#disabilitytwitter — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #disabilitytwitter, aggregated by home.social.
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CW: re: state violence
@datum
It’s the proverbial niche feature maybeBut #DisabilityTwitter built a huge network on the ability of setting a search for [your random obscure symptom] that nobody was going to ever hashtag
And that’s how you find your people
Critical
As long as a community isn’t targeted by those searching the same way
Downsides that need to be balanced, with opt-in at very least
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CW: re: state violence
@datum
The inability to search at the timeAnd the continuing inability to follow random words or phrases like “hand tremor”
Was what kept #DisabilityTwitter from migrating here en mass
The platform remains exclusionary rather than defaulting to acceptance and outreach
With those features (search fought over) making mastodon inaccessible to disabled and other niche groups that would use the mechanic to form community
There’s hashtag level niches here but not lower
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@503bartley @reiver @mastodonmigration
I cut ties with Twitter and don’t use BlueskyBut Mastodon’s search lacks the option to follow words that aren’t hashtags
This has privacy issues for some. But I think that’s what opt-in is for
#DisabilityTwitter could not move to Mastodon because they rely on full post search
Networking for obscure terms like the symptoms or diagnoses of rare diseases
Nobody can # every vital word in posts, so Mastodon remains far less usable for #disabled users
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💡 Imagine an app that gets you when brain fog hits — switches to easy mode, dim the lights, and says, “Take 3 breaths. I’ve got you.” 🙏
That’s 3mpwrApp — built BY us, FOR us. 🌍
In closed beta now + 100% free forever! 🪄
Check it out 👇
https://3mpwrapp.pages.dev/#DisabilityTwitter #InjuredWorkers #ChronicIllness #Accessibility #Spoonie
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Hi friends — I updated my neurosurgical fundraiser with a few posts explaining unfortunate recent care setbacks, extra expenses, financial updates
Please donate or share if you can, thank you ❤️ #DisabilityTwitter #Neurosurgery #EDS #POTS #MCAS #pwME #CCI https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-emily-get-medical-care
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@Broadwaybabyto There could be several reasons for this.
One, "All my friends are here." They don't want to let go of large parts of their online social circle.
Alternatively, "But muh followers." They don't want to let go of their fame and move someplace that doesn't even have enough users to build up the same numbers of followers in no time.
Two, inconvenience. The Fediverse is too cumbersome to use in comparison with centralised corporate silos.
You can basically load 𝕏 onto your phone, enter a user name and a password, and bam, you've got a bustling feed.
On the other hand, while you can load Mastodon onto your phone, it asks you too many questions. There's that field where you have to choose an instance. And yes, leaving it on default is a choice you have to take. It doesn't railroad you hard enough.
And once you're online, your timeline is dead. Many have left because they thought the whole Fediverse is dead because their timeline was, because Mastodon was praised to them as, quote, "literally Twitter without Musk". You have to take care of getting content into your timeline yourself, and there's no assistant that helps you with it. Mastodon doesn't have training wheels, everything else in the Fediverse has them even less, but 𝕏 doesn't even require them.
Oh, and you can't load "Fediverse" onto your phone at all. Or anything else in the Fediverse that could largely do the same job as Mastodon if people knew about it.
Third-party apps? Most of them have probably never in their lives used an online service through an app that doesn't have the same name as the online service.
Lastly, it isn't worth it. The only thing that may motivate them to move would be a place that's totally guaranteed to be an absolute, 100% safe haven for them with no harassment, no ableism and no hindrances in accessibility. Same goes for other marginalised minorities such as BIPoC or the 2SLGBTQQIA+ community, only that spoons aren't as much an issue for them.
However, these latter two may actually be known even on 𝕏 to not be perfectly safe in the Fediverse either. The very reason why BlackMastodon failed. So neither may be disabled people. Thus, the effort of leaving everything behind and learning to use new software might not be justified by the result if nothing much changes anyway.
#Long #LongPost #CWLong #CWLongPost #FediMeta #FediverseMeta #CWFediMeta #CWFediverseMeta #Disabled #DisabilityTwitter #Mastodon #Fediverse -
Quick #Fediverse question … does anyone know why more of #DisabilityTwitter didn’t come over here? Were there accessibility issues or key features missing?
