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unpopular opinion but mobility aids shouldn't cost so much !!
#disability rights#disabled#chronic pain#forearm crutches#joint pain#mobility aid#young and disabled#mobility aid user#chronically ill#disability#ambulatory wheelchair user#rollator#cane user#wheelchair user
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Ah yes, just daydreaming about mobility aids. You know, like every healthy normal person does...
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my fucking impostor syndrome. some sketches + pain level rating.
me, sitting still for an hour: i'm barely in pain (2/10). i'm actually healthy.
me, when i walk with a cane and it's tolerable (4/10): so do i really need a cane? i can walk fine without it?
me, taking a few steps without a cane and whimpering in pain (7.5/10): i just made up that pain to find an excuse to use a cane.
me, in the middle of the night, getting up to take a piss, grabbing my cane and holding onto walls, i can barely walk (5.5/10): yeah, a play without an audience. okay. you'll get there just fine, calm down and stop pretending.
me, unable to get off the toilet without grabbing the doorjamb (3.5/10): well, i just came up with a cool way to move in a cool way. nothing unhealthy.
#chronic pain#mobility aid#cane user#cripple punk#disabled#physical disability#chronically ill#c punk#cpunk#using a cane#physically disabled#young and disabled#disability
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fuck I hate having POTS all I’ve been doing for the last half hour is lay down. Why the fuck is my heart racing and pounding???????
#disabled#disability#actually disabled#chronic illness#physical disability#chronic pain#hypermobility#pots#pots syndrome#mobility aid#potsawareness#potsie#why is pots like this#disautonomia#tachycardia#health#high heart rate#fuck this
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walking in strong winds with a cane is a whole battle i swear to fuck
almost fell multiple times cus the wind almost took it from under me as i would go to step
#cripple punk#queer cripple#cripple shit#cripple posting#crip punk#chronic pain#chronic fatigue#hypermobile ehlers danlos#hypermobile eds#fibromialgia#potsie#pots#cane user#mobility aid user#mobility aid
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Me: *walks with crutches for support*
Random child: You're paralyzed!?
#disability#disabled#spoonie#actually disabled#physical disability#chronic illness#invisible disability#actually chronically ill#humor#paralyzed#physically disabled#mobility devices#mobility aid#crutches#cripple punk#crip punk
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This is a friendly reminder that none disabled people often do benefit from the same accommodations disabled people benefit from.
#mobility issues#leftism#mental illness#autism#medical model#mobility aid#social model of disability
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A general cane guide for writers and artists (from a cane user, writer, and artist!)
Disclaimer: Though I have been using a cane for 6 years, I am not a doctor, nor am I by any means an expert. This guide is true to my experience, but there are as many ways to use a cane as there are cane users!
This guide will not include: White canes for blindness, crutches, walkers, or wheelchairs as I have no personal experience with these.
This is meant to be a general guide to get you started and avoid some common mishaps/misconceptions in your writing, but you absolutely should continue to do your own research outside of this guide!
This is NOT a medical resource!!! And never tell a real person you think they're using a cane wrong!
The biggest recurring problem I've seen is using the cane on the wrong side. The cane goes on the opposite side of the pain! If your character has even-sided pain or needs it for balance/weakness, then use the cane in the non-dominant hand to keep the dominant hand free. Some cane users also switch sides to give their arm a rest!
A cane takes about 20% of your weight off the opposite leg. It should fit within your natural gait and become something of an extension of your body. If you need more weight off than 20%, then crutches, a walker, or a wheelchair is needed.
Putting more pressure on the cane, using it on the wrong side, or having it at the wrong height can make it less effective, and can cause long term damage to your body from improper pressure and posture. (Hugh Laurie genuinely hurt his body from years of using a cane wrong on House!)
(some people elect to use a cane wrong for their personal situation despite this, everyone is different!)
(an animated GIF of a cane matching the natural walking gait. It turns red when pressure is placed on it.)
When going up and down stairs, there is an ideal standard: You want to use the handrail and the cane at the same time, or prioritize the handrail if it's only on one side. When going up stairs you lead with your good leg and follow with the cane and hurt leg together. When going down stairs you lead with the cane and the bad leg and follow with the good leg!
Realistically though, many people don't move out of the way for cane users to access the railing, many stairs don't have railings, and many are wet, rusty, or generally not ideal to grip.
In these cases, if you have a friend nearby, holding on to them is a good idea. Or, take it one step at a time carefully if you're alone.
Now we come to a very common mistake I see... Using fashion canes for medical use!
(These are 4 broad shapes, but there is INCREDIBLE variation in cane handles. Research heavily what will be best for your character's specific needs!)
The handle is the contact point for all the weight you're putting on your cane, and that pressure is being put onto your hand, wrist, and shoulder. So the shape is very important for long term use!
Knob handles (and very decorative handles) are not used for medical use for this reason. It adds extra stress to the body and can damage your hand to put constant pressure onto these painful shapes.
