rebelwheelsnycshow

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a short but chatty video where I talk about being neurodivergent & thus sometimes I'm sensitive to light. wearing sunglasses helps, but I've found as I start to go out again (now that I have the wheelchair), that this can be misunderstood. [IMAGE DESCRIPTION: Video thumbnail. A horizontal rectangle. Colorful background which consists of a variety of images based on the wheelchair symbol. To the left is a photo of myself looking contemplative as my hand is on my chin. I'm wearing a red t-shirt, a black and white horizontal striped arm warmer, oversized black rims cat eyeglasses, and a rainbow flower crown headband on my brown hair which is being pushed back by the headband. To the left of me on top of the collage are three rectangles with texting them. The first one a bit diagonal on top black with white text reads disability and.. the second and larger rectangle which accepts most of the space reads neurodivergent accommodations and misunderstandings. ( I'm not trying to be rude...) There's a white small diagonal rectangle in the mid-right-hand corner that reads plus wheelchair update. And lastly, there is a thin black rectangle towards the bottom right that reads Rebel Wheels NYC]

#disability #disabled #disabled af #wheelchair #motorized wheelchair #cripple punk #disabled people #neurodivergent #sunglasses #youtube video #Youtube

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VIDEO: Knowing your disabled body and what it needs is a game changer. Here are 4 little hacks & accommodations that I use to make things easier. [image description: colorful video thumbnail. background is a collection of various art images based on the wheelchair symbol. to the left is a new photo of myself. I am wearing a red t-shirt, a black and white striped (horizontal) arm warmer, a yellow-orange soft beret hat where you can see a bit of my brown short bangs, and finally oversized somewhat thick black-rimmed cat eyeglasses (retro nerdy vibes lol). I look like I am contemplating something as my eyes are looking to the left and my left hand is on my chin. to the right of me is text, modern, thin and white with a black rectangle behind it. a small rectangle, slightly diagonal on top reads "disability and..." and then a larger rectangle that takes up more room with text that reads "knowing and being true to your disabled self". lastly in a thin black rectangle towards the bottom right with white typewriter font "rebel wheels NYC" but with no space between the word rebel and wheels]

#disability #disabled #disabled af #disabled people #neurodivergent #eye glasses #accommodation #life hacks #eyeglasses #Youtube

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VIDEO: in this video, we talk about being disabled on dating sites and why it's important to represent your truth

[image description: A horizontal rectangle, video thumbnail. The background is a colorful collage of various art pieces based on the wheelchair symbol. In the center is a smaller black horizontal rectangle. To the left is a photo of myself laying on a pillow but looking sort of stylish with black rhinestone sunglasses a red rose turbine and a rainbow flower crown and the text on the photo reads take low spoons make it fashion. But to the right is the main text which reads disability and... Representing on dating sites.]

#disability #ableism #disabled #disabled af #internalized ableism #disabled youtuber #disabled people #dating sites #dating #disability pride #Youtube

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holding yourself to an able-body standard when you're disabled is some internalized ableism, so let's not do that (she says to you and to herself lol) [image description: video thumbnail. colorful background. collage of various art pieces based on the wheelchair symbol. center. black horizontal rectangle. left. a photo of myself. purple t-shirt, red turban with a red rose medium-sized on top, and red rhinestone sunglasses. the text in white. narrow. modern reads (smaller) disability and… (larger) not holding yourself to able body standards]

#disability #ableism #disabled #disabled af #wheelchair #motorized wheelchair #disabled people #disabled youtuber #internalized ableism #disabled activist #Youtube

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made some progress on the new wheelchair (aka Ava Sequoia LaRue)'s new look. not totally sold with the yellow scarf but it might have potential...

[IMAGE DESCRIPTION (of both photos): Photo. back of a black motorized wheelchair. rainbow hat over the headrest & a black heart pin. white text no justice no peace. On the black metal part connecting the headrest to the seat, gold glitter horizontal rectangle, below 2 pink (top) & red flowers. you only see a hint of red. the red flower is semi-covered by orange T-shirt fabric. Hanging down & secured by a black pandemic mask wrapped around, the mask has vertical rows of dangling rhinestones with a bit of orange spilling over on top. And then behind & to the side of the orange T-shirt on the actual back of the seat, white pearl stickers that have the shape of a pearl necklace. To the right, sticker words cut out dissent is patriotic

the only difference between the two photos is 2nd one has a yellow semi-transparent scarf with thin fabric that's dangling from two back hooks on the chair. you still see the orange T-shirt and dangling rhinestones but the ends of the T-shirt (a bit edgier) are now more covered up by the yellow scarf that has a bit of fringes]

#wheelchair #motorized wheelchair #style #disabled #disability #wheelchair style #makeover #wheelchair makeover #colors #disabled af #cripple punk #work in progress

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by the way, I wrote this article in my essay blog. it talks about the influence and exploitation of trauma regarding zionism, Israel & Palestine and is call for accountability.

