But there are much worse games to play

I'm a college senior studying communications and religious studies. I have cerebral palsy and am passionate about disability rights. I love music, books, movies, art, and Jesus.

[wordsaresinging]

My darling, you are allowed to fail without being a failure. You are allowed to make mistakes without becoming one. More opportunities will present themselves, you will find hope again.

(via yesdarlingido)

[onlinecounsellingcollege]

I am a strong person. But every once in a while I would like someone to hold my hand and tell me things are going to be OK.

Unknown (via onlinecounsellingcollege)

[larmoyante]

Let someone love you just the way you are – as flawed as you might be, as unattractive as you sometimes feel, and as unaccomplished as you think you are. To believe that you must hide all the parts of you that are broken, out of fear that someone else is incapable of loving what is less than perfect, is to believe that sunlight is incapable of entering a broken window and illuminating a dark room.

Marc Hack (via cybergirlfriend)

[fancyfade]

able bodied people are always so happy to tell me I drive my wheelchair really well, but when I tell them they walk really well they act offended

Gad able bodied people, learn to take a compliment! My comment wasn’t condescending! You’re just too different from me! I’m trying to relate with you despite your abledness and this is how you treat me??!!

/sarcasm

[ted]

Comedian and journalist Stella Young is tired of people telling her she’s an “inspiration” just for getting up in the morning. In a hilarious, hard-hitting, and thought-provoking talk at TEDxSydney, she explains why.   

Watch the full talk here»

[carolrossettidesign]

[awwww-cute]

My new kitten!

[cuteys]

IT HAS A HEART FOR A NOSE OH MY GOSH

[cptfantasy]

Housecat meets bobcat

[sparky-sparkerson]

“why are you trapped in there, tiny orange bobcat”

[radicalfeminisms-blog]

omg the kitty knocking on the window

[giandujakiss-deactivated2021081]

ive seen this a few times and it’s just the most adorable thing in the universe so i must reblog in case anyone has missed it

[thefingerfuckingfemalefury]

The bobcat looks so concerned

"FRIEND

FRIEND ARE YOU OKAY

THERE IS A FORCE FIELD BETWEEN US WHAT IS THIS”

[ghosts-just-wanna-have-fun]

THIS IS SO CUTE I JUST WANT TO REMIND EVERYONE ABOUT THIS.

[gov-info]

Smithsonian Gov Docs/Exhibit:EveryBody: An Artifact History of Disability in America

Many stories and events related to people with disabilities never make it into the history books or shared public memories. Familiar concepts and events such as citizenship, work, and wars become more complicated, challenge our assumptions about what counts as history, and transform our connection with each other when viewed from the historical perspective of people with disabilities, America’s largest minority.

Knowing these histories deepens understanding of the American experience and reveals how complicated history really is. In addition, when history comes through artifacts, distinct themes emerge—for example, the significance of place, relationships, and technology—that are less apparent when only books and words are used.

Sections:

Introduction

Disability and History

Who Is Normal?

Vision

Left-handed

Literacy

Appearance

It’s Complicated 

"God is Testing You."

"Help the Handicapped."

"What Is Wrong with You?"

"Crip Is Hip."

People

Interdependence

Intentional Communities

Home and Daily Life

Place

Outside

Removal

Inside

Identity

Community

Autonomy

Technology

Communication

Transportation

Medicine

War

Citizens

Civil Rights, Disability Rights

Laws

Architecture

Work

Eugenics

Activism

Resources

Disability history posters (color & b/w; English & Spanish)

En Español

[mofobian-deactivated20190216]

Nothing is sexier than someone who wants you as much as you want them.

(via modddy)

[disabledgirlism-bye]

But on the flip side, being a visibly disabled woman means that my body is a free-for-all. Since the day I was born, my body has not belonged to me so much as it has belonged to a countless parade of doctors, therapists, and even people on the street who think it is acceptable to ask about my body, make comments about my body, touch my body and move parts of my body. My body and its history are seen as public domain. I have been asked variants of “what happened to you?” by random people (usually men) in smelly train station elevators, in cabs, and on the street. My body is stared at, pointed at, laughed at. Paratransit drivers will, without my permission, physically pick up my arm from my wheelchair armrest in order to fasten the straps, rather than asking me to move my arm myself. Even other women think it’s acceptable to ask intrusive questions about my body and touch my body, often with the intention of “helping” me. In the pecking order, those of us with visible body differences are among the lowest of the low.

That Crazy Crippled Chick (via disabledgirlism)

[thisiswhatkarinthinks]

"You're a nice girl" people would tell me when I would feel down about it, "but you just have to find somebody who can overlook your disability." This message was drilled into my head over and over again in my quest for love. I was constantly told it would take a "very special boy" to love somebody like me. I was constantly reminded that I couldn't take it too personally, I had to understand that many people struggled to see past the chair. Growing up, society made me believe that my chair, my disability, and a lot of who I was was a problem that needed to be looked past rather than something about me that could be loved and appreciated. ... We need to stop believing the lies the disability means that you can only expect mere toleration. We need to truly believe and truly remember that every person is worth so much more than that. I learned by falling in love that who I am is good enough to be loved and valued by another person and not merely tolerated."

How I Learned I Am Worthy Of Love

[thisiswhatkarinthinks]

Happy Easter!

[perksofbeingdisabled]

About how to handle dancing while being disabled.

mosaicmonster said: “Dance like nobody’s watching! Who gives a crap what they think? But be prepared for drunks to come hug you crying “you’re so inspirational!”. So, yeah, flask for sure”.

[fogblogger]

I hate when you call yourself disabled and someone is all “oh, don’t call yourself that!” Like…but I am? Thanks for reinforcing that my body is considered an insult to most people?

[jesshasnospoons]

The spoons are never in our favor.

[disable-seeker-deactivated20160]

[perksofbeingdisabled]

Disabled can be sexy.