#progressive disabilties

[duality-disability]

happy disability pride month to those with degenerative/progressive disabilites:

-Those who know what their disability is and why its getting worse

-Those whos disability hasnt been diagnosed yet but the symptoms and degenerative nature of their illness is still taking effect

-and those who have to watch their bodies steadily decline while their healthcare professionals refuse to treat them (for no fault of their own)

-to the ones who are told they are too young to have their body declining

-'too young' to be using their mobility aids, or seeing certain specialists, or who notice they're the youngest patients in certain clinics by years if not decades

You deserve to be seen, and heard, and supported; You deserve kindness and respect and to be taken seriously about your medical concerns and the nature of your disability/ies

having a degenerative disease can be really fucking scary, I wish that tomorrow is kinder than today was.

[manyminded]

hey. I dunno who needs to hear this today. but

you are not wrong for getting better. You are not betraying our community. you are not a bad person for trying to prevent others from falling into it. you are not hurting anyone by easing the pain for yourself.

disability is a hard, hard thing. being able to climb up to feeling better, tooth and nail, is an incredibly difficult process. but abled people tend to forget that there is a community here. there is a home to this pain. it has shaped us and our lives. our identities might be forever impacted by that.

you are not forgoing that by healing. it’s okay to get better. it’s okay to work towards being better. you are not betraying, forgetting, or abandoning us. it can be hard not to target yourself or others about this ‘crime,’ but I want you to know that it’s okay.

I believe in you.

[arenabreadandbiscuits]

Y'all seen my other ADAMSAPPLE post?? Ughhhh they got me. 🤦🏾 As an aspec radiostatic and Adamsapple just hit different I swear. Like the angst, the TRAUMA?? the make up loving? The apologies? LORD HELP 😩😩😩

Here's some wips I started today. Watch me cook 🤭🫣✨

🔞 Wips below the cut! Teehee (Adult ONLY account and content) 🔞

I tolerate skinny Adam but Lord... As a plus size person with body image issues I like drawing pookie all plump and round 🫡

(Lucifer really hitting that shii tho, bro can definitely shape shift his weenie when he needs to. That's the only reason he keep pulling these fine ass tall hos..)

(am I jealous it ain't me??...shut up. Hmph.)

UPDATE PIC as of rn:

Line art finna go HARD 😩

Edit: MAAAAN I was sitting here for the longest time looking at that bottom left corner because I was feeling like something was off and I was right 😭🫣

Compared to the first pic the head wasn't looking tilted enough and YOOO I thought about it earlier and still had to come back and change it lolol. Can't bullshit art I guess ^^``

[fawnofreligion]

This disability pride month I’m truly working on accepting help, and using things that make my life easier with no guilt. I do not need to feel guilty for using a walker, I am literally disabled it is there for me to use. I do not need to feel guilty for using the handicap parking spot, I literally have the placard for a reason. Etc etc. I was made this way, and I am okay to live this way.

[learningfromlosing]

Yeah went outside 💅🏻 no big deal. Some people could be scared but me? I was so brave

[badlibbing]

Did you know that Neopets has been releasing a bunch of disability-related in-game items?

The first batch to be released included a service Petpet (service "dog") and an AAC device, introduced on March 2nd!

Off to a fantastic start here, representing folks in need of service animals for health reasons and people with speech difficulties!

Next, on March 7th, there came a walking cane for the visually impaired, a portable IV drip for those with special medication needs, and a portable oxygen machine for those with breathing difficulties.

But wait, there's more!

March 9th saw the release of two book items, relating to the use of braille and sign language for the visually impaired and hearing impaired, respectively.

And the most recent release, on today, March 14th, gives us these spiffy wheeled walkers in case your Neopet needs a little extra help getting around.

(Note that it is unlikely for wheelchair items to be released due to most Neopets being in a standing position in their artwork.)

TNT (The Neopets Team) has been going above and beyond in recent months in terms of representation, owing largely in part to new staff members with new ideas. It makes me happy that people who need these kinds of tools in real life can make their favorite pets feel a little more like them! I'll be sure to update if/when more stuff comes along.

All images and release date information provided by Jellyneo's Item Database.

