#disabilityawareness — Public Fediverse posts

Je viens de tomber sur une publication très cool de Chronically Jenni (sur un site que je ne nommerai pas on a pas envie d'en entendre parler ici donc je mets pas le lien du post, à la place jte le copie-colle)
C'était en vidéo, mais voici le texte (déso c'est en Anglais et j'ai pas l'énergie de traduire actuellement, si qqn se sent de le faire je prends) :

"Five things we already accept about glasses that we should also accept about mobility aids.
1. Not seeing someone’s aid does not mean they no longer need it.
If someone wears glasses but is not wearing them, most people do not assume their eyesight has magically improved. They might be wearing contact lenses, managing without them for one task or struggling to see. The same applies to mobility aids. Someone might be using supports you cannot see, avoiding certain activities or pushing through without the aid they need.
2. People can need different aids for different activities.
Someone might need glasses to drive but not to read their phone. Similarly, someone might walk around their home but use a rollator outside, a manual wheelchair for shorter trips and a powerchair for longer days. Needs can change depending on pain, fatigue, distance, environment and accessibility. That is not inconsistency. It is choosing the right support for the situation.
3. An aid is not an invitation to ask, “What happened to you?”
People rarely stop someone wearing glasses and ask, “What happened to your eyes?”. Yet mobility aid users are regularly expected to explain their diagnoses, injuries or disabilities to strangers. If you would not ask someone wearing glasses why they need them, do not ask someone using a mobility aid.
4. Using a mobility aid is not giving up.
Nobody thinks wearing glasses means someone has failed to try hard enough to see.
Mobility aids can prevent injury, reduce pain, conserve energy and provide independence. They do not stop people living their lives. They often make those lives possible.
5. Stop saying “wheelchair-bound”.
We do not call someone “glasses-bound”. Wheelchairs provide movement, freedom and access. Try “wheelchair user” instead. Glasses and mobility aids are not exactly the same, but both help people navigate the world more safely and independently.
Before questioning someone’s mobility aid, ask whether you would make the same assumption about their glasses.
What do you wish more people understood about mobility aids? Share this video to help challenge these assumptions.
#MobilityAids #DisabilityAwareness #DisabilityEducation
"

Je viens de tomber sur une publication très cool de Chronically Jenni (sur un site que je ne nommerai pas on a pas envie d'en entendre parler ici donc je mets pas le lien du post, à la place jte le copie-colle)
C'était en vidéo, mais voici le texte (déso c'est en Anglais et j'ai pas l'énergie de traduire actuellement, si qqn se sent de le faire je prends) :

"Five things we already accept about glasses that we should also accept about mobility aids.
1. Not seeing someone’s aid does not mean they no longer need it.
If someone wears glasses but is not wearing them, most people do not assume their eyesight has magically improved. They might be wearing contact lenses, managing without them for one task or struggling to see. The same applies to mobility aids. Someone might be using supports you cannot see, avoiding certain activities or pushing through without the aid they need.
2. People can need different aids for different activities.
Someone might need glasses to drive but not to read their phone. Similarly, someone might walk around their home but use a rollator outside, a manual wheelchair for shorter trips and a powerchair for longer days. Needs can change depending on pain, fatigue, distance, environment and accessibility. That is not inconsistency. It is choosing the right support for the situation.
3. An aid is not an invitation to ask, “What happened to you?”
People rarely stop someone wearing glasses and ask, “What happened to your eyes?”. Yet mobility aid users are regularly expected to explain their diagnoses, injuries or disabilities to strangers. If you would not ask someone wearing glasses why they need them, do not ask someone using a mobility aid.
4. Using a mobility aid is not giving up.
Nobody thinks wearing glasses means someone has failed to try hard enough to see.
Mobility aids can prevent injury, reduce pain, conserve energy and provide independence. They do not stop people living their lives. They often make those lives possible.
5. Stop saying “wheelchair-bound”.
We do not call someone “glasses-bound”. Wheelchairs provide movement, freedom and access. Try “wheelchair user” instead. Glasses and mobility aids are not exactly the same, but both help people navigate the world more safely and independently.
Before questioning someone’s mobility aid, ask whether you would make the same assumption about their glasses.
What do you wish more people understood about mobility aids? Share this video to help challenge these assumptions.
#MobilityAids #DisabilityAwareness #DisabilityEducation
"

