#Disability assistance

[allthecanadianpolitics]

David Kennedy says his recent retirement came as a lifestyle shock, especially financially. The 67-year-old Nanaimo, B.C., man said he faced housing difficulties after retirement, and with the high cost of food and fuel, every month is financially challenging. The B.C. government introduced legislation Tuesday setting 10-year targets to substantially reduce poverty in the province, focusing on children, while also making a first-time commitment to cut seniors' poverty by 50 per cent. The legislation would change three laws to set higher targets to cut poverty, ease employment requirements for people on income and disability assistance and provide more supports for people, said Sheila Malcolmson, social development and poverty reduction minister.

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#cdnpoli #canada #canadian politics #canadian news #british columbia #poverty #poverty reduction #retirement #disability assistance

[iammadelinepod]

I was really struggling today with working to do advocacy while also trying to navigate issues with my landlords and trying to figure out how to get a human rights case started and how to have enough time to see that through all with so many things asking energy and money of me that I don't have.

So to decompress and collect myself to get rolling I did a podcast episode. In it I talk not just about the pain and exhaustion of pushing through to get ready for the second fire inspection, but individual and collective ableism creating a situation that sends the message, in no uncertain terms, whether overt or covert, my country wants me dead. But I also talk about how for most people it's really a lack of understanding and totally unconscious. And how each person working to understand means we begin to address that larger conscious or unconscious collective ableism infecting bureaucracies, medicine, journalism, politics and the larger society

Also I just realized I passed my 44th anniversary of being post viral epstein-barr😟. Sadly still no improvements to supports or research yet. But I haven't finished fighting and with your help I will continue to as long as I can!

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RICHOCHET article, (please share💗)

And here is a tweet thread by the journalist who wrote the Ricochet article so that you can share it on Facebook or Instagram as Canadian news links are still not permitted there

Listen to the most recent episode of my podcast: Crush https://anchor.fm/i-am-madeline/episodes/Crush-e2c5131

#british columbia #canada #canadian #disability #disability pride #ableism #disabled #pwme #podcast #myalgic encephalomyelitis #mecfs #pwd #pwd on assistance #Disability assistance #Vancouver #abled #chronic illness #chronic pain #chronically ill #canpoli #bcpoli #Canadian politics #human rights #disability bias #gender bias #discrimination #accessibility #accessibility supports #politics #Ombudsman

[mutualaidforalll]

Mobility Poll!

Only answer if you want obviously- as far as I know the answers are anonymous!

I'm sorry if I missed a few, I have mainly walking/mobility aids in my mind as of the time making the post due to my own pain with walking.

[Poll duration: 1 week]

Mod Vash

#Mod Vash #Poll #mobility device #mobility aid #Cane #Crutches #Walking sticks #Wheelchairs #manual wheelchair #electric wheelchair #rollators #walkers #disability #disability assistance #disabled community #actually disabled #disability pride #mutual aid blog

[octocurse]

Heartburn remedies from someone who gets it a ton and never gets help from meds.

Proper sleep (hard, I know. But sleeping at the right time can help reduce the amount of times you get it.)

Laying on your side rather than your back/stomach

Being elevated

Hydration

Absorbing or hydrating meals (such as soups, sandwiches or similar things !)

Ginger sometimes helps

Not for me personally, but some people enjoy mints, or foods that are particularly cold!

#Heartburn #Disability #disabled #disability assistance #ask to tag

[blessedhealthcarellc]

Did you know that non-emergency medical transportation in Rosedale, Maryland, plays a crucial role in improving healthcare access for individuals? NEMT services we provide ensure that individuals can access medical appointments, treatments, and essential healthcare services without barriers. By offering reliable transportation solutions, we help enhance healthcare access and promote better health outcomes for our community.

#Disability Assistance #Medical Support #Reliable Transportation

[cordialheartshomecare]

Have you wondered how personal care can empower individuals with intellectual disabilities to lead lives filled with independence and dignity? Let’s unravel the integral aspects of disability care, exploring questions only the most reliable providers of home care services in Houston, Texas, can answer.

#Disability Assistance #Patient Care #Professional Caregiver

[prawnlegs]

today I learned about "thumb book holders" in my search for ways to read giant fantasy paperbacks without injuring myself, and then I realized I could make one out of the 20-year-old polymer clay that I had lying around... so I did. and god DAMN it's more effective than I ever expected, so I thought everyone should know about them. You can get really cheap mass-produced ones but this was fun to make and I'll probably make more ᕕ( ᐛ )ᕗ

#crafts #thumb book holder #i made it to look like marbled redware #accessibility #disability #assistive technology

[amazinghealthpartnersclinic]

In the United States, the Medicare and Medicaid programs play a vital role in ensuring access to healthcare for a diverse range of individuals. Whether you’re seeking medical assistance or just curious about these programs, this blog will help you understand how Medicare and Medicaid in Garland can benefit you.

