#wheelchairuser — Public Fediverse posts

Time for #TipOfDay since I’ve been glowing for a few days now with joy in having a number or things go right; good coffee at hand and a quiet home to browse online and remember other pleasant things that took a lot of work yet went well. This post has many accommodations we use for #Accessibility.

Solved: for my son who is a wheelchair user to sit right up to the table. The height of the chair arms was limiting how close he could sit. Tables were way too low or too high. After trips to furniture stores with no success finding a table with height to allow wheelchair to fit under it. “Counter height” tables too high.

Son has to have support for his back and arms while eating. He has declining dexterity so he has a special spoon and adult bib. I’ve kept a heavy vinyl topper on the heavy oak table and use placemats. Think: messy eater. He could only get seated close but still 8-10” farther away from the edge of our table because of the arms of his chair or wheelchair. We all wanted him to sit right up with us.

So, no new table was available and none online a height where a wheelchair user can fit in with the rest of the adults at the table. Think of how many families have this same issue! Surely a workaround is needed.

Voilá, lightbulb moment. Got very strong walnut risers 1” tall for table legs. Drilled hole through and got bolts 1 1/2” to attach to original hole in leg used for original bolt with thin hard caster. Put 2 heavy felt casters in place. Now table perfect height to allow an armchair or wheelchair to slide under. But the old chairs were a bit low for table now. Voilá, very thick chair pads solved it all. Instead of spending $1,000 or more on new table and chairs, spent about $100 and we are all happy. #Disability #Wheelchair #WheelchairUser #DisabilityAdvocacy

Outside of living costs, my wheelchair batteries are slowly approaching end of life due to... idk planned obsolescence bullshit with lithium-ion batteries and how much you can charge them and get out of them per charge as they get older and-- a lot of shit I don't understand but the point IS, they're slowly dying on me.

My wheelchair is how I go places without a million exhaustion Every Time. The optimal OEM replacement is $500 (plus whatever shipping); I can't even figure out what non-OEM option might work, plus I'd rather not risk fires and explosions. (Mind you, I don't know why a 24v 20Ah (480Wh) battery is $500 but that's fucking disability markup for you. 🙃🙃)

(Also, I need a better/different cushion. My tailbone hates my current one - it worked great for my old chair but... lmao.)

We have a vague plan to ask a local-ish medical supplies store if they carry or can get this battery and if so, how much (aka will it be a better price than ordering it ourselves) but we'll still need to be able to *pay* for it.

So... if anyone is able to help out, that's great. 💕 (If any of y'all know someone who can absolutely spare a whole $500 at once, stick this in their face and be like "come on help them keep their independence" lolol.)

For real tho, passing this along to a wider circle is A++, the more eyes the better, and if that's all you can do: thank you!! I appreciate it! If you can manage $1, or $5, or $10, $25, whatever increment you can spare: thank you!! I appreciate it!

My cashapp is $Inoru
Spouse's venmo (because I don't have venmo; pls specify "for Inoru's chair"): @californiummm

Ask @camilla for PayPal/zelle info if cashapp or venmo don't work for you. 💕 (please also specify "for Inoru's chair")

#transcrowdfund #transcrowdfunding #disabledcrowdfund #disabledcrowdfunding #deafcrowdfund #deafcrowdfunding #helpfolkslive #HelpFolksLive2025 #mutualaid #MutualAidRequest #moneyhelp #wheelchairuser #powerchairuser #wereallwegot #passingthesame20bucksaround

Hey. Help us pay for my new wheelchair? I'm desperately hoping the issues with my current chair are that it's old and battered and possibly needs more in repairs than would be worth it (it's better than NOT having one, don't get me wrong...). But $1,100 (rounded slightly up) is a dear price even if cheaper than we'd ever get anything custom.

We're hoping to pay it off in chunks, since we used a credit card, but. The assurance of *having* the money to pay it off would be awesome - and y'all can say you helped buy my chair! Win/win!

Current goal is at $50/$100

(Unless that's changed literally while I've been typing 🤣)

My cashapp is $Inoru, spouse's CashApp is $ceahhettan and his
Venmo is @/californiummm; ask them for paypal/zelle. Comment wheelchair or a Blue wheelchair emoji with specifically-for-this donations! Any amount helps and I/we appreciate!

