An enormous thanks to the community for hopping on so quick and loading up the directory with legendary and new creators of art onto the platform. It's only been less than 24 hours and we have 20+ users, 130+ creators archived, and a slow building form to collaborate, network, and share your story and art. I welcome and encourage anyone in the blind and visually impaired world to come aboard at the ground floor. https://blind.productions - Must be 18 to create an account and participate in the form, suggestions for the archive must include a verifiable link to the creator's work. Please brows and search the database to make sure you don't duplicate. All submissions are reviewed. See you in the form! #Musician #Authors #DisabledWorld #DisabilityAwareness #BlindCreator
Blind Productions — celebrating blind creators

A showcase and community celebrating blind musicians, DJs, actors, authors, and content creators.

Can we retire the phrase "You don't look sick"?

Many people living with chronic illness become experts at appearing okay.

What you don't see is the pain, exhaustion, appointments, medications, and recovery happening behind the scenes.

Not everything difficult is visible. 💜

#ChronicIllness #InvisibleIllness #DisabilityAwareness #ChronicPain

They know it looks unusual, but these mates are 'piggybacking the world'

Best friends Lachie and Fletcher have nailed the art of ignoring what people think, travelling the world as Two Mates, 1 Chair.

Well - despite my skepticism re: Kennedy's IACC, I am actually really glad to read this!

I really agree about “problems with praxis” not reflecting intellectual ability. People (clinicians and the rest of us) often conflate co-occurring challenges (like problems with praxis) with intellectual ability which is so unfair (not to mention inaccurate.)

Read here: https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/profound-autism-new-definition-iacc-better-care-research/

#DisabilityAwareness
#ProfoundAutism
#Autism
#ASD

I'm excited to announce that Underground Bookshelf will be out in the Boston community this summer!

Roxbury Poetry Festival (Saturday, June 27th, 10AM - 10PM, Bruce C. Bolling Municipal Building Boston, MA)

Disability Pride at the Museum of Science (Saturday, July 25th, 10AM - 4PM, 1 Science Park Boston, MA 02114)

#boston #roxburypoetryfestival #museumofscienceboston #disabilityawareness #DisabilityPrideMonth #poetry #poetrycommunity #WritingCommunity #writing #shortstories #books #freebooks

"Inclusion is not a strategy to help people fit into the systems and structures which exist in our societies; it is about transforming those systems and structures to make it better for everyone." — Diane Richler
#disability #disabilityawareness #inclusion #humanrights #ymhc

This is a big deal for families of kids with disabilities.

Kudos to Eric Goll for shining a light on the emotional load caregivers must shoulder.

Learn more here: https://www.empoweringability.org/invisible-mental-load-of-caregiving/

#DisabilityAwareness
#MentalHealth
#Caregiving
#Parenting

The Arc’s Center for Future Planning is designed to be clear, accessible, and easy to navigate, so you can spend less time searching and more time planning.

Learn more here: https://futureplanning.thearc.org/

#DisabilityAwareness
#HumanRights
#Accessibility
#Inclusion

Plan for Peace of Mind - The Arc's Center for Future Planning

Our planning template makes it easy to get started Start Your Plan The Arc’s Center for Future Planning empowers people with disabilities and their families to take charge, plan ahead, and build lives filled with dignity, security, and purpose. About the Center for Future Planning Planning With Priorities in Mind There’s no right way to […]

The Arc's Center for Future Planning

I don't give a fuck, fuck you.

I'll care about YOUR gd friends and family, you cunts.

Anyway. Go read The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime.
Get a copy for some kid or teenager or young adults you know (of). JESUS CHRIST MAKE PARENTS AND CARERS READ IT.
Thing's from 2003 and still relevant, ow, my existence hurts.

#book #books #Books2026 #Read #Reading #ReadingList #ToRead #FreedomToRead #story #stories #literature #kid #kids #Child #Children #ChildrensMentalHealth #ChildrensLiterature #Teen #Teens #Teenagers #autistic #AutisticJoy #Autism #AutismAwareness #AutismSpectrumDisorder #AutismSpectrumCondition #Asperger #disability #DisabilityDrivenDevelopment #DisabilityAwareness #Disabled #Ableism #FightAbleism #StopAbleism #Ableist