#Disability support

[crazycatsiren]

There are disabled people who can't brush their teeth, wash their faces, brush their hair everyday. Who can't shower often. Who don't always have clean clothes to wear because they can't keep up with laundry. They deserve respect and support.

#disabled #spoonie #cripple punk #disability support #disabled community #chronic illness warrior

[newsfromstolenland]

Did you know that people on the Ontario Disability Support Program can only leave the province for a maximum of 30 days?

Excerpt from an email I got: "Ontario Disability Support Program is for people living in Ontario. You can be out of Ontario for up to 30 days in a row when you are on the Ontario Disability Support Program. If you are out of Ontario for more than 30 days in a row your trip must be pre-approved to maintain your eligibility for the Ontario Disability Support Program. Your monthly declaration will help keep your file updated."

"And ODSP can give you income support even if you're away more than 30 days.

They do this if they agree that you need to be away:

for health reasons,

to attend a college or university, or

for what ODSP calls "exceptional circumstances""

But only with their approval.

If anyone on Ontario disability support leaves the province for more than 30 days without government approval, we risk losing our benefits.

This is ableism. This is restricting our rights and forcing us to go through ODSP (which is notoriously slow) in order to leave not just the country, but the province, for 30 days of more.

#mine #cdnpoli #canada #canadian #canadian news #canadian politics #ontario #ODSP #disability #ableism #travel #disability benefits #disability support

[sugarhai]

my disability is invisible not imaginary

#pastel goth #artists on tumblr #kawaii art #disability #invisible disability #invisible illness #disability awareness #disability support

[allthecanadianpolitics]

The province has no immediate plans to increase funding for social assistance programs such as the Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP) or the Ontario Works (OW) program despite a 15-year “steadily growing caseload,” documents obtained through a freedom of information request suggest.

A report, included in the transition binder of Minister of Children, Community and Social Service Michael Parsa and reviewed by CTV News Toronto, says funding provided through both these programs are a “last resort support” to individuals in financial need.

The report makes no specific mention of any plans to increase the funding for the programs, noting instead that “increases to rates and benefits to reflect inflation and cost of living will drive additional costs” in the years to come.

Almost 900,000 people are receiving funding through one of the province’s social assistance programs, representing about 6.9 per cent of the province’s population. This number has “steadily” increased over the last 15 years, the documents read, and is expected to further grow with the uncertain impact of the pandemic. [...]

Continue Reading.

Tagging: @politicsofcanada

#cdnpoli #Ontario #Doug Ford #fuck doug ford #ableism #disability rights #disability support

[afroclusterfunk]

mutual aid art trade

my friend suggested we design each others mutual aid flyers i think they both came out so cute. Lend a hand or boost if u can! support ur local bipoc dykefags :3

thank you in advance lil ppl who live in the internet

#mutual aid #art trade #signal boost #trans artist #support #fundraising #comissions #queer art #help #community care #donation post #help if you can #t4t puppy #disability support #bipoc creatives

[thebitchwitheface]

We as a society need an autism health and fitness guide. I have really strong ARFID and disabilities that are more common when you are also autistic. Having better advice and tips that aren't just "meal prep the fuck outta your life" or "starve" would be nice.

#autism #actually autistic #autistic things #autistic adult #autistic experiences #arfid #actually arfid #arfid struggles #arfid problems #disability #disabilties #disability awareness #disability advocacy #disability support #disability stuff #disability help #disability life #arfid tag #autism awareness #autism life

[justseveralowls]

Reminder to my fellow spoonie/ disabled humans

-your mobility aids are not ruining you aesthetic

-your conditions do not make you a burden

-you are allowed to be angry

- you are allowed to grieve

- you are alllowed to seek joy

-you are allowed to make your life easier

-Your assistive devices are not weird or ugly they help you live and experience the world

-You are lovable

-you are valued

-Struggling or having flare ups is not a failure

- You dont need to explain yourself to anyone

- Your succeses are amazing even if they dont happen in the typical form or on a certain timeline

