#permanent disability

[kittymaine]

Chapters: 15/15 Fandom: The Hobbit - All Media Types, The Hobbit (Jackson Movies), The Hobbit - J. R. R. Tolkien Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence Relationships: Bilbo Baggins/Thorin Oakenshield Characters: Bilbo Baggins, Thorin Oakenshield, Thorin's Company, Gandalf | Mithrandir, Thranduil (Tolkien) Additional Tags: Aftermath of Violence, Major Character Injury, Blindness, Hurt/Comfort, Serious Injuries, Fantasy World Hospitalization, I cannot stress enough that despite magical healing elves this is a story about grievous harm, But also, Fluff, Romance, Friendship, Magic, Alternate Universe - Everyone Lives/Nobody Dies Summary:

After his heroic sacrifice on behalf of the dwarves of Erebor, Bilbo will be well cared for. Naturally, he hates the idea. Crossing half the world, riding barrels, and fighting spiders was supposed to change things. No one should need to carry him anymore. Thorin understands such pride better than most, but he will stop at nothing to have the hobbit safe in his arms.

[butchfalin]

the funniest meltdown ive ever had was in college when i got so overstimulated that i could Not speak, including over text. one of my friends was trying to talk me through it but i was solely using emojis because they were easier than trying to come up with words so he started using primarily emojis as well just to make things feel balanced. this was not the Most effective strategy... until. he tried to ask me "you okay?" but the way he chose to do that was by sending "👉🏼👌🏼❓" and i was so shocked by suddenly being asked if i was dtf that i was like WHAT???? WHAT DID YOU JUST SAY TO ME?????????? and thus was verbal again

[bunnieswithknives]

AU based off Nature except I kept thinking about it too hard. Dales not a good dad, but its such an easy problem for him to throw money at, and what do you do when a part is damaged? Well, you replace it.

Basically an AU where Dev gets to experience medical trauma and realizes much sooner how much his dad doesn't love him

[if-you-fan-a-fire]

“WAR VETERANS AIR GRIEVANCES AT OTTAWA PROBE,” Montreal Gazette. January 12, 1933. Page 10. ---- Dissatisfaction With Working cf Pension Act General Throughout Canada ---- LEGION HEADS TESTIFY ---- Witnesses Not Agreed as to Proposals, But All Offer Suggested Remedies ---- (By The Canadian Press.) Ottawa, January 11. An impressive array of veterans, each well equipped with experience in the intricate solution of pensioners' problems, appeared before the joint committee investigating the administration of the Pension Act today end told that body what they considered to be wrong with the way the act was operating. Representatives of the Canadian Legion from as far east as Prince Edward Island and as far west as Winnipeg laid before the committee the difficulties which they, as spokesmen for the ex-service men, were encountering in their efforts to have the Pension Act apply to the returned soldiers. They told the committee of the dissatisfaction throughout Canada with the operation of this statute, and suggested remedies for the elimination of that dissatisfaction. 

In their proposals for altering the present machinery under the act the Legion representatives were not unanimous. Some took issue with the testimony of their colleagues; but each conveyed to the committee a plan, founded on experience and observation, which, in his opinion, would remedy the situation.

Practically all witnesses were unanimous in their disapproval of the attitude toward returned soldiers of the counsel employed by a the Board of Pension Commissioners. The function of such officers was to elicit all proofs, not only those unfavorable to the pension ' applicant, it was said. Yet, the attitude of some counsel was such that the men generally entertained the opinion that commission counsel functioned for the sole purpose of arguing against the validity of their claim.

"Sometimes," said A. E. Moore, of Winnipeg, chairman of the Dominion Executive Council of the Canadian Legion, "I listen to these counsel and expect every moment to hear them turn to the tribunal with the words: 'I therefore submit that this man be taken from hence and hanged by - the neck until he is . dead.'

NOT GIVEN BENEFIT OF DOUBT Witnesses argued that section 73 of the Pension Act, known as the "benefit of the doubt" clause, was not being applied in accordance with the intention of Parliament and of the people of Canada. It was impossible, so many years after the close of hostilities, Mr. Moore declared, for a man to establish definitely the circumstances and the place responsible for inflicting upon him the state of health that eventually resulted in a disability. It was equally impossible for many of the men to prove continuity of that disability over a long period of years. The men's comrades died or passed from sight; doctors who had at tended them soon after the war kept no permanent records, and any evidence such as was demanded by the Board of Pension Commissioners had long since disappeared. In such cases the onus of proving conclusively that the man's disability was not due to war service should test with the board. 