#Neurodiversity #Cafe #Fundraiser

☕️Stopped by INspire Café in Wakefield today right after teaching my class to get my favorite iced coffee, and seeing the staff completely made my day! 😀✨

🌈 INspire Café is so much more than a coffee shop — it’s a vibrant community space built on inclusion, independence, and inspiring change.

📣 I also learned about their Fundraiser! Donations directly fund their goal to break down barriers, foster independence, and create meaningful jobs for individuals with diverse abilities in partnership with the Boys & Girls Clubs of Stoneham & Wakefield.

➡️ If you can’t visit in person, you can still support their mission!

Here’s the link 👉🏽 https://giving.gofundme.com/campaign/819883/donate

📲 Or scan the QR code

🗣️ Every like, repost helps spread the word!

#Inclusion #Community #DisabilityAwareness #WakefieldMA #MaldenMA #StonehamMA #dei #BoysAndGirlsClub #smallbusiness #coffee #friendship #empowerment

#Neurodiversity #Cafe #Fundraiser

☕️Stopped by INspire Café in Wakefield today right after teaching my class to get my favorite iced coffee, and seeing the staff completely made my day! 😀✨

🌈 INspire Café is so much more than a coffee shop — it’s a vibrant community space built on inclusion, independence, and inspiring change.

📣 I also learned about their Fundraiser! Donations directly fund their goal to break down barriers, foster independence, and create meaningful jobs for individuals with diverse abilities in partnership with the Boys & Girls Clubs of Stoneham & Wakefield.

➡️ If you can’t visit in person, you can still support their mission!

Here’s the link 👉🏽 https://giving.gofundme.com/campaign/819883/donate

📲 Or scan the QR code

🗣️ Every like, repost helps spread the word!

#Inclusion #Community #DisabilityAwareness #WakefieldMA #MaldenMA #StonehamMA #dei #BoysAndGirlsClub #smallbusiness #coffee #friendship #empowerment

I may have a disability (MS/Multiple Sclerosis) but i was able to lift my hed by myself and change the overall cover of my bed with the usual help without falling on the floor! Just goes to show when you put your mind to it, any disability can be overcome, either by using your brain to surpass what people think is impossible or by creating a different solution. 🫶 #disability #disabilityawareness #multiplesclerosis

I may have a disability (MS/Multiple Sclerosis) but i was able to lift my hed by myself and change the overall cover of my bed with the usual help without falling on the floor! Just goes to show when you put your mind to it, any disability can be overcome, either by using your brain to surpass what people think is impossible or by creating a different solution. 🫶 #disability #disabilityawareness #multiplesclerosis

Never Give Up: Reaching Goals with Disabilities #Motivation #DisabilityAwareness perseverance.

💬… https://ift.tt/X8LzVSI

Never Give Up: Reaching Goals with Disabilities #Motivation #DisabilityAwareness perseverance.

💬… https://ift.tt/X8LzVSI

Mental health abelism.
#disability #disabilityawareness #mentalhealth #ymhc #inclusion #equity #stigma #mentalhealthmatters

Mental health abelism.
#disability #disabilityawareness #mentalhealth #ymhc #inclusion #equity #stigma #mentalhealthmatters

𝗪𝗮𝘆𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗱𝘀 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗟𝗲𝗱𝗴𝗲𝗿: "𝗦𝗼 𝗟𝘂𝗰𝗸𝘆" 𝗯𝘆 𝗡𝗶𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗮 𝗚𝗿𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗶𝘁𝗵 -

𝟯-𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄:

Grounding
Stressful
Autofiction

𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲:

How does Griffith's merging of fact and fiction affect the telling of truths about disability?

