Anyway, we get on with things and my family member does an amazing job of supporting me by recognising actual needs, pushing hard for things that really aren't needed or easily and cheaply replaced if that changes … the same kinds of things a properly-trained #HoardingSpecialist can help with.

It was great to be able to extend on established and ongoing work with the specialist.

The additional thing my relative accomplished, though, was the deep understanding of both my limits and the workflow necessary to #mitigate #disability issues related to feeding myself more economically, and setting up and even teaching me HOW to use my rice cooker to do so.

🙂

26/x

#FoodSecurity
#inflation
#poverty
#disability
#accessibility
#workflow
#KitchenDevices
#appliances
#education
#CommunityCare

For a little over a year now, I have worked with a #HoardingSpecialist. This is someone trained according to the #BestPractises of present medical knowledge regarding #HoardingDisorder and provides me hands-on support to reduce and remove items from my unit.

This has been extraordinarily helpful, with one caveat: From my POV, this specialist perspective is not necessarily one informed by the additional complications of #disability.

Some of the issues I face unique to my (or others with similar) disabilities are able to be mitigated by technologies or devices. Purpose-built--IF they exist--are often extraordinarily expensive due to the relvatively miniscule market needing that item.

Classic example: many gadgets people like to make fun of, perhaps uniquely-specific kitchen gadgets, are only availble cheaply because they CAN be sold as a novelty item to many, yet are critically important for a few.

16/x

#MobilityAids
#mitigations