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Okay you guys.

IF YOU PRIMARILY DO NOT SPEAK ENGLISH reply with what you mentally call it, if you have a nickname for it or something

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@important-cat-pics

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ok imma send it to @maximumminimum @feraltranscatboy @mermaid-lullaby @voidwerks @locriian

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( posting frm m' sideblog, main is @/yuutx )

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Rotating these two fucking idiots in my head like a rotisserie chicken tonight

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Southern Cassowary, with dagger-like claws up to 5 inches long

credit: wild beyond

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i can confirm that it does not

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LEAKED MORNING ROUTINE:

-i need to be held

-i’m fine

-i’m beyond saving

-we’re back

-it’s over

-swag city

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things they should teach baseball players as soon as they go pro:

how to manage your money so you aren't broke at 40

sometimes your soulmate is a man

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I mean I guess you could say I'm pretty popular. my tumblr mutuals interact with like two of my posts a day.

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HOT AUTISTIC ADULTS IN YOUR AREA ARE UNSURE IF YOU WANT TO TALK TO THEM...CLICK HERE TO ESTABLISH CLEAR INTENT

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faq: getting arrested in the US as a wheelchair user

i've been having a lot of conversations with wheelchair users new to protesting lately, and many people have questions about what to expect if you're risking arrest. disclaimer that this isn't legal advice, a lot of this will vary based on where you live, and cops rarely bother to follow their own departmental policies.

1. How do cops transport wheelchair users to jail?

Depends on the police department, the type of wheelchair you have, and whether you're ambulatory. The ADA does not specify that we have a right to be transported in a wheelchair van--examples from ADA resources just state that "Officers should use caution not to harm an individual or damage his or her wheelchair."

In practice, this might mean:

Cops lift you out of your wheelchair, handcuff you, and put you in the back of a regular patrol car. They fold up your wheelchair and put it in the back of the car.

Cops have a specific patrol van with a wheelchair lift and transit securement system. You can often find this information listed in police policy if you search for your city's police department and "prisoner transport van wheelchair." Keywords often include Wheelchair Accessible Vehicle (WAV) or Prisoner Disabled Accessible Van (PDAV).

Cops have a contract with an external company (often local public transit, sometimes a private company) to call for one of their wheelchair accessible vans to use as a transport vehicle.

Cops make you transfer or ambulate into the patrol car and then just leave your wheelchair on the side of the road.

2. Will I be taken to a architecturally accessible jail?

Depends on the police department, but probably not. All that ADA resources specify is that wheelchair users "must have access to the toilet facilities and other amenities," at the jail we're taken to. When I've been arrested, I've been held in an "ADA compliant cell" which featured a very narrow toilet with no grab bars that I know for a fact would have been impossible to transfer to for most of my friends who use power chairs. There seems to be very little enforcement when it comes to architectural access.

Relevant info is that police departments will often have one specific jail that they always transport disabled prisoners to in your city. You can usually find this information in prisoner transport policies that are often posted publicly on police department websites. This can be important information to know, especially in the cases of mass arrests at protests, where wheelchair users might get separated from the rest of our comrades and taken to a completely different holding area.

3. Will cops let me stay in my wheelchair in jail?

Depends on the police department. Some police departments will let you stay in your chair, some might make you take off any removable parts (cushion/footrests/sideguards/etc) and then let you stay in it, some might make you transfer to a basic wheelchair that the jail supplies, some might leave you in a cell without access to any mobility aids. My comrades and I have experienced all of those scenarios while getting arrested.

4. How can I try to protect my rights while being arrested?

Unfortunately, there's not always a ton that can be done in the moment--knowing that we have rights under the ADA doesn't mean that we can get cops to take that seriously.

But if you're familiar with local cop policies and your rights under the ADA, it can sometimes be helpful to verbalize what policies are not being followed in the moment, especially if cops have cameras on. Saying things like "I am not resisting arrest, I am a wheelchair user and cannot walk/disperse/get on the sidewalk/etc," can be helpful for trying to fight charges later on.

Memorize your local legal support hotline/NLG chapter and do not answer any questions or offer any information to cops without a lawyer.

After you're out, your local Protection and Advocacy organization for your state might be able to help you make a formal complaint or sue the police department for disability discrimination.

5. Other things to keep in mind:

Cops are fucking bastards and getting arrested as a wheelchair user can be really scary! It's even scarier when no one in your community knows how to prepare, what to expect, or how to support you afterwards.

It's super important for protest buddies, affinity groups, and local jail support organizations to know this kind of information before a wheelchair user gets arrested. More people being able to recognize PDAVs on sight can help wheelchair users get advanced warning if cops are specifically preparing to target us for arrest at a protest. Knowing which specific jail wheelchair users are taken to before a mass arrest means that lawyers won't have to scramble last minute to track down wheelchair users that get separated in the system.

Even if you're not a wheelchair user and you think that there aren't any wheelchair users protesting with you, PLEASE make sure you know this information, especially if you do "know your rights" trainings or are a legal observer.

feel free to send any other questions in regards to getting arrested with mobility aids my way and I'll do my best to answer!

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Service dog poses for school picture

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I took my little brother (autistic, mostly non verbal) out and he was using his voice keyboard to tell me something, and this little boy (maybe 4 or 5?) heard him and asked me "Is he a robot??" I tried to explain to him that no, he isn't a robot, he just communicates differently, but my darling brother was in the background max volume "I am robot I am robot I am robot I am robot"