#bookreview #bookrecommendations #literature #books #book #reading #frictionalreading #nicolagriffith #solucky #autobiographicalnovel #autofiction #disability #disabilityawareness #multiplesclerosis

𝗪𝗮𝘆𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗱𝘀 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗟𝗲𝗱𝗴𝗲𝗿: "𝗦𝗼 𝗟𝘂𝗰𝗸𝘆" 𝗯𝘆 𝗡𝗶𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗮 𝗚𝗿𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗶𝘁𝗵 -

𝟯-𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄:

Grounding
Stressful
Autofiction

𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲:

How does Griffith's merging of fact and fiction affect the telling of truths about disability?

#bookreview #bookrecommendations #literature #books #book #reading #frictionalreading #nicolagriffith #solucky #autobiographicalnovel #autofiction #disability #disabilityawareness #multiplesclerosis

Overcoming Obstacles: Achieving Dreams with a Disability #DisabilityAwareness #Motivation… https://ift.tt/znklDdZ

Overcoming Obstacles: Achieving Dreams with a Disability #DisabilityAwareness #Motivation… https://ift.tt/znklDdZ

How to tell if a toy is for girls or boys? By Lainey Molnar
#ymhc #disability #disabilities #disabilityawareness #inclusion

How to tell if a toy is for girls or boys? By Lainey Molnar
#ymhc #disability #disabilities #disabilityawareness #inclusion

𝗪𝗮𝘆𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗱𝘀 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗟𝗲𝗱𝗴𝗲𝗿: "𝗣𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲" 𝗯𝘆 𝗥𝗮𝘆𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝗔𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗯𝘂𝘀 -

3-Word Review:
Gulf-crossing, Re-sensitizing, Broadening

Frictional Posture: Thinking of mind, body, and culture, where is language located?

#bookreview #bookrecommendations #readinglist #literature #books #book #reading #bookstagram #frictionalreading #3words #raymondantrobus #poetry #disabilityawareness #deafawareness #jamaicanliterature #perseverance

𝗪𝗮𝘆𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗱𝘀 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗟𝗲𝗱𝗴𝗲𝗿: "𝗣𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲" 𝗯𝘆 𝗥𝗮𝘆𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝗔𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗯𝘂𝘀 -

3-Word Review:
Gulf-crossing, Re-sensitizing, Broadening

Frictional Posture: Thinking of mind, body, and culture, where is language located?

#bookreview #bookrecommendations #readinglist #literature #books #book #reading #bookstagram #frictionalreading #3words #raymondantrobus #poetry #disabilityawareness #deafawareness #jamaicanliterature #perseverance

#disabled #DisabilityAwareness #disabilityrights #DisabledCommunity

#disabled #DisabilityAwareness #disabilityrights #DisabledCommunity

Hallo Welt,

es ist ruhig geworden hier. Nach zwei Wochen Funkstille möchte ich mich zumindest kurz zurückmelden. Danke an alle, die mir Nachrichten geschickt und an mich gedacht haben. 🙏⬇️

#FaceSMA #LebenMitSMA #SpinaleMuskelatrophie #ChronicIllness #Disability #DisabilityAwareness #Mentalhealth #Mentalhealthmatters #Behinderung #Inkluencer #Selfcare #Ehrlichkeit #Ruhepause

Hallo Welt,

es ist ruhig geworden hier. Nach zwei Wochen Funkstille möchte ich mich zumindest kurz zurückmelden. Danke an alle, die mir Nachrichten geschickt und an mich gedacht haben. 🙏⬇️

#FaceSMA #LebenMitSMA #SpinaleMuskelatrophie #ChronicIllness #Disability #DisabilityAwareness #Mentalhealth #Mentalhealthmatters #Behinderung #Inkluencer #Selfcare #Ehrlichkeit #Ruhepause

This directory of providers is a great resource for families in the DMV (Washington DC, Maryland and Virginia) who are supporting kids with learning differences.