#disabled writer #jewish #disabled #queer #writer #jewish resistance #palestine #israel

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As part of the Disability And … video series.. So often in ableism, pity is confused with compassion - but it is NOT the same thing. The video is a short PSA with some silliness mixed in.

#disability #ableism #disabled #disabled af #disabled youtuber #disabled woman #disabled and queer #youtube #low spoons #piss on pity #disabled people #disabilities #Youtube

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VIDEO: okay, let's talk about disability, pleasure, and empowerment... [image description: Video thumbnail. Colorful background with a mustard yellow. On top of that are a variety of colorful collages based on the wheelchair symbol. On top of that and in the center of the graphic is a horizontal black rectangle. Towards the left of the rectangle is a photo of myself. I am wearing a red t-shirt, a pink sequins bow in front of a medium sized red rose flower crown on my head. I am wearing circular fancy looking rhinestone sunglasses and I am somewhat grinning somewhat blushing. To the right of the photo is the following text disability and.. and below that it reads pleasure and empowerment]

#disabled #disability #disabled af #disabled youtuber #disabled and queer #disabled woman #low spoons #ableism #sexuality #disabled joy #Youtube

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Welcome to "Disability And…"

A brand new video series where we have a chat about various topics that intersect with disability.

{image description: video thumbnail. colorful collage background consisting of various artsy images of people in wheelchairs. the colors are golden yellow (the background behind the art pieces), red, lime green, black, orange, purple, blue. each individual art piece in the background has a thin white border and is laid out like photos on a table that are uniformly lined up. in the center is a black horizontal rectangle. on the left side of said rectangle, is a photo of myself wearing a blue bear-eared balaclava, a red bow behind it, and rhinestone cat eye sunglasses. I am turned to the right as if I am looking at the text. modern and white against the black background. "disability and…." and then in the small text "video #1: the origin story"]

#disability #disabled #disabled af #low spoons #disabled youtuber #new video alert #youtube #wheelchair #disabled woman #jewish #disabled and queer #Youtube

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How Ableism Impacts This Youtube Channel

In this video, I talk about how social ableism vs systemic ableism impacts my content creation (and soul!) while I try on some new dresses because it was seriously time to get new ones. [video thumbnail. horizontal rectangle. yellow orange background. on top is a variety of artsy wheelchair symbol themed collages. center. black rectangle. white text. the impact of ableism on this youtube channel. to the left of text is an older photo of me. I am wearing a yellow beret of sorts, a silver sequins face mask ala pandemic, knitted fingerless gloves and my top is a pinkish red. the graphic is colorful, vibrant, artsy with a badass disability theme]

#disability #ableism #wheelchair #disabled af #disabled #Youtube

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Fictional PSA Script For Medical Insomnia

Opening scene. DARLA is sitting down feeling like crap, when in comes FRED. Both DARLA & FRED speak in a tone where everything is said with a smile. FRED and DARLA are colleagues. DARLA: *sounds of insomnia related struggles & tiredness*

FRED: Say there, Darla are you okay?

DARLA: I am not, Fred for last night I had medical insomnia. A very particular type of insomnia that proceeded to mess with my sleep. I got some sleep but not enough to not feel like poo.

FRED: Insomnia, you say? Have you tried relaxing? By simply relaxing, you can eradicate all your problems including this one. Try meditating before bed. Did you know that when a person doesn't get enough sleep, it can impact your heart? DARLA turns to camera, gets up while FRED is still talking and walks off into a different room, Fred does not notice as he is too busy giving unsolicited advice. DARLA: Why is it people who clearly have never had insomnia, let alone medical insomnia, feel compelled to give you advice on the topic? Hi, I'm Darla here to talk to you about the crappy experience that is medical insomnia, why is this even a thing? While non-medical insomnia can be due to things like anxiety and emotional stress, medical insomnia can occur for a variety of reasons that are not  actually emotionally based. such as: Hormones Bowel disturbances Not getting enough food Dehydration Mold Too hot? Too cold? Too humid Insufficient vitamin D Night sweats An uncomfortable bed or pillow  (My spine requires a hospital bed in order to sleep. Found that out the hard way) And more. And speaking of pain, there is also a separate category of medical insomnia known as painsomnia, where you're in so much pain that you are unable to sleep. This can occur as a result of a broken Healthcare System. Because medical insomnia is not stress based, until you crack the code and figure out why it’s happening, you can experience medical insomnia for long stretches of time. This is a very particular form of hell, but if you can solve the mystery as to why it’s happening, you can get that sweet sweet sleep that we all cherish and adore. DARLA walks back to where she and FRED were initially talking. Fred is still talking and has not realized that Darla has left. DARLA: Remember, unless you have experienced medical insomnia, refrain from giving advice, especially if it's unsolicited. Besides the fact that it's really not just a matter of just relaxing, has telling anyone to “just relax” ever really helped? FRED: Well, at least you can nap and ... DARLA turns to FRED DARLA: Oh, while my body is very tired, for some god awful reason it lacks the ability to nap. Also, go fuck yourself Fred. A bell goes off on DARLA’s phone. FRED: Gosh, what’s that sound? DARLA: Oh, that’s just my phone reminding me it’s time for my weekly session with my therapist. Medical insomnia (among other things in life) can really fuck with your mental health. I know it does with mine. DARLA makes a call on her phone. DARLA turns to camera to look at us DARLA: And now you know about medical insomnia. DARLA exits to talk to her therapist  FRED nods as if he just learned something.

