‘Nothing prepares you’: The invisible lives of carers in the UK Thrust into the isolated world of caring, a daughter learns how other sole carers cope, some under immense strain.

Usually #caregiving falls to the daughter. "Sitting in that small room, I realised then that life had shifted. My #ageing father wouldn’t be able to help much & my older brother is estranged... I would be doing this solo, a single woman w no partner to turn to, caring for [my mother]." #disability

Lily didn't want to be blind. Then she met others like herself Other people with lived experience of blindness gave ABC reporter Nas Campanella the confidence to navigate life. Her mentee, Lily, is enjoying similar benefits.

""Lily meeting other #BlindPeople … has probably been one of our most valuable tools," said [her] mum.."In those moments, Lily just gets to be #blind (and) she gets to talk about things with people who get it."": buff.ly/l4ruSPs

via abcnews
#community #DisabilitySky #disabled #disability #LowVision

Alt text :Cartoon titled “Adjusters’ Association Confession Night!” shows three smug insurance adjusters laughing at a bar. One in a blue suit says, “I cut guy’s benefits in half without even reading his report!” Another brags, “I paid a doctor $30 to sniffle during an assessment.” A sign on the table reads, “Tell us all about how you deny claims!” Dark satirical humor about claim denials.

WSIB adjusters out here having ‘Confession Night’ like it’s a sport !

Cut benefits without reading the file.

Pay doctors to tank assessments.

If this sounds familiar… you’re not alone ! ❤✊

Appeal it !
Fight it !
Don’t let them win !

#Disability #InjuredWorkers #Workers

Breaking Barriers—The Intersection of AI and Assistive Technology in Autism Care: A Narrative Review (Background) Autism increasingly requires a multidisciplinary approach that can effectively harmonize the realms of diagnosis and therapy, tailoring both to the individual. Assistive technologies (ATs) play an important role in this context and hold ...

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#autism #disability #ai

I am good at some things, I'm also aware of my limitations. Packing is one of my limitations, I'm a just in case sort of person... who is trying not to pack too much... and mostly what I've packed so far is books!

@aeraedresearch.bsky.social @aerlingus1.bsky.social
#conference #disability #books

#disability

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#disabled #disability #neuroAtypical #mentalhealth #criminalized #mentalillness

www.youtube.com/watch?v=PeTa...

#disability

Hatshepsut (c. 1479 BCE) is perhaps one of the best known female pharaohs of ancient Egypt. She ushered in an age of economic growth, peace, and prosperity for Egypt under her rule after originally ruling as a regent for her stepson Thutmosis III when he was a child, before assuming the full title of pharaoh. She was typically depicted wearing male kingly regalia fitting of her position as pharaoh. She is believed to have had bone cancer, diabetes, and arthritis at the time of her death, based on examinations of remains that Egyptologists think are hers. Find the full Ancient Egypt and Disability zine free here : https://linktr.ee/disabilityark #disabilitystudies #ancientegypt #egyptology #egypt #disability

Find the full Ancient Egypt and Disability zine free here : linktr.ee/disabilityark
#disabilitystudies #ancientegypt #egyptology #egypt #disability

A man wearing a gray bunny ears and sweatshirt with Cookie Monster is standing next to a young woman with Down syndrome who is wearing white bunny ears and hugging the man.

Happy Easter from me and Alice #parenting #downSyndrome #disability

Oops forgot the #podcast episode link open.spotify.com/episode/51xh...
boy my brain is in great shape today lol

#myalgicE #disability #longcovid #brainfog #podcast #EasterMagic #Easter

Liam's FND Story & How He Achieved His Dreams Functional Neurological Disorder is a poorly understood neurological condition. Liam Virgo shares his FND story and how he achieved his dreams.

"It got to the stage where my body couldn't tolerate being on any form of equipment apart from my #hospital bed. I was bedridden for 3 years and I felt trapped inside my own #body, and uncertain about my future.": buff.ly/gsNVauL

#FunctionalNeurologicalDisorder #FND #RareDisease #disability

Donate to Help Marcia Deep clean her house, organized by Kolya Dazozah Hi my name is Kolya and I’m raising $500 for my friend Marcia Doherty to get her home … Kolya Dazozah needs your support for Help Marcia Deep clean her house

New #podcast episode; #Easter Musings

Recent good things I'm #grateful for but Also still present obstacles

Also housekeeping gfm friend set up to help get bad air sorted gofund.me/73aeb36e5

& News campaign docs.google.com/document/d/1...

#myalgicE #disability #spring #longcovid

Front page of The Black Panther intercommunal news serivce: Top photo: an African American man sits in a wheelchair; another African American man stands behind him; both are smiling. Lower Left image: a young African American man holds a hand-written sign saying, “You Don’t Have to See It to Know.” Lower Right image: A large group of people watch as a protester using a wheelchair exits a building. Caption: Blind demonstrator Dennis Billups (left) and other protesters triumphantly ended their 26-day sit-in at San Francisco’s HEW offices last week. Black Panther Party members Chuck Jackson and Brad Lomax (top, photo) played an integral role in this strategic struggle for human rights.

Today in #LaborHistory 5/5/1977: #Disability rights activists stormed & occupied HEW offices across the US demanding enactment of section 504, which had been weakened to benefit business. In #SanFrancisco activists occupied Fed Building 25 days. #Solidarity by #BlackPanthers, #unions.

*collapses and sputters, all 4 humors explode, bones evaporate in a fine mist*
W-Wait, why are you calling an ambulance? This is normal. This is one of my good days.

