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jacethewitch

Sigil for Productivity

Draw on notebooks, stick on/near your desk, put in your pencil case, or use it as a laptop background to increase productivity!

autisticadvocacy

No, I’m not mad about your Christmas present.

“Nondisabled people using amenities originally designed for disabled people does nothing but improve our lives”

hunterinabrowncoat

I feel like it shouldn’t be a hard one to figure out, but apparently it is:

If an resource designed to cater to disability is limited, then don’t use it if you’re not disabled - like the limited number of disabled parking spaces or disabled toilets; if you use one, then someone who needs that resource won’t have access.

But if a resource is not limited, then more use will encourage more production. So use it! Buy it! Gluten free food became cheaper and more widely available after it became a fad diet, and now it’s easier for coeliacs to buy the food they need. Stim toys like fidget cubes became widely available and common use when they became a fad.

The less niche something is and the more commonly used something is, the easier it will become to obtain.

accessibilityfails

This! I try look through notes on any accessible product that is made by a niche company and any able bodied people saying “wow I would love this- I’m just so lazy and like getting dressed after an all nighter man this would be great” or whatever and just please buy it! Many “as seen on tv” items are promoted the way they are to appeal to a wider audience to make the product affordable to those who need it. When it’s a niche product produced by a company, you always pay more for niche products. This is why petites cost as much or more than plus sized clothes in western society but less in Asian countries where shorter people are more common. I often wear kids clothes (usually a boys L or XL) so I don’t have to shorten everything, unless I get lucky in a thrift store as petites cost so much more. A lot of people assume plus sized clothes cost more because more material is used, which is part of it, but a very small amount resulting in only $1-2 price difference max in production costs. In actuality the major reason has to do with niche markets. If grunge came back into fashion, standard sizes would be larger by default and plus sized clothes would become cheaper, because there is a higher demand for those sizes (as this has been sitting in drafts this is actually happening- grunge fashion is making a come back).

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Most retail pricing is generally a 300% increase from the wholesale cost the company pays to a company overseas to make it. The more items ordered at once, the lower the final cost to the customer. This means for things meant to help disabled people, something becoming a fad and something everyone MUST HAVE is the best thing can happen. It can cut the price down enough disabled people who couldn’t afford a product (like the clothes made specifically for amputees and movement disorders) because it’s like $150 for a pair of pants and we are on limited income. If everyone wants it just to “be lazy and not have to fumble with buttons” then discount brands start making it too (like Target annoucing an upcoming accessible line) and then it’s only like $25 for a pair of accessible pants. This is a good thing!

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So yes, all able bodied people who want that weighted blanket, spinner, magnetic button clothes, snuggies, etc- get it! Not only are you not appropriatating autistic or disabled culture but you are making products meant for these people actually accessible to them by making them more affordable. I also wanna say as someone who is both physically disabled and autistic, it’s also completely ok for non-autistic people to if they feel the urge flap or rock or carry a stuffed animal around. Normalizing stimming helps us, because we feel less embarrassed stimming in public. I trained myself for years not to flap or rock… but it felt so uncomfortable and self conscious about it. I still am a bit. Non-autistic people stimming out of boredom or anxiety or whatever make me less self conscious about stimming in public when I need to.