#disabling

[oceanwithouthermoon]

nothing recently has prompted this but i find it weird how some people in this fandom are SO against the idea of saiki as a disabled character

like i know the "implications" are unintentional but nobodys trying to say they are, its just that its a really interesting way of reading his character, and its not even close to far fetched nor does it clash with any of his lore 😭 ive seen people try to be like "him using a wheelchair without his limiters means nothing since he can walk without them, its just that he would destroy everything if he did" okay so... tell me you know nothing about disabled people without telling me?? not all wheelchair users are entirely physically incapable of standing or walking, there are plenty of people who have something that hinders their ability to walk without taking it away entirely... yknow who fits that description?? saiki 😭

you obviously dont have to see him as disabled... but its a valid reading of his character

[myalgicencephalomyelitiscfstom]

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Many non disabled people are under the misconception, that most disabled people enjoy asking for accommodations. But many of us are actuall

[the-oracle-of-the-lost]

it's been said before and it'll be said again but the narrative that disabled people with long term chronic illnesses need to just get over it and get used to being in pain is deeply frustrating while temporary illnesses are often (though of course not always) given more leniency & support just because those illnesses are abnormal and will usually get better. like i had a cold all last week and felt a little bit shit but aside from blowing my nose a lot and being a bit more sleepy – i was perfectly functional, didn't need any help or support, and barely noticed i was sick. but today i'm sick with migraine which i routinely get several of a month and hurt my thumb pretty badly because of my joint problems and there's none of the "just take it easy and rest!" or "is there anything i can do to help?" or anything that's usually offered when i have the sort of viral illnesses that able-bodied people can relate to. when in reality – having a headache so bad that it's difficult to think and gets worse when i do literally anything and my thumb joint being too unstable to use is much more disabling than any cold symptom i've ever experienced.

it's such a sharp divide and it really fucking sucks that just because pain is chronic, suddenly a lot of people assume that it means it's easier to deal with or not as big of a deal when in my experience it's the exact opposite.

[oblivious-flesh]

hey in case anyone needs this:

your pain doesn't have to be at high levels constantly to be valid. Chronic pain is classified as "pain lasting over three months." I don't fully agree with this definition, but it supports the fact that your pain doesn't always have to be super bad to be chronic!!!

Any level of pain, if long-term, is considered chronic pain!!! For example, I have chronic pain, but most days it's at like a 1-3 when sitting or laying down and not moving my joints, and like a 3-5 when standing or walking!! You don't always have to be in like level 7-10 pain for your pain to be valid!!!

Obviously, I'm not trying to say that people who are always in extremely high levels of pain aren't valid, or that they don't need support. I'm just saying that it's ok to not be in super high levels of pain constantly and that it doesn't mean you aren't 'disabled enough'!!

this post is about physical disability, please don't derail it

[twinkdrama]

accessibility isnt childlike. someone in a wheelchair or some other type of mobility aid is not childlike. if to you, anyone on eyelevel of children is childlike then check your ableism

[service-dog-info]

I dont want my disability

I dont want this disorder.

It wasn't a choice I made.

[myalgicencephalomyelitiscfstom]

Parts 2-4: "This doesn’t make us any less disabled than someone who joined the community suddenly & visibly. What does it mean? We faced barriers to get here, we dealt w/ a level of imposter syndrome, we’ve thought intensely about identifying & doing so was a pivotal moment in our lives." --- "To get to the point where we can proudly say the words: I am disabled. We may have first been dismissed by our doctors - the authority figures who traditionally assess disability (med model). & we may have had family/friends react with fear or denial. There may have been trauma." --- "Identifying as disabled can be a life-changing moment for people who were previously struggling to get by. For me, it was an active choice. Everyone else was happy for me to be “sick”. Choosing to identify as disabled was an act of agency & has allowed me to create a better life." --- https://twitter.com/NataliaHodgins/status/1533419559893381120?s=20