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homopower

Delete the whole rest of tumblr and just leave this one video clip.

just-shower-thoughts

An electric toothbrush and an escalator are two things that can stop working and still accomplish their original goal.

randomslasher

Ah, wonderful! This post can help me illustrate something I’ve been trying to articulate for awhile: the concept of benign or unintentional abelism.

Escalators and electric toothbrushes are perfect examples of things that many able-bodied people assume exist for their own convenience, and this post is a perfect example of that unconscious assumption.

An escalator that has broken down is still perfectly functional, right?

Well, sure–if you could have used the stairs to begin with.

But for people like me, for whom the escalator was not a convenience but a mobility device, a broken down escalator is not functional.

An electric toothbrush might seem like something that could be just as easily used turned off as turned on, but for someone with Parkinson’s, or any other number of nerve, coordination, or grip issues, the function of the electric toothbrush is a necessary feature, and without it, the task at hand becomes far more arduous (or even impossible).

I’m not angry or trying to point out why this post is “bad” or “wrong”–I’m simply trying to point out that people who assume every time or energy-saving invention was created as a means to help able-bodied people be lazier should consider re-examining those assumptions. It might help you become more compassionate toward your disabled friends and family, or at least more aware of the struggles we face daily.

I’ve had plenty of folks ask for examples of abelism and I am terrible at coming up with them on the spot, so here you go. This is a great one: assuming every modern convenience is only a convenience for everyone, when for some, it is, in fact, a necessity.

adaswordlace

^ When I heard that this is why all those infomercials show “impossibly clumsy able-bodied people” - that these random convenience devices are really made more for people with troubles like randomslasher describes, and it’s just able-bodied actors trying to act those mobility issues out - I kinda had to stop making fun of those clips.

notactuallyasuperhero

And the reason they use able-bodied actors instead of showing real people with disabilities use the product is because if they did that, able-bodied people would see it and be like “oh what a neat product for people with x disability” and not buy it because they assume it’s not for them. And even though that’s true, the companies need able bodied people to buy it so they can make enough revenue to stay in business and continue to produce the product for people with disabilities.

dnd-apothecary

^^ also the more able bodied people that buy or have a product intentionally designed for someone with disability is that it helps destigmatize it. Which is super important.

Remember Snuggies? The blanket with sleeves? It was designed for wheelchair users/people with mobility issues so they could be warm and still use their arms without being trapped under a blanket. They were SO popular for a while, and everyone had one… which meant that if someone who was able bodied came over to your house and saw you had one too, it was less of a chance of being made fun of for it, and more like an opportunity for a conversation on about how they want one too.

The slap chopper is also another great example. I know so many people who are able bodied that had/currently have one and sure it makes things quicker and easier for them, but someone with motor control issues or bad arthritis can use it. It won’t be an awkward “why do you have this thing” conversation. It is a “woah, I have one too!” or “I love mine, so glad you love yours too” sort of thing

By selling/marketing them to able-bodied people, this makes it better for those of us who are disabled. It can destigmatize, which in turn normalizes it, which helps us become less Other and more Accepted.

whatwecallresidency

When you do a rounds presentation but your Fitbit thinks you’ve gone on a 1 hour run because your heart rate was in the 140s the whole time.

gomesh19

azaansworld

That’s real love

changan-moon

How to see whether a Chinese handmade teapot is well done or not - quality of the spout is an important standard.

cr: 承启建水紫陶

amemait

that last teapot is like witnessing an eternal and important truth

ms-demeanor

I just watched this with the sound on and i really recommend it because the utter silence of the last teapot is both perfectly predictable and totally remarkable.

welele

adz

honestly same

memewhore

Why wouldn’t you tho?

loosinmynoodles

pure goodness

thegrimmgrimm

everythingfox

“Sometimes I leave the back door open for my deaf and blind dog so he can enjoy what the neighbors are grilling.”

(Source)

uppik

im not crying.

anxietyproblem

azaansworld

This is every first year college student

catchymemes

tsunamiwavesurfing

grownthot

people are capable of beautiful things

soggymoistblent-deactivated2015

i thought this was going in a bad direction

aspiringwarriorlibrarian

“I earned more money than I knew what to do with, and I didn’t want to forget my roots. So I paid back the people who helped me and my family.” He’s also giving elderly and low income people three free meals a day.

Past a certain point, extra money doesn’t really benefit you, so give it those that would benefit. Quit letting people hoard ludicrous amounts of money out of vanity when others need it so much more.