One of the biggest issues with fellow #autistic folks is not wanting to identify as #disabled. I can understand & respect that personal choice. I have both physical & invisible #disabilities so don't really have that personal choice. What I've learned from a lifetime of living as an openly disabled person is some folks not wanting to identify as disabled but wanting to access disability support systems. It doesn't work like that. If you don't identify as disabled - you won't get any disabilities coverage, no disability benefits & won't qualify for any disability accommodations in any workplaces.

What exactly are some fellow autistics scared of, with identifying as a disabled person? Because some of the reasons I've read online sound ableist & not accepting of folks with disabilities. Some of the reasons I hear are very hurtful towards #DisabledCommunity. Is it just ego & self protection or is it something else? I don't get it as I don't have the privilege to choose to opt out of disability identity - it's part of who I am, whether I like it or not.

The #diversity of #disabilities means #accessibility needs can be both wide-ranging within the community and specific to an individual. But in general, “there are very, very few venues where the stage itself is accessible. There’s a slightly larger number, but still plenty of places #inaccessible for an audience member to watch the show,” says Dan Hurwitz, co-founder of the Seattle-based comedian collective #TheDisabledList and a stand-up missing digits from his hands and feet.

#Comedians say their medium inherently requires flexibility and improvisation, but what’s being asked of them is #inequitable, may be illegal under #TitleIII of the #AmericansWithDisabilitiesAct, and can have long-lasting impacts on their careers. “A comedy stage is the entry point to these other opportunities that will help to develop your art,” notes Nina G., author of “Stutterer Interrupted” and a member of the Bay Area troupe #ComediansWithDisabilities Act. “If you’re not able to develop your art, how are you going to get those acting gigs? How are you going to write that sitcom? How are you going to get a special?”

According to Snipe, acts can face “the fire and the gauntlet” of navigating inaccessible public transit or expensive and unreliable rideshares even before they arrive. Once at the venue, ASL interpreters, audio description, ramps or accessible bathrooms are few and far between, whether in L.A., New York, or outside these coastal entertainment bubbles.

https://variety.com/2024/film/features/steve-way-maysoon-zayid-disabled-comedians-inaccessibility-1236068022/amp/

Hello #spooniecommunity
My name is Hannah; it's good to be here with y'all!

I can't wait to meet some amazing people here. Introduce yourself?

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#FilmMaking #Writing #poetry
Ex-#musician #Songwriter Passé
⚘ #GardenCreator extraordinaire. #FlowerGardens #PhotorealisticImagination
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"We should be trying to reduce our car use," they told the CBC's Jason D'Souza. But on the other hand, as a disabled person, I'm finding there are a lot of people like myself that are falling through the cracks on these policies because we are left with no other options."

https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.6909591

Jules Sherred, a disability advocate, food photographer, and recipe developer, has just published Crip Up the Kitchen: Tools,Tips, and Recipes for the Disabled Cook.

https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.6864383

Oh wow oh wow oh wow

Ok. So.

I walked into Kohl's to get a cart to bring to my car to put some returns into. It was a lot of boxes. Amazon returns.

I get close to the door and

*ERRRRK!*

The cart locks up. I'm looking to see what I ran over that is jammed in the wheel but I don't see anything.

A clerk, who has a line of customers is yelling at me from way over there that you can't take cars out of the store anymore.

#disabled #LongCovid #PEM
#DisabledCommunity  #EndAbleism

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#Reminder that many #PhysicallyDisabled people would love to easily ride a #bicycle but it's not possible anymore for many of us & #adaptive bicycles are usually too #expensive for most #DisabledFolks - who live on #FixedIncomes - to be able to afford. Would love for nondisabled folks to not forget about huge #disabled population that cannot ride bicycles everywhere - especially when we can't even afford to buy adaptive or electric bicycles.

Founded by #ElectricalEngineering & #MEngDesign grad Areeb Khawaja, #AccessResolve is #streamlining #disability accommodation requests into a simple, fast & compliant system for all parties.

The new #StartUp at The Forge at #McMasterUniversity is also winning some major top prizes for their #innovation and #helping #JobCandidates on the #accessibility front. 

https://www.eng.mcmaster.ca/news/workplace-accommodation-platform-accessresolve-wins-top-prize-in-nationwide-startup-competition

#SexOnWheels.
Some #creators delve into #SexWork & everyday lives of people who perform, others try & shine some light on the #DisabledCommunity but both of these in the same spot is incredibly rare. To make this particular project even more unique, the two members of the #CreativeTeam are also #disabled & they aren’t holding back with this new #comic #book that wants to make sure everyone knows, “ #Crips fuck too.”

https://www.comingsoon.net/comics/features/1274942-sex-on-wheels-comic-blends-sex-disability-to-tell-a-meaningful-story?amp

She's got 2 pigtails, wears a yellow jacket, is quite cheeky & uses a #wheelchair - #SesameStreet has a new resident. The #doll is called Elin & is seven years old. #FirstRime a #character w/a #disability has #strengthened the #German #puppet ensemble.

https://www.indonewyork.com/m/breaking/new-character-elin-sesame-street-gets-a-resident-with-a-h77813.html

Dear politicians, parties and people of the planet.

THERE'S NO DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION WITHOUT DISABILITY.

Fight for something we can change.
Disability is Diversity

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#BeYou #BeKind #BePatient
#UnityConquers #TearDownTheWall

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#DisabilitySolidarity #DisabledCommunity #EndAbleism #StopAbleistHate #DisabilityAdvocacy #passionate #DisabledVoicesUnite #CrossDisabilitySupport #inclusion #ListeningEar #Here4All #NeurodivergentThinking #neurodiversity
#ConcussionAwareness #TBI #ABI #AnoxicBrainInjury #BrainInjury #SpineInjury #fibromyalgia #LimbDifference #ActuallyAutisic #OrthopedicDisabilities #SticksAndStones #BrokenBones #NaturesPharmaceutical #DisabilityAcceptance #StopAbleistHateCrime #StopAbleistSlurs #DisabilityEconomicJustice #CripTheVote #DisabilityLobby #Humanity #NonPartisan #research #Education #Knowledge
#UnityConquers #TearDownTheWall

Un peu de moi?
Je ne parle pas couramment Français. I like using #HashtagsNobodyWillEverSearch
#FilmMaking #Writing #poetry
Ex-#musician #Songwriter Passé
⚘ #GardenCreator extraordinaire. #FlowerGardens #PhotorealisticImagination
Et Bien plus encore.

, , , #accommodation for people with #InvisibleDisability
Just like many of us, this list is incomplete and still evolving. (he, him, they– any)

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