E. E. Spencer, K.C., speaking for Manitoba, contended that the phrasing of the statute, particularly in its relation to section 73, was faulty in that it did not express the intention of the Power committee of 1930 or of Parliament. He found that the records of applications were incomplete and that in all cases where the Pension Appeal Court decided against award of a pension, the reasons for that refusal should be incorporated in the records of the case. 

Incompleteness in preparation of claims was a point which penetrated deeply into the problem of pension applications, Mr. Spencer said. He urged also that two divisions of the Appeal Court should be established, and that tribunal members be co-opted to serve on these. 

Briefs expressing the opinions of New Brunswick were filed with the committee by J. Earle Logan, representing the provincial command of the Canadian Legion in that province, and Major G. Hart. Mr. Logan did not speak to his brief, beyond assuring the committee of his agreement with the representations that had already been made.

Delay in setting cases to the tribunal was the chief complaint of Prince Edward Island, Dr. J. E Johnston, of Charlottetown, told the committee. He detailed the procedure in that province, showing that the medical examiners for tho district resided, not in Prince Edward Island but in Halifax, N.S This fact was conducive to a great deal of the delay. He argued that , applications should be taken up by the veterans bureau first, before being submitted to the Board of Pension Commissioners and also that the applicant should appear before the court which, in the first instance, takes charge of his case. 

Dr. Johnston found that faulty diagnosis on the part of medical men was responsible for a great deal of the grief from" which the pension applicants was suffering. As to the Appeal Court, he believed that a counsel appointed by the Department of Justice should appear before that body instead of commission counsel. 

Pension advocates should pass an examination, to be set by the associated veterans and written under the Civil Service Commission, was the opinion of G. D. Allan, of the Christie Street Hospital (Toronto) branch of the Canadian Legion. Fifty per cent, of the appointees to the veterans bureau should be below commissioned rank. 

He urged that a "unit of discovery" be appointed whosefunction it would be to examine all the phases of a man's application before it ever came to the stage of presentation to the Board of Pension Commissioners. He believed if that work was efficiently done, the claimants would accept the finality of their judgment on applications of no merit. 

The committee will meet again tomorrow at 10.30 a.m.

[nostalgicish]

he’s literally babygirl

edit: new pfp :)

[halorvic]

[sugas6thtooth]

Torture. Pure Torture. It's absolutely painful to see and I can't imagine how they're feeling. It's torture and it's cruel and it warrants a scalding seat in hell for many israeli soldiers and government officials.

[cozy-lake]

I’m thinking of ALL women this women’s history month.

Palestinian women

Transgender women

Women of color

Disabled women

Queer women

Indigenous women

Jewish women

Asexual and aromantic women

EVERY woman deserves to be uplifted and celebrated this month and every month.

[bread-and-roses-too]

if you respond to a child expressing distress with "wait until you get older" or "it only gets worse from here" you are increasing that child's risk for suicide. I am 100% serious. You have no idea what that kid is going through. Even if it's objectively "less bad" than what you're going through kids don't have the ability to cope in many of the ways that adults do. You could be telling someone at the worst point in their life that there's no up, there's no growth, it's like this forever. That's the kind of talk people talk to themselves when they're at the end of what they can handle, and hearing it from outside can be even worse. A child who feels like life is already beating them down isn't the person to project your negativity about life onto. Encourage them or keep your mouth shut.

[crystalsandbubbletea]

If I were the US president, I would have ended ties with Israel long ago.

Israel has stated multiple times that they don't care about the civilians in Palestine, hell they don't care who gets hurt in general. All Israel wants is genocide, anyone who supports Israel wants genocide, and anyone who goes like "Well it's complicated" or remains silent is genocide complicit.

Silence.

Is.

Violence.

There's a poem, it's called "First they came for" and it's by Martin Niemöller, it shows that silence does nothing, and in the end, there will be no one to help you because you were silent.

I wanted to do a modern retelling of it, here it is (Note: This is from the perspective of someone who is silent on politics):

First they came for the socialists—and I did not speak out—because I was not a socialist.

Then they came for black people—and I did not speak out—because I was not black.

Then they came for the disabled—and I did not speak out—because I was not disabled.

Then they came for trans people—and I did not speak out—because I was not trans.

Then they came for gay people—and I did not speak out—because I was not gay.

Then they came for unionists—and I did not speak out—because I was not a unionist.

Then they came for Palestinians—and I did not speak out—because I was not Palestinian.

Then they came for me—and there was no one left to speak for me.

[backonrepeat]

Thinking about Gortash being shaped by his time in the House of Hope.