[caffeine-and-sunshine]

We don’t post about this a lot and my host is the primary symptom holder for the body’s disabilities. But it IS disability pride month.

We have EDS, a genetic and progressive connective tissue disorder. This illness is infamous for causing daily dislocated and subluxated (partially dislocated) joints. People think we exaggerate when we do all kinds of weird moves to put our joints back in. We’ve been told countless times that it’s “not possible” for ribs to slip out of place.

We also have a host of autoimmune issues that attack and damage (often permanently) my joints.

Put together, they’ve created two new diagnoses just on their own.

1. Slipping rib syndrome, where my ribs NEVER stay in place and will require extensive back surgery to use metal to plate my ribs to where they are supposed to be so that they cannot slip anymore.

2. Moderate to severe Osteoarthritis in our back (due to the ribs), fingers, hips and knees. Keep in mind the body is only 29. Keep in mind these are just a FEW examples from our novel-length diagnosis list.

It’s never JUST cancer. It’s never JUST lupus or JUST autonomic function. There is ALWAYS more going on. Be kind! Be patient! Assume the best in people, ESPECIALLY disabled people. We’re not being lazy. We just had to re-learn how to live and get things done to work around the things we can no longer do.

i would like to remind everyone that most disabilities come with comorbidities. what this means is that, most of the time, someone who is disabled does not have just *one* condition that causes them pain or difficulty.

for example, i have crohn's, which is an autoimmune disease primarily affecting the bowels. i also have ehlers-danlos syndrome(eds), which is a connective tissue disorder. eds can make crohn's worse because eds can affect your intestinal lining. crohn's can make eds worse because crohn's can also affect joint inflammation, so loose joints become more inflamed than they otherwise would. both can severely affect fatigue levels.

these are just two things i deal with. there are other comorbidities and complications i deal with, like fibromyalgia, dysautonomia, nerve damage, and more; but eds and crohn's are the easiest to explain how they play off each other.

i don't think abled people realize that most disabled people deal with something like this. i see disabled people online being very open about their multiple diagnoses to raise awareness and understanding - and then i see abled people shitting on them because "there's no way you can have that many things wrong with you."

but this is the truth of the situation: being disabled is almost never a straightforward, one-and-done diagnosis thing. even if it starts as one diagnosis, many people discover or develop other problems as their health changes. or even develop other issues because of medications! the intravenous medication i took for crohn's causes arthritis in a significant number of patients, and is most likely responsible for just how severe my joint inflammation gets.

so if you're abled, and you've ever seen a long diagnosis list and thought maybe someone was exaggerating - please step back and rethink. this is a very common thing. i would dare to guess that more people are multi-diagnosis than single-diagnosis. you are not helping anyone by accusing someone of faking or exaggerating, you are just being ableist.

as a disabled person, it takes immense bravery to speak openly and publicly about how our lives are affected by our disabilities, and we do not deserve to be treated poorly for being honest about our realities. your lack of knowledge or willingness to learn should not become our additional pain.

[signanothername]

Am i the only one who thinks that demonizing Ink's soullessness has a bit of ableist undertones??

According to the Undertale Wiki, A soul in Undertale 'is the very essence of one's being, whether one is human or monster. It plays a crucial role in the progression and plot of Undertale'. A soul affects a monster's physical and mental conditions, as in they die without being one. So basically, i think that any kind of issues regarding someone's soul would de considered a disabilty in the Undertale universe.

There's a very great level of disabilty coding in regards to Ink's character, as in he's completly unable to function normally (he's stated as becoming unable to think,talk,move, communicate etc....) and relies on his vials to live as a 'semi-normal' monster being (his vials are extremly similar to medication/mobility aid). Not only that! But he also has issues with channeling his magic even with the effects of his vials! (Broomie works as a vessel for his powers, as in being able to have more precision and range). There's also the fact that Ink can't fight for very long because his limited magic abilities cause him to be easily exhausted/overstimulated. (He's also semi implied as having internalized ableism too? He's at least extremly insecure about his condition)

The whole point of Ink's character is that he wants to live life the way he can, but not the way he wants. His soullessness limits him by a bunch, but that won't stop him from doing the activites he likes! (like art, playing the flute, learning how to sew etc....). He's about how disabilities can affect your life in various bad ways but also how self-acceptence is important

Anon you fucking get it and I love you /p

That’s exactly why i put “fix” in quotes in that post, i was basically implying about the ableist undertones in that idea of “fixing” Ink

People can never accept what they don’t understand, you unfortunately have to fit in with what is considered the “norm” for people to accept you

And isn’t it sad that Ink canonically doesn’t feel happy about who he is?

