#crutch user

[theatrekidenergy]

I need support right now from someone in the disabled community, hopefully someone who uses mobility aids of any kind (or has advice on helping me possibly find the right one for me) and/or has fibromyalgia and/or hypermobility. Please send me a DM whenever you’re able to, I was just diagnosed and I have so many questions and need some guidance right now — I’m a young teenager and was just diagnosed and even though I’ve been dealing with nearly non stop pain for over a year now I’ve never had more questions than right now and I need help.

#Hypermobile #fibromyalgia #Fibro #FMS #Disabled #Disability #Community support needed #Support #Community support #Disabled teen #Disabled teenager #Help #recently diagnosed #Mobility aid #Mobility aids #Cane user #crutch user

[nondivisable]

I'm disabled. and sometimes I find myself thinking ableist thoughts. you know what I do?

I stop. I don't say them. and later, I stop again and think. did this thought come from a place of genuine concern or was it just an automatic reaction I have ingrained?

and if it came from a place of genuine concern, how can I actually offer help or a solution without invalidating someone else's experience? if there's no answer to this question, I simply shut the fuck up

this system has yet to failed me

#chronically ill #spoonie #cripple punk #chronic pain #cripplepunk #crutch user #chronic illness #disability activism #ableism

[cr-pplepunx]

if youre considering using a mobility aid, youre probably thinking about getting a cane. even if it seems like youre issues arent bad enough, you should probably still consider other mobility aids. please look into the pros and cons of several different mobility aids, especially in conjunction with your specific disability/diagnosis/needs.

i got a cane at first because i thought my issues were "mild" and therefore i needed a "mild" mobility aid. but canes are moreso for stability than support. i damaged my wrist and worsened my scoliosis by deciding to use a cane without an educated opinion.

i now use forearm crutches primarily, a rollator for longer outings, and a wheelchair for worse days and longer events. dont make the same mistake as 16-year-old me. dont choose your mobility aid based on palatability, consider your needs and address your internalized ableism if need be.

#cripplepunk #mobility aid user #cane user #crutch user #mobility aids #rollator user #wheelchair user #ambulatory wheelchair user #physically disabled #actually disabled #chronic illness #chronic pain #chronic fatigue #spoonie #:P

[love-me-love-my-weirdness]

You don’t have to be on the brink of collapse to use your mobility aids.

You don’t need to be limping to use your cane. You don’t need to be staggering to use your crutches. You don’t need to be falling over to use your rollater. You don’t need to be too weak to stand to use your wheelchair.

They’re there to help you and you are never too “strong” to be using something that helps you.

#fnd #chronic fatigue #chronic pain #chronic illness #chronically ill #cripplepunk #cpunk #functional neurological disorder #wheelchair user #cane user #crutch user #rollator user #mobility aid

[beansintrenchcoats]

YOUR DAILY REMINDER: DO NOT TOUCH A DISABLED PERSON'S MOBILITY AIDS.

if you randomly push a disabled person's wheelchair. you are taking part of their autonomy.

if you knock away a disabled person's crutches. you are taking part of their autonomy.

if you grab a disabled person's cane. you are taking part of their autonomy.

if you move a disabled person's rollator/walker. you are taking part of their autonomy. I don't think people understand that our mobility aids are an extension of our bodies. You wouldn't kick an abled person in the shins or grab their arms and twist them just to see how they would react, or see if they'd be able to get around and function. You treat us like a joke. Our mobility aids aren't toys that you can play with and fidget with and god forbid potentially break. They're part of us. You have no right to touch them. If you take my fucking cane away from me, I can't walk properly.

If you touch my fucking mobility aid, you take away part of my autonomy.

#cpunk #c-punk #crip punk #cripplepunk #actually disabled #physically disabled #disabled #chronic pain is a bitch #chronic pain #cane user #mobility aid user #crutch user #don't touch my bloody mobility aids or i WILL hit you with them

[defiantcripple]

Not smoking weed before I use my forearm crutches so I'm not operating machinery under the influence

#cripple punk #cripplepunk #cpunk #c punk #c punk blog #angry cripple #cripple #queer cripple #disability #physically disabled #disabled #cripple posting #mobility aid #mobility aids #crutch user #cane user #drug ment tw #tw drugs

[alizardbro]

It's amazing how differently people treat you based on what mobility aid you're using. When I'm using my cane I get funny looks from people because I'm a young person and "do you really need that?". Almost nobody holds the door for for me and when I drop something almost nobody helps me pick it up.

