i 🫶 TOH's disabled representation

𓍲 main blog: @pride-cat | along with POTS & autism, i also have severe eczema (+ other unnamed skin condition/s), gastrointestinal issues, PMDD & BPD & ADHD & C!PTSD & GAD + other types of anxiety. long covid could also potentially be an option? may look into fibromyalgia. i'm sure there is more i forgot about that i can add later. also cripple punk & mad pride! ∞ 𓍲 i am a proud pride/awareness flag collector & hoarder for fun! NOT EVERYTHING I REBLOG NECESSARILY PERTAINS TO MYSELF, however most content usually will! ∞ 𓍲 icon credit: pridewishes (flag creator: capricorn-0mnikorn / ipso-faculty) | header background flag: alternate all-inclusive progress pride ∞

[potstism]

🎗️🌈

to celebrate finally having both clinical diagnoses as of today, i wanted to suggest a concept idea regarding a simple combo flag for POTStism (POTS + autism), which is based on two existing images:

the teal/blue ribbon design on the left uses this freepik image, while the rainbow gradient nautilus symbol on the right was coined by @intervex

please note that i do not fully propose this as an official representation of the intersection of both communities; simply because i feel like that would be wrong and believe it's not my place due to the fact that neither of these images were originally mine, however i did want something that looks nice in order to visualize my two disabilities which primarily define my identity and the way they shape my blog's theme (plus i use them both individually on my pronouns.cc page).

that being said, if anyone out there would actually like to come up with something original, then by all means i would love to see (and potentially adopt) it!

[verdantwyrm]

HDS Flag, for people who have a Hidden Disability that isn’t visible to the average person and are represented by the sunflower. 

[themogaidragon]

ASD Levels Pride Flags

PT: ASD Levels Pride Flags /end PT

Colors taken from my autism support needs flags (link), while the nautilus comes from @ipso-faculty's autism pride flags (link).

Althought ASD levels and supports needs aren't strickly the same concepts, they're often used interchangably and they're often directly linked, ence why I've choosen the colors of the autism support needs flags as a base.

In @ipso-faculty's flag the shell symbolises plural ideas: stylised verson of the Autism Spectrum Wheel, a fractal-like pattern that reminds the infinity symbols and a representation of our autistic metaphorical shells.

I've kept the same ideas in the design. Though, in addition, the different shades are linking each levels together, to highlight that they're diverse, complex yet an interconnected continuum.

Level One Pride Flags

PT: Level One Pride Flags /end PT

ID: a stylised nautilus with various shades of green, light green and yellow on its shell, on a dark grey background. end ID

ID: the same image this time there is diagonal rainbow lines in the upper right and lower left corners. end ID

Level Two Pride Flags

PT: Level Two Pride Flags /end PT

ID: a stylised nautilus with various shades of yellow, green and cyan on its shell, on a dark grey background. end ID

ID: same image this time there is diagonal rainbow lines in the upper right and lower left corners. end ID

Level Three Pride Flags

PT: Level Three Pride Flags /end PT

ID: a stylised nautilus with various shades of blue, cyan and yellow on its shell, on a dark grey background. end ID

ID: same image this time there is diagonal rainbow lines in the upper right and lower left corners. end ID

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Tagging for reach, lmk if you wanna be untagged!

@mad-pride @disabilitypride @beyond-mogai-pride-flags @radiomogai @chronicallyqueercoining2 @masquerade-flags

[konkon1204-deactivated20251211]

Sunrise recovery

A recovery based term for those whose recovery, whether physical or mental, is a constant uphill battle.

Please note that this term isn't for those who feel their recovery is an uphill battle, it is a term for those whose recoveries are, beyond a doubt, uphill battles.

Sun attribution[link] | Person attribution[link]

Flag colour palette[link]

Moonset recovery

A recovery based term for those whose recovery, whether physical or mental, should in theory be easy/undemanding, but for whatever reason they choose not to recover.

I don't know who'd need to hear it, but yes, these flags can be used upright too. I like the idea of them being upside down to counter sunrise recovery, but I know that's not everyone's style.