With news today that Elon plans to change the block feature so that blocked accounts can view your posts (it’s like he’s trying to break things)… I see a lot of disability accounts wanting to leave.
Granted we’ve seen this before - I’m starting to wonder if that site will have to cease to exist before people will go elsewhere.
Though if he goes through with the change it will make that site exceedingly unsafe for many people.
I figured if there was a specific reason(s) they struggled over here … maybe it could be addressed. I adore it here and find it much safer and more inclusive - but I suspect not everyone agrees.
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@meganL
Larger discussion:
Non-profits ask the wealthy to help the poorIn a healthy society 🙄 government programs take tax money from the wealthy and help the poor without needing to muck about with asking their permission
Gabrielle Peters is the boss ♿️ (she led the report on the heat done effects as I recall)
https://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/provincial-review-air-conditioners-extreme-heatLike a lot of #DisabilityTwitter mastodon failed to be a welcoming home for them 🥺
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Bittercress flowers before they bloom. I love the tiniest flowers
This photo is available digitally
https://ko-fi.com/lunarrisephotography/shop
And as a Print
https://www.pictorem.com/profile/LunarRise.Photography#photography #disability #MastoArt #BlackTwitter #DisabilityTwitter #BlackFedi #DisabledFedi #DisabledCreator #BlackArt #BlackMastodon #BuyIntoArt #CreativeToots #BuyBlack #ShopSmall #AYearForArt #nature #flowers #MacroPhotography #Bloomscrolling
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Sunrise, from November last year. Image description in replies
#photography #disability #MastoArt #BlackTwitter #DisabilityTwitter #BlackFedi #DisabledFedi #DisabledCreator #BlackArt #BlackMastodon #Alt4Me
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Just got docked 100% attendance points for missing one class for the first time when I have disability accommodations that modify the policy. I then emailed my disability specialist about issues I have been having, and guess what? #DisabledInSTEM #DisabilityTwitter #NEISvoid
https://twitter.com/KellyannNavarre/status/1509380985120559109
Found via nottheonlyone.org as one of 9400+ #DEI #Diversity, #Equity and #Inclusion items.
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One of my favorite shots, a clover flower, partial color
#photography #disability #MastoArt #BlackTwitter #DisabilityTwitter #BlackFedi #DisabledFedi #DisabledCreator #BlackArt #BlackMastodon #MacroPhotography #Bloomscrolling #floraspondence #flowers #BlackAndWhite
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Bush flowers, the tiny things you can find in the city are good things
#photography #disability #MastoArt #BlackTwitter #DisabilityTwitter #BlackFedi #DisabledFedi #DisabledCreator #BlackArt #BlackMastodon #MacroPhotography #Bloomscrolling #floraspondence #flowers -
I'm sorry the alt text isn't that great. I'm very tired, it's going to snow, so I wanted to share some flowers
#photography #disability #MastoArt #BlackTwitter #DisabilityTwitter #BlackFedi #DisabledFedi #DisabledCreator #BlackArt #BlackMastodon #MacroPhotography #Bloomscrolling #floraspondence #flowers
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@susannah
I was following on #DisabilityTwitter and miss my friends there -
I'm in so much pain this morning and I don't even know why. My right knee hurts especially bad, but it's my entire leg on both sides frfr. This is why I need my wheelchair, but my neighborhood is so inaccessible that I can't even use it. I'm so tired of hurting 😩
#BlackAndDisabled #disability #DisabledFedi #BlackFedi #BlackMastodon #DisabilityTwitter
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I'm resurrecting a classic. If you remember #DoctorsAreDickheads or #PatientsAreDickheads, please consider participating in this little survey! Physicians and Medical Professionals, its for you too! #NEISVoid #AbledsAreWeird #DisabilityTwitter #MedTwitter #DisabilityDon #Medstodon
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I have no idea what these are, but they were waiting for me when I got off the bus. As fall deepens, I appreciate the flowers that tough out the chill or even thrive in it
Can someone #Alt4Me #AltText4Me please?
#photography #MastoArt #BlackTwitter #DisabilityTwitter #BlackFedi #DisabledFedi #DisabledCreator #BlackArt #BlackMastodon #flowers #florespondence #floraspondence #bloomscrolling #macrophotography #PhotoMonday