly being amazing

Thank you for hearing and seeing my art <3

[marachronicallycrochets]

Absolutely. And another thing to think about. Mobility Aids are like an extension of ones body. So like they said, how would you feel if someone came up to you and started moving your legs around? Uncomfortable? Yeah. Exactly the point

Btw I'm not sure if I'm physically disabled myself?? I know that sounds weird but idk if POTS counts and I have mental Disabilities (which of course are invisible disabilities) but yeah. I mean I'm getting a cane soon and forearm crutches? Idk but ya know what I mean

i was on the bus with my mum and i was using my rollator. i had it folded up while i was seated so others could get by. when we went to get off at our stop, my mum grabbed my rollator from my hands and try to get off the bus with it before i could. i had to shout to her that i need it to walk because i DO.

DONT TOUCH MOBILITY AIDS unless given verbal consent. DONT try to “help” disabled people by touching/grabbing/moving mobility aids without being asked.

how would you like it if someone started grabbing and moving your damn legs around?

[himbo4president]

I don't think paizo get enough credit for their comprehensive inclusion of mobility, visual and hearing aids in pathfinder 2nd edition (pf2e).

I've seen a lot of fantasy ttrpg's at most include a magical wheelchair that can handle anything and often feels like the game developers going "yeah you can be disabled, here's a wheelchair, just dont let it disrupt the game".

Pf2e however includes specific rules for various assistance devices (that don't fall into the common trap abled folks make when writing disability where they go "I can't imagine how they could ever do that so they can't") and a range of those devices in the setting that range from the mundane to the magical.

Honestly it just adds to how annoyed I get at the 5e domiance over the ttrpg space as I've seen so many people heap praise on its handling on disability on the rare occasions it touches on the subject, meanwhile pf2e is right there.

[mysterymeatmunchr]

dear fellow Doms,

Shout out to:

-Doms who need lots of affection and reassurance after rough scenes

-Doms who use mobility aids

-Chronically ill/disabled Doms who need to take frequent breaks during scenes

-Doms who are deaf/hoh

-Visually impaired Doms

-Doms who have experienced trauma

-Doms who need to be held after

-Doms who dont want to be touched after

-Neurodivergent Doms

-Doms with sensory issues

-Doms who are still working on voicing their sexual/aftercare/emotional/accessibility needs

-Doms who are tired today and really just wanna cuddle and watch a movie

you’re all doing great, you’re all good doms, and i wish we all talked about you all more. as doms we give a lot to our partners to provide them an experience, and it can be a lot of work. it’s hard sometimes, and for some of us, especially those of us who are disabled, it can take a lot out of us. so, i hope you feel loved and appreciated today. you deserve to feel loved.

peace, love, and horny homosexual debauchery,

Mx MeatMunchr 🖤

[sam-the-pancake]

I wasn't gonna make a post about this anymore because it resolved, but I still want to talk about it. My writing style is long and rambly so TL;DR at the bottom.

Yesterday was the first day of the college course I'm taking (I'm getting my master's in Special Education if anyone's interested). It's a class from 5pm until 8pm, and most days it's after a full day of work for me, so I've elected to mainly use my wheelchair. But since I'm ambulatory I decided to bring my cane in case I needed the bathroom or something so I don't have to struggle with the doors. This classroom of course didn't have a desk without a chair attached so as we sat in a circle I put my bag on the desk behind me and rested my cane against it.

Anyone who uses a cane knows that they fall over. A lot. I kept telling both the professor and the students next to me to please just leave it on the floor when it falls over but of course they didn't listen. They had to "help" the poor cripple. Well class ends and I grab my bag and head home. When I get to my house I realize that I don't have my cane with me to help me down the stairs to my apartment. It wasn't with my bag when I left class so I forgot it. I tell my partner that I'm going back to campus to get the cane I forgot. This is my only cane. I use it any time I leave the house. Even if I'm planning on using my wheelchair when I get somewhere I like to have the cane in the car.

In the 20min it took me to drive home and back the cane is gone. I look all over the first floor of the building without an aid since I expected it to be quick. I sit down and email the professor and campus lost and found before making my way back to the car.

AN HOUR LATER, an hour and a half after the class has ended, I get an response email from the professor and a girl from the class. The girl saw that I forgot it (I still don't know where it had been) and took it hoping to see me before I left. She probably felt like she was doing her good deed for the day. Except I have a medical exception letting me park in the teacher parking lot right outside the building, and she probably brought it to the student parking across campus in the other direction. And then when she didn't find me she didn't reach out!