https://www.wiserdc.org/wiser-directory-2025-26-spring-edition-1/#page=1

#DisabilityAwareness
#Neurodivergence
#WashingtonDC
#Maryland
#Virginia

This directory of providers is a great resource for families in the DMV (Washington DC, Maryland and Virginia) who are supporting kids with learning differences.

https://www.wiserdc.org/wiser-directory-2025-26-spring-edition-1/#page=1

#DisabilityAwareness
#Neurodivergence
#WashingtonDC
#Maryland
#Virginia

The black background represents mourning for those who have lost their lives to ableist violence, and resistance against ableism.
#disability #disabilities #mentalhealthdisabilities #disabilityawareness #disabilityrights #inclusion #educationalaccommodations #mentalhealthsupport #humanrights #ymhc

The black background represents mourning for those who have lost their lives to ableist violence, and resistance against ableism.
#disability #disabilities #mentalhealthdisabilities #disabilityawareness #disabilityrights #inclusion #educationalaccommodations #mentalhealthsupport #humanrights #ymhc

Once again, Eric Jorgensen nails it.

The constant uncertainty about government supports is, in many ways, the hardest part of planning for the future when you are a caregiver of a child with significant disabilities.

Read here: https://open.substack.com/pub/waypoints/p/the-rules-are-changing-the-families

#DisabilityAwareness
#AutismParent
#Caregiving

Once again, Eric Jorgensen nails it.

The constant uncertainty about government supports is, in many ways, the hardest part of planning for the future when you are a caregiver of a child with significant disabilities.

Read here: https://open.substack.com/pub/waypoints/p/the-rules-are-changing-the-families

#DisabilityAwareness
#AutismParent
#Caregiving

Disability pride month: the colours symbolise: blue - mental health disability, yellow - developmental disability, white - sensory disability, red - physical disability, green - invisible disabilities, black - activism and honouring those who have suffered in the past.
#disability #disabilities #mentalhealthdisabilities #disabilityawareness #disabilityrights #inclusion #educationalaccommodations #mentalhealthsupport #humanrights #ymhc

Disability pride month: the colours symbolise: blue - mental health disability, yellow - developmental disability, white - sensory disability, red - physical disability, green - invisible disabilities, black - activism and honouring those who have suffered in the past.
#disability #disabilities #mentalhealthdisabilities #disabilityawareness #disabilityrights #inclusion #educationalaccommodations #mentalhealthsupport #humanrights #ymhc

The original disability pride flag, created by Ann Magill in 2019, underwent a makeover by Magill for accessibility purposes in 2021.
#disability #disabilities #mentalhealthdisabilities #disabilityawareness #disabilityrights #inclusion #educationalaccommodations #mentalhealthsupport #humanrights #ymhc

The original disability pride flag, created by Ann Magill in 2019, underwent a makeover by Magill for accessibility purposes in 2021.
#disability #disabilities #mentalhealthdisabilities #disabilityawareness #disabilityrights #inclusion #educationalaccommodations #mentalhealthsupport #humanrights #ymhc

July is disability pride month! We want to acknowledge the importance of accessibility within and outside of our schools. Allowing a student with a hidden disability to struggle academically or socially without accommodations is no different than failing to provide a ramp.
#disability #disabilities #mentalhealthdisabilities #disabilityawareness #disabilityrights #inclusion #educationalaccommodations #mentalhealthsupport #humanrights #ymhc

July is disability pride month! We want to acknowledge the importance of accessibility within and outside of our schools. Allowing a student with a hidden disability to struggle academically or socially without accommodations is no different than failing to provide a ramp.
#disability #disabilities #mentalhealthdisabilities #disabilityawareness #disabilityrights #inclusion #educationalaccommodations #mentalhealthsupport #humanrights #ymhc

#Inclusion #Community #Neurodiversity

First visit to INspire Café in Wakefield — and what an experience! ☕️✨

Last Saturday, I met a few of the café’s incredible team ⭐️ members at my free inclusive #fitness class in Malden and promised to stop by. Today I did, and it was awesome!

😀 The atmosphere is warm and welcoming, the smiles filled the room, and the iced cold brew was fantastic. They feature delicious, locally made treats and desserts, and the service is 5-star.

