#intellectual impairment

[sickly-sapphic]

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this disability pride month don't forget about... intellectually disabled people.

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[mxmorbidmidnight]

I’ve noticed that in the drama group I’m in a lot of the time the improv characters people make up are just imitations of people with disabilities. Faking a limp or manipulating their body to mock people with cerebral palsy or imitating speech impediments and people with intellectual disabilities. I felt particularly alienated when one kid made a cripple joke and everyone laughed, people who claim to be “politically correct”, people who I consider my friends. People who call themselves disability allies, who call themselves punks. Everyone’s a leftist, everyone’s all for being kind until it comes to disabled people.

[lisowa]

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[the-delta-quadrant]

intellectual ableism and ableism against eye conditions are so deeply linked that an old german word for amblyopia translates to "d*mb-sighted". they're so deeply linked that i've had people assume i'm intellectually disabled (as if that's a bad thing) and call me slurs based on that just from looking at my eyes more times than i can count. ableists don't actually understand disability enough to even be remotely able to tell what kind of disability someone has by looking at them. they constantly move the goalposts too: my eyes looking weird means imtellectual disability but when i tell them there's actually something wrong with my eyes i'm lying because i just saw something. the majority of ableist slurs has been used against all kinds of disabled people, regardless of whether they were the "intended" target. because ableists don't actually care what your disability is, just what they see you as.

[savage-rhi]

Magenta 😟

[s1yeye]

when kuru unable do thing (because cannot see, because cannot think right, because not good problem solve, or even because struggle mobility) mom always say kuru am is "weaponizing imcompetence" and "use disability as excuse". kuru feel bad and wrong, but still cannot do thing, so now just not tell her when cannot do and pretend to do, but when she find out thing is still not done she get even more mad and say kuru being lazy. kuru dont know what do any more. upset upset

[hussyknee]

Fucking hate how in stories (both mainstream media and fanfic) someone nearly dies or is thought lost, but then turns up changed with brain damage or some kind of disability. And their family and friends, instead of being happy the person they loved is alive and returned to them, they just start mourning the version of them they knew. "Please God let them live!" but then "No wait not like that". And then it's all about the tragedy of them "having to see" the one they supposedly loved changed and impaired, instead of gratitude for their life or focus on their thoughts and feelings in their disabled state. Like that one horrible TV show said: "I don't know what I'll do if this is all that's left of the person I love."

"All that's left." Disabled people being hollow shells instead of different versions of themselves who are still as important, who can feel happiness and joy and love. Once cognitively impaired we're less than human, the mourned living.

I know that "love is not love that alters when it alteration finds" is incomprehensible to abled people, whose compassion and care is inherently conditional, but at least once I'd like to see a story that said "as long as they're alive, we can figure out the rest". It's a very strange kind of love that can't grant you enough humanity to at least be happy that you're alive.

[rincewindsapprentice]

Still kind of wild how earlier disability theory just didn't account for things like chronic pain.

[i-may-be-an-emu]

(self diagnosed inclusive, mentally ill included as nd)

[alaskan-wallflower]

another rant but not about the fandom

so i’m taking the PSAT this week.

And if you’ve been following me for a while then you know I have albinism. Meaning I have a visual impairment. Meaning I have an IEP. (Basically means I have accommodations so that things are easier for me to see and I have the same opportunities as the rest of the kids in school)

And I’ve been told this whole fucking time that I would have every accommodation I need, meaning the font would be bigger, I can write essays on my computer and I’m allowed to use a magnifier to help me see

And now according to the damn cCollege Board, it’s ‘against the test policies’ and I can’t have my font enlarged and I’m also not able to type stuff up. Which is literally in my IEP that I’m allowed to do. And this isn’t as big of a problem for now because it’s just a PSAT, but I’m taking an AP test in May run by the College Board and I’m ALSO TAKING THE SAT soon. So essentially, I’m fucked.

[conspiracy-theories-turned-facts]

PFAS (Forever Chemicals) found in all water samples from Mt. Everest to the Mariana Trench

Forever chemicals do not break down over time.

Forever chemicals are known to cause cancer, liver damage, thyroid damage, kidney damage, gestational diabetes, lower immune response, cognitive impairment, disrupted molecular pathways, intellectual and cognitive decline, behavioral disorders, ADHD, Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and more.

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances originated in 1938 and have been used in non-stick coatings, stain- and water-resistant products, protective coatings, fire-fighting foams, fast food packaging, shampoos, paints, cookware, and more.

[healingwgabs]

Depression and psychosis brain rot are not spoken about enough. the impairment is so real

[meeda]

reasons why I prefer audiobooks

it’s easier for me to listen to something than it is to look at words on a page

i can draw, paint, crochet, play video games, and drive while listening

lack of a physical copy means I can save space in my already crowded environment

what annoying people think are the reasons why i prefer audiobooks

i hate reading

i lack the ability to read

I think books are obsolete

I’m too stupid to read

I want to get rid of books completely

im a technology poisoned shit for brains that can’t comprehend the idea of holding a physical book in my hands

[the-delta-quadrant]

normalise disabled eyes. normalise crossed eyes, normalise lazy eyes, normalise nystagmus, normalise how disabled eyes look and move. stop being shitty to vision impaired people and others with eye conditions about our fucking eyes. our eyes tell you fuck all about how "smart" we are (stop being intellectually ableist anyway), they don't tell you if we're listening, they just tell you that we have an eye condition.

[vm-sys]

laws should be written by simple language.

scientific books should be written by simple language.

studies should be written by simple language.

rules & regulations should be written by simple language.

every information, especially important one, should be written by simple language.

it's basic accessibility. people with intellectual disability, people with developmental disabilities, people with learning disabilities, people with language processing issues/language impairment, people with brain fog/low concentration, and people with other conditions that make comprehension difficult should have access to every information, especially important one.

i'm autistic and have some language processing issues. so i feel very isolated when i can't read studies, articles, books, and other info. i'm really interested in it, but can't process language. so i have to rely on others' interpretations instead of original text.

i wanna have access to first-hand information. i wanna have the opportunity to form my own opinion, not rely on others' explanations.

btw, "simple language" doesn't mean "avoid complicated ideas & nuances", it means "explain complicated ideas & nuances using mostly simple words and short sentences".

[bunny-bunny-boing-boing]

i don’t know how much distress tolerance and radical acceptance i’ve got left in me