#senior rights

[notwiselybuttoowell]

First organized by disability advocates in Washington state two years ago, the "Week Without Driving" transportation challenge has gone national.

Driving the news: This year, Disability Rights Washington (DRW), Disability Mobility Initiative, America Walks and more than 120 other advocacy groups joined efforts to bring this week's challenge to 35 states, as well as Canada and Puerto Rico.

Why it matters: The challenge, started by DRW in 2021, is intended to give people an idea of how hard routine travel can be when you can't drive or don't have a car.

This is an everyday issue for nearly a third of Americans, including people with disabilities, young people, seniors and people who can't afford cars or gas, according to DRW.

The idea behind the challenge, advocates say, is to get those involved in transportation policy to experience what being carless is like firsthand.

Details: Participation is simple. Don't drive at all this week — not to work, doctor appointments, errands or even taking family and friends to activities.

Yes, it's hard! That's the point, says DRW.

You can ask someone else for a ride or use ride-hailing apps or taxis if they exist where you need to go, but DRW encourages you to note the cost and how that would impact you if this was your only option.

Of note: This isn't a disability simulation or a test of how easily you can find alternatives, said DRW organizers. People who can afford to live in walkable areas well served by transit or who can afford to outsource driving, deliveries and errands will have an easier time.

"The challenge isn't about not using a car — rather, it's to see what it's like to not be the one able to drive, to better understand what it's like to try to navigate their communities without the privilege of driving," Anna Zivarts of Disability Rights Washington told Axios.

Dozens of elected officials from across the state are participating, including King County Councilmembers Claudia Balducci and Jeanne Kohl-Welles.

#seattle #week without driving #accessibility #disability advocacy #disabled rights #senior rights #public transportation #walking

[shouting-epicenities-at-you]

Nothing is worse for human solidarity than the insistence that every single human rights talking point has to be separated into micro-factions. It happens in every facet of human rights discourse.

They say that every minority group has to fight for their rights separately, but the thing is our struggles aren’t as separate as many people would have your think.

The only solution is to fight ageism, sexism, racism, and all those kyriarchal isms no matter who it’s against. Yes, that means abandoning the notion that minorities other than those in your own group are undermining your activism and perspective by attempting to apply it to their own situation. Separatism like that does not earn you points from the people who are oppressing you. You’re not helping them. you’re not helping yourself. But you are helping the bigoted elite keep you and others down.

#activism #human rights #ableism #disabled #ageism #racism #sexism #transphobia #transgender #queer #POC #youth #youth rights #elder #senior #senior rights #elder rights #classism #solidarity

[masgwi]

Groups say Ontario long-term care law violates Charter rights - The Globe and Mail

Advocacy groups for seniors and public health care have filed a court challenge of Ontario legislation that allows crowded hospitals to force some elderly patients to accept places at nursing homes without their consent – or face $400-a-day fines.

#canada #canadian politics #ontario #ontario politics #canadian healthcare #healthcare #senior rights #long term care #hospitals #charter rights #canadian law

[sonofthedragon]

#cuba #socialism #lgbtq rights #child rights #senior rights #marrige equality

[yikes-strikes-again]

“Founders”

#scp #from left to right: #kondraki #dr clef #kain pathos crow #jack bright #sophia light #dr gears #i always did like the old senior staff avatars #silly as they are #art #yikes original tag #yikes art tag

[fantasykiri5]

Sorry but I’m just not going to pay attention to some of the bad kids’ canon heights. Some of them are listed as too damn tall (and Gorgug has 100 percent grown since freshman year) so have 80 million headcanons

Like you’re telling me Riz is supposed to be 4’4”?? That’s a tall ass goblin! That’s too big to be reasonably carted around on the others’ shoulders, no no, I’m making the executive decision to draw him as 3’9” - 3’11” from now on and you can’t stop me. I’d give him another inch or two by college and that’s it.

Kristen being 5’11”? NAH She’s 5’6”. BIG 5’6” energy right there.

