#protect the disabled

[vyorei]

Children have been permanently disabled for life and don't have access to any of the support or treatment they need to recover, adjust, and grow. This is a horrific failing of humanity, this scale of devestation was entirely avoidable.

#free gaza #free palestine #gaza strip #irish solidarity with palestine #palestine #gaza #news on gaza #al jazeera #boycott israel #israel #Save the Children #Disability #Disability rights #Protect the disabled #James Deneslow

[iamalakethisisfinal]

Hi. There are a Lotta scary things happening right now, aren't there?

I mean, from the still ongoing war in Ukraine, to anti-trans bills being passed left and right, to bans on books that teach kids about things like LGBTQ+ people to disabled people to probably even black and indigenous people, to just the also still ongoing coronavirus that people that are just refusing to take seriously anymore, to the willow project being passed, to Roe V. Wade being overturned, to everything else in between, I think it's safe to say that we have all had a fucking rough past couple years. Rough in the sense of "Got fucked by chainsaw with no protection on while trying to fight a fucking bear" if that makes any damn sense. And I know a lot of us are feeling hopeless right about now. I get it, I am too, we are in a very hopeless situation where it feels like nothing we do will change anything anymore, but please do remember that if give up, we let those who want to hurt our kids, our futures, win. And I for one refuse to sit back and watch as the life I was promised is stolen by greedy savage men who know nothing of me, and who never will, because they don't care. Now, I know this sounds like a kid who's mad at the goddamn world and who's gonna rant and ramble and rave about it till the light dies inside and they become a part of the machine that broke them. And it kinda is, to a certain existent, cause I am mad, and I do wanna go strangle some pasty fucking white bitches who are harming children as we speak, but I can't do it single-handedly, no one can. So this is also a call to all those like me, those who are being fucked over by the work of these pasty white boys and are growing sick in tired of it: Find people like yourself, build systems of support, help each other out, organize and protest, fight back against those who gain millions by killing us, remind them that you are going to die that you will not die quietly, and if worst comes to worst, help each other flea and make sure everyone is safe in some way. It may seem scary now, but that is because we all going through this heartbreak for what we have lost alone. If we stand together and fight together, I promise you it will not seem as scary. Oh and remember!: THE GOVERNMENT ONLY CONTINUES TO RULE WITH THE CONSENT OF US, THE GOVERNED. IF WE DECIDE THAT WE NO LONGER CONSENT, IT IS WITHIN OUR FULL RIGHT TO RIOT, AND OVERTHROW THE GOVERNMENT THAT SERVES NO ONE BUT ITSELF.

#Current affair #anti trans legislation #book bans #war in ukraine #the government exist to serve us #the people #not its self. #Please remember that. #corona virus #the willow project #roe v wade #protect trans kids #protect trans lives #protect black women #protect black children #protect the disabled #protect indigenous lives #protect trans women #protect nature #we are all the same boat. #we gotta help each other out

[crimeronan]

CDC finally fuckin' recommended the new COVID boosters for everyone in the US. letting my american followers who don't check the news know because i've been turned away for wanting to get an extra booster & now won't be anymore & it's Lovely. most americans are not going to get these and are going to grumble about them, which sucks as far as spread goes - but DOES mean u can schedule with ur local pharmacy sooner rather than later. please do so. ur immunocompromised friends and ur own body will thank u.

#coronavirus #covid #we're all gonna catch covid like the common cold for the next several decades #PLEASE get as protected as u can in the face of that reality. #it's not worth becoming disabled or further disabling/killing ur disabled friends and family members. #autoimmune tag

[uncanny-tranny]

I love you, trans people with intellectual disabilities. You deserve to have the same opportunities as everybody else, and that's because you are a person. You deserve to be happy. Intellectually disabled trans people deserve the exact same respect, recognition, and love that (should be) afforded to everybody else.

Intellectually disabled trans people, you deserve to make your own decisions about your transness. You are allowed to want for transition or to change your name, clothes, hair, pronouns, or anything else. You deserve support and understanding. I hope you are able to receive that. You belong in this world as your true self. Your transness and your disability/disabilities are not bad things - they are good, and they are important.