Ink is obviously disabled but a lot of people just won’t acknowledge it unfortunately </3

[whiteoutzz]

Hi! Is it ok if you elaborate and/or explain how disabled characters within Wings of Fire aren’t treated well and/or written well within the series (and/or that Wings of Fire is very weird about disabled characters) please?

sorry it took me a bit anon, but i needed to gather my thoughts.

But basically; while there is alot i could focus on, that even with disabled characters that are good, their disabilty isn't really all that researched (both starflight and tamarin for example, but i don't know enough to make a whole post about them), or how narrative often treats them as disposable or not as important as rest of the characters (ospery literally exist just to be killed. and yes alot of characters die in wof, but he is one book and then is killed off for other characters progression) (also whiteout. but i will make analysis of her another time). or whatever stonemover had going on.

and even with jerboa iii / boa, she hides her missing talons out of shame in her story, but it almost seems like its so the auhtor is more comofrtable with her, and idunno maybe she stops doing that later but it does feel gross to me. < and yes i am aware that loss of her talons was in a traumatic way but it doesn't really justify it, especially with how other disabled characters are written.

and even fucking Scarlet, who is disabled as a punishment (in the narrative, not the story itself. also she hides her scar in some instances with animus magic, and yes im especially including her).

clay's disability is mostly forgotten both by books and fandom, and much more.

but i do think one of the things that angers me the most is chameleon, and how you can't really fix that without literally not making him a villain. HIS WHOLE MOTIVATION is that is he is disabled, angry at the ableism, and changing himself due to that. and greed too i guess, but you can't really ingore the disability part, and i just look at how he is written. HE IS LITERALLY EVIL BECAUSE HE IS DISABLED... in text he has a facial difference (even if he is rarley drawn with it), a sleeping disorder, and of course, not being able to change his scales. its the most visible one in fact. he is kicked out from his kingdom literally because he is disabled, and he is angry, and finds the scroll, and does evil things or whatever. (and also has peril and is a questionable father).

I can't really describe how angry i am at his character existing. And you can't fix him! At best you could have rainwings with his disability who aren't evil, but even then, his motivation is that he is disabled, and its his primary motivation. It fuels his anger, its why he takes on multiple forms, its why he attacks Kinkajou, its probably why he tries to change Peril. < also greed, but im ignoring this on purpouse because it isnt relevant to the discussion and it doesn't erase the fact that his main motivation is that he is angry because he is disabled and how he changes himself into different dragons, and how he has distain for other rainwings, all that.

Why is it a problem? Well because it implies disability can make you evil and also even if we are symphatetic to Chameleon, there is no solution for his anger. The problems aren't fixed. And we never get another Rainwing character who can't change their scales. His evilness is tied to his disability, both of them connected. If one was to fix that, you would need to redeem him or not make him a villain in the first place, but then what is the point of his character. Its not just lack of reaserch or few things in poor taste, ITS HIS WHOLE CHARACTER!

And for the record, im not calling tui an evil horrible bigot, but she is not immune to bias. Its not just ableism of course, series has other issues, but its really really glaring.

Coming back to some characters; how Boa hides her disabilty, its of course of internalized ableism, but characters do not exist in a vaccum. Blind characters are commonly potrayed with cataracts (clody, foggy eyes), regardless of their actual type of blindess, or with something covering their eyes (like a blindfold). disabled characters are often killed off or not important to the narrative. While we do have few disabled protagonist, its after their pov, so we don't get a point of view of a character who is disabled.

Im probably missing something, but i think its enough things to say hey. Wings of Fire has ableism problem.

*also i didnt read book 15 or the guide so if im missing something else important im sorry i didnt really know

and i apologize if its written messy and has grammar and spelling mistakes and if i got something wrong but my point still stands even if i missed something or didnt explore somethings nuance entirely or got something wrong.

ok thats all . i think.

