#mobility device users

[thedisablednaturalist]

Hey abled people

Don't offer to assist someone just to be polite

You don't get to offer to push me and then turn around and complain when I accept, or push me for like a minute and then give up while complaining.

I get if you didn't realize how heavy it is or that you might not be strong enough, just say that and apologize. And then STOP PUSHING ME. Don't continue while bitching and making me feel bad.

If you bitch at me it's only going to make me feel worse and everyone around us is going to be mad at ME for "taking advantage of you"

Usually I will only ask for help when I am at my limit, or when I'm around a group of friends I trust, so they can switch off if they get tired. When I need to get up a hill and no one is there to help I just get out and push. Until I get a power assist I still will need help from time to time.

Also in most cases, a stranger won't want or need your help unless they are in immediate need and usually then we will ask. It's very uncomfortable to have a stranger touch your chair.

You don't need to ask every wheelchair user if they need help. I think in some countries it's considered polite to ask but please..just stop if you can't back it up and actually help!!!

#cripplepunk #wheelchair #mobility impaired #mobility device users #wheelchair etiquette #chronic disability #chronic pain #fibromyalgia #spoonie #disability #i had a friend who would bitch and moan the entire time #and before they would practically be BEGGING to push me #people usually just want to TRY pushing me cause they think itll be fun #and then when its not they stop #we shouldnt have to put spikes on ourselves to keep people from grabbing us #i dont have it on mine cause i still need to be pushed sometimes #i do have a group of friends who for the most part dont complain #sometimes theyll have trouble pushing me up a hill but they dont make it my fault

[heart-buzz]

something i think a lot of able-bodied people (or really, ANYONE who doesn't use an electric mobility device) fail to realize is that while having a power chair can certainly open up your ability to go places, many places are not power chair/scooter friendly. even curbs aren't power chair friendly, (frankly im ignoring the width of sidewalks for this post... 😒) the first time i left my home with my chair, i had an emotional breakdown upon coming home, because my own driveway isn't power chair friendly. the curb has a two inch rise, which simply can't be rolled over. we'd already had to buy an expensive ramp to get OUT of the house, and i had to get out of my chair (ow) so that my fiance could lift the chair over the curb. if he wasn't there with me, i would've been out of luck. not only would i have had to leave my $5000 chair outside on the street, i would've had to walk myself back inside, which is one of the main contributions of my back pain. btw, insurance doesn't cover anything towards non-permanent chair ramps. as a disabled person, you are expected to cover those expenses yourself, and they are not cheap.

i also realized that not every road has an ADA-compliant curb to roll onto. do you know what that means? that means i have to drive my chair in the street, with actual cars. do you know the top speed of my chair? it's 5.1 miles per hour. im not sure if it's illegal to pass someone in a mobility scooter, but no one wanted to drive around me when this happened so i held up the traffic on a somewhat busy road. it was embarrassing and somewhat frightening.

i guess all im saying is, please think about power chair and scooter users when you think about wheelchair accessibility. please consider what our heavier, battery-operated chairs can and can't do when it comes to curbs and ramps.

#disability #power chair #power chair user #mobility device #mobility scooter #mobility aid #physically disabled #physical disability #disability activism

[tobytalksaac]

Reminder that AAC device/mobility aid does not ruin your outfit!

#undescribed #cpunk #neuropunk #visibly disabled #nonspeaking autistic #nonverbal #actually autistic #aac #autism spectrum disorder #aac device #cripple punk #cripplepunk #physically disabled #autism #augmentative and alternative communication #babe with a mobility aid #cane user #mobility aid #physical disability #actually disabled

[clownrecess]

Something I want everyone to know is: if it helps you, then use it.

"I dont want to take recourses away from full-time AAC/wheelchair/cane/other disability aid users!!" You arent. You arent! These aids exist to help those people, yeah, but they exist to help you, too.

If it helps you get through the day, why shouldn't you use it?

There isnt a list of requirements of who should use these aids. There is only one box, does it help you? Yes? Then use it!!!!!

#actually autistic #neurodivergent #aac user #nonspeaking autistic #autism #aac device #aac users #nonspeaking #situationally nonspeaking #disabled #wheelchair #wheelchair user #mobility aid #disability aid #hearing aids

[wizario11]

TW: ableism

For all my non disabled people (and disabled people too)

If you think calling out that wheelchair user for moving their legs, calling out the person who uses a aac device for talking, the blind person for look at you when you talk, the mentally ill person for “not seeming mentally Ill”, etc

Guess what…

You just did some ableist behavior

There is no one way to act disabled, mentally Ill, chronically ill, neurodivergent, etc.

Disabilities fluctuate

Not everyone has the same symptoms

Fake claiming is not protecting "real disabled people"

It's harming us.

#crip punk #cripplepunk #cpunk #cripple punk #actually disabled #physical disability #mental illness #chronic illness #mental disability #neurodivergent #undiagnosed chronic illness #undiagnosed disability #mobility aid user #aac device #cane user #ableism #tw ableism

[spooniestrong]

📷: functionallyjess

#spooniestrong #spoonie #disability #chronic illness #ableism #mobility aid user #mobility device

[seventyone-71]

I bought a cane the other week - which is the first time I've owned one - I never realized how much I was suffering without one, turns out I was spending so many spoons just moving around and I had no idea. I have so much more energy now it's crazy. Best 30 dollars I've spent in my life.

#pots #pots syndrome #disabled #invisible disability #disability #disabilties #mobility aid #mobility device #cane user #walking canes #spoon theory #living with disability #spoonie #im saving up for forearm crutches next

[ackee]

mid 2010s custom tumblr theme lovers -> neocities haver pipeline..