🌈 INspire #Café is so much more than a coffee shop — it’s a vibrant community space built on inclusion, independence, and inspiring change. They create meaningful opportunities for individuals with diverse abilities to work, connect, and thrive.

🔊 If you can’t visit the storefront in person, you can still support them by donating or sharing their story.

👉🏽Learn more or donate at: https://inspirecafe.org

📣Every like, repost helps spread the word

#DisabilityAwareness #WakefieldMA #MaldenMA #smallbusiness #empowerment

#Inclusion #Community #Neurodiversity

First visit to INspire Café in Wakefield — and what an experience! ☕️✨

Last Saturday, I met a few of the café’s incredible team ⭐️ members at my free inclusive #fitness class in Malden and promised to stop by. Today I did, and it was awesome!

😀 The atmosphere is warm and welcoming, the smiles filled the room, and the iced cold brew was fantastic. They feature delicious, locally made treats and desserts, and the service is 5-star.

🌈 INspire #Café is so much more than a coffee shop — it’s a vibrant community space built on inclusion, independence, and inspiring change. They create meaningful opportunities for individuals with diverse abilities to work, connect, and thrive.

🔊 If you can’t visit the storefront in person, you can still support them by donating or sharing their story.

👉🏽Learn more or donate at: https://inspirecafe.org

📣Every like, repost helps spread the word

#DisabilityAwareness #WakefieldMA #MaldenMA #smallbusiness #empowerment

The condition that causes people to get lost in their own home
#Health #Neuroscience #Psychology #Brain #GPS #CognitiveScience #MentalHealth #Navigation #Tech #MedicalResearch #LeidenUniversity #Neurology #SpatialMemory #DisabilityAwareness #Wellbeing
https://the-14.com/the-condition-that-causes-people-to-get-lost-in-their-own-home/

The condition that causes people to get lost in their own home
#Health #Neuroscience #Psychology #Brain #GPS #CognitiveScience #MentalHealth #Navigation #Tech #MedicalResearch #LeidenUniversity #Neurology #SpatialMemory #DisabilityAwareness #Wellbeing
https://the-14.com/the-condition-that-causes-people-to-get-lost-in-their-own-home/

Achieve Anything: Overcoming Disabilities to Find Joy #DisabilityAwareness #Motivation… https://ift.tt/SpzqvRO

Achieve Anything: Overcoming Disabilities to Find Joy #DisabilityAwareness #Motivation… https://ift.tt/SpzqvRO

Accessibility is more than a ramp. By @walking.on.wheels
#disability #disabilities #mentalhealthdisabilities #disabilityawareness #disabilityrights #inclusion #educationalaccommodations #mentalhealthsupport #humanrights #ymhc

Accessibility is more than a ramp. By @walking.on.wheels
#disability #disabilities #mentalhealthdisabilities #disabilityawareness #disabilityrights #inclusion #educationalaccommodations #mentalhealthsupport #humanrights #ymhc

🧠☁️ Flare Report: Brain Fog

Brain fog is more than being forgetful.

It’s searching for the right words, losing your train of thought, rereading the same sentence, or walking into a room and forgetting why.

For many of us with chronic illness, it’s one of the hardest invisible symptoms to explain.

💜 Be kind to yourself on the foggy days.

What’s the funniest or most frustrating brain fog moment you’ve had?

#BrainFog #FlareReport #ChronicIllness #Spoonie #InvisibleIllness #DisabilityAwareness

🧠☁️ Flare Report: Brain Fog

Brain fog is more than being forgetful.

It’s searching for the right words, losing your train of thought, rereading the same sentence, or walking into a room and forgetting why.

For many of us with chronic illness, it’s one of the hardest invisible symptoms to explain.

💜 Be kind to yourself on the foggy days.

What’s the funniest or most frustrating brain fog moment you’ve had?

#BrainFog #FlareReport #ChronicIllness #Spoonie #InvisibleIllness #DisabilityAwareness

This report, commissioned by Maryland's Self-Directed Advocacy Network, is devastating.