[krockat]

it is I, krockat, and i'm crashing into YOU!!

and i am posting my long ass description into a pinned post instead.

also how do you edit in a readmore on mobile. help

Stats:

late mid20s, queer, fucker, experienced tumblr user

Messages Of The Day and Age:

fuckkkkk i fucking love lil weirdo artist queers

and when we get out into a group in the local and support eachother there's like nothing better

gosh fucking I GET now why people say "x should be in the club" cause I WAS and it was fucking THE BEST SHIT EVER

more below the readmore, such as my FAQ and uhh pronoun polls. yup

(there's no dni btw, don't you worry your sweet little head, Mwah <3)

FAQ:

1. tumblruser having badges allegations:

yea its true. i bought them before shit got shitted. so i will also say just say

#westaysilly:3 #tdov #tdor #blm #swisrealw #cripplepunk #🍉 #fromtherivertothesea #crapitalism #enshittification #workersunite

2. why don't you post art anymore?

it's true I barely didn't for years, but recently have been dabbling in posting some!

i also made a community which no one joined because no one could find it, which before I realized I could not rb shit out from it - I posted a bunch of art in.

but hey if you wanna join my community hmu!

it's called the enjoyment enjoyers, we could always use more enjoyers!!

also posting art is scary and i'm working on being more brave :D

3. why don't you reblog more nsft stuff on here?

i ask myself that nearly every day.

like yea, cause nearly every day I have AtLeast a min of scroll time on tumblr and see something hella cool thats nsft.

not that i Don't rb nsft stuff, just not the ones that would truly bare my soul.

who knows, maybe one day I will also be brave enough to post my own nsft stuff! wouldn't that be wicked. I'm hella hot btw.

edit: i changed my pfp to me so the truth is out there. am gonna post more of me so who knows how bold I will build to be!

Good Good Pronouns:

how to pronounce my pronouns, same order:

dae/dem

hen (like chickens, like hen in hen coop [- but i am not of gender chicken. nej, i am of swedish queer gender]

see/sehm (sounds like seize him or see xem which are both great)

say/sir (it's very funny and gender)

Content of Blog:

loads of stuff. long gone are the days of the aesthetic and fandom dichotomy!

but with that said, i do rb fan shit, been on a tf2 buzz lately, but also i will rb even things from fandoms I've not been in at all. I support the arts!!

also art, horror, queer shit, things about all my disabilties (aswell as others #solidarityfucker), memes, politics, and oh yes,

yup this blog often contains nsft things! i find sexuality and intimacy quite fun and confusing. i am still fresh on this. let's have fun!

esp like to rb queer and kinky stuff that just gets to be silly and shameless.

ehh, im working on the shame part for my own, so not the most prominent poster on that. and honestly? in general.

rebogging is however most often Loads

Other things about Moi

so am queer and here for however long this earth will have me

polying most things, creativity, love, and disability. wahooooo

aaand, i am plural! we have been slow burn naturally fusing since this last summer, but we still be we-ing some days. this blog is Mostly just from my perspective, but our my is becoming all our my.

if ya get it, ya get it.

Oh and i am a musician. i make music. I am working on an album! it's fun! I will post it some time in the future!

I've made great progress on it this year, but somethings are slowing further progress, like both my computers dying (aka also my old backup computer.)

But I am still trucking on!! I love music it's my passion and i am gonna finish this album so I can make both my child self and old self and CURRENT (and future) self so super happies!!!

My oldest friend; Tags:

tags are my friends and my sacred truth and liekeepers. i like to taste the words in them. but sometimes that chronic exhaustion hits and then the fast rbs are aboundiful

Muse Applications:

the applications for being mutual muses (this does NOT include mutuals. new mutuals are ALWAYS accepted): have been opened again.

You can send your application through these official channels:

tumblr asks

messages

pigeon or owl bird (owl is a huge extra fee cause the power needs more time to travel far distances)

You will have to prepare two monologues, one of your own choosing, and one that we give to you.

If you move on in the process, there is a live improvisation workshop, where you on the spot show all your talents and skills and shower me with praises.