If she had wanted to be helpful she should have stayed in the classroom with it, or gone back to class when she couldn't find me, and sent me an email. I know that to ableds it's just a stick, but a month ago that was my only mobility aid. I have not left the house without it for 2 years. I'm not leaving the house until I get it back. I'm in pain today because I walked around for 10min without it. She waited for me to reach out about it to let me know she had my mobility aid. And I know she waited because she told the professor she had it. If she had wanted my email she could have asked the professor for it or for my full name to look it up in the directory.

In her email she said "I was really worried someone would take it." Guess what! YOU took it! Again, I understand that it wasn't her intention, but it's the reality of what happened. She removed it from the room and didn't reach out to tell me where it was (neither did the Prof!).

Non-mobility aid users don't touch our aids! Don't move our aids! DONT FUCKING TAKE THEM HOME WITH YOU! This wouldn't have been a problem if during class people would have respected me and left it on the floor with my stuff like I said to.

TL;DR: My cane was falling over in class and the people kept touching it and eventually must have moved it. This caused me to forget it when I left in my wheelchair. Some girl from class took it home with her "so no one would take it" so it wasn't there when I returned. She didn't reach out to me so I didn't know where it was. Prof let her know I emailed asking about it. She's bringing it back to me today, but I can't comfortably leave the house until I get it back because I'm in pain from looking for it without an aid. ABLEDS RESPECT MOBILITY AID USERS BOUNDARIES AND DONT MOVE OUR AIDS OR TAKE THEM FUCKING HOME CHALLENGE

[dizzy1ife]

If I say I got it, I got it.

[neuroticboyfriend]

touching or pushing someone's mobility aid without their consent is assault. don't touch us, and dont touch our aids (which we often see as extensions of our bodies) unless we genuinely tell you it's okay. an unsure yes is a no. a yes under coercion is a no. either respect our boundaries or stay far, far away.

[stardustdiver]

I FINISHED THE WAYFAIRER SERIES AND IT WAS IMPECCABLE, 10/10

it explores interspecies relationships on a professional level, personal level, and as a society in general. potential mild spoilers ahead but this is all what i liked about the series: (theres more too i dont wanna tldr the whole series)

environments not suited for certain species so accommodations made to make them feel more at ease

harmingans more suited to moist and not too harshly scented environments, use of mobility aids akin to electric wheelchair to not touch the ground (and equipped with mist machines for the moisture they need)

aeluons who primarily use colour to speak so specific aeuleon branded grey paint being used to paint buildings

varying types of grooming care and seating, sleeping arrangements for the different species like aandrisk, aeluon, laru

dives into the varying parental styles of each species, and doesnt devalue one type in preference for another

doesnt shy away from different species asking personal questions related to the species on how they operate, because they never get to experience their sensations

uses they/them/their for the sianat species that bonds with a hivemind host, so in turn uses xey/xem/xyr for neutral pronouns

the all non-human characters in the last book discussing the concept of cheese, and being equally disgusted by it

[spwarkledogz]

WELCOME TO MY BLOG!!

ABOUT ME

my name is miles/ellie/mimi! i'm 20 yrs old! this is my therian/otherkin/fictionkin specific sideblog!

i used to be @silly-catpup but i deactivated! i'm starting over here :3 i figured out a lot more things about my identity anyway, so!!

more in depth about me and boundaries under the cut to avoid a long post ..

im very queer and very not quiet about it. i'm a transmasc bigender lesbian girlboy. no, you do not need an explanation of my identity (unless you are really nice about it, of course!)

im a polytherian shapeshifter! my theriotypes are; sparkledog, snow leopard, and cat.

i am a physical therian! if that bothers you, block me forever. we are real and we are not going anywhere!!

me being a sparkledog really has nothing to do with a personal aesthetic that i have. im not necessarily a "scene kid" at all, im just a really colorful dog that looks like 2008 threw up all over it.

my theriotypes are mainly anthropomorphic, but don't always have to be.

i'll probably make a rentry relating to my fictotypes someday but today is not that day

i am low-med support autistic, physically disabled, and an AAC and mobility aid user!

