the-lemonaut

[the-lemonaut]

Made a separate cover for the Prologue of the story!

Read Apex Predator on ComicFury

[the-lemonaut]

What is happening with section 504? And what you can do about it? Section 504 is under attack. If you live in any of these states, you can call your representatives.

DISABILITY INJUSTICE AFFECTS EVERYONE. You shouldn’t care “just because” you could be disabled one day. You should care *now*, because this will come back to everyone.

Images from @/myelasticheart on Instagram

[the-lemonaut]

redesigninggg

[the-lemonaut]

Something I'm constantly analyzing as a little person is how narrow a line I have to walk to be humanized and respected by the able bodied/average height community. Any amount of me being abrasive or rude can entirely undermine my attempts at being good, and often the only, representation of a real life little person people get. And on top of that, if I were to step into anger then I become humerous via the countless "small and angry" archetypes we see in media. It's funnier if I get angry in the face of people who are making a mockery of my body. Stepping outside myself to literally Teach people how to treat me was something I knew how to do by the time I was four years old and in school. I had to become the expert on my own disability in order to limit the chances of violence against me - and learning that even the most detailed explination is not enough to win people's favor or educate them out of ignorance was devestating for a child. And it wasn't like my queerness or my gender where I could find a community, even a small one. I was the ONLY little person as far as the eye could see. I was alone. When it finally came to it, building relationships with little people purely on the basis that we were little wasn't enough - my neurodivergence, gender, and alternative lifestyle would get in the way. Even amongst little people I am too fat, too queer, too strange. The profound isolation does something to you - does something to a child. The physical world has never accounted for me to show up.

When you're out of the norm, radicalism is survival. Radical love and self love saves you from falling into isolation. Embrasing my body and my life despite of, despite of, despite of, keeps me motivated enough to get some fucking work done. To change some minds.

[the-lemonaut]

Apex Predator Update!

✶ Read Update

✶ Read from the beginning

[the-lemonaut]

I Dungeon Meshified my D&D character 😱

My little gnome wizard with ambitions too big for her. She'll go on anyway.

[the-lemonaut]

A lot of leftist accounts are suspiciously quiet on the section 504 lawsuit, proposed medicaid cuts, and the "make America healthy again" executive order.

I know other leftists are not the enemy but if we don't have able bodied allies and general population support, there's no hope of pushing back against these ableist policies. These big accounts ignoring a massive minority at risk is scary. The current admin is the problem but there's no hope of a solution without allyship.

We need visibility. We need allies.

[the-lemonaut]

✶ Things we never talk about ✶

[the-lemonaut]

[the-lemonaut]

happy valentine's day or something

[the-lemonaut]

Apex Predator Update!

✶ Read Update

✶ Read from the beginning

[the-lemonaut]

Hello lovelies! Please go check out this week's episode of Always Looking Up hosted by Jillian Ilana!! This episode's guest is Violet and they discuss Donald Trump's recent comments on people with dwarfism! Please boost!!

[the-lemonaut]

so...I have a question surrounding accessibility w clothing.

I want to make fantasy and history inspired clothes but I also wanna make them accessible to different ppl bc I think everyone deserves fun clothes.

if I had an online store what sort of prompts would help with making sure the clothes fit? if everything is made to order do I just use text boxes for different measurements?

Hello! I am so happy to give advice on this, as I craaavvvvve more inclusive and accessible clothing! If I were to make a more intuitive clothing site, I would include:

Options to change the length of pants, skirts, and dresses without having to compromise waist and hip dimensions (such as with children's clothing)

Options to change the length of sleeves (or offer mid-length) without losing the details on the cuffs (which is often the case when you need to shorten them at home)

Diverse shoe sizes - particularly boy sizes (wide and short) in adult styles

High waist pants, skirts, and dresses - which are particularly flattering on little people.

[the-lemonaut]

My friend Tay asked me to help him teach people about the kinds of mobility aids he uses. Tay has a autism and profound intellectual disability, along with a seizure disorder and a chromosomal disease, so he can't use the same kinds of mobility aid you normally see. Not many people know about this kind of aid, so we're going to teach you!

The first aid Tay uses is called a Gait Trainer. Gait trainers are a lot like walkers, except they follow you instead of you pushing them. They're also built in a way that helps teach you to walk better when when you're not using the gait trainer. Tay's gait trainer has a saddle and straps on it to make sure that he's safe and supported. He also chose a cool green color. Gait trainers are commonly used by children who take longer to learn how to walk and people with intellectual disabilities who can't use a traditional push style walker.

Tay says his favorite part of his gait trainer is playing at the park with his friend. His friend ALSO uses a gait trainer like Tay, which is really cool.

The next kind of aid Tay uses is called an adaptive stroller. Adaptive strollers are a lot like wheelchairs, but with smaller wheels because they're made to be pushed by someone else. These are great when you're like Tay and can't figure out how to push a manual wheelchair or steer a power chair safely.  Tay's adaptive stroller, a convaid rodeo, has the same feature my powerchair has, tilt, so that he can stay comfortable and safe when he has to sit in it for a long time. There's also buckles and straps that help Tay stay in the adaptive stroller, he gets help getting the buckles and straps done. Tay says that he can even be tilted back and go to sleep while everyone else is walking when he's in his adaptive stroller!

Finally, there's the Rifton Activity Chair! Activity chairs are most often used in places like school or developmental centers because they're great for getting people up close to the table and you're able to adjust the how tall or short you want the chair. A lot of high support strollers and wheelchairs aren't able to get as close to the table, but an activity chair is made just for that! It can go up and down and some of them can even tilt closer to the table. Tay says he uses it to make snacks and play in the water table and do crafts at the developmental center he goes to, he really likes his activity chair.

Thank you Tay for helping teach us! I learned a lot while writing this, and I hope it helps a lot of people learn about what these mobility aids are and why people use them!

[the-lemonaut]

Just felt like drawing (almost) all of our OCs' faces while trying to make them look even more distinct. It's slightly different from my usual artstyle - for one, the eyes behind glasses aren't just dots. Might keep some stylistic elements, might not. The eyes stay dots though :P It's more fun that way.

[the-lemonaut]

Inspired by a scene from the book "Malou dit Vrai" by Gwen Guilyn. "Once upon a time, twice upon a time, every time upon a time!"

I wanted to try to integrate stop motion fx into a 2d animation. The fx are made with torn paper, dirt and twigs

[the-lemonaut]

Apex Predator Update!

✶ Read Update

✶ Read from the beginning