<*wiggles in New Wheelchair excitement*>

#crowdfund #crowdfunding #transcrowdfund #transcrowdfunding #disabledcrowdfund #disabledcrowdfunding #deafcrowdfund #deafcrowdfunding #helpfolkslive #HelpFolksLive2025 #mutualaid #MutualAidRequest #moneyhelp #ambulatorywheelchairuser #hEDS #hypermobility #hypermobileEhlersDanlosSyndrome #wheelchairuser #powerchair #wheelchaircrowdfunding #powerchaircrowdfunding #IsThisEnoughHashtags #hashtag

via @camilla

https://kolektiva.social/@camilla/113783600650227501

Just watched a car ad showing a car driving freely through beautiful wild countryside. It should have shown the car parked on an urban pavement because that is where it's going to spend 95% of its time. In #Scotland pavement parking is against the law but neither drivers or local authorities care a damn. #pavementparking #pedestrians #wheelchairuser

For disability pride month, I decided to release a pack of 3D manual wheelchair models.

The pack includes 5 wheelchairs:

- 2 Active urban-style chairs (one of which includes a smart drive)
- 1 off-road active chair
- 1 children's wheelchair
- and 1 standard "hospital" wheelchair).

All the wheelchairs are based off either wheelchairs I or friends of mine have used

Downloadable here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1jzKYtpUtAGxGVRYGPoYbsf7pQK0BAQIL/view?usp=sharing

or on the Clip Studio Paint Asset Store (ID 2097442)

There's a "Read Me" file in the download folder which gives more information and context for what kinds of characters best suit each chair.

#DisabilityPride #DisabilityPrideMonth #Disabled #DisabilityRep #ArtRef #Artists #DigitalArt #3D #Wheelchair #WheelchairUSer #DisabledCharacters

It's just frustrating. I've tried fundraisers before, they never worked. There's not nearly as many resources to help people get mobility aids etc as abled people think. It isn't a straightforward process to get on disability either and that's a pittance anyway.

#disability #disabled #WheelchairUser #CripTax #DisabledFedi

And getting insurance to pay for these things is usually more trouble than it's worth. For one thing, the specialists that would argue my case are not doctors I trust. They're fatphobic, saneist & racist & their negligence & arrogance is the primary reason I'm suffering so much as it is

#disability #disabled #WheelchairUser #CripTax #DisabledFedi

Meanwhile, my joints are getting worse, my pain is getting worse, and I don't go out and socialize, work or exercise, because it's too painful and exhausting. I still think about going to the museum with my kid & nephews & the difference next day between using my chair for 1 trip & not the other

#disability #disabled #WheelchairUser #CripTax #DisabledFedi

But I can't use my chair as much as I need, bcuz I'm not strong enough. I can't use it bcuz I have joint & nerve pain that's worsened by pushing, & nobody wants to help me build strength, stamina or make sure my technique is correct, they just want to take my chair from me bcuz I'm still ambulatory

#disability #disabled #WheelchairUser #CripTax #DisabledFedi

Right now I'm still mostly trapped in my house. Most of that is a structural issue: my home is not accessible, my block is not accessible, the only public transit route I can take to my kid's school is inaccessible and there's no alternative, but I could still go out more if I could use my chair!

#disability #disabled #WheelchairUser #CripTax #DisabledFedi

Started watching a wheelchair YouTuber & she's testing an accessory called the LapStacker. It's a strap to keep things from falling off your lap, retractable, etc. It's 120 damn dollars. The little electric motor I'm looking at? 4,250. I'm poor ffs ppl

#disability #disabled #WheelchairUser #CripTax #DisabledFedi

Aberdeenshire pupils with complex needs ‘erased’ from school photo | Primary schools | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/education/2024/mar/29/aberdeenshire-pupils-with-complex-needs-erased-from-school-photo

#Disabled
#Children
#SEN
#TempestPhotography
#AboynePrimarySchool
#WheelchairUser
#DisabledChildren
#Ableism

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The image includes background information including information on the free lessons I have been getting training to get on and off buses.

Links in image
https://www.dublinbus.ie/accessibility/travel-assistance-scheme
https://www.buseireann.ie/inner.php?id=757

#disability #spoonies #MEcfs #mobilityscooter #mobilityaid #wheelchair #wheelchairuser #chronicillness
@mecfs @longcovid @chronicillness @spoonies @disability

Number 66 of 150

I was proud of several things on this one. The wheelchair, the leaves, her face at that upward angle. I think she’s enjoying herself.