Last date to apply is whenever I feel like it.

Re: Description errors:

i can't figure out how or why, but my tumblr description is chronically bugging.

it takes no amount of HTML. I even tried commissioning a person once because I thought I just couldn't figure it out. but nah.. it's just plain brokies

Several tumblr functions are chronically bugging for me,

like my following limit (tho i have gotten quite trained at gently penetrating its g-prostate-spot),

and my desktop version (it was completely uneditable and unviewable for me for years)

so, i am so sorry fellow disableds who have had to struggle reading my description. but you know what I said??

NO MORE!!

so pinned post it is.

😔🤟

🌱✔️🌱

[little666wrath]

What the anon did what not look into facts

Look at AKC and WebMD babes

Just ask the ADA.

Yes can organizations and companies do a better job at training sure, I’m not denying it. Keep in mind Cooper was originally trained to be a task, trained psychiatric service dog to help me with my mental issues, and to keep me safe from myself however, as time went on, and my abuse got worse and I lost vision due to my eye injury. I am now vision impaired. No, I am not blind, however I only see outlines of shapes and colors in my right eye, which is very scary for me

As I am just turned 23 used to drive all the time, just wore glasses, and I did not need Cooper 24/7. So we would only have specific times for training and I used to work full-time. I’ve done years of researching of dog training for moments like these for uneducated people.

There are no strict and certain laws on service animals.  Cooper Harrison meets all the requirements of a service animal that is task trained to keep his mom safe healthy and able to get around since I now have a walker, eye problems, head problems back problems, feet issues. On top of mental health issues.

So don’t tell me I’m not disabled until the USA decide if I’m able to or not to work anymore. Keep in mind I just turned 23 and I used to be a driving working store manager and now I can’t even drive to see if I wanted to drive because I lost vision in one of my eyes. I need a vision therapy.  Do you want me to do lives at my doctors appointments to prove that I’m dying or what more proof do you want. 

Coopers tasks:

Getting my mommy places safe with her walker

Getting help for mommy if she falls or is unconscious

Calming down my mommy when she cries

Bring her attention back when she dissociates

Making sure we practice mindfulness 

Leaning in too and on going on top of her for pressure therapy

Protect her from stranger (men)

Always watch out for her well being cause my mommy a kill stupid

And whatever else is in the tool kit of 4 years of training.

Not everyone can afford training.

Not everyone can train.

Not everyone has time to wait for a service animal.

Not everyone knows and plans there dogs life and how they will never not be their side.

Cooper is in the middle of getting his guide dog doctors not. So he can come to school with me and work with me.

So tell me again. I don’t know my shit. My life for years before cooper was dog training. It still is years after.

So tell me what links do you have?

What doctors note of mine do you have?

You just kind of proved other anon’s concerns and questions correct from your recent service dog posts…they were just trying to help you and provide information. Guide Dogs go to federally recognized schools for years to be trained to be a certified seeing eye dog, not taught by a former generalized pet training petco trainer. They don’t even get trained like or with other service dogs. You could’ve just taken the information and used it to get help for you and your dog. I’m autistic too and what that anon said made sense and was pretty clear and not mean or hateful at all. Any dog can sit nice and quiet in a car, get him certified for real if you care about him as your pet so he doesn’t get hurt or taken to the pound while working

This untrue. Thank you. I welcomed that anon to send me info. Thx

Think what you want. At the end of the day he’s saving my life and you are just watch my abuse happen.

[wavesoutbeingtossed]

We've come along way when it comes to like mental health awareness, disabilty (chronic illness) awareness, not getting on woman's backs for not marrying at a certain time, et cetera. It's not where it should be but it's come a long way from like the early 00's.

Yep and as long as we keep making safe spaces for people to talk about these things and keep voting to ensure we can take care of each other and keep and advance the rights we have, we can hopefully keep progressing further.

(Reminder to my pals in the US to please vote in your election on November 5 and support the party that isn’t trying to roll back rights to the dark ages and usher in permanent fascism because everything the US does affects the rest of the world.)

