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zebulontheplanet · 2 days

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I’ve had a really good experience at college so far. I was originally assigned to a room that was made for regular students and therefore wasn’t wheelchair accessible (even though I HAD told them that I was a wheelchair user and needed a wheelchair room) and they fixed it and moved me to a different dorm hallway that’s completely a wheelchair accessible dorm. I am now in the dorms that are completely made for wheelchair users and other people who need accessible rooms. Which is awesome because I’ll be around other students with similar needs as me! My room is absolutely huge and even has a bed that has a remote controller so it moves up and down. Like a hospital bed!

Everyone was very accepting of my AAC, and even complimented me on how cool it was. Although, the nurse did make a comment about me hopefully getting my voice back which made me cringe a bit, but it was understandable because of how my mom worded it and made it seem like I’d hopefully get my speech back. Which…is a whole conversation. I did have to explain that yes, I was the one they’ve been talking to on the phone and not my mom, because the nurse hadn’t been the one to talk to me on the phone and was a bit confused on how I made phone calls, which was an interesting conversation!

Overall, everyone is very accepting here and I’m very happy. Although it’s definitely an adjustment.

#zebrambles #college #wheelchair life #ambulatory wheelchair user

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unhingedtiktoks · 10 months

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Description: Tiktok from user legtty. They're in a wheelchair next to a fridge which a cat is standing on top of. The caption says "when my cat who hasn't yet figured out that i cant stand meows for pets in places i used to be able to reach." They lip sync "This is so sick and fucking twisted!" They point at the cat. "Sick and twisted!"

#tiktok #wheelchair life #disabled humor

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anothergaystoner · 9 months

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Pictures of cats on my wheelchair. Feel free to reblog with pictures of cats on your wheelchairs. I’ll periodically update as I acquire more pictures of cats.

#cats where they should be #wheelchair cats #cripple punk #queer artist #disabled and queer #ftm #face #trans #xanderthepander #wheelchair #wheelchair life #cripple posting

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anfisawheel · 9 months

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new look, do you like? 🙈

patreon.com/anfisa_wheel

#pretty para #wheelchair #paraplegic girl #women #disabled #paraplegic #stocking legs #stocking #bare foot #wheelchair girl #wheelchair life #wheelchair user #paraplegicfeet #disabled girl

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latinawheels · 2 months

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13 years ago today, my completely changed. I was in an auto accident and became a T7 (complete) paraplegic. At that time and even a year later, if someone told me that I would be thriving and loving life...I would've laughed at them. Here I am and thriving, loving life and still an attractive woman.

#disabled #paraplegic #wheelchair #spinal cord injury #life day #13 years ago #auto accident #wheelchair life #disabled and sexy #disabled and proud #disabled and cute #loving life

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putra-paraplegic · 4 months

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legs spasms

#paraplegic #wheelchair user #wheelchair #paralyzed #wheelchair life #crippled #spinal cord injury

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kermitthesog · 5 months

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wait hold up. So you know how there is a demigod in a wheelchair in the PJO trailer? Ok before I go into my rant, lemme explain my thoughts.

so as a demigod, obviously you’re always gonna be attacked. You’re gonna need to fight the monster off, though. And you could be in a wheelchair. (And still be pretty skillful in it!) But, obviously, it might pose some problems for you.

I’m just gonna put this out there. Weaponize the wheelchair. Imagine you’re a Hephaestus kid, and you completely deck out your wheelchair with things to help you fight monsters. Faster wheels, cool gadgets that come out of it, etc. I’m just saying, I would totally do that.