#trans #transgender #lgbt #lgbtq #ftm #mtf #nonbinary #intellectual disability #disability #disability positivity #trans positivity #absolutely *so* tired of people 'forgetting' that intellectually disabled trans people; 1) exist and 2) are autonomous human beings #absolutely hate hate hate the ableism of 'but we have to protect ID trans people from themselves :(' #no. YOU deserve to have a say in your life intellectually disabled trans person. you are a person first and foremost #you don't need to be 'saved' from the 'tragedy' of having an ID or from being trans... #...these things are neutral at worst. you deserve whatever support you want and/or need... #...but you aren't ever a bad person for that. you are loved. you are worthy. you are cherished. you deserve to be you

[warcrimesimulator]

This entire thread is horrifying. I was so lucky that my ochem professor let me take the final the next day after I missed it (and in that case it was my own fault, read the time wrong and thought it was later than it actually was)

#professors and grade school teachers who do this shit should be fired #not even joking there needs to be federal protections in place to prevent this from happening to students and workers #like blatant disability discrimination aside its still fucked for people to be punished for a car accident or for a death in the family

[spooniestrong]

#spooniestrong #spoonie #disability #chronic illness #chronic pain #covid #wear a fucking mask #protect the immunocompromised

[hell0mega]

a lot of people reblogged that spoons poll from me with tags along the lines of "i have adhd but I'm not disabled" and i want everyone to know that adhd is in fact legally recognized as a disability in the usa. you have a disability/are disabled if you have adhd. or autism. or ocd. or depression. or anxiety. etc

these are all disorders. they disrupt our lives and make it harder to navigate the neurotypically-built society we live in just like physically disabled people existing in our able bodied-built society. they are disabling to your every day life and therefore are disabilities.

i say this because disability activism is for all disabilities no matter how invisible or "easily dealt with" because it's not a contest to see how disabled one can be. you're not disbarred from calling yourself disabled because "it could be worse" or "i deal with it well enough" or are "low needs" that doesnt make you NOT disabled!!!

don't sell yourself short and think your disability isnt "bad enough" to call it what it is. you deserve the help, recognition, and protection just like anyone else!

#adhd #autism #disabled #disability activism #spoon theory #i say protection just cuz it is protected under the ada but like. good luck pricing that's why you got fired/didn't get hired #but at least it's THERE. it's legallyrecognized as a disability #i searched 'mental disabilities' and adhd was FIRST lmao

[icarusxxrising]

Reasons to still be wearing a mask

- Disabled people deserve safety too

- Keeping your community safe

- Solidarity with Disabled people

- Because Covid isn't over just because the media stopped talking about it

- Masks are cool and help you shoplift

- Disabled people's lives matter

#I get it can be awkard being the only person with a mask but #that outweighs the fact that masking up keeps people safe #covid isn't over #covid 19 #disability #protect disabled communities #queer #anarchist #anarchy #leftism #leftist #anarchism #communist #lgbt #communism #socialism

[raynedayys2]

Trans men deserve to live.

Trans women deserve to live.

Nonbinary people deserve to live.

Genderfluid people deserve to live.

Trans masc people deserve to live.

Trans fem people deserve to live.

Gender non conforming people deserve to live.

POC trans people deserve to live.

Disabled trans people deserve to live.

Neurodivergent trans people deserve to live.

All trans people should be allowed to be live a safe & happy life.

#text post #lgbtq #lgbt #trans #transgender #nonbinary #genderfluid #gender non conforming #neurodivergent #disabilities #trans poc #queer poc #protect trans lives #protect trans kids

[kartsie]

Team “Catherine Todd deserves the world and a nuanced limited series that explores poverty and the broken American healthcare system”

#my art #catherine todd #jason todd #baby jason protection squad #back at it again with my catherine n baby jason content #Batman #bruce wayne #like I like to think that Catherine also had a chronic illness/disability as well and #because of how awful the healthcare system is couldn’t manage her symptoms well since post 18 didn’t have insurance consistently #and as she got older and sicker she couldn’t get on disability while married #and may not have gotten on Medicare or some other program a couple months before dying #like she’s got a kid to take care of she HAD to make money #Jason was her priority and maybe she wasn’t perfect but she loved him damnit #I have a lot of feelings about Catherine Todd ok??? #dc comics

[1pcii]

platonic zonami idea: when they go out drinking together or generally places together on islands and stuff they'll walk with arms linked. this has multiple benefits;

-Zoro dosnt get lost but is lead where he needs to be by someone he actually trusts.

(holds these screencaps so close to my heart)

-Nami gets a big 'scary' guard dog that stops rando's from making advances and people from challenging her if a wallet mysteriously disappeares

-same goes for zoro, they beard each other

-they both like physical contact with no underlying motives and are best friends who like hanging out. fight me

#cons are on very rare occasions other lesbians may see zoro's 110cm chest and think he is a beautiful butch #but nami is charismatic (lesbian magnet) enough that it wouldn't matter in the end ;) #god I love the 'likes to feel protected'/'likes to be looked out for/cared for' aspect of their relationship #this is written as platonic but anyone is free to tag as ship #psii.txt #text #1pc #one piece #roronoa zoro #nami #platonic zonami #i really like the idea of characters actually treating zoro's directional difficulties with compassion #ever since i saw that post talking about disabilities in one piece and how zoro's lack of navigational skill are basically akin to one #ive been thinking... like yea it quite literally is! #i did some reading since it interested me. directional dyslexia and dysgeographica are the technical terms