BOUNDARIES

i dont tolerate bigotry of any kind. this includes people who are hateful to queer identities that they personally don't understand.

fatphobia dni, seriously!!!!! i am fat, and while i am happy with my body, that doesn't mean fatphobia cant hurt me. im extremely sensitive to the topic. eating is also a very VERY sensitive topic and i will not be making posts about my eating habits nor will i engage in convos about it (unless its a silly question like my favorite snack!)

mean and judgmental therians do NOT touch my blog im serious! i dont care that you find 12 year old tiktok therians annoying or that you think physical alterhumanity is fake! stay the fuck off my blog or i'll bite you!

minors are free to follow and interact with my posts but please stay out of my dms thanky!!!! (i also will not be mutuals w you or follow back)

shit i dont interact with because i do not care: syscourse, shipping discourse (pro vs anti shit), or any variants of those things!! keep that shit off my blog because i literally dont care about either of them (and dont consider me "neutral" on either of them because of that, either. im not neutral im just not involved.)

TAG SYSTEM

#✩🌈🐶 YAPPER ONLINE - regular posts, talking, etc

#✩🌈🐶 CRAFTS - stuff ive made

#✩🌈🐶 FOAMING - rant, vent, etc

#✩🌈🐶 MAIL - answering asks

#✩🌈🐶 NONNIE - anonymous asks

#✩🌈🐶 REDOG - reblogs

[meeb-motes]

we wanna work on our own aac (mostly for a frequent fronter that doesnt like speaking) so I wanna ask what are some folders/categories do you think are essential or that you use the most? we have one for basic grammar (want, they, dont, etc.), one for swears and one for fandoms :'D

hmmmm well… ( bold is very important )

Pronouns ( I, You, Us, We, Ours, Yours, Who )

Disability Related ( Mobility aid , Verbility Level , things like Manic epsiode etc )

Basic Phrase / Words ( Hi, Bye, Who are you , My name is , What is that , Don’t bother me )

Names ( your name(s), other people’s name(s), places names )

Self Advocacy ( don’t touch me , don’t do / say that , don’t touch my aac )

:333 !!! Also have some examples of things that could / would be in them !!

[cursedluver]

image ids: two pics of a hand holding two near-identical stickers. the stickers are long and thin, and feature the words “DONT TOUCH” in clear hand-lettering, and surrounded by sparkles and little stars. one of the stickers is black and white, and the other is black on a glittery background.

stickers for mobility aid users! i have seen/heard of people using stickers to decorate their mobility aids like canes, and i wanted to design something specifically for this, while being fashionable and functional. these stickers are printed on material that should wrap around and stick well to curved surfaces like that of a cane or part of a wheelchair. i hope people are encouraged to get these if they have to tell strangers not to touch their stuff, or as gifts for friends with mobility aids!

[everythingwasnormalhere]

deaf Craig who refuses to wear hearing aid. Tahts what I got for you

his ass is too lazy to learn sign language so he just struggles listening and speaks weirdly. (Half of the kids don’t know what he is talking about)

Tweek gets him hearing aid, Craig knows it’s expensive so he uses it.

the end (I don’t know how to write fanfiction thanks for being the person k go to to infordumb))))

(its been 4 days sry ib kicking my ass lmfao) (yes i have much older asks but shhh)

DEAF CRAIG IS VERY YES ACTUALLY

okok his ass would indeed NOT learn sign because hes an idiot but he WOULD however make his own sign language. middle fingers mostly. but yeah made up stuff only lmao

im not sure if hes deaf since forever cuz then the deaf accent does make a LOT of sense, or if its something he gets later in life cuz then his voice would stay mostly-normal? i think??? (im very not in touch with D/deaf community for someone who goes to sign class... help)

but also this asshole he will be very much a dick about it. like. he will purposefully not listen to people. and if they're like "craig are you hearing me????" he will be like. no actually. i am not. who knows if hes genuine but it works and its hilarious to him the little bitch<3

ALSO AGAIN HC THAT DEPENDS ON IF HE WAS BORN DEAF- bc if im not wrong theres actually many ppl who were born deaf and just. dont wanna hear shit. they dont want hearing aids nor cochlear implants they're just chilling and thats a-okay :3 however within ppl who became deaf later in life this happens a lot less so idkkkkk

((like. the point where he dont wanna use hearing aids but in the end he does anyway is what's kinda... idk icky to me. its not like mobility aids where without them the person would probably collapse (or not! arm protheses my behated), its just. hearing. if he's better off not doing it, maybe that's fine too. but idk. i am again not close with D/deaf community so))

BUT THIS IS VERY COOL STILL AND IM VERY HAPPY IM YOUR GO-TO INFODUMP PERSON BC I LOVE INFODUMPS SO MUCH<33