#notyourinspiration

[ardently-queer]

heartland s11e7 have me making the Wet Cat Face

i dont make lots of faces only grumpy

why do they all act like autism is a tragedy

they have that kid in therapy since he was 3 no wonder he screams NONONONONONONO  we communicate very good. cant be much clearer than NONONONONO. were not all that complicated dont grab dont stare at eyes talk directly not round in circles normal things not hard  its like the autism rep we get is written just by parents who suck at looking after their autistic kids and want to feel validated in their dislike of autism autism is a very cool thing i love how my brain does its not a tragedy start asking autistics to write autistics

[thedeafzebra]

“To be disabled and not hate yourself for it is a profound act of resistance." -Ty/Tai (cripple punk founder) Cripple Punk is about being unapologetically disabled. Its about living our disabled lives. Its about not being an inspiration to the able bodied. Its about decking out our mobility aids. Its about not pleasing the ableists. Its about taking back a slur that was used to demean us. Its about not being the "happy, inspiring disabled person who does everything despite their disabilities". I am unapologetically disabled. I will not hide my disabilities. I will not hide my mobility aids. I will not be "inspiration porn". I will not always smile. I will not always be happy. I will never be the type of disabled person that ableists want me to be. I am cripple. I am cripple punk. Rest in power Tai. #cripplepunk #disabled #notyourinspiration

[awfullynice-hq]

“ ... I wanna scoot my motorized wheelchair around a world where a disabled guy learning to drive a car or play the guitar or get groceries on his own is no different than any other guy tackling any other challenge—not clickbait used to increase shareholder profits.

Bad news for me, though: that’s for sure not the norm here in the land of late-stage U.S. capitalism. ... “

[disabilityrepresentation-blog1]

#notyourinspiration 

[everythingsabutt]

I saw @theecrohniegrace posting about this trash so :)

[ceepstyle]

"Anti-inspiration porn is the images of what it means to be disabled in real life. Half drunk selfies taken in dark clubs while spending time with friends. Sexy selfies taken to showcase the beauty of our bodies, medical devices, scars, and all. Hospital glam selfies that show being disabled or sick doesn’t stop us from having our own style or wanting to express ourselves. Proof that learning to pass as non-disabled is not the key to living a beautiful, valuable, and amazing disabled life. Being disabled is not something we need to apologize for, dance around, or hide. "
 Join me tonight on @ as we talk about the power of social media and selfies to redefine the conversation around Disability #DisabledIsNotABadThing #CheekyNotTragic #DisabledAndCute #365DaysWithDisability #NotYourInspiration #AdvocacyTuesday #ClaimingCrip #ceepstyle #DisabledInDC #CapitalCityCripplePunk #Cripple Punk bit.ly/2kRLLvt