The weight of a cane is also incredibly important, as a heavier cane will cause wear on your body much faster. When you're using it all day, it gets heavy fast! If your character struggles with weakness, then they won't want a heavy cane if they can help it!
This is also part of why sword canes aren't usually very viable for medical use (along with them usually being knob handles) is that swords are extra weight!
However, a small knife or perhaps a retractable blade hidden within the base might be viable even for weak characters.
Bases have a lot of variability as well, and the modern standard is generally adjustable bases. Adjustable canes are very handy if your character regularly changes shoe height, for instance (gotta keep the height at your hip!)
Canes help on most terrain with their standard base and structure. But for some terrain, you might want a different base, or to forego the cane entirely! This article covers it pretty well.
Many cane users decorate their canes! Stickers are incredibly common, and painting canes is relatively common as well! You'll also see people replacing the standard wrist strap with a personalized one, or even adding a small charm to the ring the strap connects to. (nothing too large, or it gets annoying as the cane is swinging around everywhere)
(my canes, for reference)
If your character uses a cane full time, then they might also have multiple canes that look different aesthetically to match their outfits!
When it comes to practical things outside of the cane, you reasonably only have one hand available while it's being used. Many people will hook their cane onto their arm or let it dangle on the strap (if they have one) while using their cane arm, but it's often significantly less convenient than 2 hands. But, if you need 2 hands, then it's either setting the cane down or letting it hang!
For this reason, optimizing one handed use is ideal! Keeping bags/items on the side of your free hand helps keep your items accessible.
When sitting, the cane either leans against a wall or table, goes under the chair, or hooks onto the back of the chair. (It often falls when hanging off of a chair, in my experience)
When getting up, the user will either use their cane to help them balance/support as they stand, or get up and then grab their cane. This depends on what it's being used for (balance vs pain when walking, for instance!)
That's everything I can think of for now. Thank you for reading my long-but-absolutely-not-comprehensive list of things to keep in mind when writing or drawing a cane user!
Happy disability pride month! Go forth and make more characters use canes!!!
#mobility aid#cane user#writing tips#writing advice#drawing tips#art tutorial#art tips#art reference#art resources#art help#my art#long post
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Local PSA: invisible disability does NOT mean you can live your life like a "normal person" invisible disability meant that if a stranger looks at you in public they wouldn't know what's going on.
Like if a wheelchair user were to decide to run into a corner store to grab a candy bar because they know that their legs can last that long without, the cashier wouldn't know.
Or someone with "mild" scoliosis walking upright through their shoulder leans slightly to the left. Maybe they just have bad posture. The lady in the next isle thinks to herself.
The person with EDS or POTS or whatever sort of condition wearing compression gloves out and about. Perhaps it's a fashion statement?
Or what about the people with intestinal issues? They can look like "normal people" too.
You never know what someone is going through.
You never know what they might need to survive or if they're on the edge of a flare up or even if they are currently going through one just by one look.
I think both disabled and non disabled need to realize this. You're not "no longer disabled" because you can "live without" disability aids. They're there to help you. To make your life easier. If living without a cane is going to make it more likely you'll fall over and hurt yourself, use the cane.
If you need to sit down to do dishes or cut vegetables because you need to save your legs for taking out the trash, sit down.
If you need a shower chair because you don't know if you'll pass out, use the shower chair.
People are going to judge you regardless for multiple reasons out of your control.
I'd rather they judge you while you're being safe.
You don't need to struggle to be "normal."
You can just be you.
However that looks for you.
Use your disability aids.
#disability#disabled#disabilties#this has been a psa#mobility aid#invisible disability#invisible illness
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i am unreasonably proud and excited about this
#disability#chronic pain#mobility aid#i am officially running a thing to make my university accessible#i am so ready to fight people over it and I've recruited a bunch of people#we may or may not end up in our local news too#im done with this shit#literally on Friday had to walk around the building bc the elevator broke again and i couldn't do stairs#should take 30 seconds instead took like 10 minutes
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This is a reminder that you can still serve cunt while using a mobility aid, hope that helps
#shit post#chronic pain#disabled#mobility aid#mobility aids mean freedom#ambulatory wheelchair user#chronic illness#cripple punk#arthritis#ehlers danlos syndrome#chronically ill
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can we stop making things meant for disabled people a trend and making it 100x harder for disabled people to actually be able to get the things they need?? please?
#disability rights#disabled#chronic pain#forearm crutches#joint pain#mobility aid#young and disabled#mobility aid user#chronically ill#disability#disability advocacy#actually disabled#disabilities#disability awareness
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Mobility aids in fantasy!
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how to know if you're disabled?
you probably spend your whole time on medical researches, fighting impostor syndrome and thinking about your disability. something ableds don't do.
just a thought tho
#chronic pain#mobility aid#cripple punk#disabled#physical disability#chronically ill#physically disabled
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maybe dont look at me like im an alien cus i use a mobility aid?
next time i catch u its on sight and u will be cane-whacked
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“use mobility aids if they would make life easier” and “people need to be more informed about the damage mobility aids can do to your body” can and should coexist btw
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