When I'm using my forearm crutches people are a little nicer but not by much. I get less funny looks and more people hold the door for me, but still hardly anyone helps me pick up stuff I drop. And if I'm out alone shopping or something, nobody helps me reach stuff on high shelves unless I ask. I get not wanting to come off as ableist by offering to help, but if you see someone clearly struggling you might want to step in.

Now when I'm using my wheelchair, that's a whole different ballgame. Almost everyone is holding doors, helping me pick up stuff, helping me with high shelves, and being really nice to me. But people often infantilize me when I'm using a wheelchair. They always smile at me, which sounds nice, but it's usually in a way you would smile at a little kid out in public. If I'm with someone then people will talk to them instead of me, and if I'm alone people will talk slowly to me or in a high pitched voice.

It's literally not that hard to be normal around disabled people I just don't get it.

#crps #disability #actually disabled #disabled #cripplepunk #mobility aid #cane user #crutch user #wheelchair user

[url0cal-weird0]

why does everyone want disabled people to be quiet? nobody cares about our struggles. nobody is excited with us when we get what we need. everyone feels so bad for us. but when we feel bad everyone says "well, get used to it" but dont care to change the inaccessibility. this is all blurry. my mind is blurry. idk anymore. do you understand what I'm saying? please dont let this flop. scream this from the rooftop. please.

#cripplepunk #queer cripple #angry cripple #cripple punk #disabled #clunk #autism #physically disabled #wheelchair user #rollator #cane user #crutch user #chronic disability #invisible disability #disabilities #disability

[r3musmoony]

Question time cuz I’m bored

[id: black text on a purple background reading: “this post is for cripples only”. there are two of the wheelchair disability symbol in black on each side of the image. /end id]

#cripple punk #disability #disabled #cpunk #cane user #chronic pain #cripplepunk #actually disabled #mobility aid #wheelchair user #crutch user #forearm crutches #poll #polls #Moony polls #moony asks #moony talks #moony speaks #moony describes

[actualfleurri]

does anybody else have like “ dream “ mobility aids they wish theyll have one day but probably wont ( at least for the foreseeable future ) because their disability isnt bad enough as other people who actually need that stuff

#invisible illness #rollator user #crutch user #cane user #chronically ill #chronic illness #chronic pain #chronic fatigue #physically disabled #cripplepunk #cripple punk #crip punk #cpunk

[wheelie-sick]

the vulnerability of using mobility aids out in public is so frustrating

I don't feel safe going on walks alone with my wheelchair because I might be assaulted, someone could grab my push handles and take me anywhere they wanted. I have a knife but it's useless against someone behind me

even with my other, safer mobility aids I'm still at risk. I've been followed to my house by people who thought I looked vulnerable and weak. I've had to threaten people with my cane multiple times. I don't feel safe walking with my rollator because it's much harder to use as a weapon. I'm limited to my canes and crutches but I often need more support so I'm stuck in the house out of fear that I'll be harassed or assaulted.

I just want to be able to go on a walk safely, without fear

#cripple punk #cripplepunk #wheelchair user #physically disabled #physical disability #rollator user #cane user #crutch user #forearm crutches

[nondivisable]

IM SO MAD AT THE SHAME SOCIETY PLACES ON DYNAMIC DISABILITIES

yes, I was walking unaided yesterday; yes, I am using forearm crutches today

yes, I was using forearm crutches but left them behind to go to the bathroom yesterday; yes, I need to use them even to walk two steps today

yes, I went up the stairs unaided yesterday; yes, I needed my crutches to go up to the stairs today; yes, tomorrow I might need to scooch upstairs on my ass because I won't be able to walk them

yes, I walked unaided to the car to get my crutches out of the car in the morning; yes, I will use them to go on a walk in the afternoon

DISABILITY CAN BE DYNAMIC, MOST PEOPLE ARENT ON A FIXED POINT OF SUPPORT NEEDS AND MOBILITY, WE'LL HAVE GOOD AND BAD DAYS AND I DONT NEED TO EXPLAIN MYSELF TO YOU

#cripple punk #cripplepunk #spoonie #chronically ill #chronic pain #crutch user #disability activism #ableism #chronic illness #dynamic disability #disability rant

[cosmiccripple]

it's so disheartening when you realise that even the people closest to you doubt the validity of your disability.

believe people when they say they have a disability, don't deny them because they don't fit the criteria of what you think is 'disabled'.