#I MISS WHEN WE ALL WERE DESKTOP TUMBLR USERS.. GET OFF YOUR MOBILE DEVICES N LOOK AT MY THEME BOY #well not this one. idgaf abt it very much. but like i had a solid 5 yrs on tumblr of having the sexiest themes around #txt

[skitskatstudios]

Saiki wheelchair except it doesn’t have handles because [Nobody push me. Keep your filthy hands off my wheelchair.]

#Obligatory: I’m not a wheelchair user. #Please let me know if this is disrespectful and I’ll delete it #I made a post where I brainstormed ‘what would every character in Saiki K use as a mobility device?’ #But I gave up on that because it wasn’t really stuff I actually HCed. More like a brain exercise #I did design a wheelchair for Saiki tho! Not sure how accurate it is (cos like I said I’m not a wheelchair user) #Still it was fun! I did my best to research and I learned a lot about different disabilities and mobility aids! #saiki k #disability #hc

[wheelingwithgrace]

The difference between how I'm treated when using my cane and when I'm using my crutches is insane. I've noticed that when I use a cane, people are less helpful, and they stare a little longer. When I use crutches, I get more pity and assistance. "Aww, did you hurt yourself?"

I guess my main point is that most people don't like to acknowledge mobility aids when they are seemingly being used for a more long-term condition (i.e. canes are more frowned upon as they are seen as actually mobility aid and something old people use) vs. crutches where they expect you to be better in a few days to weeks and good to go.

And it all boils down to ableism.

#disability #disabled #spoonie #actually disabled #physical disability #disability rights #invisible disability #mobility devices #mobility aid #crutches #cane user #crutch user

[thedisablednaturalist]

Went out Saturday for date night with my beloved~ I decided to be snail themed to match my new @mayakern skirt!

@accessfashion

#chronic disability #fibromyalgia #chronic pain #wheelchair #disability #spoonie #accessible fashion #wheelchair fashion #mobility device users #my face #snails #bugblr #i love lavender can u tell #we tried going to a historical small town but it was not accessible AT ALL #like...gravel roads everywhere and no sidewalks AND we had to cross train tracks at one point #at least some of the buildings had ramps but..how do you get to those ramps?? #i love historical areas but come on yall #have a hundred years to make things accessible its not that hard #if u cant tell my earrings are strawberry snails #wrenfea.txt

[disabilityhealth]

PSA: when out in public, do not talk to a disabled stranger about their disability.

I don’t care if you’re curious. Die curious.

#biggest irritation #it happens about half of the time I leav the house and I’m tired #disabled #ableism #disability #psa #important #my text #chronic illness #spoonie #mobility device #wheelchair #wheelchair user

[flamingo--ing]

trading post :3

#the body #im getting a lot better at using the chair #im starting to freak out a bit tho bc it helps a lot but its prolly just deconditioning #still. ive been using mobility devices my whole life so #ambulatory wheelchair user #disability #disabled #cripplepunk

[deathbypufferfish]

I do not want to see my disabilities in the sims 4 lmao. How tf is EA going to make an invisible disability without it being some watered down, bullshit moodlet.

#puffer talks #im not talking about medical devices #talking about invisible disabilities and illnesses #idk my experience is not a gameplay feature #there is a difference between being a proud wheelchair user and dealing with a debilitating illness #like disability pride does not encompass everyone's experience #im trying to eradicate or subside my stuff as much as i can. it causes me pain #i hate the toxic positivity culture that i need to be accepting and proud of what i go through #if you want to be happy #i can be happy and disabled but also not like or be comfortable with my disabilities #i dont want to see my experiences watered down into sims 4 gameplay content #no matter what it will not serve the whole picture #again im not talking about visibility of mobility devices and physical differences #also some of us use sims an escape from our medical life lol

[clownrecess]

(Tw!! Talk of food, forgetting to eat.)

I want to talk about me and my support needs.

My hygiene isn't very good, I brush my teeth once per day on weekdays and usually zero times on weekends. I shower usually once per week, I try to do more but often can't. I need to be reminded to shower that minimum of one day, or I literally just won't for even longer.

I forget to go the bathroom, so I often won't go for an entire day. I sometimes have to set reminders on my phone to go to the bathroom.

I have very little internal sensation, which is related to the bathroom thing, but it also makes me forget to eat and drink until I can barely move from how much pain I am in.

I am semi-speaking, and use AAC.

I need visual schedules, primarily for showers or I will forget to do like half the steps.

I use ear defenders, and stim toys.

I need nightlights or I'll have extreme anxiety.

My joints pop out of place a lot.

I need lots of reminders, and I HATE getting reminded but I need them or I'll forget to do anything.

I am in special ed.

I wrote this post for a reason. I didn't write it for attention, or to overshare. I wrote it to let you know that you aren't alone, and that you are not "gross" for having certain support needs. You are fantastic, no matter your support needs.

#actually autistic #neurodivergent #aac user #nonspeaking autistic #autism #aac device #aac users #nonspeaking #situationally nonspeaking #disabled #high support needs #mid support needs #support needs #hypermobile ehlers danlos #cripplepunk #autipunk #disability aids #mobility aid #disabled teen #disabled teens #communication devices #cane user #cpunk #cripple punk #low support needs #high support needs autistic #autistic and queer #multiply disabled #disabled not special needs #disabilties

[wizario11]

A question for all of my disabled people

Do any of y'all name your mobility aids, braces, hearing aids, oxygen tanks, aac device, etc?

If so what are the names and how you came up with it?

#cane user #mobility aid #wheelchair #crutches #walker #rollator #disablity #oxygen tank #questions #spoonie #actually disabled #physical disability #neurodivergent #mental disability #aac device