Do support your disabled friends and community, but for example, if an artist is doing a commission for you, listen to them very specifically about how the payments are going to work. The USA’s policy toward disabled people, like many people, is best described as “eugenics… but make it a little less obvious”, so the […]

Tumblr @corporealphantomReminder that fat disabled people exist and have a sexuality. Reminder that fat disabled people can be queer. They can be bi, pan, lesbian, gay, ace. They can be trans. They can be loud and provocative, or gentle and soft. Fat disabled people can be desired and can also desire. They can be saucy, […]

You may be inclined to say “haha me”, but if you are not the sort of person whom news would describe the death of with “pre-existing conditions” or “comorbidities”, you are probably not thinking about this tweet right. Overwhelmed, people have said, “I’m over this.” Out of sheer exhaustion, so many people have said “it’s […]

Plastic straws were invented to fill a need: a way for disabled people to be able to actually fucking eat and drink safely. The adoption of an accessibility device by ableds does not mean that it should be banned due to usage by those ableds. It is unforgivable that we have told disabled people their […]

Ableism isn’t something that results from a lack of education but how disability and disabled people are fundamentally viewed within a society. There is no technological development that can come about that will fix a structure that views you as subhuman. Capitalism can’t contribute to accessibility because capitalism makes access to products dependent on wealth; […]

Tumblr’s @aylonit [now @disabilitiez]From a physically disabled, wheelchair user: stop using the word “crippled” to describe your experience with anxiety, depression, etc “I have crippling anxiety” “i have crippling depression” “the stress from it all is crippling” you are using a slur. You are disrespecting every physical disabled person. Just use “disabling”. Why are slurs […]