Imagine admitting that you don’t wash your hands as a NURSE

This was a response to a meme I made about central line care

Gaza has a large disabled population. Wissam is just one of tens of thousands, who need medication and care, facing the devastating choice of being slaughtered at home or out on the streets. All districts in Gaza but one have been declared combat zones.

Just going to nip this in the bud now, but I will not be entertaining any "but what about/have you tried" suggestions in my inbox re: plastic straws.

If you message me about this, I'll be soft-blocking you.

I don't care how well-meaning your intentions are; your intentions don't mean shit when what you're actually saying is, "I am uncomfortable with your clearly stated needs as a disabled person and would rather you harm yourself than do something I have deemed immoral based on corporate greenwashing."

This is not up for debate. You either need to unpack the problematic elements of greenwashing on your own time and continue to be an ally to disabled people, or you need to own what you're actually saying and fuck off.

Anyway. Peace and love. Don't be ableist. Save a sea turtle, kill a big oil CEO ✌.

I have a theory that my inability to get to the store when I want to go has a serious impact on my quality of life, so here's a question

If you needed something unexpectedly, can you get to the store without help? Does that matter to your quality of life?

Help is whatever makes you feel not independent - ie. i consider a taxi help, but not a bus because i retain my independence when taking a bus but feel like i'm asking for help when i taxi. It might be different for you.

also if anyone has any info on this, like essays or articles by disabled authors or academics I'd love to hear about it.

please share I want a lot of data!

blox n95s are 25 cents each rn (feb 27 2024)! they’re selling in packs of 10 for $2.50, 50 for $12.50, and 300 for $75

i hate that i have no volume control. i try so, so hard to reel it in but when im happy, excited, relaxed, comfortable, etc. i talk and laugh loud. it’s as involuntary as laughter. i don’t realize until i get shushed, then i feel like my heart got stomped on. it’s so frustrating because i KNOW it is annoying but can’t seem to help it. getting called on it always takes me from happy to feeling awful in a millisecond

instructions unclear, I’m celebrating disabled wrath month

i think the best thing someone can do to be a better ally to disabled people is to just believe other people. believe people know their own abilities and limitations and understand your own.

just. fucking listen to people when they talk about how they are feeling, because most likely theyve been feeling this way for a long time before saying anything either. trust another person to know their body better than you. they know what they can do and then please don't question it.

laziness is a myth.

don't apply your standards for your ability level (even subconsciously) onto other people. be gentle and forgiving with others and most importantly yourself.

i guess this is vent art sort of? anyways look at these weirdos

i know there's several ocd creatures already but i didn't vibe with any of them so here's mine. its name is smh creature. it moves around by hiding into the ground and then reemerging (at the worst possible moment) but can also slide around.

I wish I had a way to record myself on store trips because as an Autistic person, my body language & other ways I just harmlessly exist gets me followed by loss prevention & employees who think I look suspicious.

I don't know how to describe the way I move & browse shelves that apparently looks untrustworthy to people, & makes my nosy neighbors accuse me of being publicly on drugs & "ruining the neighborhood."

But if you ask non-autistic people why they think an Autistic person looks suspicious (without even knowing the person is Autistic), they don't know how to answer either. They just say things like "weird vibes" or "makes me uncomfortable," and they can't ever be more specific.

It is a form of deeply ingrained systemic ableism that causes so much hopelessness, anxiety, and paranoia in Autistic people. It can even cause PTSD, suicidal ideation, and isolation and mental illness from extreme avoidance.

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The anti-mask brain rot is penetrating the hospital system in a terrifying fashion.

Masks are necessary for accessing central lines, and more and more nurses are starting to have issues with wearing a mask during STERILE PROTOCOL.

These lines are going right into our hearts and nurses are throwing tantrums about having to cover up their faces for 5 minutes.

This has not happened at my infusion center personally but I have mutuals and friends who have had to beg their nurses to put on the mask that literally comes in the sterile access kit.

i am begging everyone to cease using the phrase “differently abled”. “differently abled” implies i can do the same things as abled/able-bodied people, just in my own unique way.  no.  i am disabled.  there are things i literally cannot do no matter how hard i try.  words matter. choose wisely. 

"i am too disabled to participate in public life" blinkies

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This ship really has something for EVERYONE huh

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