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THIS IS YOUR REMINDER
Disabilities aids can be anything that helps you
ANYTHING
shiny rock stops panic attacks? AID! Allergy meds so you don’t sneeze? AID!
wheelchair? AID!
Stuffie that helps you? AID!
Glasses?! AID!!!!
CROCHET?! YEAH THATS AN AID TOO?!
NAME YOUR AIDS IN THE COMMENTS
I use an AAC, communication cards, noise canceling headphones, a SSD(stuffed service dog), a pain stimulator fidget, normal fidgets, loom knitting, braces, cane, anddd ESSAs!!!
YALL GO
Went on a walk with Cyrus in his new cozy hoodie <3
me n rocket decided to go to the bay and take pics :3
so, I originally bought this harness for Freya, but sadly it was way too small for her :(
but, on Dagny, this harness looks perfect! she looks like she actually working now!!
don’t mess with her or her human, or she’ll steal all your shinies!
We have 3 DSSA's (disability support stuffed animals). And here are reasons why we refuse to call them ESSA's (emotional support stuffed animals)
1. They often carry:
- our medicines
- list of our health issues
- emergency contact
- fidgets
- sunglasses
2. Help us with
- meltdowns
- avoiding harmful stims
- depression
- mania
- pain (we squish them if pain is bad)
- dissociation
It is so anoying when someone invalidates our DSSA's because it is "disrespectful to service animals" or even we get fakeclaimed.
Plush id: Douglas Fluffy Pomeranian, Douglas St John newfoundland
Can you tell that Void is more camera shy than Lumi? Lumi loves being the center of attention, while Void tends to tolerate it.
Getting a photo of these two together can be really difficult since Lumi wants to glow and Void Puppy wants to become, well, a void. The woes of having hounds of opposing elemental natures.
ok... Marlowe customization IS COMPLETE!!
(I mixed water and acrylic paint until milk consistency, then painted, blow dried on cool, then brushed out in all directions aggressively!)
what he origonally looked like
the reference image
the result!!
On todays lesson we are going to talk about...
SSAs!
SSA stands for Stuffed Service Animal. Not to confuse with Stuffed Support Animal or Service Animal!
SSAs are plushies that are disability aids. SSAs belong in the Support Stuffed Animal alongside ESSAs (Emotional Support Stuffed Animals) DSSAs (Disability Support Stuffed Animals) and RSSA (Rage Support Stuffed Animals) and other microlabels like ASSAs (Anxiety/Autism Support Stuffed Animals or EDSSAs (Eating Disorder Support Stuffed Animals).
Let's break down the term:
Stuffed - Animals (obviously) means stuffed animals/plushies.
Service means/stands for "the action of helping or providing service to someone.
Many people think SSA handlers are claiming their plush is a SA (Service Animal) so here are some
Key differences:
SSAs are disabiliy aid objects while SAs are task trained live medical equipment protected by federal law.
SSAs cannot task even if as much as we want them to. They cannot perform standalone tasks without the handler's assitance.
SAs have full public acces while SSAs don't always have public acces. E.G. schools, work place or other places where focus or concentration is required.
Some "tasks" SSAs can perform:
Prevent or support during/after medical episodes
Ground/Distract handler or Tactile stimulation/deep pressure therapy like tasks
Carry other disability aids (medication, inhaler, blood pressure/heart rate/blood sugar monitor, ear muffs, fidget toys, medical information, etc)
Assist position changes/wheelchair transfer
If you have any question, feel free to send in a ask or write a comment! And remember, don't be an asshole.
