#physical disabilities

[kasienda]

My three year old daughter came home with a Minnie Mouse figurine, distraught. The plastic toy was missing an arm, and my daughter insisted she couldn’t play with it because it was broken.

I told her that she could still play with it! That some people were born without an arm or that they might get hurt and lose an arm, but that didn’t mean they couldn’t still play or have fun. I explained that some people might get a prosthetic or just have a stub. And she asked what a prosthetic was. I showed her a picture and she was like, “oh! A robot arm!”

When my husband came home, she thrust the toy at him and told him, “Minnie needs a robot arm.”

He was very confused, but he prints and paints miniatures from various table top games. My daughter refers to them as “daddy’s statues.” She knew he could help Minnie. So he dutifully printed her out a robot arm from a warhammer 40k model on our 3d printer, and then they painted it pink and purple together.

All of this to say, look at Minnie Mouse and her new prosthetic!!

[Image description: three photos of the abovementioned Minnie Mouse figurine. One hand is the classic giant gloved  Minnie Mouse hand: the other is a robot arm, palm upraised toward the viewer, clumsily painted the same bubblegum pink as the rest of the figurine. /end ID]

Image ID courtesy of @wanderingthunderstorm

Here’s a post about how to create smoother miniatures for the anon. It’s about your printer. (Includes more typical examples of my husband’s miniature painting).

#Minnie mouse #warhammer 40k #prosthetics #for toys #Minnie needs a robot arm #my daughter said so #teaching my kids about disabilities #physical disabilities #cute story about a kid

[crazycatsiren]

Something able-bodied people seem to have a very hard time comprehending is that more often than not, it's not an easy can or cannot, but rather a how much.

I can walk 50 feet or so and back to get myself to and from a bathroom, get something to eat and drink. But I can't walk from one end of the airport to the other. That's too much for me.

I can handle a flight of stairs to get myself onto and off of an airplane. But that's about all I can handle at a time.

#disability pride month #actually disabled #disability awareness #disability acceptance #cripple punk #babe with a mobility aid #physical disabilities

[headpainmigraine]

Sometimes I really wish that it was cripplecore or cripple-other-suffix because SO MANY PEOPLE are getting confused by the "punk" part in cripplepunk

It's not an aesthetic.

Battlejackets and mohawks and spiked collars with the cuffs, it doesn't mean anything. It's just windowdressing.

You're a cripple and you're a punk. And that's cool. But you can wear business suits 24/7, or only white knee length flowy dresses, or dungarees and nothing else, and still be cripplepunk. As much as anyone else in a battlejacket and studs.

The thing that makes you cripplepunk is your crippled body, regardless of what you dress in.

It doesn't matter if you're into strictly runway fashion only, or you're in a pair of jeans you haven't taken off in 6 months, a step is still going to stop you getting into a place if you're in a wheelchair.

Websites still won't accomodate your sight loss, even if you and your service dog have matching dyed hair.

Medical professionals aren't going to believe you about the amount of pain you're in regardless of what you wear (yeah, that 'dressed like a professional at the doctor's office' thing wears off fast if you keep going back there)

Cripplepunk didn't need to be carved out of the disabled community because it looked and sounded cool.

We were being talked over, online and in our real lives, expected to be quiet and pleasant.

We needed a space, so Ty DIY'd one for themselves, and for all of us.

Worried about not looking punk enough for cripplepunk?

Can't make that intricate battlejacket because you haven't got the energy or dexterity or steady hands or means?

Can't afford a pack of studs and a tool off eBay to stud your own clothes?

Can't make your own but can't afford store-bought?

Doesn't matter.

Live unashamed of your disability, live in plain sight with your disability, be angry and loud and rude and disabled because we don't need to be palatable to the physically abled.

Cripplepunk is not about being seen as punk, it's about being seen as a cripple.

#cripplepunk #cripple punk #cpunk #crippunk #crip punk #physical disabilities #physically disabled #my head is tearing itself apart #but this is annoying too #just having a bitch

[cistematicchaos]

I need some of you to stop thinking that being visibly disabled comes with some kind of inherent privilege. I need some of you to stop thinking people are less ableist to us because they can easily tell we’re disabled. I need some of you to stop using us as a prop in your discussions about other disabilities, saying shit like “You’d never say or do X to a visibly disabled person so why-.”

I need some of you to stop telling physically disabled people that they’re the most privileged in disabled spaces. I need some of you to stop coming into discussions specifically about physical disabilities and the ableism directed towards physically disabled people and then claiming we’re excluding you because you’re not currently being centered. 

We are all disabled, all part of the same community. But that doesn’t mean you can’t be ableist towards other disabled people and I’m seeing a lot of you do it and it’s exhausting. So, take a minute, step back and think about it and stop. 