Adaine and Fig didn’t have their heights listed on the wiki but I’m thinking Adaine is 5’10” and Fig is 5’4”. Or Fig is also 5’10” ish and takes after Gorthalax idk but I’m leaning towards short Fig.

Fabian can actually stay same as canon at 6’1”. Maybe grow an inch or two since freshman year but honestly his still works. He’s a year older than the others, prolly grew a little earlier and plateaued early-mid sophomore year, half-elf youth look and all that. I think he lied in introductions freshman year and was about 5’11” - 6’0” and grew over the year before the others could notice the discrepancy.

And Gorgug. Gorgug. You’re telling me he reached 6’4” in freshman year and didn’t keep growing?? Mother fucker he has to have hit at LEAST one growth spurt since, puberty does not hit that early in boys that he was done growing at 14/15. I’m thinking 6’8” or so by Junior Year so far, maybe another couple inches before graduating, maybe not.

#kiri rambles #fhjy #I’m trying to keep track of their birthdays too #Fabian’s is in prolly mid/late august I would guess? end of summer #he got held back a year because he was out adventureing but his birthdays also like a month or two before most deadlines so he’s- #-technically behind two years #most folks turn 18 DURING senior year and the cutoff is usually end of September? I think? #Riz and Gorgug are both October I think they said- or late September- so right around the cutoff #but I’m gonna say early October for ease of ‘they were technically born after the cutoff but are some of the older students in their grade’ #not sure if we have canon birthdays for the girls yet but my guesses are: #Adaine gives me January/early February vibes #Kristen makes me think march or April- maybe early may #and i feel like June or July for Fig #so she’s the youngest and would turn 17 a little after they let out for summer before senior year #d20 #d20 fantasy high #d20 fhjy #gorgug thistlespring #riz gukgak #adaine abernant #kristen applebees #fabian aramais seacaster #fabian seacaster #fig faeth #figeroth faeth

[boarwinds]

Pre-professor au

Pre-professor au

I’m too lazy to type out the au so here’s the edited version from my rambling to a friend

#art #snowbaird #idk to go the friendly route or tension-filled acquaintances route #bc in this au lg is a district exchange student living with clemensia #Clemensia is supposed to be cs’s grade but was held back a year bc of medical leave aka Gaul #she’s bitter bc she was on par w cs academically n feels he was partially at fault for what Gaul did #she’s still friendly w him but bitter n petty #so she tries to tell lg he’s a little shit but lg is all heart eyes lawl #clemmie is basically a reluctant Cupid #cs is a senior n lg is a junior #cs is a professor right out of hs bc of his relationship w Gaul

[copiass]

so my friend just found ghost …

#i mean #i guess #senior citizen rights #ghost band #shitghosting #cardinal copia #papa emeritus iv #ghost #tobias forge #copia #mary on a cross #ghost bc #ghestie…

[myfairkatiecat]

not my friends being 400x less supportive about me being Christian than I am about them being atheist

#losing my mind right now #we were literally all just talking about a trip the senior class goes on #I said I didn’t want to go #cause I kinda hate the camp #and this girl responds to my message about hating camp #and goes HAHA I HATE CHURCHES #haha get it cause that’s how I feel about churches #and I’m like??? you knew what you were doing when you randomly changed the topic to that directly off of one of my messages #this is a pretty minor example too #it’s just the one that’s sending me over the edge right now #I’m so fed up with it #I’m over here treading on eggshells and trying to not mention religion too much so I can show my respect for your beliefs #and all you want to do is constantly change the topic to how much you hate my religion #but if I say I can’t be friends with someone because of that #then IM the intolerant one! #there’s no way to win. #I wish people were just not like that

[steviescreen]

Personal favorites from the Bumblebee vault 🍯 God I love you, fat yellow man…….

