[an--artistic--autistic]

i am unreasonably proud and excited about this

[sunanthrope]

"But what if people will pretend to need this accessibility option so they can be lazy! People who don't need it will use it!!" I don't actually care

I dont care if 9/10 of the people who use the wheelchair ramp arent actually in wheelchairs. As long as the 1 person who needs it has access to it.

I dont care if 9/10 people who use the automatic push button on the library door can actually push the door open themselves. As long as the 1 person who the door is too heavy for gets to use it.

I dont care if 9/10 people who buy the can tab opener, or the little guitar clamp that holds the chords for you, or the hand grip that helps you hold chop sticks, don't need any of it and just get it to "be lazy". As long as the one disabled person who needs it gets access to it.

I do not care. Oh my GOD I do not care. As long as there's a disabled person on this planet who the accessibility device will benefit, the accessibility device is necessary.

Also, if you're so worried about people being "lazy" by using accessibility devices, MORE worried than you are about disabled (visibly or not) people not having access to them, you have unchecked ableism you need to work through.

Edit: Please stop fucking talking about the capos. I am talking about the thing you clamp on the neck of the guitar that holds/changes chords with a button, not capos. Stay on topic.

[an--artistic--autistic]

disability aid of the day: Cooling mats

The one i have is designed for large pets, im sure it exists for human people too, but this was cheaper and faster to get.

It's +30°C here this week and i have ✨heat Intolerance✨. So far this is working fantastic, especially to sleep at night. 9/10 would recommend

[an--artistic--autistic]

I'm going to find some other products & tricks this week to add to this series, but this one is one of my favorites (not requiring any batteries or power is a great bonus).

[bebsi-cola]

"nothing about us without us" needs to extend to different autistic people within the community as well as between autistic and allistic groups. including autistic people with different symptoms or severity of autism is essential. you can't use any old autistic person to represent the whole spectrum. for example, if your group of autistic people are all speaking then they shouldn't be making statements on the non verbal experience, even if they are also autistic, because it's not about them, and it is without the people they're pretending to represent.

[snapcracklepop-myjoints]

happy disability pride month to mean cripples, nasty addicts, people with down syndrome who arent nice and talk constant shit, wheelchair users that WILL run you over, autists that dont care and arent about to pretend to, people who lie to their psychiatrists, people that sit on the floor in public places with no benches, amputees that lie profusely about "what happened", ; to the "noncompliant", the "drug seeking", the "mean", the "difficult" and the "undeserving", and so on and so forth, i love us all and we deserve the world actually mwah mwah

[snapcracklepop-myjoints]

to people that hide contraband in their assistive devices. to people that do party tricks they arent supposed to and people who will spit on you if you ask them to do party tricks. to people that weaponise the infantalisation of disabled people for their own purposes (theft et. al.). to the people who "misuse" their medication and people who dont take it at all. to my mother, who takes out her hearing aids when she doesnt want to hear shit anymore but will still pretend to be listening so you dont catch on. to people who sleep all the time and to people with "abnormal" circadian rhythms who are unwilling to alter their sleep/wake cycle to best appeal to societal (and moral) expectations. to people that complain loudly about inaccessibility and refuse to try and "make it work". to people that charge money for invasive questions and people that pretend not to understand the question at all.

[an--artistic--autistic]

Pinterest keeps doing the thing where it removes pins at random for breaking guidelines which is fucking annoying since they don't tell you what one was removed, and im not the one who uploaded them in the first place

[an--artistic--autistic]

love the thing my brain does when I'm stressed out about doing something time sensitive of: not doing anything at all. for hours.

[an--artistic--autistic]

imposter syndrome is a bitch

[jay-rayart]

In honor of Pride month I want to share this comic I made about growing up queer. We live in a world that tries to cut us down, I am so glad I stayed around long enough to write stories about finding the light. If your looking for more Black, Queer, and Magical storytelling consider backing FLY on kickstarter

FLY : A Magical Black Boy Series - Pilot

A coming of age story about Black kids who finally have power to fight back against systems designed against them.

[an--artistic--autistic]

love the thing my brain does when I'm stressed out about doing something time sensitive of: not doing anything at all. for hours.

[draconym]

When I am king, we will valorize sanitation workers the way we currently valorize the military

[thegrindingwheel]

So heroic posters showing trashmen battling allegorical monsters? I'm down.

[draconym]

Yeah but that's just the beginning. I also want Sanitation Worker Discounts at every business and blockbuster movie propaganda glorifying sanitation work. I want random people to salute garbage collectors and thank them for their service. I want drivers who get impatient with the recycling truck and honk at it and swerve around it to become social pariahs

[antiterf]

If you're 17 or older in the US, including Puerto Rico, you can get a free HIV home test kit.

Together TakeMeHome

Learn about Together TakeMeHome

They need is your name, DOB, email, and address to send the test. They will ask questions about your identity after but they are optional.