#Disability education #ableism #physical disabilities #cripple life #fibro #chronic pain #chronic illness #actually neurodivergent #neurodiversity #mental illness #mental disabilities #actually disabled #actually mentally ill #spoonie #physically disabled #mentally disabled #chaos is speaking #invisible disabilities #There's numerous flipsides to this as well #ngl i already have one in my drafts lol #but this one's been driving me crazy so here we go

[cripple-culture-is]

cripple culture is being in level 8-9 pain and still going to school/work

Yes! The fact that we are expected to carry on our days like non-disabled people is absolutely ridiculous and incredibly unfair.

#physical disability #crip punk #cpunk #physically disabled #cripplepunk #cripple problems #cripple life #physical disabilities #cripple punk #cripple culture is

[yellowyarn]

cw, breif mention of self injuries stimming

if your a cr*pple punk whos wants to keep mentally disabled people out your spaces i want you to know that mental disabilities affect people physically too.

i want you to look me in the eyes while im catatonic and cant move anything but my eyes, while i cry over how much my had hurts from writing, while my head feels like its being split open or while im screaming and banging my head into a concrete wall because everything hurts so much and tell me im not disabled enough to talk about my physical symptoms.

i get that you want your own space to talk about your physical disabilities but why can't a mentally disabled person whose physical symptoms stop them from living their life also be a part of that?

#just because its coused by a mental illnesses or nuerodevelopmental disorder dosent mean thr physical symptoms just dont exist #fun fact not evey mentally disabled person is just a little anxious some of us cant leave our houses or even our beds #disability #MERDs #autism #sensory processing disorder #mental health #mental disabilities #physical disabilities #cripple punk #cpunk #cripple posting #catatonia

[vizthedatum]

Questions to ask during Disability Pride Month

Happy Disability Pride Month!

Is your workplace really a place where disabled folks can thrive?

Do you measure the worth of your employees via ableist metrics?

Are you a person-first or a production/resource-first organization?

Do you foster an environment that rehabilitates those suffering from burnout into success or do you give up on them and let them go?

If someone doesn't "look" disabled but tells you that they're disabled, what do you do? How do you react?

What accommodations do you ask for from your employer for your disability?

If a person loses an ability that affects their employment, is the onus of finding a solution fall upon the employee or the employer?

Is it fair that people have to seek out a diagnosis for X disability to receive accommodations, where seeking a diagnosis costs time, money, and, sometimes, humiliation from multiple healthcare providers who may or may not believe you?

Who gets to decide what is considered disabling?

Universal healthcare, maybe?

Is it fair to ask disabled people to file for disability claims, get lawyers, go through paperwork, "prove" their disability, etc. in their country of residence in order to survive when they cannot earn income?

#DisabilityPrideMonth #add questions #answer the questions #neurodivergence #physical disabilities #sensory disabilities #emotional disabilities #disability #disability rights #ability #ableism #healing #trauma #love #questions #disability pride month

[biceratops7]

Give me more (or any??) disabled couples in media. Now. I need it. Give me couples who have different support needs, couples who are both disabled in completely different ways. Someone who’s nonverbal with an adhder. A blind person with a wheelchair user. An autistic person with someone who’s Deaf. I want disabled characters who lift each other up and trade advice and aides. I want characters who’s disabilities clash SO fucking hard but they love eachother and make it work.

Why is it when physically disabled or neurodivergent characters exist in a relationship, people assume an abled/ neurotypical person has to be apart of that equation??

#brought to you by me #an autistic who’s spent the past few months wearing ear defenders in the car #because my fiancé is hard of hearing and can’t make out the radio unless it’s blasting #disabled #disability #neurodivergent #autistic #adhd #physical disabilities #mental disabilities #media #biceratops #neuropunk #madpunk #cpunk? #don’t know if I can tag that but putting it in because physical disability is pretty heavily mentioned in this post

[korya-elana]

“Oof ouch what have you been doing with the body???”

Ashley, upon fronting for the first time in months. Did you just like … forget we have chronic pain while you were living it up with Alice? 😂

#did osdd #system #did system #plurality #alters #system things #dissociative alters #chronic pain #disabled problems #physical disabilities #fronting #headspace

[crazycatsiren]

Physically disabled people are allowed to want their own space within the disabled community.

It's no different from when autistic people want their own space within the neurodivergent community, when lesbians want their own space within the queer community, or when black women wanting their own space within the women of color community.

#disabled #spoonie #cripple punk #physically disabled #physical disabilities #disabled community

[wronggalaxy]

"Weaponize your mobility aid"

First of all: why am I responsible for keeping people from murdering me?! Second of all, what land are you living in where you can bring open weapons in schools and stores and literally any public place?! And third of all, considering I'm DISABLED all that's going to do is hurt ME.

I swear the second a physically disabled person can't weaponize their stuff for whatever reason, can't sow patches or make their own clothes because of disabilities, have to use brightly colored things for safety or to be able to see it, or is really anyone other than a mostly able-bodied person who just needs a cane to walk around half the cripple punk community wants to crucify them. Stop getting mad at me for not engaging in the physically disabled community, when your rules to join are impossible because of my physical disabilities.