#certifed senior discount for those who remember my plushformers idea #I’m still obsessed with earthspark bee btw. if u even care…. #chubformers #valveplug #weight gain art #belly kink #plushification #old stuff tag #bees right buttcheek

[allthecanadianpolitics]

Housing Minister France-Élaine Duranceau refused to improve the "Loi Françoise David" aimed at better protecting seniors from eviction, despite amendments tabled by Québec solidaire (QS) and the Parti québécois (PQ) on Tuesday.

According to Duranceau, her bill already contains several measures to protect people from evictions, regardless of age.

In 2016, Françoise David -- then a QS MNA for Gouin -- unanimously passed the "Act to amend the Civil Code to protect the rights of senior tenants." The law prevents a landlord from evicting seniors aged 70 and over who have occupied their dwelling for at least 10 years and whose income is equivalent to or below the maximum threshold to qualify for social housing.

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Tagging: @politicsofcanada

#cdnpoli #canada #canadian politics #canadian news #canadian #québec #housing #evictions #seniors #loi françoise david #tenants rights #tenants' rights #quebec #france-élaine duranceau #françoise david

[bonefall]

just saw a post by goobiestar where tigerclaw has been put on babysitting duty and they doodled him surrounded by tiny babies thinking "i cant believe bluestar is making me babysit a bunch of drooling pathetic whiny pieces of--" and with bonefall tigerstar being a genuinely good dad (at least when his babies were tiny) i have this image in my head of firepaw imagining this is what's happening and then it cuts to tigerclaw calmly playing teeterstrike with the babies

I'm telling a super different story from the other guys in my orbit LMAO, I've noticed that also. A lot of my.... fellow satellites? Companion Comets. Peripheral Planets. Lean into the comedy angle of Tigerclaw being a nasty little boy

I especially love that one comic (I think it's Blimbo?) Where he sees his younger sibs and just starts kitty-smacking them like a real cat lmao. Top tier. If the punchline is "KITTY SMACK" you'll kill me every time.

But yah BB!Tigerclaw is really important to understand as like... a guy. Just a shitty guy, has some good things about him, but ultimately the darkness within him is run-of-the-mill. He isn't special. Firestar comes to understand that any one of the dozens of assholes in his life could have become Tigerstar-- and that's TERRIFYING.

Evil is mundane and common. Goodness is complicated and unique.

So your image is spot on lmao. Young Fireheart watching him from across camp like, "ill PROVE his evil to bluestar. Look at him now. What is he doing with swiftkit. Something horrible im sure. He probably hates kittens"

And Tigerclaw is pressing his mouth to Swiftkit's baby belly and going PTHHHBBBBB.

#Though I do think it's important that Firepaw respected Tiger at first #And it's an easily forgotten detail #But like... we should remember it more imo #Firepaw realized that Tigerclaw was evil not because of immediate suspicion #But because the respected and beloved senior warrior was a XENOPHOBE #Of COURSE Firepaw realized it before the other members of the clan #They were blind to it because the entire Clan is BIGOTED #They did not see the warning signs as important because his first open targets where the powerless #Gray and Raven and Fire #People you're allowed to bully and threaten. #But Firepaw. Who is NEW to the Clan. With a FRESH perspective. Can see it immediately that Ravenpaw is being abused #And that Tiger often uses his status to bully those below him including himself #RE: The thesis of BB!TPB being ultimately that SCOURGE IS RIGHT #And that the Clans need to change. #Bone babble #Also I only hesitate to call anyone mutuals because I actually follow veeerrrry few ppl on tumblr #I read tmblr like a newspaper. When I wanna see what some guy is up to I check their blog lmao #And read back. Then close it out #Heavy dashboard scary. Elder Bones needs quiet time #I read other blogs like newspaper

[lookinghalfacorpse]

the constant temptation is to write a fic where cdream is doing Really Bad post-prison.  worse than i usually write him.  like, truly bedridden for a while.  and then get into the nitty gritty details of what it means to care for someone like that

#i worked at a senior center for a while so i'm kinda familiar with what level of care is needed there #problem: since this is me i'd probably give this task to doomsday trio #and i can't write 3 versions of the same fic right?

