#disabled friends

[chronicallyconfuddled]

I’d really love some more disabled friends. I’ve been getting so frustrated with being surrounded by able-bodied people All The Time, and I miss the community that comes with having disabled friends.

I mostly want more irl (ie offline) interaction, so it would be lovely to get talking online and eventually meet up and hang out.

If you’re physically disabled and you live in the UK (especially north England) feel free to drop me a DM! If you’re not comfortable meeting offline I’m also very happy to just chat on here 🫶🏻

[writing2changetheworld]

Video by Imani Barbarin (AKA crutches_and_spice on Tiktok and Instagram).

[Description: Imani, a black woman with brown hair, wearing a blue long sleeve sweater, looks at the camera. Everything she says is in white text outlined in black in the middle of the screen. Above the captions is the words "Disabled Adults Need Disabled Friends" in white and outlined in pinkish purple. End of description]

At 23, I just recently made 2 disabled friends online. I can think of 1 disabled person around my age I've met in person when I was a kid.

[crazycatsiren]

I love my disabled friends so much!

[faerydelle]

y’all, chronically ill friends are the best. or i should say, chronically ill and disabled soulmates.

like i now have someone to talk to who completely understands the experience of your head trying to fall off, and we can share tips as two people in cervical collars 24/7

and then i have someone who is bedbound like me from the same symptoms but also knows and relates to my mental health problems specifically and deeply, who understands having daily panic attacks and OCD spirals, who understands that I will break down the second there’s tension.

they both also understand the magic of pink and purple and colors, sparkles, rainbows and magic and that’s so special.

i have another friend that’s also severely disabled and we play game pigeon on imessage with each other to keep each other occupied.

[majaurukalo]

If you are non-disabled and have disabled friends and want to invite them into your home that is inaccessible, warn them beforehand. We are not going to kill you 😂

I had friends who invited me into their homes and when I found flights of stairs they went like “uuupsie”. This irks me more than knowing it beforehand, it sounds almost like a mockery.

I don’t want to sound harsh but just a heads up like “Maja, I’m sorry but there are stairs to reach my house. I will help you though, we’ll find a way, don’t worry” is enough. We cripples appreciate it a great deal.

Also, I’m not blaming anyone for living in inaccessible houses. That’s how our society is built unfortunately. And it’s not my friends or people’s fault.

But don’t do me the “upsie” thing. Let’s do a team job. Yeah?

[slightlydepressedmelon]

if your acceptance and accommodation of those with disabilities doesn’t include invisible disabilities you’re doing it wrong

[possum-dyke]

Hey if you want to be my casual online friend (for now) or if we already have a relationship and would like to get closer please slide into my dms or heart this message