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
In case the esim process confuses you or you aren't able to buy them yourself for any other reason, crips for esims for Gaza is collecting donations, they've almost met their goal of $150,000 raised. Donating allows them to buy esims in bulk which allows them to obtain more than individuals would be able to. I just donated and it was super easy as you can use paypal.
I think maybe not enough people in disability spaces think about what it's like to need the assistance of a carer.
It's a different experience for different levels of need. Some of us might need only low support, or support with specific tasks. Others need higher support, and there are many disabled people who need assistance with most or all daily tasks.
Dependence is a scary thought for some people, but for many it's a part of everyday life. Some level of dependence is common for disabled people, and needing carers or support workers is not as uncommon as people think.
Disability conversations often don't discuss carers, or don't allow people to bring their carers into the conversation. Some people may need assistance from carers or support workers to be in a physical place for community. Some might need help using online spaces like tumblr. Some might need help communicating. Carers are a part of life for many and talking about carers is important.
Carers can be positive, supportive and good relationships. But can also be stifling or even abusive. Care is complicated, and people should be able to talk about it.
I can only talk about my experience of lower level care. I invite people with formal support workers and full time care to share.
“disability isnt a competition or something you have to Prove is Bad Enough to deserve being taken seriously” and “some people are objectively more or less disabled in certain areas than you are and that isnt an attack on you” are two concepts that yall absolutely MUST allow to coexist. im so tired
I wrote this article about my experiences with religion as a disabled person. I get a small commission (less than a cent) from each read but it adds up pretty quickly. Reblogging, reading, and sharing this article will directly put money in a disabled person's pocket without taking any out of yours!
Don't expect neurodivergents/disableds to erase their emotions, symptoms, or needs for you.
When I say neurodivergents/disableds, I mean ALL neurodivergents/disableds. I mean every level of support needs. I mean people with severe trauma. I mean people who can't live by themselves. I mean people who see and hear and think in ways that others call crazy. I mean people who can't control their emotions/emotional reactions. I mean people that you think are "annoying" or "off-putting" or "gross" or "insane" or "delusional" or "ugly".
A lot of people can't make themselves your personal safe space. Thank you for reading.
(For reference, I am medium support needs autistic, visibly physically disabled, chronically ill, personality disordered, and schizophrenic.)
i need a new laptop, phone with a plan, im starting school again(hopefully), and im still struggling to pay for medication and medical visits. insurance only covers so much.
i work a part time job, i want to be able to do /something/ to finally start transitioning or at the very least save up enough on the side to eventually get myself out of here where its safer to do that.
i do digital art, i make bracelets, i write research books as ive talked about on clusterrune and more.
my comissions are here(link), my kofi is here(link), any help is greatly appreciated.
recently had to cancel a wisdom teeth removal apointment because we couldnt pay the 2k for it. even with renewed insurance.
parents are even starting to charge me for rent and taking off what they already owe me from what ive sent them to help pay for stuff.
im more than willing to create things, its actually better than accepting donations as its not exactly legal for me to be taking donations in canada.
— they made me put my wheelchair at the back of the class
— i didn’t have a care plan (i’m physically and mentally disabled)
— they insisted i was normal (i have EDS, ADHD, FND, autism, tourettes, POTS (most likely), dyscalculia, etc)
— they made me do PE after i was in the hospital because of what is probably POTS and wouldn’t let me eat the salted crackers i’d brought in (high sodium is MEDICALLY RECOMMENDED for people with POTS)
— made me walk up stairs with crutches and a dislocated knee (THEY HAD A LIFT.)
