Alex West
@alexywest.bsky.social
OH 📍Capital University ‘27 📚
DSA president🌻 (ig @capital.dsa)
Ambulatory wheelchair user 🦽🦓
Biology —> Public Health —> Fighting the Man
DSA president🌻 (ig @capital.dsa)
Ambulatory wheelchair user 🦽🦓
Biology —> Public Health —> Fighting the Man
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Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) is a disabling chronic illness. People with ME/CFS experience profound fatigue that does not go away with rest, sleep issues, and problems with memory or concentration. Further common symptoms include dizziness, nausea and pain. The hallma
Myalgic_encephalomyelitis/chronic_fatigue_syndrome
Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) is a disabling chronic illness. People with ME/CFS experience profound fatigue that does not go away with rest, sleep issues, and problems with memory or concentration. Further common symptoms include dizziness, nausea and pain. The hallmark symptom is a worsening of the illness which starts hours to days after minor physical or mental activity. This "crash" can last from hours or days to several months.
en.wikipedia.org
November 25, 2024 at 1:19 PM
Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) is a disabling chronic illness. People with ME/CFS experience profound fatigue that does not go away with rest, sleep issues, and problems with memory or concentration. Further common symptoms include dizziness, nausea and pain. The hallma
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this chronic illness shit has got hands
November 21, 2024 at 2:25 AM
this chronic illness shit has got hands
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I did a thing! I got my lifetime Access National Parks Pass! This was based chiefly on my autism level 1 diagnosis, as a “permanent disability that severely limits one or more major life activities.” Finally, an adult autism accommodation!
I applied at the entrance of a park, they were very nice
I applied at the entrance of a park, they were very nice
November 24, 2024 at 3:30 AM
I did a thing! I got my lifetime Access National Parks Pass! This was based chiefly on my autism level 1 diagnosis, as a “permanent disability that severely limits one or more major life activities.” Finally, an adult autism accommodation!
I applied at the entrance of a park, they were very nice
I applied at the entrance of a park, they were very nice
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I am Disabled.
Not "Differently Abled"
So call me what I am.
Disabled.
Stop using these other "terms" they aren't as wholesome as you think.
Disabled ISN'T a bad word and we're NOT something to be ashamed of!
#disabledsky
Not "Differently Abled"
So call me what I am.
Disabled.
Stop using these other "terms" they aren't as wholesome as you think.
Disabled ISN'T a bad word and we're NOT something to be ashamed of!
#disabledsky
November 25, 2024 at 9:22 PM
I am Disabled.
Not "Differently Abled"
So call me what I am.
Disabled.
Stop using these other "terms" they aren't as wholesome as you think.
Disabled ISN'T a bad word and we're NOT something to be ashamed of!
#disabledsky
Not "Differently Abled"
So call me what I am.
Disabled.
Stop using these other "terms" they aren't as wholesome as you think.
Disabled ISN'T a bad word and we're NOT something to be ashamed of!
#disabledsky
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HRRDS SUDAN supply mobility aids to kids with disabilities!! The tough Nuba terrain makes it hard for them. With your help, they can keep providing these essential aids. Support their mission if you can : reframe.network/rlo/HRRDS #KeepEyesOnSudan #aidisnotspam
HRRDS/Reframe
reframe.network
June 20, 2024 at 11:24 PM
HRRDS SUDAN supply mobility aids to kids with disabilities!! The tough Nuba terrain makes it hard for them. With your help, they can keep providing these essential aids. Support their mission if you can : reframe.network/rlo/HRRDS #KeepEyesOnSudan #aidisnotspam
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For me, accepting disability is firmly knowing your personal limits and not trying to operate above them for sustained periods and not trying to “elbow grease/effort” your way through a situation pretending disability doesn’t exist
November 24, 2024 at 4:14 PM
For me, accepting disability is firmly knowing your personal limits and not trying to operate above them for sustained periods and not trying to “elbow grease/effort” your way through a situation pretending disability doesn’t exist
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It’s not a coincidence that all the things the authoritarians hate — education, public parks, libraries, disability care, actual freedom of speech — are exactly the things that help all of us, marginalized or otherwise, to thrive. The right need people to be suffering or else nobody needs them.
November 25, 2024 at 5:38 PM
It’s not a coincidence that all the things the authoritarians hate — education, public parks, libraries, disability care, actual freedom of speech — are exactly the things that help all of us, marginalized or otherwise, to thrive. The right need people to be suffering or else nobody needs them.
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My goal is no longer to apologize to someone when my disability is inconvenient for them
November 23, 2024 at 3:22 PM
My goal is no longer to apologize to someone when my disability is inconvenient for them
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“I have never understood why, when everyone on the planet is one accident or medical condition away from disability, many people seem to lack any empathy and do not attempt to understand how it must feel to be refused service because of a disability.”
'Refused service again with my guide dog, I'm done speaking out'
Sean Dilley is inundated with abuse on social media whenever he posts about discrimination issues.
buff.ly
November 24, 2024 at 3:08 PM
“I have never understood why, when everyone on the planet is one accident or medical condition away from disability, many people seem to lack any empathy and do not attempt to understand how it must feel to be refused service because of a disability.”
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There are no real supports for Long Covid because there are no real supports for disability.
If we had real, livable patient centred supports in place your transition into disability would have still been rocky but with a modicum of dignity and much less fear & frustration.
If we had real, livable patient centred supports in place your transition into disability would have still been rocky but with a modicum of dignity and much less fear & frustration.
November 25, 2024 at 4:46 AM
There are no real supports for Long Covid because there are no real supports for disability.
If we had real, livable patient centred supports in place your transition into disability would have still been rocky but with a modicum of dignity and much less fear & frustration.
If we had real, livable patient centred supports in place your transition into disability would have still been rocky but with a modicum of dignity and much less fear & frustration.
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As a disabled veteran, I’m extremely concerned about Trump’s SECVA pick Doug Collins. If you know a Veteran or are one, please get your appointments and meds refilled now!
November 24, 2024 at 10:47 PM
As a disabled veteran, I’m extremely concerned about Trump’s SECVA pick Doug Collins. If you know a Veteran or are one, please get your appointments and meds refilled now!
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Toxic positivity in disability justice manifests as nondisabled people demanding we:
-not discuss the reality of our disability
-temper our language to soften our truths
-focus only on “inspiring” messages
-ignore the ongoing impact of ableism in favor of reaching nondisabled people
-not discuss the reality of our disability
-temper our language to soften our truths
-focus only on “inspiring” messages
-ignore the ongoing impact of ableism in favor of reaching nondisabled people
November 23, 2024 at 9:53 PM
Toxic positivity in disability justice manifests as nondisabled people demanding we:
-not discuss the reality of our disability
-temper our language to soften our truths
-focus only on “inspiring” messages
-ignore the ongoing impact of ableism in favor of reaching nondisabled people
-not discuss the reality of our disability
-temper our language to soften our truths
-focus only on “inspiring” messages
-ignore the ongoing impact of ableism in favor of reaching nondisabled people