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Nothing About Us Without Us
i tried to do just image/symbol one, its like "nothing" and then "us" with a bunch disability symbols so it kinda gets the meaning across.
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got tired of there being no walking cane emojis so I made my own lol.
feel free to use in your discord servers or something, but if you repost online please credit me as batfinz :-)
not for commercial use.
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Here’s some symbols for various types of canes :)
[Image descriptions:
A person standing with their cane, which is purple and has a derby handle. The rest of the emojis follow this format of a person standing with their purple cane.
A person standing with their cane, which has an offset ergonomic handle.
A person standing with their cane, which has an offset ergonomic handle and quad base.
A person standing with their cane, which has an offset ergonomic handle and a pop-out stool attachment.
/End ID]
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🔪🔪🔪No spoons left 👩🦼🔪🔪🔪
So. On 29 December 2022, the back of my motorized wheelchair broke completely (as in completely collapsed, flat out behind me, doubling the turning radius of my chair, and giving me zero back support). After business hours, of course. And so I couldn't call for a repair person to come out and look at it until the morning, and of course they were all backed up until after the New Year.
When the technician did come out (early January 2023), he found the frame was completely bent out of shape (I wonder if it was bent out of shape when it first broke, or if it got that way after roughly a week of bumping it into things when it was flat out, because my chair no longer fit around the corners in my house). And the whole part would need to be replaced. In the meantime, the guy rigged up some cables to hold the back up, and basically tie it into place. It's no longer adjustable, of course, but at least it gives me some support, now (I paid a whole lot of extra money for this chair for its adjustable features, like back angle, foot+leg rests, and seat tilt-in-space)
It would be expensive, but of course I gave my consent for them to order a new one.
Months go by, with no news. Finally, on 10 May 2023, I'm told the 20% deductible I have to pay, before they even put in the order. And I pay it, in installments of one half (minimum down payment), one quarter, and last quarter.
And then: Nothing. Absolute Radio Silence.
Last week, I notice that my battery is no longer holding a charge, so I schedule a technician to come out and replace it (Wheelchair batteries have a lifespan of ~ three years, and I bought the battery in March 2021, when I bought this @!#$-ing chair). While I'm making the appointment, I mention: "Hey, it's been a year since the back on this chair broke, any news on the replacement part?" The receptionist says she doesn't know, but she'll ask the guys in the repair department, and call me back.
She doesn't call back.
Today, 1 February 2024, 13 months later, after the repair guy replaced the battery, and while he was replacing screws on one of my armrests, so I don't have to hold it in place with duct tape, any more, he gave me the news:
The company that makes this chair has completely discontinued the model, and are also no longer making replacement parts.
The chance of me getting the back on my wheelchair fixed is zero.
(I think I'd have to pay more for a lawyer to get a refund on that deductible I've already paid than the price of that deductible).
Oh, and also: this chair is also a swapped out model, and not the one I actually ordered, because the company discontinued that model, too. And I didn't find out until they were driving this one into my living room.
That was 3 years ago. Medicare will only pay for a new chair ever 5 years, or longer. So I'm stuck with this chair until at least the end of 2025 (I started placing my order for a new chair -- the one I have now, in September or October 2020)
Oh, and you know what else the repair guy told me? Wheelchair companies even specially design (and Patent) every single screw and bolt that goes into their chairs, so you can't fix the chairs yourself.
🤬Capitalism!!!
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asthma (or any other breathing issues) and medication emotes!
[IMAGE DESCRIPTION:
1. Text reads, ‘Nebulizer.’ a yellow fullbody emoji stands idle with an oxygen mask on their face and a nebulizer next to them. they show a tired expression
2. Text reads, ‘Inhaler.’ a yellow halfbody emoji frowns in annoyance while shaking an inhaler to prep it for use.
3. Text reads, ‘Wheeze fit.’ a yellow halfbody emoji with an exhausted expression coughs into their hand.
4. and 5. Text reads, ‘Medicine.’ The first shows a yellow emoji holding pills in one hand and their pill bottle in the other, and the second shows the same emoji holding a small liquid medicine cup in one hand and the medicine bottle in the other. \END DESCRIPTIONS]
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A rollator emoji!!
Feel free to use in your servers and if you like what I do, maybe send me a tip? | or join my discord server to see emojis ahead of the queue
[Please read my Carrd before using my emojis]
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