sweaterkittensahoy: drogonea: missalyssaread: sweaterkittensahoy: So, this week I ordered a new couch pillow because I had a husband pillow full of shredded memory foam, and the thing needs to be opened and shifted around about once a week with the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
sadhoc: i saw a writing advice post today that contained the sentence “getting a mobility aid is not a tragedy (unless it’s a standard hospital wheelchair)” and i get it. except when the hospital where i’m being treated assigned me[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
wis-arts-evil-corner: wis-arts-evil-corner: No worse experience than trying to explain your mental illness and your disabilities to a neurotypical cis person, they ALWAYS try to convince you that no you’re not ill you just need to try harder!!!! I’m already at[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
flappyhappystim: Shoutout to all those who really want or need to do something but can’t because of chronic pain. I hope that tomorrow is more comfortable for you.
fairycosmos: i literally have to lay down after every minor task. going to the supermarket is a herculean effort. how am i supposed to live a life like this
anotherdayforchaosfay: chthonic-pain: chthonic-pain: put spikes on your wheelchair’s handles. wrap barbed wire around your cane or crutch so it’ll hurt like a motherfucker if someone kicks or grabs it from under your hand. wear a personal alarm and pull the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
eeldritchblast: droodle-bug: droodle-bug: you understand that all the origin characters in bg3 are in text disabled aside from lae’zel you understand that right Wyll has a prosthetic eye, which changes how he sees and interacts with the world and is[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
fandomsandfeminism: melonsap: mioxenoblade: sunbummonkey: mioxenoblade: dancing-jestress: mioxenoblade: Captions shouldn’t be censored. If the video says fuck or cum or cunt the captions should say the fucking word. Unless it’s a slur! No one needs to see that. If they say[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
thebibliosphere: narrativerehearsal: pillsburysoyboy: pillsburysoyboy: pillsburysoyboy: pillsburysoyboy: Periodic reminder that you should never trust a chiropractor with your body under any circumstances Chiropracty is a quack medicine in the extreme. It was invented by a guy in the 19th century who[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
isabellascarlett1: No Queer person owes you an explanation for their Queer identity. No Plural person owes you an explanation for their Plural identity. No Disabled person owes you their diagnosis.
bellqmione: wheelchairs and canes and glasses and hearing aids and every single other disability aid should be free btw and if you disagree i hate you
thebibliosphere: airmidcelt: thebibliosphere: thebibliosphere: thebibliosphere: Dysautonomia is so wild. You’ll just be vibing and chilling, and your nervous system will go, “Hey, can’t help but notice you ate a little more food than usual; we’re gonna have to shut everything[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
un-monstre: Disability will have you thinking shit like “I’m not even that disabled. I can manage as long as I limit myself to very specific careers, never go shopping for more than an hour or two at a time, keep[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
tfw experiencing negative emotions consumes spoons
What do you mean if I actually manage to rest my body I feel less pain in it??? What kind of scam is that???
identitty-dickruption: identitty-dickruption: my utopia has disability in it. my utopia includes free healthcare and no-questions welfare and state-funded carers. my utopia includes building requirements that centre disabled bodies — ramps and lifts and dimmer switches and braille signs. my utopia[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
crafty-butch: crafty-butch: having one of those executive function days where everything is too many steps by which i mean, like, here’s how my brain parses the steps in making coffee good day: make coffee regular day: put water in coffee[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
prismatic-bell: autisticadvocacy: Who Gets To Know Their Body? “The logic of trans exclusion leads inevitably to the hatred and persecution of disabled people. As a culture, we do not like bodies that are disobedient or inconvenient or that need outside[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
It’s always okay to make things easier for yourself. There is no special prize in life for doing things the hard way.
It’s a high pain day, and also every single stimulus is frustrating and annoying. Started the day with crying :c
jabberwockypie: sag-dab-sar: Dear non-cane users please try and learn these DOS AND DONTs because they are basic respect and necessary for our lives: Ask if I need help picking something up: ✅ Be patient with my walking speed ✅ If[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Absolutely! The way mental and physical disabilities feed into one another is so inherent, and it’s so rare I see it talked about. ~~maybe I’ll make a post about it when I actually have the energy~~. At bare minimum we[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Absolutely! The way mental and physical disabilities feed into one another is so inherent, and it’s so rare I see it talked about. ~~maybe I’ll make a post about it when I actually have the energy~~. At bare minimum we[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Another thing that worries me about this ban: We all know that for antis, 30 year old disabled people are the exact same as children, because “they have the mind of a child”. So if it goes as bad as[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
doctor shit is so fucking difficult. health insurance shit is so fucking difficult. Finding a fucking doctor is so fucking difficult. Source: xxblackheartbiohazardsxx
Thoughts on shaming introverts/socially anxious into socializing? It sucks. It’s ableist. Don’t shame people for this shit. Source: xxblackheartbiohazardsxx
It depends heavily on your disability. The extent of being housebound is different for everyone. context link Source: xxblackheartbiohazardsxx
absolutely. we’re open to questions. Source: xxblackheartbiohazardsxx
gripes-withthesun: ALT Call for Submissions ALT New Riot Inc. Zine is taking submissions from artists, writers, and punk rockers of all kind, in any form (opinion pieces, traditional or collage art, mixed format, poetry, prose, anything at all) on the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
december-rains: mornington-the-crescent: Disabled lives are not inherently filled with suffering and when they are it’s usually because someone put it there.
So let me see if I have this right anon. You think people who have the urge to rape children shouldn’t receive therapy and community support to control their behavior and stop them from offending? You think people who have[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Being disabled is fucking expensive and it’s an evil of the world that that is the case.
Getting banged up like that sucks, anon. I hope you have, or get a shower chair for yourself. We’re looking into the same, as this is becoming increasingly common for us too.
See, what physically abled people don’t tell you about showering (not maliciously, they just don’t have any reason to think about it), is that showering–esspecially showering standing up– is physical exercise. Think about it. It’s standing up for between 3-10[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…