"Ways You Can Actually Support Disabled Folks (this month and every month!!) by @courtneyahndesign and @candy.courn of Instagram!
Image descriptions (written by original poster):
Slide 1: a multi-colored green, blue, orange, white, and black illustration on a pink background with a lighter pink wavy border. Across the top half reads in handwritten white type, โways you can actually support disabled folks (this month and every month!)โ Below and above are illustrations of different figures, a mixed race person with a mask and urostomy bag, a white woman wearing headphones, a Black woman in hijab in a wheelchair, a Black woman wearing headphones, a service dog, a masked mixed race woman with a limb difference, and a white person in a wheelchair. At the very bottom reads the artist and author credit @CourtneyAhnDesign and @candy.courn.
Slide 2: a multi-colored green, blue, orange, white, and black illustration on a pink background with a lighter pink wavy border. In the top right corner reads, โ1โ in a styled bubble. Across the top reads in handwritten white type, โmake your content accessible!โ In the lower half is a large piece of paper labeled, โquick checklistโ that reads in different bullets: "captions + image/video descriptions, multiple communication methods (visual, audio, scannable text), capitalize multi-word hashtags, use plain direct language, high color/visual contrast, structure your content, easy to read fonts + larger font sizes, limit emoji use." To the side is an illustration of a Black man with a hearing aid looking at their phone. At the very bottom reads the artist and author credit @CourtneyAhnDesign and @candy.courn.
Slide 3: a multi-colored green, blue, orange, white, and black illustration on a pink background with a lighter pink wavy border. In the top right corner reads, โ2โ in a styled bubble. Across the top reads in handwritten white type, โwear a mask in all public spaces!โ In the center is a line-up of different illustrated masks, with a cloth and surgical mask labeled as โworseโ and KN95, N95, and respirator masks labeled as โbetter.โ In the bottom half reads, โThe pandemic never ended for us. Both disabled and non-disabled folks are still being killed and permanently disabled by Covid everyday. We all deserve the right to community safety - so if you can wear a mask, wear one, take precautions, keep getting vaccinations, speak up against mask bans, and require them in all spaces!โ At the very bottom reads the artist and author credit @CourtneyAhnDesign and @candy.courn. Slide 4: a multi-colored green, blue, orange, white, and black illustration on a pink background with a lighter pink wavy border. In the top right corner reads, โ3โ in a styled bubble. Across the top reads in handwritten white type, โinclude us in your activism!โ Below are different text boxes, the first one resembling a paper reading, โtell Congress to increase the SSI asset limit so we can get married + have more than $3000 without losing benefits.โ A green bubble with a pencil reads, โtell your state itโs not okay to pay us below minimum wage (itโs still legal in 37 states!)โ In a black cloud reads, โsupporting a free Palestine, Congo, Sudan, Tigray, Haiti (and more) is disability justice!โ In the bottom left reads, "fight with us as the administration attacks Section 504, the integration mandate, and makes deadly cuts to health insurance, SNAP, and the Department of Education!" In the bottom right is an illustration of a Black woman with a colostomy bag gesturing towards the text. At the very bottom reads the artist and author credit @CourtneyAhnDesign and @candy.courn.
Slide 5: a multi-colored green, blue, orange, white, and black illustration on a pink background with a lighter pink wavy border. In the top right corner reads, โ4โ in a styled bubble. Across the top reads in handwritten white type, โrespect labels! Disabled is not a bad word, but do skip euphemisms, outdated terms, and phrases with ableist roots!โ Below is an assortment of speech bubbles, the first column reading, โdifferently-abledโ โspecial needsโ and โhandicapable. The second column reads, โcrippleโ โhandicappedโ and โr*tard.โ The third column reads, โthatโs so lame!โ โturn a blind eyeโ and โIโm so OCD!โ Below reads, โEveryone is entitled to choose the terms that define them but respecting labels doesnโt mean anything if you donโt do anything beyond that for us!โ At the very bottom reads the artist and author credit @CourtneyAhnDesign and @candy.courn. Slide 6: a multi-colored green, blue, orange, white, and black illustration on a pink background with a lighter pink wavy border. In the top right corner reads, โ5โ in a styled bubble. Across the top reads in handwritten white type, โadvocate for accessible spaces!โ In the lower half is a large piece of paper labeled, โprioritize disabled folks in every space and include them in the planning!โ that reads in different bullets, โramps + elevators, wide aisles + doorways, shade + a/c, seating, interpreters, open captions, braille/audio, clear itinerary, list all available accommodations, quiet + sensory free areas, requires masks, close parking + transit access, accessible bathrooms, clear + large signage, disability trained staff, allow requests with sign-up." At the very bottom reads the artist and author credit @CourtneyAhnDesign and @candy.courn.
Slide 7: a multi-colored green, blue, orange, white, and black illustration on a pink background with a lighter pink wavy border. In the top right corner reads, โ5โ in a styled bubble. Across the top reads in handwritten white type, โamplify and support disabled businesses + orgโs!โ In the middle is a collection of speech bubbles labeled, โbarriersโ that includes, โattitudinal, physical, policy, social communication.โ Below reads, โdisabled folks face increased barriers to success in every space and need your continued support all year round (not just during disability pride month)!โ In a black cloud reads at the bottom next to an illustration of Courn with a pink mullet, โPs: Iโm a disabled queer asian artist who sells my art + offers logo, web, + illustration services!โ At the very bottom reads the artist and author credit @CourtneyAhnDesign and @candy.courn.