[image description: an artsy collage with a yellow background with 3 black lines off center is this oval with various colors and shapes like shards of glass and fire. in the center, is a framed photo of a woman from the 50′s. ] [author’s note: may this help people who are prone to medical insomnia. it is indeed 0 stars]

#insomnia #medical insomnia #PSA #script #FictionalPSA

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hello (an update & where I’ve been)

hello! it’s been awhile since I posted here. hope everyone has been able to stay safe in these weird times So, I haven’t made any new youtube videos. For awhile, I felt really inspired by TkTok because creating really short videos, was just my speed in terms of spoons. I was (and possibly) still am recovering from thryoidriis  and getting covid a second time (0 stars). But it was also nice because with the youtube channel, it was pretty much just disability content. Nothing wrong with that. Love that. But there’s times as a disabled person who is recovering medically (as well as emotionally) from having some heavy medical trauma, you aren’t always in the mood to talk about disability. And that’s okay. It’s good to honor that. So, the content that I made on TikTok is a variety of topics. Ableism, self care, veganism, and just sometimes just silly videos. If you like, you can view them here, and if not that’s fine too. And then as I began to regain the ability to use the mouse again (yeah, shit got weird), I started making collages which was great creative, cognitive and physical therapy. I posted those in the blog, as well as a new poem and short story. Some (?) may notice that all the struggle diaries posts are gone. I just didn’t want to be reminded of them so I deleted them BUT I am hoping to write on article that sums up everything I learned from that time - and still learning . So, where things are headed in terms of creativity, time will tell but I did want to say hi to anyone who reads these blogs and sending ya much goodness on his day and beyond p.s. Oh! almost forgot but I also for awhile did a photo series.  I needed to get stronger in order to sit up in a wheelchair, so I thought fuck it . why not do physical therapy that also feeds your soul? and because it was during the pandemic, they’re of me in various costumes. Which was weird as I prefer being behind the camera, but it’s good to step out of your comfort zone sometimes, but also thus the costumes lol. I’ll post those as spoons allow.

#blog update #disability #self care #just saying hi #disabled #photography #writing #poetry #ableism #reocvery #creative #physical therapy

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(Author’s Note: While I thoroughly appreciate Hozier’s musical and activist related existence, there’s always been this one song that I could never fully enjoy. Musically, ‘In The Woods Somewhere’ is lovely. I can also appreciate that the lyrics are, if what I read on the internet was accurate, was inspired by Dante’s Inferno. It’s just the fox. I get too emotionally attached to the fox. And so one night, while a bit under the weather, my brain started thinking about the song and thought “That fox had a really shitty day.” My brain proceeded to create a whole backstory, as my brain tends to do. And while at first, it seemed too silly to let it be more than just a random thought in my head, the week was a weird one, so I thought fuck it and made it into a short story.

#hozier #short stories #foxes #in the woods somewhere #andrew hozier #andrew hozier byrne #disabled writer #writer #cosmic #3 pages #story #inspired by

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"Jews Against The Occupation" This has been one of the more difficult pieces for a lot of people, and so as an #intersectional #activist and #artist of #Jewish ancestry, I wanted to explain why I revised the piece and address some FAQs One person felt that me using the term "The #Holocaust", wasn't completely clear as to what it was in reference to. So I changed it to "The Nazi Holocaust" I am of the opinion that Zionism is not good for anyone except the power that be. We're told we need it to keep us safe, but it doesn't do that. And look what it has led to? Besides the massive and unjust oppression of the Palestinian People, there are conservative Zionist Jews who align themselves with white supremacists... which makes my head cave in a bit, To equate VALID criticism of the occupation as default antisemitism is very dangerous and waters down the word IMO. But even when Jews speak out, we're told we're "bad Jews" (we're not) Zionism is not Judaism and our oppression does not justify oppressing others. Why the watermelons? WATCH: How The Watermelon Became A Palestinian Symbol Of Resistance https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VzWe0A-DMaA&t=2s by @ajplusenglish-blog [ID: collage. background diagonal stripes represent the respective colors of Israel & Palestine. Israel is blue, white & blue (3 horizontal stripes w/ a blue Jewish star in the center. Palestine has 3 thicker horizontal stripes green white & black & on the left is a red triangle. the colors are represented in the background often interacting. the literal flags are also in the piece. the center stripes are blue w/ white eyes looking on alert, has a blue hand pointing towards a vintage illustration profile of a woman looking right at it the hand also holding the flag of Israel. to the right of this are two Palestinian flags w/ red roses that connect to the triangle. various slices of watermelon (a Palestinian symbol of resistance) including on her sweater. text: Zionism exploits the trauma of the nazi holocaust while oppressing The Palestinians. she says "valid criticism of the occupation is not antisemitism & it's dangerous to cry wolf" ] #Palestine  #Israel  #Art  #Collage  #CollageArt  #Solidarity  #Antisemitism