[freeworldallahmbaclass]

Just making sure I do what I'm supposed to and complete my term with you in good fashion hopefully thank you it's been a honor the female rapper from the music Industry Nicki Minaj yes true and Cardi B are actually my sponsors they sponsor my education and yes my politics you got it so what saying to you breathing like I'm laughing like wow that is super cool thank you to the people it has been a honor to help you . Talk about women with power now I hope to help them and be like an Administrative Assistant to them I learned loyalty and my work ethic is incredible . Hopefully wish me luck if not it's no problem to them they good well for me at least I tried and I get a business education in the process . Anyway thank you it's been an honor and yes we love the ladies we dig the honeys I love women I love their style fragrance softness and company .

This was no walk in the park but I had to get my self together and again to prove that I deserve the job .

Certificate of relief from disabilties can get a man or woman any job they want you can't be turned away from gaining a license or employment because of your past you can work in corrections or even be a counselor anything you want to be if you just got released from prison you get what is called a certificate of relief from disabilities from your crime or crimes but it does cover the felony or felonies your parole officer will get you a program called CEO but all actuality you can get your security guard license or casac license with your certificate of relief from disabilities now if after your felony crime is covered by the certificate of relief from disabilities and you have misdemeanors on your record you can go to your county clerk office and ask for a certificate of relief from disabilities to cover your misdemeanors I guess they call it the certificate of relief from disabilities because it relieves of the disability of having a criminal record in getting licensed and getting a job don't worry they give it to you automatically when you get released from prison sorta to stop the recidivism rate in inner cities .I was the person that fought for that right the fair chance act now activated in California .I got the minimum wage raised to a decent living wage andFree College Education in New York and so much more since my time on using this platform Using Michelle Alexander book the new Jim Crow I help legislate The fair chance law and our Mayor put it in place I am happy Kamala Harris is talking about putting more money in our pocket from our occupation that is a goodie .I am hope for those that feel outta place wherever they go trust me man I got a job and I perservered and studied the law and my rights when I didn't have one this is to inspire people not give up on the job market or their selves and keep going and get your what you feel is worth in the job market what you need to survive and thrive on my job applications I would just put no I don't have a crime if I feel intimidated and I usually get the job to get my license for my skill of at that time I had to send a copy of the fair chance act and article 23a to get my license so I had to assert myself to get my license .https://fairchance.lacounty.gov/the-fair-chance-act/

What I bring to my fellow New Yorkers :Job growth in opportunities in all cities in America and soon the whole world and pay raises for their wages and salary from inadequate pay checks to better livable wages in full permanent employment with hopefully a new federal minimum wage pay and salary that I speak of at 17 $ dollars and hour for general laborers and people with a lack of skills so the more skills and service the higher their pay go but the 17 $ dollars an hour should be the base minimum for starters that for starting a new life and with better opportunities and life chances to make more progress the job force will grow and so will the consumer price index . education An A class and quality education to all New Yorkers to subscribe to , skills , social science knowledge of demographics and progressive economics for solutions for America and all countries , political thoughts and ideology for future oriented business and bettering the citizens of any community in ethics values goals and professionalism in any worker that labors to provide a service and creating wise minds out of Idle souls and crushed hopes on the faces of mothers sons daughters uncles nephews lost fathers discriminated against in the shadows of the gutter of society and making them better men and women I feel my education and teaching does that for people political ideas and economic infrastructure for urban environments .

Human resources administration we care to we work programs .

Manual labor stock clerk , delivery helper , mover and maintenance or these type of jobs remember we are renovating human beings and refreshing them and putting them into a new lifestyle for them or you could train yourself for these type of jobs that is where I'm going with mines I'm training myself for a career change in occupation .

Skills and intelligence - My Class The Free World 🌎Newspaper 📰 and Magazine 🌎🖥️🌹🌆👸🧑‍🔧🧑‍🏭🧑‍⚕️🧑‍🏭🧝👲👶🧑‍🍳🧑‍🦲👱🧑‍🦰🌹🌷🌋🏖️⛱️🌅🌁🌌🌠🪐🐯🦊🍉🍎🍠🧅🍅🥦The New and improved New York from my neighborhood to the world

1 . Business Administration skills - office work and office skills ( Bookkeeping and accounting ) doing the numbers and business management including leading and managerial duties leading people and logical organization skills .