#disability #disabled #disabilties #physically disabled #physical disability #physical disabilities #cane #cane user #walking canes #leg braces #wrist brace #back problems #chronic pain #cripple punk #inaccessibility #motor skills #vision impaired #ableism #fuck ableists #ableist nonsense

[cistematicchaos]

Able-bodied: someone who isn’t physically disabled.

Able-minded: someone who isn’t mentally disabled.

Neurotypical: someone who isn’t neurodivergent

They all mean different things. There are huge overlaps but you also need to keep in mind they are different things. For example, someone can easily be physically disabled but able-minded. Someone can be neurodivergent but able-bodied. Some people are all three. Keep it in mind.

#Physical disabilities #physically disabled #mentally disabled #mental disabilities #neurodivergent #actually neurodivergent #actually disabled #cripple life #spoonie #disability education #chaos is speaking #intersectionality

[cripple-culture-is]

cripple culture is Ow Ow Ow Ow Ow

This is one of the most relatable submissions I have ever gotten, not gonna lie. Because this is so true and so real.

#crip punk #physically disabled #physical disability #cripplepunk #physical disabilities #cpunk #cripple problems #cripple life #cripple culture is #cripple punk

[themogaidragon]

Cripplequeer Pride Flag

Cripplequeer: a term for and by physically disabled people who either feel their disability is inherenty queer or them being disabled affects their queerness.

Queer: a politicized umbrella term for people LGBTIQQAA+ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans, Intersex, Queer, Questioning, Asexual, Agender+) spectrum people.

Crip: Short for cripple and reclaimed by physically disabled folx. A politicized umbrella term for people with physical disabilities/disorders. Much like you can “come out” as queer, you can also “come out” as crip. Even if you have an obvious/visible disability, you may not identify as crip, just like gay or lesbian people may not identify as queer.

QueerCrip: A politicized umbrella term that encompasses queer, gender nonconforming identities, apparent and non apparent disabilities/disorders—physical, psychological, intellectual, developmental, emotional, etc.

Made by @dykefagdog on Twitter!

[Image ID: a flag with five horizontal stripes. It colors are, from top to bottom, yellow, orange, pinkish black, rose and pastel salmon.]

#cripplequeer #queer #queer pride #queerpunk #crip #cripple punk #physical disability #physical disabilities #queercrip

[yellowyarn]

i have a question for mobility aid

[pt: i have a question for mobility aid users]

what aid(s) do you use and why? like how do they specifically help you? I'm trying to figure out what mobility aid would be best for me for if i get one

thanks!

#disabled #disability #chronic illness #connective tissue disorder #ehlers danlos syndrome #mobility aid #physical disabilities #physical disability #physically disabled

[thedisablednaturalist]

Okay I'm actually feeling confused and upset by this. I don't know what I should've done in this situation:

I'm at a goodwill in a nice outdoor mall. My (physically abled) bf is with me. I am using my forearm crutches. My bf pushes the cart with our items up to the cashier. We are paying separately and bf lets me go first. I pull out my wallet, struggling just a little to get my card out bc, well, forearm crutches + hand impairment. I hand my card to my bf so he can go through the payment process for me since he saw I was already struggling.

The cashier then looks at me, then looks at my bf and says "What's her problem?" and I can tell by his voice he's probably severely autistic and/or developmentally disabled (he asked it in the way my brother usually asks questions). He then says "Can't you walk?"

Im conflicted. I WANT to tell him to fuck off and storm out but I'm tired and I just want to pay for my items (we found some good deals). Also, I felt bad because my brother asks questions like that sometimes (and we are usually there to gently correct him and apologize). My bf is looking at me for signals on how to handle the situation.

I just use my neutral cop out answer and say "I have a spinal condition". The cashier then says what like he didn't hear, so my bf repeats my answer. That gets him to be quiet and we just pay and leave.

I didn't want to get him in trouble by reporting him to the manager, because I know how hard it is to get a job as a disabled person. He also reminded me of my brother. But I know that being disabled isn't an excuse to be ableist to others, and I was genuinely upset and felt embarrassed by his questioning. I don't like discussing my disability with strangers when I'm just out existing. There's a time and a place for those sorts of questions (I prefer when I talk to groups in educational settings or where I can filter out shitty questions/ones I'm not comfortable about like I can online). I'm not there to be questioned, I'm there to buy a used monitor.

He could've just been worried or unable to filter out his curiosity like my brother, or he could've genuinely seen me as an invalid who shouldn't be allowed to go out in public (autistic people aren't exempt from being extremely ableist about physically disabled people). He did kind of refuse to acknowledge me and only spoke to my bf.

Idk what would've been better for me to do. Should I have stuck up for myself and other physically disabled people by telling him to fuck off (possibly costing his job or started a fight)? Should I have taken the time to educate him (continuing my embarrassment and divulging personal information)? Or did I do the right thing by giving a vague answer?

#wrenfea.exe #disability #autism #developmental disabilities #physical disabilities #chronic disability #mobility impaired #i would prefer advice from physically disabled autistic people #but ill allow advice from either group