[oatbugs]

my research partner and i are huddled in a blanket in paddington waiting for a too-late train i already miss you and you and you

#he keeps falling asleep almost on my shoulder and waking up and readjusting but i want to tell him its ok weve seen a lot #of each other ive seen your brainwaves you called me crying a few nights ago. research partner right now is a potentiality #friend is a certainty. i met a banker passionate about finance. he said his advice made the lives of others better and he likes the numbers #more than he likes anything else. on a high rise near canary wharf the view was wonderful and the people even moreso #he said i loved her but i spent 33 grand on her and i cant do this anymore. his voice cracked talking about her. he did love her. #and she talked softly she grabbed my hand she bought me a pack of Marlborough gold she told me to snap #the russian menthol cigarettes of the tortured polish man near us with my teeth i kept staring at her teeth #bright white and sharp. i couldnt find her heartbeat but i did find warmth and i did find her lips and i did feel #how she felt pressed against a wall. a pretty boy held my hand and i gave him my number. i couldnt stop smiling about her no matter #how many runways youve walked on how many collections youve designed how many students youve taught. senior lecturer teaches me how to do #very unethical things ethically over a double shot of vodka made by the half-persian with broken farsi. she talks softly #and she says her eyes are hazel but they appear a shade of red. pure gold on her hands and leather on her back and her fingers on my lips #(she talks softly sees through me she says something i cant hear but i wont forget the way she flies) she talked to my research partner #about the possibility of moving to sunny dubai with the rest of her family and my heart felt pierced. on her arm i traces a tattoo of a #knife passing through a rose. she told me she thought there was romance in severing so i kissed her some more. #he sat me down and asked me what i loved and i told him and he said no romance no person no tragedy will take that from you. #the room was filled with a collection of people in love with something that wasnt a person and i kept looking at her. #red eyes bitten jawline beautiful hands. it is 3 degrees Celsius my head is on his shoulder i miss my friends #we walked out the lecture hall with arms linked a photo of two years ago and we both said #jesus christ. i miss you all. and i miss logic metatheory lectures. im glad i get to stare at the depth of your eyes #i wish i had met you years ago. #crushposting

[stuckinapril]

Its crazy that the US healthcare system still continues in its current form

No it’s SO BROKEN… I have been behind the scenes several times and it’s like wow. The people running these places really do have the passion and enthusiasm of someone who’s been working an office job for 60 years. This genuinely keeps me up at night bc I’m scared that as I grow up / get closer to becoming a neurosurgeon, I’ll lose more and more of my humanity and just become another hospital drone who sees lives as a chore more than like??? Literally humans in need of immediate help???? I def wish things were different but I absolutely intend to be loud where healthcare advocacy is concerned bc I would not stand being complicit in such a dysfunctional system

#Saying this from a more reactive place but I think I’d have the same energy if I were in my right mind #The us healthcare system deserves to be bashed to filth #And that’s coming from a pre med who wants nothing more than to be a doctor one day #I even follow forums where residents talk ab their experiences and so many things could be better #Doctors really get beaten down on their journeys to seniority/their particular specialties #I wish things could be better :/ people don’t deserve this. And this dehumanizing system isn’t what I ever signed up for

[theseancekid]

Ooooooooh I'm in trouble. I'm going to spend the next several weeks meticulously archiving and analyzing every single one of the details from all the Umbrella Academy props that were put up for auction here.

#I'M PISSED I MISSED THE AUCTION i legit would've paid good money for the klaus hand tattoo stamps lmfao #right now i'm CACKLING over the contents of klaus' Unicorn Drug Pouch from s1e9 holy fuck #he's got a senior citizen bus pass and 3 business cards from different attorneys and a bunch of pawn tickets #I LOVE HIM SO DEARLY LMFAO THESE ARE SUCH GREAT DETAILS