- You are allowed to take up space

- You dont have to be productive or inspiring 

- You aren’t alone

#spoonies #spoonie support #spoonie #spoonie remiders #chronic illness #chronically ill #chronically sick #disabled #disability #disability support #actually epileptic #ehlers danlos syndrome #fibrostrong #pots support #mobility aids #autoimmine disease #chronic fatigue #chronic pain #assistive devices #affirmations #gentle reminders #invisible illness #you are not alone #mine #I have classical EDS with a bunch of comorbities and this shit is hard #I look 16 but feel 70 #you are worthy #you are valid #also fuck seizures

[thecoolergrey]

“I never got a thing from the government/charities/others and I turned out just fine!”

You’ve also never suffered from a disability or a chronic illness. You’ve never been in a situation where you were completely and totally unable to work or run errands or even get out of bed. You’ve never had to purchase mobility aids or pay out of pocket for expensive medications or fight your insurance company to cover a treatment you would’ve died without.

I’d be homeless without the support of my community. I’d be starving without the wonderful pharmacy techs who help me get discounts on my prescriptions so I don’t have to choose between my medications and groceries. I’d be dead without the charity that paid for my emergency transfusion when insurance refused to cover it.

Yea, you never got help from the government or a charity or your community, because you didn’t need it. But I do. So stop telling me to “pull myself up by my bootstraps” or “work for the things I want” because I’ve already done that. I worked myself directly into the hospital multiple times, and I can’t do that anymore, and there’s no shame in that. There’s no shame in needing help.

(Oh and btw, notice how in all of my examples, the government wasn’t the one providing me aid. Your precious tax dollars aren’t being used to help people like me, so you can stop complaining about how they’re “wasted” on welfare programs for disabled people. Don’t worry, it’s not going towards my hospital bills, it’s going directly into your senator’s pocket so they can buy a third yacht.)

#cripplepunk #cripple punk #physically disabled #physical disability #chronically ill #chronic illness #community support #disability support

[panicismydefaultstate]

A little note for some partners, friends and family of people suffering from a mental or chronic illness- One of the most kind, supportive and loving things you can do is spend the time to educate yourself in better understanding what they are going through. Showing them that you care enough to spend time and energy reading up on how the illness works (and not just relying on stereotypical or general knowledge that can inadvertently be harmful) and different coping strategies/helpful management tips.

#chronic illness #disability #chronic fatigue #chronic pain #chronically ill #mental illness #fibromyalgia #dysautonomia #i hate being sick #long covid #functional neurological disorder #dating #relationship advice #relationship tips #disability allyship #disability support

[crazycatsiren]

Supporting disabled people includes not being fatphobic toward disabled people who are fat, in case you're wondering.

#disabled #cripple punk #disabled community #fatphobia #ableism #disability support

[clintnatalias]

I need help paying for my family's health insurance 0/300 USD

Sorry to keep begging but I talked to my mother and she's unable to pay for our family's insurance with her current salary and I'm still waiting to hear back from a job I applied to.

I'm also going to open art commissions and post about them soon. Any little bit helps

p@[email protected]/aktellez

k0-fi.com/karentellez

#mutual aid #neisvoid #mutual support #aid #cripple punK #support #emergency #emergency aid #financial aid #community aid #community support #signal boost #cripple punk #cpunk support #disability aid #disability support

[queerasaurus-rexx]

yall.

a bitch was reading an old home manual online (for stuff like cooking, cleaning, other housekeeping because i've gotten into sewing and fell down a rabbit hole) and there's a chapter called 'diet for invalids' (it should be noted this was published in 1889 and that word wasn't quite as politically loaded as it is now)

it goes into good foods to serve to who are convalescing, have stomach problems or 'weak constitutions' (which was another way of saying 'persistent disabilities' i think?) and i almost choked up a bit when i read this

[ Image ID: 'Another point to be borne in mind is that the food should suit the invalid's taste, be tempting in appearance and daintily served.