#Disability Assistance #Healthcare Supporrt #Senior Health

[niconebula]

I need you guys to listen so bad, but I’m at least glad people on Twitter are starting to talk about this. The government of Canada is expanding Medically Assisted Death to cull the poor and disabled, and now suicidal and mentally ill (these are usually interchangeable of course here). It is EUGENICS and every single disabled rights organization is against it.

Disability payments are $1,200 a month. The average one bedroom apartment rent in the Greater Toronto Area (greatest pop. area by far here) is $2,000 a month. People with mental illnesses are on months long waitlists to get even a single publicly funded session. Weeks to get privately funded care which costs at least $200 a session. There is no housing here for disabled people. We are in one of the worst housing crises in the world right now.

Doctors are now offering MAiD unprompted to young suicidal people. This woman is 21, a health practitioner literally suggested she kill herself.

This is one of the worst Disability Rights Violations we’ve ever seen in Canada. The government is killing us because it is cheaper than funding healthcare, cheaper than giving people housing and food and basic human rights.

#canada #disability rights #eugenics #mental health #mental illness #maid canada #assisted death

[andthebeanstalk]

Today my therapist introduced me to a concept surrounding disability that she called "hLep".

Which is when you - in this case, you are a disabled person - ask someone for help ("I can't drink almond milk so can you get me some whole milk?", or "Please call Donna and ask her to pick up the car for me."), and they say yes, and then they do something that is not what you asked for but is what they think you should have asked for ("I know you said you wanted whole, but I got you skim milk because it's better for you!", "I didn't want to ruin Donna's day by asking her that, so I spent your money on an expensive towing service!") And then if you get annoyed at them for ignoring what you actually asked for - and often it has already happened repeatedly - they get angry because they "were just helping you! You should be grateful!!"

And my therapist pointed out that this is not "help", it's "hLep".

Sure, it looks like help; it kind of sounds like help too; and if it was adjusted just a little bit, it could be help. But it's not help. It's hLep.

At its best, it is patronizing and makes a person feel unvalued and un-listened-to. Always, it reinforces the false idea that disabled people can't be trusted with our own care. And at its worst, it results in disabled people losing our freedom and control over our lives, and also being unable to actually access what we need to survive.

So please, when a disabled person asks you for help on something, don't be a hLeper, be a helper! In other words: they know better than you what they need, and the best way you can honor the trust they've put in you is to believe that!

Also, I want to be very clear that the "getting angry at a disabled person's attempts to point out harmful behavior" part of this makes the whole thing WAY worse. Like it'd be one thing if my roommate bought me some passive-aggressive skim milk, but then they heard what I had to say, and they apologized and did better in the future - our relationship could bounce back from that. But it is very much another thing to have a crying shouting match with someone who is furious at you for saying something they did was ableist. Like, Christ, Jessica, remind me to never ask for your support ever again! You make me feel like if I asked you to call 911, you'd order a pizza because you know I'll feel better once I eat something!!

Edit: crediting my therapist by name with her permission - this term was coined by Nahime Aguirre Mtanous!

Edit again: I made an optional follow-up to this post after seeing the responses. Might help somebody. CW for me frankly talking about how dangerous hLep really is.

#hlep #original #mental health #my sympathies and empathies to anyone who has to rely on this kind of hlep to get what they need. #the people in my life who most need to see this post are my family but even if they did I sincerely doubt they would internalize it #i've tried to break thru to them so many times it makes my head hurt. so i am focusing on boundaries and on finding other forms of support #and this thing i learned today helps me validate those boundaries. the example with the milk was from my therapist. #the example with the towing company was a real thing that happened with my parents a few months ago while I was age 28. 28! #a full adult age! it is so infantilizing as a disabled adult to seek assistance and support from ableist parents. #they were real mad i was mad tho. and the spoons i spent trying to explain it were only the latest in a long line of #huge family-related spoon expenditures. distance and the ability to enforce boundaries helps. haven't talked to sisters for literally the #longest period of my whole life. people really believe that if they love you and try to help you they can do no wrong. #and those people are NOT great allies to the chronically sick folks in their lives. #you can adore someone and still fuck up and hurt them so bad. will your pride refuse to accept what you've done and lash out instead? #or will you have courage and be kind? will you learn and grow? all of us have prejudices and practices we are not yet aware of. #no one is pure. but will you be kind? will you be a good friend? will you grow? i hope i grow. i hope i always make the choice to grow. #i hope with every year i age i get better and better at making people feel the opposite of how my family's ableism has made me feel #i will see them seen and hear them heard and smile at their smiles. make them feel smart and held and strong. #just like i do now but even better! i am always learning better ways to be kind so i don't see why i would stop