Grass attribution[link] | Trees attribution[link]

Moon attribution[link] | Person attribution[link]

@radiomogai

[dsbmgenric]

deformed / physically deformed flag

intended as a reclamatory flag for those with physical disabilities

orangeish-red: physical disability

yellow: solidarity and unity

green: mental health, particularly mental health afflictions that arise from having deformities, pain due to deformities, and treatment from others

blue: congenital deformities

indigo: acquired deformities

[the-masquerade-council]

Here's my version of a physical disability flag (yes, we are physically disabled)

It uses the red from the disability flag, as on that flag red is used to represent physical disabilities.

the darker red is for disabilities that inhabit movement, the pink is for disabilities that cause physical pain, the middle is for disabilities that are both. The white is for invisible disabilities, unknown, and undiagnosed disabilities. The purple is for disabilities that are physical and another type of disability(for example, cerebral palsy, TBIs, epilepsy, and many more)

[genderheaven]

Rabid Flag

This rabid flag is made specifically for the identity of rabid that’s exclusive to transgender and autistic people, a reclamation of often being treated as diseased and outcasted for identity. It is also an acknowledgement of how many trans, autistic, and especially transgender autistics identify in some way as nonhuman and even those who do not experience intense dehumanization that we have the right to reclaim.

Flag symbolism/explanation:

Color meanings, from bottom to top:

Gold: autistics, value

Red: autistics, strength, blood

Black: alienation, dehumanization

Charcoal: community, nonhumanity

Light pink: neutrality/androgyny, xenic identity, enthusiasm

Red pink: femininity, love, resistance

Blue grey: masculinity, community

Red and gold triangles represent the autistic a, with the triangles together resembling an “A” and red and gold being autistic pride colors. Blue, red-pink, and pink are the trans flag changed to be more red to reflect the influence of autism on transness and specific rabid identity.

🚫 DNI is here 🚫 (Thank you for respecting my boundaries!)

✨ This flag was submitted by an anon! Thank you.✨

[crowpunkcognitivedecline]

cripple punk flag // not a coining post

hey, so. in disability pride month/july 2021, i made a flag for cripple punk. i got feedback from a number of cripples on the design and wanted to make a post on it since it's this blog's icon. (sources on my website--photosensitivity warning, the background is a raining gif)

black field: mourning, crips of color

light blue: history, joy, invisible disabilities

gold: perseverance, culture, success

red: strength, life, determination

dark blue: accessibility, mobility aid users, community

triangle pattern: unconventional problem solving, overlapping experiences

to be crystal clear, this is not a new flag. it's over two years old, i just didn't share it on tumblr. if you are a cripple, you are free to use this! i'd love to be tagged in anything you use it for though, just to see it.

ableds can reblog if they use the tag #i’m able bodied

[visualsys]

HIDDEN DISABILITIES

my first flag redesing !!

- dark blue means ; physical disabilities

- dark green means ; sensory disabilities

- dark cyan means ; intellectual disabilities

- vanilla means ; emotional disabilities

- brown means ; developmental disabilities

- every circle means ; solidarity, kindness, proudness and acceptance between each disabled person

- sunflower is the iconic symbol of the hidden disabilities

[identitty-dickruption]

hello disabled person who is dithering about whether or not to ask for a certain accommodation because you could "technically survive without it". that is the devil talking. you are allowed to demand more than "technically surviving". the world is a shitty ableist place, but if you have the chance to have your needs met in any tiny way you are allowed to take it. and yes, it's still a need even if you can kind of almost technically mostly survive without it

[shk0lstun-flagz]

PTSD

an awareness flag for post traumatic stress disorder

CPTSD

An awareness flag for complex post traumatic stress disorder

PTSD (left) and CPTSD (right)

[themogaidragon]

Cripplequeer Pride Flag

Cripplequeer: a term for and by physically disabled people who either feel their disability is inherenty queer or them being disabled affects their queerness.

Queer: a politicized umbrella term for people LGBTIQQAA+ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans, Intersex, Queer, Questioning, Asexual, Agender+) spectrum people.

Crip: Short for cripple and reclaimed by physically disabled folx. A politicized umbrella term for people with physical disabilities/disorders. Much like you can “come out” as queer, you can also “come out” as crip. Even if you have an obvious/visible disability, you may not identify as crip, just like gay or lesbian people may not identify as queer.

QueerCrip: A politicized umbrella term that encompasses queer, gender nonconforming identities, apparent and non apparent disabilities/disorders—physical, psychological, intellectual, developmental, emotional, etc.

Made by @dykefagdog on Twitter!

[Image ID: a flag with five horizontal stripes. It colors are, from top to bottom, yellow, orange, pinkish black, rose and pastel salmon.]