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"The Two Environmentalists" this piece is not intended as an attack. It is inspired by all the times, I've had this very conversation for more info, I wrote this article that breaks it down in a very chill way: https://rebelwheelssoapbox.tumblr.com/post/658325357024477184/for-the-planets-sake-unpacking-common-reactions [image description: the background is very colorful with vibrant. rich oranges, yellows, reds, pink, some bright greens, a bit of black. there is a black arrow towards the middle-bottom that is pointing towards the right. The background is a variety of shapes with colors that overlap because there is varying levels of transparency. But the main focus is the two activists who are facing each other, & they are having a conversation. Both are dressed in a very artsy , colorful way. Their gender is not obvious. The person on the left is wearing a flower hat with blues, reds, purple and a bit of yellow. They have yellow eyeshadow, with a horizontal exclamation mark next to their eye to symbolize their concern. On their neck, they wearing a blue choker necklace with a globe on it (blue, white and green) Their top is a patch of various fabrics, mostly blues and reds. To the right we have another person whose hair is brown, a bit frizzy and on top there are black zig zag lines, the middle has blue, to represent a color streak in their hair. They too have flowers in their hair but it's not a hat, just an accessory. The colors are purple, yellow, orange & a butterfly. They are wearing a globe as an earring. There are black zig zags on their neck to represent a choker necklace and their top is green & white with various geometric designs on their chest. Their conversation is shown via white speech bubbles and black text: (left) *panics in environmentalist* we need to do whatever it takes to save the planet!! All tactics asap!" (right) absolutely! including being as vegan as possible, since animal agriculture is 0ne of the leading causes of climate change... (left) *ignores in environmentalist* (right) *sighs in vegan*] #collage  #collageart  #climatechange  #climatechangeart  #environmentalist  #fortheplanet  #vegan  #veganart  #art

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"mindful resistance"

[image description: a very colorful collage. the background is actually a mix of previous art pieces, blended together with different levels of transparency and order. the colors (blues, purples, greens, yellow, oranges, reds, a smidge of pink but not much) are vivid & beautiful but it's just random shapes, the main focus is a person towards the right, a profile, they are in a contemplative pose and looking at the text. They are wearing a large red rose hat, and their skin has colorful horizontal wide stripes of yellows,greens, blues, reds. there is a texture to it that has it's own vertical lines. coming out the large "red rose" hat is a slightly opaque lotus (pink). also wearing: a blue stone bracelet, a medium blue collar, a purple and white lace top with sunflowers on it. they are also lightly splattered with paint but it';s intentional and part of their look. the white thin bold text that they are looking at (diagonal and the top is leaning towards them) reads: is this behavior benefiting the movement or my ego. supporting the text is a tall semi thick red L shape. It's almost delivering the text to the person.]

#collage  #collageart  #disabledartist  #activist   #activism  #activistart   #mindfulness  #ego

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"Florence, Lulu & Family" [image description:: collage. colorful busy background full of flowers and various shapes. main colors are a golden yellow, red, some black, some blue and gray but yellow /orange are the main colors as there are sunflowers. but the main focus are two women. Florence is wearing an orange top and a bouffant hat based on stacked heads of lettuce. she has red lips fair skin, blonde hair and is looking at her partner Lulu who has a mustard yellow top with a big red rose on it. on her head is a really weird artsy strawberry hat (3 strawberries with the green tops touching her head) she has larger eyes and is gazing back at her partner. They are surrounded by their birds. One is unintentionally sticking their bird feathers (blue and purple) in Florence (L)'s face, there is a very colorful bird of rainbow colors peering at her lettuce hat. Between Florence & Lulu is an owl. Next to Lulu is another bird gazing at her strawberry hat, and another bird is in the upper right hand corner is doing the same. all the birds have Lulu's eyes.] #collage  #collageart  #queerart  #queerwomen  #queerlove  #gayart  #birds  #loveaffair  #disabledartist  #queerdisabledartist  #disabledandqueer