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octoberarts · 24 hours
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I need to work on my colouring, imo. And backgrounds...
Anyways. Been having a flare up. Been thinking about rollators. Don't think I'll get one but had fun imagining how one could customise one. May follow up with other funky rollators.
Hope the image description in the alt text is ok, I am not very well and it makes my brain muddled.
(Edit: btw the fabric is real fabric. My blue badge holder is made from it!!)
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plague-parade · 9 months
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today for disability pride month, i’d like to discuss something not many able-bodied people know about: ambulatory wheelchair users!
first, “what is an ambulatory wheelchair user?”
it’s a term used to describe people who use wheelchairs that can stand and or walk in some capacity. the amount a person can walk can vary greatly between ambulatory wheelchair users, some may need their wheelchair 60% of the time, some may need theirs 90% of the time.
“why would someone use a wheelchair if they can walk?”
there are tons of reasons someone who can walk might use a wheelchair, such as fatigue, balance, heart problems, pain, fainting, and many, many more. it could be dangerous for them to walk.
“isn’t that being lazy?”
nope! take shoes, for example. you *could* walk without them, but it would be painful, and could give you cuts or blisters. would you consider wearing shoes to be lazy? also, many disabilities and conditions are progressive, using a wheelchair can help slow progression and damage to your body.
so next time you see a wheelchair user move their leg, remember that ambulatory wheelchair users exist!
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gayaest · 4 months
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Bora! She’s blasian (black and korean!) she has POTS (postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome) and Chronic Pain! 🩷💜
She takes her rollator everywhere!
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cosmiccripple · 8 months
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if there's one thing i ask all parents to do, it's to teach their children about disability from an early age. i cannot leave my house without every child i come across staring at me and/or my mobility aid. as much as i understand children are curious, it's extremely humiliating to feel as though i'm an exhibition for able-bodied people to gawk at.
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yrfemmehusband · 8 months
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something i don't see talked about much is how people treating disabled people like we are abled can actually be harmful.
i was leaving work and had my cane, i was very tired and in pain. people outside of my store advertising for the world wildlife fund tried to stop me to talk about the environment until they saw i worked there, which is nice, but you probably shouldn’t stop anyone with a mobility aid who is walking. please don’t guilt us into taking extra time to stand in a hot sun, we actually need to go sit down, or it takes us longer to get somewhere so we really don’t have the time to.
don’t infantilize me, but also acknowledge i need extra help or rest. why is that so hard?
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tobytalksaac · 3 months
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Reminder that AAC device/mobility aid does not ruin your outfit!
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crazycatsiren · 9 months
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My dear fellow cripples: Use mobility assistance services at airports. Take elevators. Sit in the priority seats on public transportations. Get in the priority lines. Your lives deserve to be easier and I love you so much!
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mochabeanzz · 5 months
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ummm I'm hot, okay bye ✌🏻
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jemineye · 1 month
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seriously, though. i barely have enough energy, let alone using that same energy to cope with major chronic pains. not to mention dealing with anxiety/depression. when you see me out and about, im also not doing so great. don't chastise or be snarky towards me because of my routines.
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chronicallycouchbound · 8 months
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Most wheelchair users are ambulatory.
Meaning, most of us can walk for short distances. We aren’t faking just because we can walk some of the time.
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A brief guide on when it's okay to touch someone's mobility aid:
"When am I allowed to touch someone's mobility aid?" -> you are allowed if you have the owner's full consent, i.e. if they need it and it's far from reach or cannot grab it themselves and ask you specifically to grab it for them
"Can I take someone's mobility aid for a brief joke?" -> no, you can't
"Can I hide someone's mobility aid as a prank?" -> you absolutely cannot
"Even of they're my best friend/partner/coworker/relative?" -> yeah im (not) sorry you still need consent
"I did it before and my friend/partner/relative/coworker didn't say anything!" -> probably because they're so used to this kind of microaggressions they rather spend their energy on something else, this kind of reaction does not make your action okay. Silence does not replace consent.
(This includes ableds using disabled parking spaces and bathrooms and ableds petting service dogs when they shouldn't)
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octoberarts · 9 months
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[Image Description: A drawing of a black woman with pink locs that cover one eye, in which a few pink and yellow beads are in them. She has three rings in her ear, and one on her lip, and a dangling star earring. She has three necklaces, of which one has a large pink heart on it. She is wearing an off shoulder dark pink top, and her pink skirt has a drip pattern, alongside a pink belt with yellow chains attached. There is a pink turtle keyring on the chain, and two small yellow layers beneath the skirt. She wears fishnet on her legs and arms, with one arm wearing a stripey pink arm warmer, and both legs with stripey pink socks. One leg has a ripped legging under the sock, whilst the other has a pink ROM knee brace. Her boots are also pink, with a small drip pattern at the top. She has a cheerful expression and stands with confidence using pink and yellow crutches.]
Edit: Changed hairstyle description to locs following feedback!!
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plague-parade · 10 months
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this is ur sign to decorate ur mobility aids!!
i decorated it to match my graduation cap and outfit :-)
ID: three photos of the same forearm crutch on a white background. it has been spray painted cyan blue, the lower part of the cuff has many silver glittery stars on it in multiple sizes. the cuff has been bedazzled in matching rhinestones, with some silver star shaped rhinestones as well. there is a cyan paracord strap attached to the cuff with silver rings, and has a crocheted cover on the handle. first image: a side view of the crutch. second image: a head on shot of the crutch, showing the star rhinestone on the handle. third image: a back shot of the crutch, showing off the rhinestones on the cuff.
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gayaest · 22 days
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I’ve had really bad art block … + I’ve been super ill 😞❤️
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cosmiccripple · 6 months
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do any other disabled folks wonder if they're somehow faking their symptoms even though there's practically no way for their symptoms to be faked???
just me?
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Going home to my parents today and I’ve brought my Mobility aids with me (crutches and cane) and honestly I’m terrified of how my parents are going to react but I’ve decided to put my health and pain above their opinion and I’m honestly really proud of myself for that.
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