#frankly i don't care. if ppl are applying a term to themself idc what they wanna use. but a lot of ableism came out of that debate

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happy disability pride month, everyone! shoutout to all y'all with invisible disabilities that make it harder to get accommodations, mobility aids that make it harder to access even "accessible" spaces, visible differences & disabilities that make it harder to avoid abled antagonism, conditions & traits you aren't sure "count" as disabilities, and disabilities like mine that fall at the intersection between "physical" and "mental." shoutout to everyone who is disabled by societal ableism and is just fine with how their own brain and body works, actually. shoutout to everyone whose disability sucks, and everyone who would get rid of their disability in a heartbeat. shoutout to everyone who doesn't find themself in common dialogues about "disability & accommodations," because let's be honest - most of us don't. Our needs are many and diverse and even we cannot speak for each other, but we - like the queer community - stand together.

nothing about us without us.

happy pride.

#linden's originals #disability positivity post #disability pride month #disability wrath month #actuallydisabled #happy pride #side note in the tags: a lot of why i make this post is bc already some of the ''positivity posts'' i'm seeing are like #''especially physically disabled'' or w/e bc of that whole ''cripplepunk'' discourse re: whether neurodivergents cld reclaim ''cripple'' #frankly i don't care. if ppl are applying a term to themself idc what they wanna use. but a lot of ableism came out of that debate #a lot of ''physical vs mental'' dichotomies that made me feel really invisible #like - fibromyalgia is characterized by ''phantom pain.'' by pain without a physical cause; by nerves & neurons misfiring #i use a wheelchair because of it but there is no physical reason - apart from my brain ofc; which is physical. brains are physical things #if you mean ''ppl who use mobility aids'' say that. but stop differentiating between ''physical'' disabilities & the rest of us #the rest of us are physically disabled too. and/or socially disabled: #in a state of enforced reduction of ability because the resources exist to live our lives to the fullest #and we can't: bc society is built for people with a specific physical makeup #(including neurological makeup. and also including configurations of limbs - and height; and facial appearances) #the Disfigured community & all those with visible differences from ''the norm'' are welcome here #little people are welcome here. as are intersex folks for the record - #being intersex is not (from what i understand) ''disabled'' per se. but our communities are closely aligned #both victims of institutionalized medical & social abuse. and some intersex variations include disabilities too - #so you're welcome here. just as you're welcome in the queer+ community. you are welcome to join us as we lend our voices to each other #all are welcome in the fight to breathe. until all of us can breathe easy #linden in the tags