In the US trans women have a much higher likelihood to have HIV at 14.1%. Trans men who have sex with men also have higher rates than the general population at 0-4% and 0-8%. The HIV rate for the general population is 0.3%. Black and Hispanic trans people have higher rates than white trans people.

Personal information such as name and contact info can be shared to your state's health department but Not the CDC. The program is run through Emory University with funding from the federal government.

Part of the fight for human rights has been to keep both this data and program in place so if you've had unprotected sex or have shared needles please get tested.

[tahthetrickster]

just so we’re clear if you’ve never actually seen a cybertruck in person and have only seen photos of them i cannot stress enough how much worse they look in real life. like i honestly don’t know how it’s possible. most things look basically the same in pictures and in real life. but as stupid and ugly as cybertrucks look in photos, every person i’ve spoken to who has seen one in real life agrees that they somehow look even worse in person. and i know you’re thinking to yourself “tah they already look so bad in photos, how can they possibly look even worse in person?” I DONT KNOW. the first time i saw one on the road i was on a phone call and i literally cut myself off in the middle of a sentence just to be like “oh my GOD.” just an incredibly, laughably, unbelievably bad vehicle. i’ve never experienced anything like it. they’re just so bad

[mediasideblog]

[fortunatelychaoticphantom]

I swear to fucking god. I would claw out OneDrive from my computer if I could. I would burn down their servers if I could. I would run down their stocks to the ground if I could. I hope every single one of their workers gets a better offer from a competitor in the next 24 hours. I hope every single one of their light bulbs explodes at the same time. I hope every single carton of milk in their fridge will always be expired.

Stop backing up my fucking files.

Stop asking me to back up my fucking files.

Stop taking my fucking files off my fucking computer.

I don't want a fucking reminder in three fucking days. Let me fucking say no.

Fuckers.

[prismatic-bell]

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Go forth. Be free.

[ophilosoraptoro]

Reblog to save a life... and someone's sanity

[differentlylimbed]

people on this site will be like "PROUD TO BE A DEFORMED FREAK" and they have self harm scars or clinodactyly or something. it has to fucking stop

[differentlylimbed]

in case it's not clear: deformed is a slur used against people with major visible differences (limb differences and facial differences). the word "differences" in this context is a replacement for the more commonly used "deformities". it refers to significant, lifelong differences in the shape/size of a limb, absence of a limb, or major facial abnormalities such as those caused by certain genetic syndromes.

while major burns and scarring can cause visible differences, it would be highly unlikely for the vast majority of self harm scars to fall into this category. this isn't to say that people with self harm scars don't experience forms of discrimination or maltreatment, or aren't made to feel bad for showing their bodies! that absolutely happens, but as someone with both self harm scars and a limb difference, i can tell you the way i'm treated for showing my scarred arms vs the way i'm treated for showing my legs are very different. it's an important topic to discuss, but it doesn't mean you are "deformed".

minor variations in appearance, such as clinodactyly (a curved finger), low-set ears or a high-arched palate, affect around 1 in 5 people and are not considered deformities/visible differences. a limb difference means a major difference in the fixed shape of a limb - for example, having severely curved, absent or shortened bones. hypermobility, mild foot abnormalities such as pes cavus, and reduced range of motion are not limb differences. while some people with these conditions might have been described with the word "deformed" or feel it resonates with them, they are not part of the group whose lifelong oppression has been perpetuated by the word "deformed", and therefore should not "reclaim" it.

this isn't about invalidating anyone or gatekeeping a word - it's about the way those with limb/facial differences are almost always mistreated and swept under the rug by the rest of the disabled community, and the very real harm that is done to our community when conversations about us and our oppression do not include us. i was really excited to see that discussion of the specific oppression focused by those with limb/facial differences has been increasing on tumblr, and the rise of terms like "deformimisia". however, once again, very few people are making any attempt to listen to us and our experiences, and the conversation is dominated by those with minor differences who wouldn't traditionally be considered "deformed". even when the conversation is literally about us, we're excluded.

tldr: calling yourself a deformed freak with no critical analysis or input from our community isn't punk, it's ableist.

[differentlylimbed]

reblog this instead of meaningless posts that go "people with limb differences are all so awesome and cool"

[tiredraccoonman]

I’m SO tired of inaccessible “accessible” bathrooms. Designers seem to think that if they slap a few support bars in there then BAM! Accessible! When half the time you can’t even fit a wheelchair in the stall, the door opens the wrong way, the sinks too high, you can’t each the soap dispenser etc. etc.

Half the time I can’t even open the door by myself if it’s an “accessible/family restroom” like the door is LITERALLY heavier than me and my chair COMBINED! Nothing that requires outside help to use should EVER be deemed “accessible”. If I can’t do it by myself…it’s not accessible. End of story.

[radicalgraff]

"Eating shouldn't be unaffordable"

Seen in Calgary, Alberta