#advocate

[wisedeerdancer]

I'ma just leave these here for like... *Cough* Research purposes and such.

[a-little-revolution]

Rest in Peace to Disability Rights Activist and Author Alice Wong (51,she/her)

I woke up today to find out that Alice Wong has past away as of November 14th at the age of 51. Not only was her work deeply impactful to the disabled community, but she was only just beginning to be a disabled elder - she was younger than my mother. She was brilliant, unabashed, and dreamed of an inclusive future. If you haven't yet, please go check out her books:

Her writing reshaped how I viewed my own body and mind, and encouraged my further reading on disability, community care, intersectionality and radical love. This is a devastating loss, and I wish her family and friends well as they mourn this amazing woman.

[justmori]

I shouldn’t have to say this, but— do not sign anything which has important points added in goddamn pencil.

Don’t sign forms with areas left blank. Make sure those areas have “not applicable” written in each one (or words which work where you are).

Be aware of ambush tactics like being asked to sign unrelated forms * after * a surgery, any painful therapy, while feverish — any time when you’re unable to read and think clearly.

Don’t believe “this form is no big deal, you don’t have to read it.”

If you’re pressured “because it’s more efficient to sign everything at once” or anything like that, remember this is one more reason to be cautious, if not suspicious. Tell them to make a separate appointment.

If you are in pain, alone, or concerned for yourself and your ability to refuse to sign papers under pressure, ask someone to be there with you.

If you don’t have people to help in person, get someone to witness things with your phone, and allow them to say “wait a minute, that’s not right” or “no” for you. You don’t even need a smart phone to do this, OK? I’ve had to use a land line on speaker. It helps if your person has a clue what’s going on, but if you’re ambushed, just make sure they are willing to stick up for you. There are probably notes on how to be an advocate somewhere, if you know resources please add them in comments or add to this post.

[martyr-mayhem]

Dollar store employees have the biggest of balls

[djkerr]

Noah Wyle advocating for healthcare professionals. 🫶🏽

🎥 @protect.our.care IG

[eeveeas123]

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Lots of non-autistic individuals know that autism itself can affect a person’s mental health, personality, language abilities and sensory processing. But less of them know that autism can also directly affect gross motor skills (Walking, running, lifting things, etc.) and fine motor skills (Writing, tying shoelaces, using a spoon, etc.). Lots of people undereducated on autism think it’s just a thing that has mental traits when in reality, it can greatly affect physical traits and skills too! I always look down when walking to avoid tripping on ground objects, I can’t do typical typing (On a keyboard, I peck one key at a time, my typing classes in elementary school didn’t help), I’d say my biggest concern between the 2 is my fine motor skills (I get very frustrated using my hands, I hated sewing class). I love video games like Pokémon but I’m bad at quick decision making (In Legends Arceus, I couldn’t play because it was too much too fast, I prefer the turn based system of the main games). My processing is somewhat slow and being under pressure doesn’t help. Overall, I’m still looking into doing special motor exercises and activities at 23, even if I don’t get better, at least I won’t get worse

[colliholly]

HAPPY HALLOWEEN! Here's my full piece for the Toontown Halloween Zine, my prompt was "bad luck" so I felt something moody with Misty was fitting :p

The full zine is out now, go check it out!