#physical disability #actually disabled #babe with a mobility aid #disability #invisible disability #cane user #crip punk #mobility aid user #physically disabled #ableism #disability acceptance #cripple punk #cpunk #chronically ill #chronic illness #disability awareness #wheelchair user #crutch user #rollator user #mobility aids #disabled

[lavend-ler]

tips on how to write cane user Neuvillette from a crutch user

Neuvillette uses a cane - and that's amazing! but increasingly I got worried that the portrayal of him being a cane user could be based on harmful stereotypes. hence I wanted to make a list on tips I can give as an irl crutch user

DISCLAIMER - this is in no way exhaustive list and I am no end all be all authority on this. I'm just a disabled person in fandom who is tired of ableism. of course this list can be used for other disabled characters but I esp wanna focus on Neuvillette (cause I love him)

Neuvillette is an occasional cane user (just like me) and that's totally fine. he doesn't have to use it all the time to be "disabled enough". he probably uses it during the days he feels worse

he holds cane in his right hand - that means it's his left leg which needs support (again, just like mine!)

a lot of disabled ppl are prone to the changes in the weather. I think it'd be interesting to keep in mind esp in Neuvillette's case

as long as we don't have the canon confirmation on what is Neuvillette's disability, all hcs are fair game. personally bc I relate to him I hc him with my own disability - arthritis

don't be afraid to portray him using his cane in combat. mobility aids are often used by disabled ppl not only as a support in walking but also in every day things. for example, he could be pushing buttons with it or helping himself while walking the stairs

bend the ableist stereotypes - make him use his cane and be badass with it. esp since he proudly uses it during his burst

canes make ppl more visible. don't fall into ableism and make characters only care abt Neuvillette when they notice him using the cane. if u choose to do so, make Neuvillette remark back, noticing how ppl treat him differently and unfairly

do not make jokes abt his cane. I have already seen ppl make jokes that he's an old man who needs to use the cane. it's disrespectful and unnecessary. don't bring up him being a cane user only when u talk how he's old

canes are very personal. even if others offer help or to hold it, Neuvillette would be against it

on that note DO NOT MAKE OTHERS CHARACTERS TAKE HIS CANE esp if u want to treat this as silly fun or even worse, romantic. Neuvillette's cane is his business and any character taking his cane from him would be extremally disrespectful

Neuvillette might have to take breaks between longer strolls to sit down and regenerate. again, sth that happens to me a lot

tho every character in Genshin has to be quite active, remember to portray Neuvillette to be relaxing too! he can be badass, active and strong and that won't make him any less when he's relaxing. I absolutely suggest u portray how he relaxes after the day and how he takes care of himself. maybe a calming tea or some ice packs - those are definitely great options for chief justice to relax and ease his aches after an eventful day

HERE is another post that focuses on more on experiences of mobility aid users. I find it very relatable and useful, it's a fantastic further read

hope these will be helpful for u! ablebodies please don't derail. other mobility aid users, feel free to add more things to the list <3

#genshin impact #neuvillette #disability stuff #mobility aid #cane user #crutch user #writing tips #disability tips #disability #ed.txt

[gayaest]

The cool kids on the street (more disability sketches I made for stress-relief!)

Pls don’t critique my wheelchair art as I am a full-time wheelchair user — I make this art as a way of expressing my own disabilities and life ⭐️♿️🌈

#my art #art #original characters #ocs #disabled artist #disabled art #wheelchair user #forearm crutches #crutch user #illust #illustration #sketch #unfinished

[smoov-criminal]

if you use more than one, choose which you use more. if you use them equally, choose which you like the best or find the most helpful

#poll #mobility aids #cane #cane user #crutches #crutch user #walker #rollator #rollator user #wheelchair user #power assist #power chair #mobility scooter #cripple punk #cpunk #disability #disabled