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[study-to-rule-the-world]

Disability pride month

July is Disability Pride Month. The first Disability Pride started in Boston, MA in 1990 but it has since become an international celebration. The aim of Disability Pride is described by the founders of Disability Pride NYC to “promote inclusion, awareness, and visibility of people with disabilities, and redefine public perception of disability”.

The disability pride flag

The Disability Pride flag has some very interesting symbolism interpreted by the artist which include:

The Black Field: this field is to represent the disabled people who have lost their lives due to not only their illness, but also negligence, suicide, and eugenics.

The Lightning Bolt: the shape of the lightning bold represent the non-lateral lives that many disabled people live, often having to adapt themselves or their physical routes to get around an inaccessible society.

The Colours: each colour on this flag represents a different aspect of disability or impairment:

Blue: mental illness

Yellow: cognitive and intellectual disabilities

Green: sensory perception disabilities

Red: physical disabilities

[thebibliosphere]

The white stripe stands for invisible and undiagnosed disabilities. So even if you are struggling to get a diagnosis or worry your lack of diagnosis means you don’t belong, you absolutely do. 

You are part of our history, our community and our fight.

Happy Disability Pride Month.

[queerspacepunk]

(anyone aware of a version that's a little less eyestrain-y? aesthetically me and the colours aren't best friends, but symbolically it's fucking sick (complimentary) esp the lightning bolts but the narrowness makes it rly hard for me to look at)

[thebibliosphere]

There's a yellow stripe version, that I think the UN uses?

But you know what? Nothing is stopping us from making the above flag more accessible to those of us with visual processing issues. Maybe widen the stripes?

Adaptability is key to disability thriving and there is no reason we cant adapt it to accommodate a wider set of needs.

Also I’m going to add this because I wrote it in my original tags and people keep adding it in:

The parallel lines also represent unity and solidarity between disabilities. We fight together, for each other.

[toetagsandbowties]

Found in the notes:

@queerspacepunk This one by @ari-juniper is great at not giving me vertigo from having lots of thin stripes and zigzags in next to each other. I love the idea of the lightning bolt one too, but yeah it definitely hurts my brain to try and process.

Ari also did this one:

With slightly more muted colours, if brightness is your enemy.

[lockwoodmalone]

[lockwoodmalone]

Halloween Baxton

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#dogkisses #adoptdontshop #dogshelterlove

[lockwoodmalone]

#shelterdogs

[lockwoodmalone]

HOT SHOT - Karen Young featuring Cinci the Hot Shot Dog (via Vimeo)

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Last year Me & Toby

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Rise by Herb Alpert

[lockwoodmalone]

You stepped into my life - Melba Moore #givingtuesday

[lockwoodmalone]

The Canine Collective dog shelter is having a fundraiser in order to improve their HVAC system and buy a new transport van https://www.facebook.com/donate/1172495062914113/10212979217414497/

[theyellowisart]

[effington]

this gave me chills

[tapatiopapi]

When another gay is hired at your job

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When you’re the new gay who just got hired

[dragonite-master]

When the new gay get fired for not doing thier job

[stushiroll-deactivated20200406]

When the new gay shows up after getting his job back for blowing the manager

[papa-peach-deactivated20241019]

When the district manager fires both of you, and the manager, for starting drama in addition to having inappropriate sexual relationships with management.

[acoustickub]

When you come back and shop lift but get caught.

[listsoflifehacks]

Secret Recipes To Try At Home

[listsoflifehacks]

Here are the instructions since people keep asking!

Panera Mac N Cheese Wendy’s Frosty Olive Garden Alfredo Sauce Chick-Fil-A Nuggets Starbucks Frappucino P.F. Chang’s Chicken Lettuce Wraps Chick-Fil-A Frosted Lemonade Red Lobster Cheddar Biscuits Sonic Cherry Limeade

[people-are-garbage]

Holy fuck

[lockwoodmalone]

Walking with Toby - September 10, 2018