service dog registrations are fake - education post one

So i have not seen a whole lot of service dog content on tumblr and as a service dog handler I would like to see more so i thought i would also start typing facts about service dogs on here to help educate the public. Todays fact is that service dog registrations are fake. Now what the general public thinks of as a service dog is potentially two things. A well behaved lab or Golden wearing a guide harness and or program vest that is probably blue, red or yellow. The dog is in a heel while being feed treats for being a good dog and focusing on the owner. The second "service dog" is a small dog in a Walmart shopping cart barking at everything that does and does not move. When the Walmart employee asks about the legitimacy of this "service dog" the owner pulls out a registration card. The employee does not know that ADA laws so she allows the pet dressed up in a service dog vest to go into the store. So im going to talk about "service dog" number two. The ADA law states that a service dog is not required to show any form of proof in writing or patches that it is a service dog. This includes registrations because the ADA (Americans with disability act) does not recognize them as a valid way to prove a service dog. So if service dog registrations are a scam how do i go get a real service dog. Task one you must have a disability. No matter how severe if it impact you even a little bit and you think a service dog could help you, your on your way. A service dog must me task trained to mitigate your diability. what ddoes this mean, it means that your dog will directly be trained to help you manage your disability. Like it you have chronic pain your dog might do fmp (foward momentum pull) to help preserve your energy. or if you are diabetic your dog might alert to high and low blood sugar and retrieve a diabetic kit for you. However to sum up this post please dont just go buy a service dog vest and slap in on your pet. This cause cause trouble for the people who have real service dogs. along with the fact that it gives real service dogs a bad reputation. thank you for reading if you like this please hit the like button and go follow my Instagram @/mercy_and.me

if you would like to learn more about diability and service dogs go to ada.gov

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Hey can someone remind me that I still need to take breaks even on good days so I don't overwork myself and have more bad days

Casually daydreaming about the mobility aids I think would help me, ya know, like every able bodied person does.

to the older lady in walgreens who came up to me when i was buying my cane and said "whoever gets that cane will be happy". even though i havent used it for long, i don't hurt when i walk, i dont feel like i'll fall. im happy, you were right.

i purchased a rollator and a new cane yesterday, both should be arriving by wednesday and i'm practically buzzing in excitement. i cannot wait for them to arrive oh my goddess i'm so excited!!!!

Hear me out

This on a mobility aid

made an alt just to talk abt cpunk shtuff more freely anywwaayyy. look at my super cool crutch again.

Finally had a chance to post my customized mobility aids. First up, my cane!

Pictured: a foldable purple cane covered with stickers of cartoon ghosts, cats, spiders, and candy. End picture ID.

Next up, my found-for-free-on-social-media-that-I-painted-and-fixed-up walker! It includes my handmade glow in the dark dinosaur basket, custom made grippers, and a custom paint job. It is an electric blue base, accented with sky blue for the wheels and bottoms, with lime green accents around the rings in the middle. The basket and hand grippers are made from a Dollar Tree blanket with various dinosaurs that if left in the sun long enough DO glow in the dark. It is all made by me.

I was once again scrolling through the cane user tag (because community and such) and I saw an awesome post (that was just reblogged).

It got me thinking about how I use my cane.

For those who don't know, Hi! I'm Twily. I'm 16 years old and I'm an ambulatory cane user.

Ambulatory means that I only use my cane some of the time. I suffer from chronic pain and fatigue, mainly in my hips and knees. My knee problems are also due to patellofemoral pain syndrome, otherwise knows as "runners knee".

My pain is usually manageable and greatly helped due to physiotherapy. One day I may be able to set my cane aside completely, but as of now, the pain is here to stay.

I have let my friends try my cane as a gag in the past and it always surprises me how badly they move with it. When using a cane, people will usually carry the cane in the opposite hand to which side needs support.

For example, when my issues started, they were mainly in my right knee. That means I learned how to walk with a cane using my left hand. Nowadays, I still only use my cane in my left hand, even though I switch which leg I am favouring regularly. The motion of swinging a cane is something you get used to with time. I am now able to use my right hand completely independently and expressively while keeping my cane moving in my left.

Mobility aids are used a little bit differently for everyone. I have my preferences and specifications for the way I use my cane.

Being so young with a mobility aid gets me looks, sure, but I've learned to live with it. This is what's right for my body. This is what works for me. Early dismissal, seating privileges, pain meds, skipping class for flare ups, and all.

Thank you for reading if you've made it this far. I'd love to hear your stories of mobility aid usage! Have a great day!

If I find out that my mother’s refusal to let me use crutches is causing (physical) damage to my body I might go beast mode. 👿👿

I love you mobility aids.

I love you canes I love you forearm crutches I love you compression gloves I love you compression sleeves for knees and elbows. I love you rollators I love you wheelchairs I love you back braces and neck braces I love you power chairs I love you leg and arm braces I love you screen readers and hearing aids and everyone who spends the time and energy to actually help physically disabled people of all kinds.

I love everything that helps disabled people live our fucking lives

Having a cane can be fun cuz I just put googly eyes all over mine to match my Jonathan Sims cosplay I'm going to a convention as this weekend.

Big news, I bought a wheelchair. It’s a nicer one than I thought I’d be able to get because my dad paid the upfront cost and is letting me pay him back monthly. It can also be returned for thirty days so if it causes me more pain I can send it back.

While it’s not custom it does have multiple adjustable features, and is only 26lbs, I measured as much as I could and it should be able to fit me quite well.

I’m so excited, after having a really inaccessible job the fatigue and pain I’ve had for years worsened significantly and I can’t do as much as I want to in my life so I feel like this will open things up to me again!

This is huge, even if I haven’t been considering mobility aids for very long I probably could’ve benefited from them years ago, at least in certain situations. So it’s a really big step and I’m excited and i think it’ll make my life a little better.

If anyone is interested in seeing the wheelchair I bought message me and I’ll send a picture or link, I just don’t want to post it because I’m still feeling quite delicate about the whole situation and I don’t want any negative opinions about what I picked to cause me more anxiety. I did the best I could with the information and resources available to me and I just want to enjoy being excited about it.

i have a question for my fellow phys dis who use mobility aids!!!

when yall dream, do you have your mobility aids in the dream?

personally when i dream i have either crutches or a wheelchair but i want to know whether that's what most people also do

This is Togo Mimori from Yuki Yuna is a hero!

Togo is a non ambulatory -> ambulatory wheelchair user! She became paralyzed when she was young after an accident and through the course of the series starts to make a recovery. She is paralyzed in both legs.

Negative stereotypes? SPOILERS

Some view it as a negative that most of her arch is about recovery, others appreciate that we get to see a character reflect an honest experience of recovery. Unfortunately, many were put off by the fact that she becomes 100% able bodied by the end of show, feeling that it is disrespectful to heal all of the disabled characters disabilities within 12 episodes, while some appreciate that she is able to make a recovery at all, and more so appreciate that we got to see a wheelchair user at all.