[spacedocmom]

Doctor Beverly Crusher @SpaceDocMom Disability and chronic illness can happen to anyone. Even the health-privileged and abled may one day become disabled and/or chronically ill, especially in your ongoing pandemic. All public health policies should keep this in mind. Protect yourselves and others. emojis: black heart, blue heart, masked x 5 3:31 PM · Mar 21, 2024

#star trek #doctor crusher #star trek the next generation #star trek memes #star trek tng #support #kindness #care #compassion #disability #chronic illness #spoons #spoonies #you are worth protecting #mask up #masks are variant proof #masks protect against lots of illnesses and allergies #the pandemic is not over

[chena-h]

Reducing the covid isolation period to 1 day - a single day- when an infection can be contagious for up to 21 days is... unbelievably cruel.

#chena.txt #like if this doesn't tell you how little these public health guidelines are about protecting people #and are actually about preserving companies bottom lines... #they're willing to let so many people die or get permanently disabled #working people to an early grave #but giving us more pto? free tests/masks? impossible #ridiculous #covid #covid 19 #coronavirus

[craycraybluejay]

body modification is cool and hot as fuck pass it on

this includes:

-hrt

-diy hrt

-tattoos

-stick and poke/diy tattoos

-cyborg parts (such as in-body disability aids, mechanical heart, or just enhancement parts)

-piercings both professional and diy

-tongue splits

-scarification

-skin dye

-cosmetic surgery

-accidental scarring that you like to have

-birth control implants

-teeth mods

-eye mods

-literally any body mod you can think of. i love you and your unique and beautiful body and how much work and passion it takes to evolve like that. i love scientific advancement in changing ourselves. i love disabled modders. i love neurodiverse modders. i love queer modders. i love body mods as a symbol of rebellion. i love body mods that are just for fun or aesthetics. i love body mods for function. i love body modification. its awesome as fuck. you are valid and you deserve complete ownership of your body and to do with it whatever you wish. thank you for being you.

#pass it on #body modification #body modifactions #transhumanism #bodily autonomy #transsexual #body mod positivity #autonomy means for anything: even things that are risky or hard to understand or that you personally dont like #my body my choice #everything from life saving aids like birth control and disability aid to aesthetic changes like piercings and scarring #deserves to be protected and defended #because to people who want to own your body for you there is no difference #and i dont care if you ever exercise your autonomy to modify your body in any way. you deserve to have that option. #anyway #body modders are cool and sexy and awesome and and and #yeah hi :)

[mrs-snape5984]

“As long as I'm with you, I've got a smile on my face…”

“Save your tears, it'll be okay. All I know is you're here with me…” (“Here with me” by D4vd)

Suffering from ME/CFS makes me feel like my whole world is falling apart in front of my eyes. Since I’ve already lost so much joy and so many abilities due to this devastating disease, my continuing loss seems to increase even further.

As some of you might know, do I love to write my own stories about Severus and Julia just as much as I enjoy using my tumblr blog as some kind of journal, whenever I’ve commissioned another artwork. It’s my way of rolling out a red carpet for the artists of Snapedom…it’s my way of honouring them for their talent in their profession. Commissioning those amazing people and letting them make my ideas and fantasies come to life, is my very own manner of coping with my physical and emotional pain.

And now, this coping mechanism seems to crumble into pieces as well as everything else, that I’ve already lost! It hurts me to admit, that my brain fog takes advantage of my capability to create vivid images with my words. My thoughts are getting blurry and chaotic. I’m struggling to find the right words to express my emotions (it’s even worse in my native language German than in English!!)…and this scares me to hell!

My mind was the only place, where I could find some shelter from my infuriating and terrifying reality of losing myself to ME/CFS. What if I forfeit my only - just barely existing- talent now?? How should I flee this nightmare of existence if writing wouldn’t be an option anymore?! How should I express my gratitude towards all those marvellous artists of Snapedom, who are all weaving my emotional comfort blanket with each piece of their art?!?

I don’t want to give up on my writing…and I won’t…even though my pride would probably fade away with each badly written chapter of my fictions…and with each unworthy post on my blog. I must admit, that I’m already acknowledging the loss of quality. 🥺

I found an inspiring poem about the importance of staying resilient, no matter how difficult the hardships of life might become, and I want to share it with you:

"KEEP GOING" (Better known as "DON'T QUIT") by Edgar A. Guest

When things go wrong, as they sometimes will, When the road you're trudging seems all uphill, When the funds are low and debts are high, And you want to smile but have to sigh.

When care is pressing you down a bit, Rest, if you must, but DON'T YOU QUIT!

Life is queer with its twists and turns, As everyone of us sometimes learns, And many a failure turns about,

When he might have won if he'd stuck it out, Don't give up though the pace seems slow, You might succeed with another blow.