#ChronicPain #PAINGANG #disability #HealthStruggles

Good morning, I pray everyone is well.

Down to $425 Past Due

Needed by morning to avoid fee and other ugliness that comes with being poor. Thank you all for your care of me. 🥲🫂

Linktr.ee/khernandez

#helpsky
#helpfolkslive2026
#mutualaid
#disability
💕💸
#Fundsky
#HELPBlackwomen
#helpBlackMaGes

#LiegendDemo #mecfs #cureME #fightME #demonstration #longcovid #Postcovid #Postvac #PAIS #MCAS #POTS #Dysautonomie #EDS #CCI #SFN #FQAD #disability #Ostern #Danke

medium-sized graphic, large layered open sunflower (as in I placed multiple sunflower images on top of each other so they look fuller) is centered on the page. In the middle of the flower is the main text, with a typewriter font, golden yellow like the flower. The text has black horizontal rectangles behind it, so it stands out: “table of contents”,

huzzah confetti rejoice lol, I finished the poetry website!

rebelwheelsnycpoetry.wordpress.com

the manuscript is available to read for free during this feedback stage until I regain the spoons (energy/health) to send it to publishers again, as my health is currently at a stage of meh

#disability

« Can you tell if a disabled person is ´faking’?

The controversy this video is addressing may be old, but the demonstration is still valid.
(Pun not intended. I’ll keep it.)

#disability #handicap
https://youtu.be/OBC3zNZx7Dg

RE: https://bne.social/@andrew/116305899117391488

@Qldaah #disability #fuckcars #qldpol #cyclingbrisbane #brisbane

5 April 1977: 504 sit-ins On this day, 5 April 1977, US disability rights activists and organisers stormed and occupied the offices of the US Department of Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW) in Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Denver, Los Angeles, New York City, Philadelphia, and Seattle, demanding the enactment of section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. This was a crucial piece of disability civil rights legislation that had been passed 4 years earlier, which mandated that no federally funded programs could exclude persons with disabilities. Despite the Act’s passage, the federal government, under the leadership of HEW director Joseph Califano, had been delaying their directive to create regulations which would operationalise the legislation. During that time regulations had been weakened in favour of business interests, under the guidance of an HEW task force which included no persons with disabilities. In response disability rights activists across the US formed the American Coalition of Citizens with Disabilities (ACCD), who began organising the sit-ins. Most notably, in San Francisco, disabled rights activists Judith Heumann, Kitty Cone, and Mary Jane Owen successfully organised approximately 150 disabled activists, and their supporters, in a 25 day occupation of the US Federal Building. This action was supported through a solidarity network which included the Black Panthers providing meals, allied politicians sending mattresses and bedding, and the International Association of Machinists, who helped to transport protestors, wheelchairs. and other equipment, and facilitated the transport for a delegation to Washington. The regulations for section 504 were signed into law on 28 April, 1977. More information, sources and map: https://stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/12535/504-sit-in

📣 New Podcast! "5 April 1977: 504 sit-ins" on @Spreaker #activism #anniversaries_history #atlanta #boston #class #day #disability #disabled #facts_weekly #history #history_historical #history_otd_on #history_weekly #in #lives #news_everyday #sit_in #stories_daily #this #working

URGENT, $460 NEEDED! HELP THEM WITH RENT!

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No movement today y'all. Still need the $460 to close out this rent need by Monday morning to avoid fees and other nastiness.

Thank you all for your care.

Linktr.ee/khernandez

#helpsky
#helpfolkslive2026
#mutualaid
#disability
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#Fundsky
#helpBlackWomen
#helpBlackMaGes

Alt text: A vintage-style illustration shows a woman crouched in visible pain, with glowing red areas highlighting parts of her body to represent intense internal suffering. Behind her, a group of people point, laugh, and mock her. Text at the top reads, “They’re just faking it,” while text at the bottom says, “You’re seeing 5% of the reality,” emphasizing how most of her pain is unseen.

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That’s what people say when they’ve never lived it.

What you don’t see:

The nights without sleep

The pain that doesn’t switch off

The energy it takes just to look “normal”

The breakdowns that happen in silence

#Disability #InjuredWorkers

Alt text: A vintage-style illustration shows several people sitting in worn chairs facing a wall with two large signs: a red sign reading “APPROVAL PENDING” and a dark sign reading “STILL WAITING.” The people appear tired and resigned, viewed from behind in a drab waiting-room setting. At the top, text reads “They’re getting full support,” while the bottom caption says “Still waiting. Still denied,” highlighting the gap between promises and reality for injured workers.

Months turn into years.

Rent doesn’t wait.

Pain doesn’t pause.

Bills don’t care.

Injured workers aren’t asking for favors — they’re asking for the support they were promised !

Still waiting. Still denied.

#WorkersComp #InjuredWorkers #Disability #WSIB #SystemFailure

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If you’ve ever felt this, you’re not alone ! ❤✊

Let’s normalize actually making help accessible !

#MentalHealthMatters #Disability #InjuredWorkers #YouAreNotAlone

Olive hasn't met March's goal yet. Please chip in all you can as they grieve the loss of their cat.

Every dime is appreciated!

#helpsky
#helpfolkslive2026
#mutualaid
#disability
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#Fundsky

I’ve lived with chronic illnesses my entire life. When I was in elementary school, my mom told me to do all my hw the day it was assigned (even if the deadline was several days away). You never know how you’re gonna feel, tomorrow might be worse… and then your grades suffer, too ):

#Disability