I discussed this with @satans-kneecap first hehe

#would you?#I totally would ngl #Imagine how cool that would be though #wheelchair life #demigod wheelchair #demigods #pjo fandom #percy jackon and the olympians #percy jackson trailer #percy jackson #son of hephaestus #hephaestus #DISABLED DEMIGODS

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elsiebrayisgay · 5 months

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fellow wheelchair users of tumblr—

i have been recently working on wearing a lap blanket for a few reasons, but i want to request some advice on best practices. i want to wear a blanket for a few reasons: 1) it's cold in the northern hemisphere right now and i get chilly; 2a) i have many nice-looking blankets that i want to match to outfits; 2b) extremely cozycore.

i've been wondering if there are specific techniques or strategies for wrapping or folding so that my blanket will stay comfortably in place and not catch on wheels or nearby objects or drag on the ground and get dirty. for context, i use a rigid manual chair and mostly i just try to get the blanket tucked between my hips and the sideguards and behind my back around my waist and under my feet on the footplate but it does end up moving around and i haven't been confident enough in this arrangement to wear one out into public where a blanket is actually at risk of being damaged or getting dirty.

does anyone have any tips? did media lie to me and this extremely cozy-looking option is actually not a good idea for wheelchair users? (asks & DMs open if you would prefer to leave input those ways instead!)

#wheelchair #wheelchair user #wheelchair life #disability #chronic illness

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clatterbane · 2 months

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I do resent the hell out of the fact that I even need to hesitate to go rolling out exploring a while, when convenient roadside assistance is not readily on call. Just on the off chance that the chair decides to malfunction enough that I could have trouble getting home without help.

(This has only happened once, when he was actually along and could help get it sorted out. But, you never know.)

Gonna do it anyway, of course. But the possibility does automatically pop into mind. Mr. C is off for some kind of meeting today, and I'm not even sure where that is even if I could see clear to call him out of it. Don't think it's even in town, though.

#personal #wheelchair life

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zebulontheplanet · 2 months

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I want people to understand, as a new wheelchair user, I need patience. I need help. I need people to be there for me. Being a new wheelchair user is hard. Using a mobility aid is hard. Being new to using it, figuring out how to use it, dealing with the public, dealing with accessibility issues, all of that is hard. I need support.

My mom has been my support. She encourages me to use my wheelchair, she helps me get my wheelchair in and out of the car, she pushes me if i need it, she tells me to tell her if I need help. I appreciate that, and it’s the support I need. Me needing the support of others isn’t failure. Needing support isn’t failure. It’s thriving.

#zebrambles #wheelchair life #new wheelchair user #wheelchair user #ambulatory wheelchair user #chronic illness #support #physically disabled

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abilitysstuff · 1 year

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Billy Footwear

Billy Footwear is adaptable shoes that actually look good. They come in all sizes for everyone. They are not made to fit over braces, but a lot of people with AFOs use them.

They didn't work out for me, but they may help you.

#ankle support #ability not disability #disability #disabilty life #afo #disability inclusion #the barriers we face #wheelchair life #wheelchair user #inclusion matters #friedreich's ataxia #disability pride #disability support #disabilties #disability life #adaptable clothing #ankle brace #billy footwear

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disabled-disaster-king · 10 months

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I feel frustrated sometimes when I talk about how I am in pain and my mobility is decreasing people's automatic go to is that yeah you need to get rid of that wheelchair!

Because honestly that is not my goal. My goal is to be able to get around my house, to be able to go outside, to be able to go to school and be in less pain generally. It difficult because everyone focuses on walking and at this point I honestly do not belive that it is worth it. I would prefer to live my life confined to my wheelchair then in constant agony just to meet this arbitrary Marler of success.

I hate how inaccessible the would is and sometimes that leads me to hating the fact I use a wheelchair but I prefer that to the alternative. Yes I could probably walk more, yes it could be that walking will not damage me further but unless someone manages to eliminate my pain to the same or greater degree in my wheelchair I have zero absolutely no wish to walk. And I am not willing to put myself through years of intense pain purely for the idea that I could walk more and maybe eventually decrease my pain. To me that is in absolutely no way worth it. I do not care if I lose muscle tone and decondition my legs and feet farther because I have no interest in using them untill I can stand without wanting to die. I am willing to have my legs or feet amputated just to help get rid of the pain even if there is a possibility that it will make everything worse. No medication works for me and physio has reached a plateau where they do not know how to help me. I do not want to walk. I want to be in less pain. I do not care if that is me giving up honestly I don't have any fucks left to give. It is not worth it I don't care. I am happy in my wheelchair I have tried to kill myself because of the pain before. I will not stop using the only thing at let's me live a life that I don't want to end. I would rather be dead then have to walk with this pain.