[perpetuallyoverit]

doctors are NOT autonomically entitled to your respect just for existing

"you should just respect the doctor"

just because somebody is wearing a white coat doesn't mean they are endlessly entitled to do whatever the fuck they want.

you know who ACTUALLY deserves respect? PATIENTS AND THEIR AUTONOMY. being able to refuse medications (especially if the procedure isn't life saving) and to not being coerced/threatened into something they are not comfortable with.

i don't need tone policing . i don't need to be "doctorsplained" or "educated" on what standard protocol is. just respect my boundaries because at the end of the day I KNOW my body the best.

before my tilt table test i blatantly said i wasn't comfortable with being administered medication as i am consistently tachycardic upon standing, but instead i was told "you either take the drug or this whole test is inconclusive".

just for them to lo and behold not even need to use it bc it was so obvious on their monitor, and giving the drug didnt make sense bc i so clearly had pots. i was right all along because why wouldn't i be? ITS MY FUCKING BODY

it's the way healthcare systems are so fragile and reliant on patients being obedient, compliant, and passive that the second you actually voice a legitimate concern or ask for individualized care, you are treated like an "inconvenience to handle" instead of a real person with real fucking concerns and the right to informed care/autonomy.

it's exhausting, tiring, and i am sick of people acting like my tone is the problem when i am running on fumes and fighting on all fronts. i shouldn't be expected to perform politeness and gratefulness.

sick girls shouldn't have to beg and we don't owe anyone gratefulness or respect just for existing.

[neopronouns]

regular flag | with color meanings

my proposal for a general neurodivergent flag! since the rainbow infinity symbol is the symbol of neurodivergence, i wanted the flag to somewhat be a simplified rainbow, but not so much that it ended up looking like the gay flag. i think i’m happy with it, but i’d also love to get input from other neurodivergent folks!

color meanings:

indigo: justice and support for all neurodivergent people; knowledge of the truth of neurodivergent people’s lived experiences; pushing back against misinformation spread by ableists

green: neurodivergent people’s perspectives on the world, on their neurotypes, and on the neurodivergent community itself; personal growth, growth of resources and scientific knowledge, and growth of the community; healing from ableism, especially internalized ableism

white: understanding each other; appreciating our own and each other’s unique lives and experiences

gold: compassion for other neurodivergent people and helping uplift one another; confidence in oneself and in the community

red: the power the neurodivergent community holds and the activism we come together to do; love for other neurodivergent people, for oneself, and for one’s neurotype, whatever type of love that is; optimistic views for the future of neurodivergent people

[incognitopolls]

(2/2) In your opinion, who can be part of "cripplepunk"?

Only physically disabled people

Only mentally disabled people

Physically disabled people AND mentally disabled people

Anyone, including people who are NOT disabled in any way

Other complicated opinion

No opinion/I don't feel qualified to have an opinion on this/show results

Voting ended onApr 8, 2025

For the purposes of this poll, "mental disability" encompasses anything in the DSM-5, genetic disorders that mess with your brain, and TBIs. (Anon is fully aware not all things in the DSM-5 are mental disabilities (such as intellectual disability or autism).)

Anon is physically and mentally disabled and has been their whole life. They've always been told that only physically disabled people can reclaim "cripple." When they joined the cripplepunk movement in order to find other physically disabled people online, they started seeing posts saying that both physically and mentally disabled people could reclaim cripple and be cripplepunk. They'd like to know what others think.

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We ask your questions anonymously so you don’t have to! Submissions are open on the 1st and 15th of the month.

[headpainmigraine]

Holy shit you guys

[headpainmigraine]

I was having a discussion with someone, very level headed, who was saying that they consider even abled people cripplepunk if they're helping with disability rights

And that 'gatekeeping' does nothing good for communities and etc etc

And they don't believe that the person who started the movement is the be all end all of that movement

But fucks sake, I'm tired of telling people their posts about mental illness and autism don't belong in the cripplepunk tags, even if they're physically disabled behind the scenes

Why is it so fucking hard to let physically disabled people have a place for ourselves?

And it's extra shitty when nonphysdis people crash the tag because someone who IS physically disabled tells them it's fine

And then they argue with you, like, go fucking talk about how hard it is to be White on some Brown person's post, then get up your ass when they rightly tell you to fuck off.

Why am I even being nice to them about it? Sometimes it's an honest mistake, but fuck, find out WHAT YOURE FUCKING TALKING ABOUT before you talk about it.

Going to go into autism tags and talk about how I can't get into a shop because there's a step in the way and then get pissy when they tell me thats not about autism.

[headpainmigraine]

Seriously, if you're going to tag it as cripplepunk, it needs some mention of physical disability in the body of the post or its spam.

Either you don't understand that cripplepunk is only for physical disabilities, and that there are tenents that make that very clear

Or you think talking about vaguely punk related stuff deserves the cripplepunk tag

Physdis? Tag it

Not phys dis? You're spamming the tags.

Please, there are so many other communities for purely punk stuff and for non-physdis (neuropunk, madpunk sanepunk) just let us have this one space and have the courtesy to respect it by tagging properly.