[varian-ross-horror-author]

"Disabled people should be allowed to be as independent as we can be" and "disabled people should not be pressured to be hyper-independent in order to not wind up in nursing homes against our will" are two thoughts that can, and should, exist at the same time.

#physically disabled #cripplepunk #disability #original post #the number of people who assume I'm from an assisted living facility stuns me #I can do most things on my own #as far as I know I don't fall under 'high support' needs #yet I've had people ask about my caretaker and I'm like 'my what' #I have someone drive me and need help shopping #but that's about all

[dignifiedangelsincarellc]

Having a physical disability limits what a person does and can do. It means people with physical disabilities may lose the ability to be independent in doing certain tasks. Persons with disabilities may find comfort at home, but it isn’t always the case. A home poses challenging tasks for the physically disabled.

#Caregiver Care #Disability Assistance #Support Services

[liminalweirdo]

In today's update of Canada Loves Eugenics, 10,064 people died in 2021 through medically assisted death in Canada, and while MAID supposedly exists to allow people with severe, incurable illnesses to die with dignity on their own terms, MAID is generally used because disabled and mentally ill people cannot access governmental assistance and are living in poverty.

The Canadian government is actively pushing poor, disabled people to death.

oh and by the way, Canada performs more organ transplants from MAID donors than any other country in the world.

"Six disability rights and religious advocates told Reuters that the pace of the planned changes to the assisted death framework in Canada brings additional risks of people opting for MAID because they are unable to access social services - the lack of which could exacerbate their suffering." - source

Anyway, it's basically like this: the USA has the Americans with Disabilities Act and Canada has MAID

#disability #ableism #canada loves eugenics #canpol #canada #maid #medical assistance in dying #human rights #disability rights #disability community #class war #eugenics

[sunnycanwrite]

I have feelings about sidewalks.

That probably sounds weird, it's just a sidewalk. But you know how many city's do not keep up with the sidewalks properly. And the effect this has on mobility aid users. Do you know how hard it is to wheel yourself on a slightly sloped sidewalk? How about uneven bricks? The way it feels to roll over messing chunks in a sidewalk, or get your cane stuck in it.

#goes for towns too #n ok tice it the most in the ciry though #like i suffer the most whan i leave town #matain the sidewalks you bastards #cripple punk #crip punk #angry cripple #cripple posting #rant #mobility assistance #mobility aid #wheelchair user #disability

[five-thousand-loaves-of-bread]

being full time wheelchair user terrifying because. you’re totally dependent on this thing. this thing that often you don’t have control over. something breaking can be put it and you out of commission for weeks at best & usually months. can’t use it “carefully” & “sparingly” because you depend on it to go essential places. to perform “basic” life functions. its maintainance & repair & production quality, totally out of your control. “if production bad quality go downhill, boycott & hurt company profit to show consumer voice.” don’t really apply here. because you. can’t exactly go without it. n companies know.

#exhausted #broke power assist again #wheelchair user #loaf screm #full time wheelchair user #though. can be said for a lot of disability aid you totally completely depend on

[neuroticboyfriend]

no but really, so what if someone needs a mobility aid because they're fat? when it comes to mobility aids, it doesn't matter why you need them outside of understanding what your needs are. what really matters is how it would improve your life - make you happier and healthier, like you deserve to be.

this goes for any treatment and support you need because you're fat. fat people have the same right to healthcare that thin people do, and being fat never means you don't deserve wellbeing and safety. fatness is not a wrongdoing. it impacting your health doesn't mean being fat is bad - or that you're bad.

the moralization of disability and fatness is not your fault. please do what you need to be as healthy and safe as you can be. this is your life, no one else's. live it as best you can.

#softspoonie #disabled #disability #chronically ill #chronic illness #fat #fat positive #fat positvity #body positivity #body positive #fatness #physically disabled #mobility assistance #mobility aid #mobility aids #mobility #physical disability #fat liberation