#not all disabilities are visible

[letstalkbeautyuk]

🧠 💚 Mental health awareness badges -- great to wear during Mental Health Awareness week in May

[thevoidscreamer]

Here are some pictures of me looking normal. And tired. And joyful. And derpy. Point is… we’re all just people. Let’s love each other about it.

I don’t know if you can tell that I am trans. These days I worry less about passing and more about how to defend myself against attackers who feel like they have a reason to pick a fight. Yes, this has happened in real life to myself and to others. I’m done trying to fit into boxes, even if it’s meant to help me survive. People will know, or they won’t, regardless of my efforts. People will try to hurt me, or they won’t, regardless of my attempts to hide myself.

So instead, I’m preparing for the inevitable. The it’s-already-happened, just-get-out-alive moments that are coming my way. Because I am trans, I am non-binary, I am agender, I am aromantic, I am asexual, I am a gay boy, and anything else you could possibly call me. I am all these things, and I will flaunt it. Because, no matter what I do on the day-to-day, it seems that, during my lifetime anyway, there will always be people who want me wiped off the face of the earth and who feel it is their responsibility to aid their higher power in achieving that purpose.

Transness is beautiful. All queerness is beautiful. I am beautiful. And handsome. And ugly. And derpy. And joyful, and sad, and sexy, and sweet, and bloated, and titless, and muscular, and tired, and cuddly-but-also-don't-touch-me, and sometimes I have hives for no reason, and I am always changing my hairstyle, and I can't decide if I actually want to wear dresses or if I just think they're pretty on other people. But most of all, I am Not. For. You. I am for me.

If you truly feel I am leading you to sin, then go live in your church. I promise I will never go there. Still struggling? Then pluck out your eyes, cut off your arms, open your home, give up your possessions, and give all your money to the poor. Follow that book you seem to want to use to dictate everyone's life but your own.

Your sins are not my responsibility. I am holy. I am sacred. Your perversion of me is your own demon to do battle with.

I exist for me, I allow myself to be myself because I can. I allow myself to be, because I want to. Until I allowed myself to transition, I did not want to be. I wanted to end.

But here I am, years later, happy to finally be where I’m supposed to… in my body, living my life, caring for my family, my plants, my pets, rubbing cream on my eczema, eating good food, admiring the sun from a safe distance, helping my community, hearing my name cross friendly lips, whistling in the dark, and singing to the moon from the tops of the rockies, writing my books and poems!

Here I am, minding my own business, spreading love and kindness wherever I can.

Notice how none of that involves you. You know who you are, and, despite your assertions, I am not upset that you exist. I do not care that you exist. I only care that you want me dead. Stop trying to eradicate me and my way of life, and you will no longer be part of my business. Leave me be, and I won't mind you. You won't have to deal with me once you stop trying to "deal" with me.

Just let me be.

Just let us be.

And if you keep trying to wipe out our "way of life"lifestyle," you will fail. No amount of laws and restrictions and prayers and blame and deaths can stop queer people from existing. We'll keep being born, because this is just how we are. Queerness is inherent, and your rejection of it forces it to have a culture of its own, outside of yours. Attempts to legislate us out of existence or pray us into submission will inevitably fail. There will always be queer babies. There will always be an underground so long as you force us there.

So...

See me — or don’t. Close your eyes when I walk by, if you must. That doesn’t mean I don’t still exist. I always have. I always will. Please, just leave me be.

[scribblersobia]

The world - you should be comfortable talking about your mental health.

Also the world - But, it should be on our terms and conditions otherwise we will make fun of you.

@scribblersobia

[yorkshire-rockchick]

I've just been told I'm too young to be disabled and I should give up my seat on the bench to allow older people to sit down. I'm now hugging my crutch and refusing to move.

[trashpandafeminism]

[Image Description: Image is of a bus driver from the cartoon, ‘The Simpsons’. The bus driver says, “Don’t make me tap the sign”. He taps the sign above him. The sign says, “Not all disabilities are visible.”]

"Not all disabilities are visible" is a phrase that's important to remember. Many people live with disabilities that are not immediately apparent, and it's crucial that we recognize and accommodate their needs.

From chronic pain to mental health conditions, there are many types of disabilities that may not be visible to the naked eye. And yet, people with these conditions still face barriers to access and inclusion in our society.

It's important to educate ourselves and others about invisible disabilities, so we can work to create a more inclusive world for everyone. We can start by being mindful of our language and assumptions, and by advocating for policies that support people with disabilities.

Remember that everyone deserves to be seen, heard, and valued, regardless of their abilities or disabilities.

[beejsdevilishsoulmate]

Wearing my back brace sucks!!!

Don't get me wrong, it does help ease the pain a little, but it's just shit having to wear it

[exhaustedlibrarian]

[yamimichi]

March is #DisabilityAwarenessMonth ♿️

I've seen too many things in my town that are not disability-friendly.

