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I'd love to see EDS!! most often, hypermobility is only shown as a "cool trick" in media, and I could really use some proper rep!

disabled people!!!

what are some illnesses/disabilities that youve never seen representation for and would love to see?

let me know in replies reblogs asks messages whatever suits you :3

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someone kicked my cane out from under me one time, and even though i only use it part time, when I am using it, i very much use it to support my weight. although i can stand and walk without my cane, this guy kicked it while i was putting about half of my weight on it (i had just dislocated my knee)

and then i fell and dislocated my shoulder

don't kick canes. ankles are a privilege, and getting hit in the ankle with a cane hurts :)

While I was out with my boyfriend, some kid who was talking about being a gangster turned to me and went, "Look at her cane! Kick her cane!!!" 😭 Reminder that even though a lot of people who use canes can walk without them, DONT KICK PEOPLES CANES??? I thought that was common knowledge but I fear it isn't...

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Me: Hello doctor, can I get tested for [thing]?

Doctor: sure, but before we do, let's put you on this medication that you have told me makes your symptoms of [thing] practically go away

Me: doesn't make sense but sure, doctor

[1 test later]

Doctor: well based off the results, I didn't see any signs of [thing]

Me: gee I wonder who could've predicted that outcome

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reblogging this here for the accessibility talk i do

font rant below cut - I think it's important

STOP USING TIMES NEW ROMAN (and other fonts with high thick/thin contrast) IN ACADEMIC SETTINGS/ANY LONG PARAGRAPHS

[pt] Stop using Times New Roman (and other fonts with high/thick/thin contrast) in academic settings/any long paragraphs [end pt]

I'm learning typography right now, and something that has been repeatedly said is that Times New Roman is not a good font for readability. (Note that readability is not the same as legibility. Readability aims to make a large section of body text easy to recognize and understand, while legibility applies to a specific word or phrase, usually a title or headline.) Times New Roman has a lot of thick/thin contrast, meaning that each letter is made up of both (very) thick and (very) thin lines. This causes more "visual clutter," as my teacher puts it, and makes the text less readable. It also affects dyslexia and visual impairments more than its low thick/thin contrast counterparts.

Times New Roman is also a serif font, meaning that it has the funny little things on the ends of letters, like this recreation of the Vogue font:

The funky things on the ends of the letters are serifs. These decorative lines, while pretty, make a font less readable. Serif fonts are best for headlines, titles, or small bursts of text. Sans serif (lit. "without serif") fonts don't have these funky decorations. By default, Tumblr uses a sans serif, Helvetica. Some of the themes use serif fonts, but default and dark mode use Helvetica. The lack of thick/thin contrast and distracting (albeit cool) serifs gives the brain less information to process, making words more recognizable. This helps people like me who are visually impaired. I'm not dyslexic, but I've heard that it can help dyslexic people as well.

In modern academia, there is no reason to be using Times New Roman for everything in existence. There is more to the readability equation, but this is just a rant on the funny hellsite. Helvetica and Ariel are no less "professional" than Garamond or Times New Roman, and the former two fonts make writing much more accessible than the latter two.

Also, Comic Sans is only annoying because it's overused in professional settings to make things seem more "fun."

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Adding on, if it's there but never functional, not accessible

Hot take it’s not actually accessible if I have to ask an abled body person for help or assistance

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That moment when you reblog something to the wrong blog

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This still applies. Same subject, different teacher

Fuck you, blatantly ableist teacher

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"I'm defined by guesswork analogies" /lyr

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So after an upsetting geneticist appointment, I had a WONDERFUL neurology appointment and uh. I may have narcolepsy

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I'm genuinely fucking pissed

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So I have NONE of the conditions we thought I have. I can't be diagnosed with POTS because I've got hypermobility disorder. Fuckin' love my 50+ bpm spikes and no fucking diagnosis

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Actually sick of doctors telling me my issues are "mild" or "benign." I can't fucking function, that doesn't seem mild to me

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So sick. Fell down the stairs and hit my head on the concrete floor. Still going to school.

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Just saw my doctor and his response was 乁⁠(⁠ ⁠•⁠_⁠•⁠ ⁠)⁠ㄏ

He just shrugged at my disability and said it'll get better

I wish it would

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Even after a full day of school for the first time in two weeks, I'm not allowed a break

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It's very obvious to me that while my parents love me, they're disappointed that their child is disabled. It sucks ass

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Suspecting c-ptsd sucks because my triggers aren't even my trauma it's just a handful of tangentially related things