Soiled or crumpled napkins should never be placed on the invalid's waiter, and the prettiest china should not be regarded as too good to hold the sufferer's food and drink. :End]

i know it doesn't seem like a lot, but

this was 1889, yall. the humanity with which this book speaks about caring for your disabled loved ones rivals some of the care advice i've seen given today.

also that 'the prettiest china should not be regarded as too good to hold the sufferer's food and drink'?

my heart.

i know we think of pre-2000's disability care as the dark ages but

maybe it wasn't all inhuman.

i don't know. this just really struck me as a spoonie, and whose helped care for other spoonies.

source: The home manual. Everybody's guide in social, domestic, and business life. A treasury of useful information for the million

#spoonies #disabled rights #disability support #humans being humans

[2outta3aintbad]

Shoutout to anyone whose disability is invisible and/or never taken seriously.

Shoutout to anyone who feels Too Disabled for general society but Not Disabled Enough to take up space in the community

Shoutout to anyone whose validity is often challenged when they enter "safe spaces" bc they don't meet society's expectations of disability

I'm sorry and hang in there. Your experiences are valid and your disability is real.

#disability discrimination #invisible disability #developmental disabilities #neurological disability #chonic illness #chronic pain #chronic injury #pots #chronic fatigue #untreated mental illness #disability representation #disability support #disability rant #respect disabled people or die slowly

[afroclusterfunk]

Hate that I'm hungry and I cant do anything about it

I'm black trans disabled a goofy fella who contains multitudes

can you help me get food/gas money?

V: garfgodot

$femmeboigarfield

If you can't donate can you consider boosting?

Thanks in advance, lil ppl who live in Tumblr

#mutual aid #black history month #reperations #fundraising #food insecurity #help #donations #signal boost #queer community #support #charity #random acts of kindness #feed me #looking for a feeder #disability support #disability justice #spoonie #requesting help #seeking support #financial needs #im hungry

[totally-sick-blogger]

I don't understand the non-disabled view on needing supports

This is pretty much just me dumping out my thoughts about the non-disabled view of needing support into a few semi-organized paragraphs!

When I was a kid I had an IEP which was rarely actually followed but on the rare occasion that it was, the other kids in my class would get mad that I was receiving "special treatment" as well as looking down upon me for needing to have those accommodations. I could not and still do not understand this mentality.

Society has this weird obsession with independence and I've always thought it was strange. why are we putting people down and viewing them as lesser humans because they require support? I'd be very willing to say that this idea is likely rooted in white supremacy because many non-white cultures heavily value the idea of community and everyone helping each other. In fact, society would, in my opinion, overall be a better place if more people valued community and mutual aid.

A common thing I hear from non-disabled people is "Well it's not fair that you have this support and I don't" and they're right. Lots of people need help with lots of things like school, going to appointments, managing money, etc. and that is okay! Accessibility and accommodations benefit everyone, not just disabled people; so why aren't these supports offered to everyone? I'm sure there are lots of seemingly "self-sufficient" people who could benefit from having help and that's okay.

Circling back to the idea of people viewing needing help as a negative thing; I do not understand that either. Why do we think people are "bad" or "weak" or "lazy" for needing help? I think it's great to need help because admitting that you do need help and advocating to receive help is a very brave thing to do because a lot of people are very judgmental about it.

Community is also a great way to give/receive support. For example, if you are really great at cooking but have a really hard time with money management and you have a friend who's the opposite why don't you do these things for each other. Ex: you can cook them dinner sometimes and they can help you figure out how to budget?

In conclusion, I think needing help is just fine and everyone should have access to the support/accommodations that they need/want. (This would of course start with disabled people of all levels having access to their required supports which many of us still can't access)

As always have a lovely day/night and leave your own thoughts in the comments <3

#chronic illness #disability #spoonie #disabled #disability support #disabled community #community aid #totally sick blog

[boldlyvoid]

Commissions | Open ✅

going through a tough time right now with my health and would love to be able to make some crafts in order to make some extra cash right now. hit me up if you'd like something made, Message or email me with any ideas you have ❤️

#commissions #artists of tumblr #disability support #taylor swift #niall horan #harry styles