Some of us are able to keep swimming.
Many are too tired from treading water.
Some of us sink.
- emotional dysregulation
- mental exhaustion
- trauma
- #masking
- #neurotypical expectations
- #SensoryOverload
- social pressure
#WomenWithDisabilities #WomensMentalHealth #DisabilityJustice #DisabilityPolicy #neurodiversity

Some of us are able to keep swimming.
Many are too tired from treading water.
Some of us sink.
- emotional dysregulation
- mental exhaustion
- trauma
- #masking
- #neurotypical expectations
- #SensoryOverload
- social pressure
#WomenWithDisabilities #WomensMentalHealth #DisabilityJustice #DisabilityPolicy #neurodiversity

A day in the life of a #PWD:
“I’m afraid the specialist has rejected the referral. He says you’re “not sick enough.”
#DisabilityPolicy #ableism #WomenWithDisabilities #DisabilityJustice

A day in the life of a #PWD:
“I’m afraid the specialist has rejected the referral. He says you’re “not sick enough.”
#DisabilityPolicy #ableism #WomenWithDisabilities #DisabilityJustice

Someone self-identified – What should I do?
- thank them
- don’t assume
- don’t correct their language
- be respectful
- don’t ask what happened
- don’t say they can’t be
- ask preferred communication
- be patient
- be flexible
- ask if they have access needs
- treat them as a person
- be open
#accessible #disabled #accomodating #WomensMentalHealth #DisabilityPolicy #InclusionMatters #MentalHealth #WomensHealth #DisabledAndCapable

Someone self-identified – What should I do?
- thank them
- don’t assume
- don’t correct their language
- be respectful
- don’t ask what happened
- don’t say they can’t be
- ask preferred communication
- be patient
- be flexible
- ask if they have access needs
- treat them as a person
- be open
#accessible #disabled #accomodating #WomensMentalHealth #DisabilityPolicy #InclusionMatters #MentalHealth #WomensHealth #DisabledAndCapable

#Accessibility should not be the exception. Accessibility should be the norm.
#disability #disabled #accessible #DisabilityPolicy #DisabilityInclusion #DisabledAndCapable

#Accessibility should not be the exception. Accessibility should be the norm.
#disability #disabled #accessible #DisabilityPolicy #DisabilityInclusion #DisabledAndCapable

#HearingLoss is challenging at the doctor's office https://bit.ly/4efyyYG
Hearing loss is invisible, but so are many other chronic conditions. People don’t always know we are struggling just by looking at us.
#HardOfHearing #Deaf #accessibility #DisabilityPolicy #RepresentationMatters #InclusionMatters #ChronicIllness