— the HEAD OF SEN said my tics were disrespectful and offensive (i was nonverbal and having a tic attack) and when i stood up to get a pencil and paper to try and explain she yelled at me (she’s STILL head of SEN)
— they’d refuse to let me stay inside when i was about to have a meltdown
— they’d get angry when i couldn’t do PE
— teachers were horrible to me because of the fact i’m disabled in general
— they thought the fact i had muscles locking up (because of FND) was me faking it to get out of work
— theres so much more but i can’t remember because of brain fog
Hello!! i just found this blog and was wondering if i could submit some headcannon art (made by me under a different username)
This is Marcy Wu from amphibia :))
(spoilers) she got stabbed in the back with a giant fire sword that went right thru and canon had her completely recover in a magic pickle jar but i dont belive that ✨
so i hc she has chronic pain and uses crutches and occasionally a wheelchair :3 obviously cripple punk too *.✧
im not sure how you take submissions but i hope this is good enough :))))
aaa yes absolutely!!
image one: [id: a dark grey flag with a dusty rainbow going from the bottom left corner up to the right, dark grey circles on top one in the middle of the other and marcy from amphibia in the middle of the image tilting her head holding out her crutches. :end id]
image two: [id: a flag with a grey border around 7 vertical stripes ranging from left to right as dusty pink, pink-orange, red-orange, dark orange, orange, light orange and yellow orange. on top of the flag is marcy from amphibia in the middle of the image tilting her head holding out her crutches. :end id]
image three: [id: a flag with 8 horizontal stripes ranging from top to bottom as red, light pink, light red, white, dark red, light pink, dusty red and medium red. on top of the flag is marcy from amphibia in the middle of the image tilting her head holding out her crutches. :end id]
image four: [id: a flag with a grey border around 7 vertical stripes ranging left to right from seafoam green, green, blue-green, dusty teal, dusty blue, desaturated blue, to light ocean blue. on top of the flag is marcy from amphibia in the middle of the image tilting her head holding out her crutches. :end id]
marcy wu from amphibia is crippled/a cripple, supports cripplepunk, has chronic pain, uses forearm crutches and a wheelchair!
image five: [id: a banner with a blue to green gradient and water-filtering-light texture under a faintly transparent blue rectangular box. in the box is light blue text that reads "Blog is about disability, disabled characters and headcanons. may include occasional pd rep but otherwise do not derail. blocking where i see fir for my comfort, please remain respectful." on the top of the banner outside the blue box is more light blue text that reads "DNI if proship, terf, are a discourse blog and other basic dni stuff" in all caps. under the blue box at the bottom of the banner is more light blue text that reads "cripplepunk is for the physically disabled only" in all caps. on either side of the banner is an image of ryn from the show siren staring off to the side. :end id]
I hate that so many spaces made for addicts focus ONLY on getting 100% clean. yes, drugs can be horrible and be a terrible decision, I could even say that they are most of the time, but it is someone's choice. harm reduction saved my life. if I quit when I was first entering spaces made for addicts like I was constantly told I would have died from withdrawal alone. people should get the choice to do what they want with their bodies and their lives. why can't we just try to make sure people survive?
hate the idea that "if you have this disability, you can mask it, so you're better off than people who can't mask at all". not because yeah, there is an advantage that comes from being able to mask - but because, how the fuck do you know if I'm able to?
I can't mask the physical impacts autism has on me - I can somewhat do a nicer voice than my natural one, I can try to learn how to talk to (not with) people, but that's about it. I can't mask the way the sun gives me overload, I can't avoid stimming in noticeable ways (specially not when overwhelmed, which happens often), I can't mask my lack of propioception or my weird way to move due to that. I can't mask the fact that I cannot make "normal" facial expressions because my face simply doesn't naturally move like that and trying to mask what I can drains my energy too much to also focus on that.
I also cannot mask how my autism interacts with my (other) physical disabilities + how it, in some (plenty of) cases, worsens them. The idea that it's "less severe" or "easier to hide" is infuriating.
Happy pride month pls support trans disabled people 🖤🌈
Me & my partner are moving at the end of this month and really need support!!! We are both autistic and physically disabled & we need more funds to securely move into a new place. Plus our cat needs x-rays, which will be expensive!!! Please share this & help out if you can!!
you can now order some pride themed wrist straps early!
once i am able i will add more like i added another for more bracelet options and after a few orders are filled i will add a comission option for custom coloured wrist straps as well!
there is of course plenty of other things available to check out on my kofi so feel free to browse, be it tarot, art comissions, prints or whatever else is there!