2 . Clerical skills - computer 🖥️ skills ( Microsoft word , Microsoft excel and power point and computer based skills and manual office duties like filing , auditing and answering office email and typing business email making proposal letters for legislation and contracting .

3 . Sales and presentation - Resume writing , cover letters ,self branding what skills separate you from the other job candidates , selling and interviewing , customer service , selling , persuasion , friendliness , knowledgeable , clean , organizing skills , intelligent , inspiring , innovative , inventive , ambitious , outgoing and socially responsible adult .

4 . Politically and socially as well as economically aware In tune with their town politics and the news 🗞️📰 .

5 . Traveler and spontaneous , adventurous and an entertaining personality .

The story is that 50 Cent kind of dropped a hint to me on wanting to help cure the Aids epidemic in Africa and I heard it and I proposed it to send the cure for aids in Africa to the people in Africa infected with HIV Aids and this is the news headlines in March 2023 of it going through another accomplishment on my list of accomplishment thank you so much and they should be continuing sending it to Africa daily every day week month and years for generations and generations from now on a continuous basis that would be the right thing to do true humanity .

Check the news on CNN The US helped prevent AIDS from being a death sentence in Africa . The us is me and 50 Cent the rapper from his hit show power .

We did it congratulations on the cure for Aids in Africa .

The US helped prevent AIDS from being a death Sentence in Africa

Check the news on CNN on ending HIV Aids in Africa with the cure and new medicine Cabenuva HIV medicine that cures HIV Aids like the common cold and any other kind of communicable diseases

We did it congratulations on the cure for Aids in Africa .

The US helped prevent AIDS from being a death Sentence in Africa .

Cabenuva the new HIV Medicine is the cure for HIV Aids it knocks out HIV Aids like the common cold please send it to Africa to help heal the people .

[pennsylvaniaprelawland-blog]

The Problem With The Americans with Disabilities Act

By Alexandria Lee, Dickinson College Class of 2026

February 3, 2023

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990 is a “renowned law” for people with physical and mental impairments. The ADA prohibits discrimination from Employment (Title I), Public Services (Title II), Public Accommodations and Services by Private Entities (Title III), Telegraphs, Telephones, and Radiotelographs (Title 47/Title IV), and Miscellaneous Hostility to disabled people (Title V) [1]. The law grants people with disabilties “equal” opportunities, but politicians and civilians alike regard it as one of the most progressive laws for people with disablities. However, the idea that granting a minority a group semi-equal opportunities is progressive is why there is no undeniable accessibility. While legally the ADA is supposed to provide disabled people equal opportunity, in actuallity it does not. Disabled rights should not be seen as a “progressive movement”- their disability does not make them any less human, but the idea that the ADA solved all their problems leads to the dehumanization of disabled people.

The preconceived notion that the law provided equal opportunities to all disabled peoples, which is an incredibly big population, allows many people to ignore a bigger problem- that a law does not automatically mean it’s enacted. As well, the ADA excludes federal buildings (federal buildings are supposed to be covered by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, but many are still not accessible) [2]. The issue of enacting the law is a consistent problem. One of my closest friends, and roommate, is in a automatic scooter because of Friedreich's Ataxia[1] and has first hand experience with inaccessible buildings that are supposed to be considered accessible, especially living on a historic campus. The ADA requires “reasonable accommodations” [1] for people with disabilities, but what does this entail? Samantha Ritschel has not been able to access buildings because of elevators breaking down, accessible doors being locked, handicapped buttons being broken/in difficult to reach places, and even places without elevators or ramps at all- and that is only from one semester on campus. She’s been dismissed from employment for “not being the right fit” when she’s done everything right- violating Title I, the same place that also did not pay her in full. This is legal, under law, if the restaurant has a 14 © labor certificate [3]. She’s been in inaccessible buildings without “reasonable accommodations” [4]- violating Title II and Title III. She has constantly been neglected of her need for closed captioning for her hearing loss- violating Title IV. She has dealt with hostility when trying to accommodate herself, for example trying to use a bowl in the school cafeteria and being belittled by staff- violating Title V. Almost everyday Ritschel faces at least two violations of the ADA act- is it really that “progressive” for persons with disabilities?

