July is Disability Pride/acceptance.
ADA or Americans with Disabilities Act is so important.
I just... haven't known what to say. LGBTQ+ pride yes, but also disability pride. And together, you get queer disabled pride! 😅
Idk just... so many folks fought so hard for disabled folks to get where we are. But there's still
There's still internal (self) and external hate for disabilities. And sometimes that hate is said with a smile...
I mean... I wish I had something uplifting to say about Disability pride month. But a lot of people are still at the "acceptance" stage. And I fluctuate between pride, acceptance and awareness.
My experience with working with medical and mental health professionals has been mostly awful. Due to the autism it took me a while to realize it. Its only recently I realized that's not how professionals are supposed to treat another human being? So there's that. 😑
Shit was already dismal for disabled people.
I have been trying to elevate my mood but with these recent bills passed by the president and just passively allowed by Congress, things are going to get worse. My state is trying to fight mandates including ones that will hurt disabled people. But its only been 7 months. Can my state keep this up for 3.5 more years *at least*?
I just got diagnosed with stuff, I am less worried about proving disabilities.
I've been thinking for a while what disability activists have been saying. Its the world around us that is disabling, not the person and their disability.
Ex: if wheelchair ramps were built into every building, there wouldn't be a problem for folks who use wheelchairs. But firms don't think about that when designing buildings so it becomes a big deal when they need to redesign part of the building to be legally accessible.
And that's kinda how disability works. The world isnt designed for disabled people, so when they "magically appear from fairy land" one day, folks bitch, whine and moan when they must be accommodated.
If tests like my IT industry exam weren't long multiple choice trick questions done in a strange, sensory unfriendly room, I wouldn't have to navigate accommodations for testing. I'm anxious about the TEST FORMAT, not about me not knowing the info.
Due to ADHD, long tests have been a nightmare. "All adults" are supposed to be able to pay attention on command. My autism: "All adults" are supposed to answer long tests without asking questions about the meaning of an ambiguous phrasing.
Autism just have me feeling like an Alien given a pamphlet about Earth. And from that, I'm supposed to be fluent in Earth customs and speech.
Im really not the only one saying this stuff.
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I don't really have any disability inspiration porn to share, like the stuff they put on the news.
"You can get over your disability and still be successful! This person is 'handicapped' and doing things, so what excuse do you normal people have???"
That's always the fucking story. (I used 'handicapped' to illustrate how pissed I am and how common this inspiration porn is. Sorry.)
I live with pain, illness and mental disability best I can. That's kinda it.
Im usually not this enraged about my disabilities (and other disabled ppls struggles) but... shit just piles on you sometimes.
I coped with the world being inscrutable by day dreaming and making up my "own little world". Its helpful as an adult.
It doesnt take away the fact you're a 3rd class citizen.
But drawing weird creatures is nice! And my friends accept the weird things I say. And I dont have a good filter so I say things that are shocking but true.
I miss being outside and campfires and smelling grilled food in the summer but... can't do that.
Sometimes disability happens gradually and sneaks up on you. Like my allergies and asthma/Can't breathe. (Your allergist thinks you're full of bullshit.)
When your doctors think you're full of shit for being young and having several disabilities, you know youre really part of 'the club'. 😎
Because young people can't be disabled. (Sarcasm)
Anyways maybe this is a good note to end on?
https://www.nepm.org/shows/pov/episodes/the-ride-ahead-c31rky
This man Sam (21) has several disabilities and wants to do documentary making. He uses an electric wheelchair to get around, and needs carers and his father to help him.
He shows the world from his perspective, how people treat him, and he talks to disabled activists about how to navigate the world as a disabled adult.
And I was agreeing with so much he and the activists said. ðŸ˜
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He said he likes NYC but NYC isnt very wheelchair accessible. Hell, its not very mobility accessible. Some boroughs got them super old buildings with high staircases from like the 1930s or before. Tenement houses.
But also, disabled folk tend to collect there? There's several million people and of course you'll see a bunch of folks with various disabilities there.
Newer parts of NYC are more accessible. It beats cities where there is no accessibility.
@jtphillipsmnr I also struggle with filtering, but I have also learnt to heavily mask when at home. black conservative country
So often silence is my go to. But I have been a bit too non verbal to the point where I can sometimes forget how to speak without just blurting out the first thing to pop into my thought stream and make some kind of sense for the outside world.
It's cute with my cousins, but I face possible hate-crimes from strangers outside or my own family. The infantalising(?) hurts
The absolute flashbacks to people telling me I was "thinking too much" when I questioned ambiguous phrasing!
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