Source: https://karenbjones.com/2023/05/03/number-66-of-150/

#artsample #autumn #cartoon #child #childrensillustration #color #commission #digitalart #disabled #drawing #leaves #fat #girl #illustration #illustrator #isolatedonwhite #karenbjones #largerbodytype #LearningAZ #motorizedwheelchair #sittingpose #smiling #southasian #visibledisability #wheelchair #wheelchairuser

Christina Applegate eviscerates Candace Owens for criticising | The Independent
#Disabled
#Accessibility
#AccessibleClothing
#Applegate
#Owens
#WheelchairUser
https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/christina-applegate-candace-owens-skims-b2307125.html

A friends son wants a Star Wars theme birthday.

He asked if I could turn up as my Sith Lord. I tried to explain mine is made up.

“You know my son is in a wheelchair. He adores your Sith Lord. Please help me show him he can be anything he wants.”

This is why representation matters. I wish @starwars would show more physical Disabilities, but until they do, I will bring my A game.

#StarWars #Andor #DarkSide #WheelchairUser #SithLord #DarthVader #DarthSidious #Empire #DarthBane

As an occasional part-time #wheelie, #WheelchairUser , the #Disabilism (UK, etc.) / #ableism (US) I have encountered since the #UltraRightWing #Conservatives / #Tories took power in 2010 has gone through the roof. I used to have a #MobilityScooter, but the #DisabilityHate fomented by #UKgov had total strangers abusing me every time I left the house. I stopped going out and sold it.

@OCRbot please provide #AltText for the meme. Thx. 🙏🏻💙

i don’t feel like this place is exactly my jam but hi, here’s an intro post i guess???
im salem/alex, 21, #nonbinary #lesbian (any pronouns). physically disabled #cripplepunk, #autistic #wheelchairuser + #servicedoghandler. some of my interests: #animals (yes including #insects + #entomology), #animalbehavior, music (
mostly #tradgoth, rock, metal, punk, etc.), #gaming (mostly #NintendoSwitch and #steamdeck), #horror, #forensicpathology, #furbies, #writing, etc. always feel free to hmu 🖤

i don’t feel like this place is exactly my jam but hi, here’s an intro post i guess???
im salem/alex, 21, #nonbinary #lesbian (any pronouns). physically disabled #cripplepunk, #autistic #wheelchairuser + #servicedoghandler. some of my interests: #animals (yes including #insects + #entomology), #animalbehavior, music (
mostly #tradgoth, rock, metal, punk, etc.), #gaming (mostly #NintendoSwitch and #steamdeck), #horror, #forensicpathology, #furbies, #writing, etc. always feel free to hmu 🖤

i don’t feel like this place is exactly my jam but hi, here’s an intro post i guess???
im salem/alex, 21, #nonbinary #lesbian (any pronouns). physically disabled #cripplepunk, #autistic #wheelchairuser + #servicedoghandler. some of my interests: #animals (yes including #insects + #entomology), #animalbehavior, music (
mostly #tradgoth, rock, metal, punk, etc.), #gaming (mostly #NintendoSwitch and #steamdeck), #horror, #forensicpathology, #furbies, #writing, etc. always feel free to hmu 🖤

i don’t feel like this place is exactly my jam but hi, here’s an intro post i guess???
im salem/alex, 21, #nonbinary #lesbian (any pronouns). physically disabled #cripplepunk, #autistic #wheelchairuser + #servicedoghandler. some of my interests: #animals (yes including #insects + #entomology), #animalbehavior, music (
mostly #tradgoth, rock, metal, punk, etc.), #gaming (mostly #NintendoSwitch and #steamdeck), #horror, #forensicpathology, #furbies, #writing, etc. always feel free to hmu 🖤

i don’t feel like this place is exactly my jam but hi, here’s an intro post i guess???
im salem/alex, 21, #nonbinary #lesbian (any pronouns). physically disabled #cripplepunk, #autistic #wheelchairuser + #servicedoghandler. some of my interests: #animals (yes including #insects + #entomology), #animalbehavior, music (
mostly #tradgoth, rock, metal, punk, etc.), #gaming (mostly #NintendoSwitch and #steamdeck), #horror, #forensicpathology, #furbies, #writing, etc. always feel free to hmu 🖤