[djenitals]

[ashstfu]

sayіng “first of aII” without having a second thought

[cryptvokeeper]

[raccooninthedaytime]

My hot take is that actually food allergies are a disability and more people need to realize that. The amount of research people with food allergies have to do when they want to go visit places but arent sure if they’ll have access to any food there is insane. Allergy friendly food is almost ALWAYS incredibly expensive in stores bc of all those fucking fad diets that like yoga instructors and middle age soccer moms make popular. And on top of the price, it is so hard to FIND! Almost evrry grocery store ive been to has a tiny ass allergy section that is almost always near empty. Plus what about people who don’t have the money to pay 10$ for a loaf of bread? You go to starbucks and non-dairy milks are like 70 cents extra? People are definitely out there buying and eating stuff that is destroying their digestive systems because they have no other choice. I am begging people to stop pretending that catering to people’s food allergies is elitist and not worth is. We need to make these options openly available.

[animatedamerican]

And this is one of several reasons that I firmly hold the opinion that prohibiting people from bringing their own food into sports stadiums and amusement parks and hotels is an accessibility issue, and should be treated as such. Concession stands and hotel restaurants do not and cannot provide enough choices to accommodate every possible food allergy or intolerance, and that means not letting people bring in their own food = not letting people eat while they’re there.

(Side point: it’s also a religious discrimination issue – and it’s even more trouble when religious dietary restrictions and health-related dietary restrictions overlap. I’ve been in the center of that particular venn diagram and it sucks.)

[vaspider]

There was a court case which ended up mediated and established that if a facility doesn’t provide food you can eat, they have to permit you to bring your own. It was specifically about celiac.

If you have a food allergy or other digestive issue, it is covered under the ADA update of 2008.

Come armed with paperwork. Call or email ahead. And remember these magical words:

“I am requesting a Reasonable Accommodation for my disability.”

One of my go-to moves is an email like this, a week or two ahead of a visit or an event:

Hello,

I am writing to request an accommodation for my disability from your facility. I will be attending X on Y day with my family. I have celiac disease and must eat specially-prepared food from a “safe” kitchen. Celiac disease is an ADA-recognized disability and the ADA provides for me to be able to bring my own food to any facility that cannot provide me with food I can eat.

Since X does not have a dedicated gluten-free kitchen, what is the least-stressful way for me to bring my own food to X on Y day? I am happy to bring whatever paperwork is necessary to show security, please just let me know what you need!

Thank you in advance for your help.

Approach it as though your right to have safe food, and that clearly the people in question are going to help you. Make clear that you know the law, but don’t be a dick about it. State as fact that they’re going to let you bring food in, and what you are negotiating is how to make that easy on everyone. State as fact that the kitchen isn’t safe, if that’s the case, and make clear that you are happy to bring paperwork or otherwise work with them to make this accommodation easy on them.

Enforcing the “no outside food” rule usually falls on the people making the least money. If you approach this from the perspective of “hey we’re both in kind of a shitty situation here, I just want to eat and not shit my pants for hours or asphyxiate or whatever,” then usually things will go pretty easily. Every once in a while you’ll run into a total dick and you’ll have to go over their head, but… usually you won’t need to as long as you prepare the way.

[unrecorded]

[ID: Text that reads: “The ADA will allow you to bring your own gluten-free food to places where safe food won’t be available. Professional mediators helped to decide a case in New Hampshire involving a tour train operator that refused to allow a passenger with food allergies to bring her own food. Ultimately, the tour train operator revised its policies to make them more accommodating to people with allergies.” /End ID]

[disabledprincesses]

Explain your disability (one of them or more) in three words

[staandupanndscream]

Heart go zoom(POTS)

Hurt all over(Fibromyalgia)

Tummy all wrong(IBS)

Ringy dizzy brain(Meniere’s)

[fridayiminlovemp3]

fucked up that i can’t listen to a podcast, listen to an album, study, draw, read a book, watch a tv show, watch a movie, journal, facetime a friend, go on a hike, go on a run, and bake all at the same time 🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄 guess the only option is to do nothing

[sunshineysprinkles]

A quick list of things you are not:

damaged goods.

a burden.

worthless.

a failure.

stupid.

a waste of space.

weak.

a lost cause.

alone.

[justcatposts]

“It’s not that wet” 

(via)

[islakariese]

This cat strikes me as both fascinated by the sensation of the rain - the smell, sound, and feel of it - and completely mortified by the fact that it comes with being wet

[linguisticparadox]

This cat is like “I am enjoying approximately 75% of this experience but I’m not sure if it’s worth that other 25%”

[xxemilythestrangexx-deactivated]

[ididliterallynothingtoday]

💖Self care days are for horror movies💖

Because, as a single queer living alone in a tiny inner city apartment, nothing says self care quite like watching straight couples and their families suffering in their giant suburban homes.

[ampervadasz]

[maplebungus-deactivated20221118]

this is honest to god what we should all feel like at all times

[remanence-of-love]

[0ssim0r0]

Ossimoro

[obscureoldguy]

FREE PILLOW FIGHTS!

[kreature-ofthenight]

I love that most people once they realized what was happening just went full Berserk mode without a care

also the man dropping his walking cane to have an anime like elder master reveal

[perforatedsanity]

This wonderful human is bringing so much joy into the world. He’s reminding people they’re allowed to play. That they can be silly in public. That fun can come in unexpected places and at unexpected times. I wish I knew who he was. I’d donate so he could buy more pillows and bring more fun into the world - once it’s safe enough to.

[chubb-e-cheese]

[lelelelelelelelelelel-deactivat]

i cannot fake interest, i don’t know how people do it

[clementinerot-deactivated202106]

having pots is just *eats* *almost faints* *stands up* *almost faints* *walk a little too fast* *RAPID HEART BEAT and almost faints* *goes up stairs* *gets dizzy and almost faints* *lifts something a little too heavy* *out of breath and almost faints*

[arriaak]

SHE HIT EACH AND EVERY POINT

[ninthwardjawn-deactivated201902]

[3mcgriddles-deactivated20151029]

this is exactly how that one episode went