And accurate.

It does a good job describing the problems caregivers in Maryland face when trying to plan for their loved ones' futures.

Read here: https://marylandsds.org/2025/06/02/sustainability-planning-project/

#DisabilityAwareness
#Caregiving
#Maryland

-Accessibility-
Festival Picture

Audiences with disabilities are part of it. Fête de la Musique, Cassiopeia, Berlin 2026

‚Gemeinsam stark‘
#FotoVorschlag
'Strong together'
#PhotoSuggestion

picture taken by me © arnica montana

Together, we are strong. These two petitions are very close to my heart, please sign them:

https://www.change.org/p/rettet-das-cassiopeia-r%C3%A4umung-stoppen-kulturstandort-raw-gel%C3%A4nde-erhalten?sign_confirm_error=failed_token

https://weact.campact.de/petitions/keine-kurzung-der-rentenpunkte-fur-pflegende-angehorige?source=web_share_api&utm_medium=recommendation&utm_source=web_share_api&share=2444a730-db53-4c7c-a792-72b9e9c94afc

@oxytocinated @punk
#accessibility #disabilityawareness #disabilityrights #music #concert #inclusion #photography #punk

-Accessibility-
Festival Picture

Audiences with disabilities are part of it. Fête de la Musique, Cassiopeia, Berlin 2026

‚Gemeinsam stark‘
#FotoVorschlag
'Strong together'
#PhotoSuggestion

picture taken by me © arnica montana

Together, we are strong. These two petitions are very close to my heart, please sign them:

https://www.change.org/p/rettet-das-cassiopeia-r%C3%A4umung-stoppen-kulturstandort-raw-gel%C3%A4nde-erhalten?sign_confirm_error=failed_token

https://weact.campact.de/petitions/keine-kurzung-der-rentenpunkte-fur-pflegende-angehorige?source=web_share_api&utm_medium=recommendation&utm_source=web_share_api&share=2444a730-db53-4c7c-a792-72b9e9c94afc

@oxytocinated @punk
#accessibility #disabilityawareness #disabilityrights #music #concert #inclusion #photography #punk

Breaking Barriers: Embracing Different Abilities #DisabilityAwareness #Inclusion… https://ift.tt/Sz4UWe1

Breaking Barriers: Embracing Different Abilities #DisabilityAwareness #Inclusion… https://ift.tt/Sz4UWe1

An enormous thanks to the community for hopping on so quick and loading up the directory with legendary and new creators of art onto the platform. It's only been less than 24 hours and we have 20+ users, 130+ creators archived, and a slow building form to collaborate, network, and share your story and art. I welcome and encourage anyone in the blind and visually impaired world to come aboard at the ground floor. https://blind.productions - Must be 18 to create an account and participate in the form, suggestions for the archive must include a verifiable link to the creator's work. Please brows and search the database to make sure you don't duplicate. All submissions are reviewed. See you in the form! #Musician #Authors #DisabledWorld #DisabilityAwareness #BlindCreator

An enormous thanks to the community for hopping on so quick and loading up the directory with legendary and new creators of art onto the platform. It's only been less than 24 hours and we have 20+ users, 130+ creators archived, and a slow building form to collaborate, network, and share your story and art. I welcome and encourage anyone in the blind and visually impaired world to come aboard at the ground floor. https://blind.productions - Must be 18 to create an account and participate in the form, suggestions for the archive must include a verifiable link to the creator's work. Please brows and search the database to make sure you don't duplicate. All submissions are reviewed. See you in the form! #Musician #Authors #DisabledWorld #DisabilityAwareness #BlindCreator

Can we retire the phrase "You don't look sick"?

Many people living with chronic illness become experts at appearing okay.

What you don't see is the pain, exhaustion, appointments, medications, and recovery happening behind the scenes.

Not everything difficult is visible. 💜

#ChronicIllness #InvisibleIllness #DisabilityAwareness #ChronicPain