Purposefully mimicking Raphael's accent and manner of speaking, elegant, sophisticated, confident, to disguise his own working class roots and mingle with the Gate's upper class. Matching Raphael's demeanor, his posture, the way he negotiates his deals and flatters his clients. Even the theatrics, to an extent. Raphael is a consummate showman, and from him Gortash learns that presentation is key to manipulating people's perceptions to his own ends.

His views on sex don't differ too much from Harleep's, if Lady Jannath's note is any indication. Sex is just a tool, a commodity, currency that can be used to manipulate people and gain favours. He has no issues with selling his body, as long as the price is right.

As much as he hates the Nubaldin, he also learns from him. Each blow, each cut, each excruciating form of torture gets committed to mind. What worked, what didn't, how did each one feel. It's all knowledge in the end, and if he so wants it, it's his to use.

His own belief and devotion to Bane, God of Tyranny, his desire for absolute order and control, and lawful evil alignment could be linked back. Devil's are famously hierarchical creatures, who believe in order (in opposition to demons who embrace chaos), and the rule of the strong over the weak. Know who is a famous, scheming, sweet-talking tyrant in d&d lore? Old Hoof and Horns himself, Asmodeus, Devil in Chief.

Even his disregard of Karlach's optimism, generosity and good heart. The only truly "good" person young Gortash ever met was Hope, a captive of Raphael tortured for years for refusing to renounce her principles. Her sister Korilla, instead chose to serve Raphael and is thriving, free to come and go as she wishes, granted warlock powers by Raphael, living her best evil life.

[goddessofroyalty]

I'm falling back into X-men: First Class stuff again thanks to the Deadpool x Wolverine movie and I had kind of forgotten how much I love the very specific dynamic of the Erik x Charles relationship where I watch Erik do some borderline supervillain stuff going "fuck yeah! Good for you!" and then watch Charles ream into Erik calling him out for said behaviour and/or the shit Erik has done to him personally going "fuck yeah! Good for you!"

Original X-men movie dynamics is much more the (normal) dynamic of wanting them to set aside their differences and find a way to progress their cause together. But First Class is all about the anger behind their actions being completely justified but also oh so very entertainingly messy.

[rigormortisangel]

able bodied christians stop telling me to pray my illness away challenge !! im sick because my body made some mistakes not because your god doesnt like me

[resident-wof-expert]

Sapphire, being mean because that's just what children do: Haha, you're a loser!

Albatross:

[chena-h]

Reducing the covid isolation period to 1 day - a single day- when an infection can be contagious for up to 21 days is... unbelievably cruel.

[metalheadsforblacklivesmatter]

Today's Disability Pride month post

Object permanence

I see this one misunderstood a lot because people think of it in the context of babies. But ADHD object permanence is different from baby object permanence.

What is it?

So remember yesterday when I said if I get a planner to manage my time blindness, I forget it exists? So in the context of babies it's "If you put the planner in the box, the baby thinks the planner is gone." But in the context of ADHD it's "I put my planner away in a drawer. My brain is actively thinking about something else. That planner is GONE to me. But if in 5 days my friend is "I'll write this in my planner." I'll be like "Shit. My planner is still in that drawer." It's not that I forget that the planner exists. The idea of planners ever existing at all completely escapes my mind. (Okay but if it's hidden in that drawer for 5 years I will probably forget that I even bought it).

How do you manage it?

Honestly. I really don't fucking know. I try to not keep things out of site. Out of site out of mind. If it's something like "I need my computer to work." Then it can be put away. Because the idea of needing a computer will remind me that I have one. But if it's "I bought this pretty necklace". I need to store it out in the open otherwise I'll forget I have it because I don't NEED it.

If you store everything out in the open, won't it collect dust...

Yeah... listen. I don't know what you want me to say here. If I don't see it I forget it exists. I just found a pair of headphones the other day that I didn't even know I had, which was really annoying because I really needed a pair of headphones. If you got any tips and tricks let me know.

I still have a whiteboard I need to put up because I keep forgetting I have it. I also have a binder I need to organize my important information in but I keep forgetting to do that because I keep forgetting I have it. And I have weights I keep stubbing my toe on because if they get put away I'll forget I have them and my doctor says I need to exercise more.

Wow this is the first time you've raised awareness for a thing and not had advice

Yeah. Because I don't understand how you have all of the things that can possibly exist perfectly organized in your minds. Like how the fuck are you like "Ah shit. I need to wrap this present. I'll use this wrapping paper I bought 3 years ago." It's weird. It's weird and it's creepy that you just remember shit like that.

I was like "I should do some exercises because the doctor said so". And I was doing the exercise like "this would be a better exercise if I had weights." I DID HAVE WEIGHTS. THE ONES I NEEDED WERE RIGHT BY MY FEET. HOW DID I FORGET I HAD THEM.

-fae