The ADA is really not as influential as people want to believe. It did make more people consciously aware of disabled people, and their struggles, but it did not substantially decrease their daily or long-term struggles.. When it comes to adjusting an able-bodied person’s daily life for a disabled-person’s accessibility, it almost never happens. There is no value for accessibility still today, even with laws passed. Well, Where do we go from here? First, we must erase this notion that the ADA of 1990 erased all disabled people’s accessibility issues. Writing down that you can’t discriminate against people in wheelchairs, does not mean it will actually happen. There needs to be a priority to value disabled lives, not just give them basic rights (but that needs to happen too). As well, the ADA encompasses so many different disabilities that it can possibly provide for every single one- Ritschel’s disease is not even listed. There needs to be more precise accessibility for different diseases. A 1:6 slope into a building [1] is not accessible for everyone, especially those in manual wheelchairs. After we understand differences in disabilities and value each person, then we can begin to move forward into a truly progressive society.

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[1] “Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, as Amended.” ADA.gov, www.ada.gov/law-and-regs/ada/.

[2]“Why Is It That Some Federal Buildings Still Aren’t ADA Compliant Even Though They Require Businesses to Abide by It?” Quora, www.quora.com/Why-is-it-that-some-federal-buildings-still-arent-ADA-compliant-even-though-they-require-businesses-to-abide-by-it. Accessed 3 Feb. 2023.

[3] ‌““Subminimum” Pay for Disabled Workers Moves Closer to Extinction.” News.bloomberglaw.com, news.bloomberglaw.com/daily-labor-report/subminimum-pay-for-disabled-workers-moves-closer-to-extinction.

[4] “The Americans with Disabilities Act: A Brief Overview.” Askjan.org, askjan.org/articles/The-Americans-with-Disabilities-Act-A-Brief-Overview.cfm?cssearch=1946925. Accessed 3 Feb. 2023.

[1] An autosomalrecessive genetic disease which impairs walking, induces a loss of sensation in the limbs, and impaired speech that may worsen over time.

[kikithebooknerd]

~ Do not mistake progress for a solution. Do not use progress as an excuse. ~

A little reminder that just because things are better than they use to be, just because things aren't like they were in the past, doesn't mean that the problem has disappeared.

"well at least it's not like it use to be", "well at least now you can...", "Well at least most people aren't like that anymore". → Stop using progress to excuse harmful behaviours because, guess what, all those things you think have disappeared have not.

Ableism, homophobia, racism, sexism, and more are all still shockingly prevalent in society today. It's systemic, it's subtle, and it has been ingrained into our norms to the point of total normality. The only difference is now we have made progress which is used as a cover to hide these ingrained systems of oppression.

How do I know this? Because everytime I argue for LGBTQ+ rights, for BLM, for Disabled Rights and for Feminism the first thing that comes out of the other person's mouth is "well at least it's not as bad as it was in the past". But guess what, it still exists, it still disadvantages those of us who are in these minority groups, it still is prevalent to US, we are still being victimised and demonised.

Just because things have seemingly improved doesn't mean the underlying issue has disappeared. I am so so happy to see the progress we have made in society, I am so glad to see my generation, and the generation that is following me, being more open minded, more accepting and kinder.

I'm so thrilled to see us redefining labels, tearing them down, and fighting for each other. But it pains me to see all this progress that so many people have fought for has been weaponised into an excuse to prevent us from dismantling the systems that perpetuate this oppression. I'm pained to see progress being used as an excuse for people to still be -ist and -phobic.

I want to be able to celebrate progress without people turning it against us. I want to celebrate progress but acknowledge that the job is not done.

~ Progress is not an excuse it is a step in the right direction ~

[2-wheeler]

It's weird how different people treat you as your chronic illness progresses.

Friends comfortably joking with eachother.

Family inviting you to all the events.

Strangers walking past you politely.

To:

Friends uncomfortably laughing and watching their words carefully.

Family waiting for you to ask about events instead, and usually offering alternatives of you coming.

Constantly being asked if you need help

To:

Friends disappearing because the situation is too uncomfortable for them.

Family avoiding you.

Always being helped without being asked.