Often the struggler has given up, When he might captured the victor's cup.

And he learned too late, when the night slipped down, How close he was to the golden crown,

Success is failure turned inside out, The silver tint on clouds of doubt, And you never can tell how close you are, It may be near when it seems afar,

So stick to the fight when you're hardest hit, It's when things seem worst that you mustn't quit.

My dear @mmad-lover, I can’t stress enough how grateful I am for your dedication to this stunning piece of art and believe me, it was worth every single second of waiting! Paula, I was incredibly touched to hear, that my request seemed to be something special, something personal to you. I can assure you, that, indeed, all of my ideas have a profound meaning to me and I’m glad that you’re such an empathetic person, who sensed that particular importance of your art to me. Your devotion to this drawing is palpable in every single detail, every line of your brushes. You created exactly the mood, that I wished for Severus and Julia. It doesn’t matter that the world is burning to the ground around them, they will always have each other’s backs! Just like I’m relying on Severus for more than 21 years now. Thank you for everything, you precious soul! I’m glad that I met you and I hope, we’ll stay in touch. 🥹

🖤Severus & Julia🖤

🖤Sevy & Jules🖤

#Severus x Julia #Sevy x Jules #severus x oc #fuck me/cfs #commissioning artwork is my goddamn coping mechanism #this is my red carpet for all the artists of snape fandom #writing is my coping mechanism #severus snape #i love severus #i love snape #snape #snape love #snape content #pro snape #i would protect him with my life #pro severus snape #snart #severus fanart #severus snape fan art #severus snape art #snape art #mecfs #disability

[poisonousquinzel]

"a dude in Texas legally changed his name to "Literally Anyone Else" and he's attempting to run for President against Biden & Trump" [source]

okay, but putting aside the comedic aspect of this, it is concerning the amount of people who are prompted to vote for candidates just because it's funny. I'm not the biggest fan of how his policy about the boarder sounds [Site], but I do implore anyone who is able to vote in the 2024 US election to please research other candidates.

The media is only going to continue pushing the idea it's inevitably going to be Trump vs Biden 2.0 and we have no other options, that we have to vote for Biden again because of Project 2025. Is that whole thing terrifying?

Yeah, fucking absolutely.

But voting for Biden will not solidify our safety from that. Biden is exactly like the rest of them. He always has been. You can't make the lesser of two evils argument when they're both just plain evil.

You cannot say that Biden is even mildly a better choice than Trump when he is currently directly involved in a genocide. That is not some little fucking thing. That in and of itself disqualifies him as a lesser evil. Biden is just as bad as him and he will not save us because he doesn't fucking care.

Cornel West [Site] is an Independent candidate running for President in the 2024 Election. [Policies]

Claudia De la Cruz and Karina Garcia [Site] are running for President and Vice-President as the candidates of the Party for Socialism and Liberation in the 2024 Election. [Policies]

There are options.

There are people trying to change the corrupt foundation our system is built on, but we have to help amplify them because the mainstream media will not.

#have you looked at what's happening in New York & the subways #There's so many reported shootings and deaths and it just seems to be getting worse. #I just looked up subway shooting ny because I wanted to check before saying something #There's reports from like 3 hours ago about someone getting pushed in front of one of the moving subways & there's so many others #or how about the like thousands of police officers that they've got stationed at subways in ny literally doing fuck all #or how everyone's going through a housing crisis and cant afford rent and cant get medical care because it can cost #$4000 to get a fucking ambulance and that's cheap. That's a ride to the hospital less than 20 minutes away probably. #or the rise in hate crimes and bigotry and all the shit they're now trying to censor with the kosa bill #or how terrifying places like Florida have became for anyone thats not seen as an equel by people who dont view most others as equels. #or how they're pouring billions into wars while we're in the midsts of a homeless crisis #suicide rates are at record levels in the us and it's only going to get worse. theyre pulling telehealth which will take away #life saving medical care for people who dont have the ability to go in person. people's ability to get therapy and meds being taken away #Is going to kill people. or how the Biden administration has fucked up their Covid response so goddamn badly #people are referring to the pandemic in past tense and have lost understanding for others who they'd have understood before #they've lied and they've concealed and its killing millions of people and disabling even more. but they will not take accountability. #long covid is ruining people's lives and they've successfully led the narrative that its not real or not that serious. #they will sit there and they will lie. they will say they've protected women's rights and that its a top priority. #they'll say that healthcare is a top priority but have suggested that they'd veto a healthcare for all bill because of its price tag #but will spend billions and billions and billions on a genocide that the majority is against. the system isn't going to begin collapsing #it already is. #its crumbled and we must demolish the corrupt remains and rebuild a better government that gives a shit about people #ALL people. #they use basic human rights as bargaining chips. #the Democrats and Republicans on a Venn diagram is a circle. wake up.