There are people that just stand around on the sidewalk even though they see my wheelchair approaching. I can't tell you how many times I've had to go out into the street to get around these idiots.

All too often the handicapped access ramp is blocked.

Able-bodied people park their cars in the handicapped spots because they're "just going in for a minute".

My town is notorious for putting posts in the middle of sidewalks. Getting around those is very tricky.

I could go on and on but I think you get the picture.

And please remember that not all disabilities are visible.

[isa-ah]

that’s what the aids are for!

[sojourner-between-worlds]

Even if you, personally, don't hate Discord's new UI, I am begging ya'll to still send them the following feedback:

"The changes made to Dark Mode are an accessibility issue due to the lack of a low contrast option for those who need it."

The previous dark gray was never ideal, tbh, but it was still worlds better than what we have now. As someone who can feasibly get by with the new dark mode but vastly prefers low contrast, and as someone who knows people who do need low contrast -- please tell them about this problem.

[x-quetz-x]

Sometimes, I forget that I actually have a disability, that I actually have more limitations than other people. This isn't helped by people, especially those who know about my issues, casually dismissing and ignoring them, treating me like I'm just the young, responsible, hard working coworker or roommate.

I do appreciate people not coddling me, or treating me as lesser, but I can't keep this up. I'm tired, I'm sore, I'm constantly doing the work of others with fewer restrictions.

I *almost* wish my issues were more overtly visible to others.

[i-may-be-an-emu]

Shout out to people who can not tell the time

Shout out to people who need a little longer to figure out the time

Shout out to people who can't do "quick" maths in their head

Shout out to people who need to use a calculator for even "simple" maths

Shout out to people who need others to read number a for them

Shout out to people who cry over maths and numbers

Shout out to people who say the wrong numbers when reading or talking about prices and the time of day

Shout out to people who can't read charts and graphs

Shout out to people who get confused with mathematical concepts

Shout out to people who can't read music because it seems mathematical to them

Shout out to people who's maths struggles limit them

Shout out to people with dyscalculia or math struggles, basically. I am with you. I am here for you. I see you. It sucks, and most of the world doesn't even know about dyscalculia. But it'll be ok. It won't go away but people will help you, you can adapt. I love you. Screw math ❤

[valcaira]

Attention Whump Community!

Clogging disability tags is a massive problem that we need to address. Many tags, especially those surrounding permanent injuries, paralysis, vision loss and certain illnesses have become unusable due to being flooded with unrelated things. Yes, that includes your writing. Those tags are not for you. It's isolating, frustrating and depressing to try finding a community and other people who share your issues but all that comes up is whump, fandom shit, gifs, headcanons, etc.

I'm newly paralyzed. I have looked at many tags surrounding paralysis, trying to find support, a community, anything of people struggling with the same thing. Nothing. There's barely anything for us in the general disabilty tags. I am BEGGING you to understand and recognize how AWFUL it is.

So, I have a proposition. A tag you can and should use exclusively for disability content in whump writing. Not any other tag surrounding disability, lest you'll clog it up.

#disabled whumpee

It's tempting to use more specific tags, I get it. Due to being in the whump community myself I know #medical whump is already a tag. You have those tags. Use them. Don't use the disability tags. Don't clog up the few spaces us disabled people have.

[flintbian]

There's a disabled angel in good omens 🥺

[psychiatricwarfare]

hey btw everyone- people with mental disabilities can and, very often do, experience sexual attraction, get horny, have kinks/fetishes/paraphilias, masturbate, have sex, etc. this includes people with intellectual disabilities and/or any kind of developmental disabilities.

please stop acting like mentally disabled people Never have Any sexual wants/needs when that is so unbelievably untrue that by saying that, youre just admitting that you have obviously never interacted with more than a handful of mentally disabled people, if any at all.

i see it all the time (particularly irl when i talk about my job) where people will try to say that mentally disabled people cant have sex because they're basically children or because they dont understand it or because they cant make their own choices or it would always be coercion or they never ever want it themselves and that just isnt fucking true????

mentally disabled people can make their own choices, they know what feels good to them and what doesnt, they understand when they want to do something and when they don't. mentally disabled adults are not "like children". mentally disabled people are capable of being sexual. sure, some mentally disabled ppl are asexual, just like some able minded people are asexual. because mentally disabled people are human beings, just like everyone else

[beejsdevilishsoulmate]

I just checked twitter, Elon's having a meltdown over Apple and it's just not amusing anymore, I didn't even follow the dude but he was all over my timeline, so I deleted it.

In other news I'm now half way through base coating my walking stick, I still haven't decided what I'm gonna do with it, but I guess I'll figure something out.

In other, other news, I just ordered myself a new book to read The invisible life of Addie LuRue by V.E. Schwab, it's being delivered this afternoon.