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When your local Pride has a full detailed list of all their corporate sponsors front & center on their webpage but not a single word anywhere about accessibility -_-

Peak, Peek, Pique

Peak = the top, highest, or best. I remember this because a capital A looks like a mountain peak! This can also be a verb: to reach the top, highest, or best point, as in ‘I peaked early,’ meaning the speaker did their best early on & has never been able to perform that well since.

Peek = a quick, sneaky look, or the verb to take a quick, sneaky look. You can remember this because the double Es look like someone side-eying you –> e_e Or you can remember the two Es in the word ‘eye,’ because you peek with your eyes!

Pique = to prick, poke, wake up. Your interest is piqued because the interesting thing pokes at your brain/emotions. You can also be piqued, as in an emotion, which means that you are irritated or unhappy, again because something or someone has been poking at you & bothering you, whether physically or emotionally. I try to remember that the q in the middle looks like that tail could stab or poke someone.

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I don’t want to feel addressed

How dare you.

This lady makes mugs for adults with disabilities who may need two handles or just a little extra support in steadying their drink

She seems cool and it's definitely a product that I know would be useful if I got more weakness in my hands

when (able-bodied) people casually use any variation of “crippling,” “disabling,” or “chronic” to describe something that, you know, isn’t any of those things, I just wanna…

Do people forget that trigger warnings are for accessibility, so people can proceed with caution or outright avoid content that might trigger them, physically or psychological? 

If you are warning about flashing, do not have the video flash at this point.

If you are warning for blood, do not have blood in the video at this point.

TW need to be easy to read, and can not contain the things being warning about. You tell the audience as clearly as possible what they are being warned about. You do not show them the things at the same time you are warning them. 

i dislike the implications that "disabled people who aren't working" and "disabled people who cannot afford to be unemployed" are discrete categories. bc i guarantee they do overlap. some disabled people will not be able to afford to be unemployed but they cannot, even at a push, even with accommodations, remain in employment. and it's important to remember them

the number of times ppl have tried to imply I have some kind of privilege for being unable to work… when I’ve been homeless because of it… is truly disgusting now that I think about it

Adynamia

Definition: general weakness and lack of energy because of a disease

Sentence: Jim is showing signs of ADYNAMIA following his cancer diagnosis - he can no longer run or jump like he used to

This man might have just been diagnosed with cancer, and he is tired

Synonym: tired, weak

Antonym: energetic

Having Ehlers Danlos Syndrome sometimes feels about the equivalent of being composed of jello and wet spaghetti. Nothing stays where its supposed to. Literally every single cell in the body is floppy, so fingers are definitely an issue for many of us. I can almost guarantee that for the majority of us, writing is not only slow and painful but nearly impossible at times. FIne motor skills? What even are those? An EDSer surely doesn’t have any of those. Even typing which is far easier than writing, is painful and daunting at times. But last year I joined the population of shiny zebras by getting fitted for a set of Silver Rings Splints and they are beyond magical.

For those of you who have not heard of The Silver Ring Splint Company, they are a company that custom makes finger splints that look like elegant pieces of jewelry. Don’t believe me? Well I can’t even tell you how many compliments I’ve received for them. Nobody even suspects that they might possibly be medical. But more importantly, they work amazing! I still have hand pain and finger dislocations when performing fine motor skills and writing is definitely not something I look forward to but I have saved myself thousands of painful dislocations, I can open doors easier, type faster, write longer and hold objects in my hands without looking like an alien from a sic-fi movie. With the rings on my fingers actually look like fingers rather than tentacles!

The company is also family owned and the people are so sweet and helpful!

If you are having trouble with hand pain, clumsiness and dislocations please check out this amazing company!

http://www.silverringsplint.com

I’m literally crying right now. I will be able to use my hands!!! As it stands I can’t do dishes, hold things, write, hold books, type, without pain or dislocation. Oh my gosh. This is a miracle.

@peaceypanic

those are gorgeous and that is amazing how well they’re working! signal boost!

I love these things. I use one for my thumb because due to arthritis I have very little strength/support in the joint and therefore often can’t do anything. My splint makes it possible for me to do my job, do the shit i need to do and not have as bad of pain. 

these are so cool

omg the first ehlers danlos post I’ve seen, this makes me happy!

Comedian and journalist Stella Young is tired of people telling her she’s an “inspiration” just for getting up in the morning. In a hilarious, hard-hitting, and thought-provoking talk at TEDxSydney, she explains why.   

Watch the full talk here»

i saw some thread on xitter with some dude asking why drag queens "want to be around children so much" re: story hours and all the replies were either predictably disgusting or very defensive but not a single goddamn one of them answered the question so i will help in case anyone ever asks you this incredibly stupid question: they are clowns!! drag queens are just clowns!! they put on extremely silly makeup and huge wigs and bright clothes and do over-the-top performances that make people laugh and smile and sometimes cry. that is the definition of a clown. they like to perform for children because they are a type of clown and children are great audiences and it is not any deeper than that. god damn.

Why shouldn’t adults want to be around children and do fun things like read them stories?

People should be asking themselves that first.

This weird hysterical paranoia we’ve all more or less bought into where it’s WEIRD to get excited when a small human is delightedly happy about something is… it just sucks.

Kids are great. Hanging out with them is great. If you think the only reason a grown human would do so is sexual… what thing in your life went so wrong that you think that?

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So…how do I get in??

#justcripplethings

I… I…

irony at its max

Honestly, I was cracking up when this photo was taken, because it’s just so ridiculous.

There was a ramp, but it was VERY well camouflaged. And when I did finally get in, there were these awful thick carpets that were next to impossible to wheel over.

Basically, no one thought this through.

MY FELLOW FIBRO WARRIORS (and others who experience cognitive fog) This product is so freaking cool. I got my pack at Papersource, I bet you can find them online. I know we all make lists, but really, how often do we check those lists? Not often enough. Now your list can go on your wrist!! Hot damn.

Oh my god I need, link???????

These are the best idea ever!

oooooh

You can buy them [here]

oh my goodness, this would be great for ADHD too.

the way people with obvious cognitive disabilities get treated on this site is rancid and we all need to have a big think about that

perfect grammar does not matter. someone asking for clarification is not starting an argument. TLDRs are not ridiculous or demeaning. be kind or leave us alone

to be clear, it shouldn’t matter if someone has a disability or not.

it shouldn’t be a case of you being a jerk about someone’s spelling and then backing off when you find out they’re dyslexic. just don’t be a jerk.

it shouldn’t be a case of you being a jerk about someone asking for a TLDR and then backing off when you find out they have ADHD, autism, or an intellectual disability. just don’t be a jerk.

treat people with respect. assume they’re trying their best until proven otherwise. and don’t be a jerk.