It sucks to be #HighRiskCovid19 and so medically vulnerable like this, I will keep trying to be open about my accessibility and safety needs, and I hope others (especially and particularly healthcare workers) wear masks when and if they can so I can have a better quality of life
You’re being a leader in caring about disabled & #immunocompromised people
Don’t be afraid to stand out 😷
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#MyDisabledLifeIsWorthy #HighRiskCOVID19
#COVIDisNotOver #COVIDisntOver
#MasksSaveLives #MasksWork #N95sWork #N95sSaveLives #KN95sSaveLives #KN95sWork
Seeing a mask doesn’t “salt the vibes”
It does the opposite
It reminds me that there ARE people out there that care about their own health and #immunocompromised / disabled people’s health
#COVIDisNotOver #WeAreStillinApandemic
#MyDisabledLifeIsWorthy #HighRiskCOVID19
When people say “COVID isn’t a big deal”, what they really mean is…
My ableist & health supremacist views are more important than #immunocompromised / disabled people’s experiences & that means I don’t believe it’s necessary to wear a mask to protect them
#MyDisabledLifeIsWorthy #HighRiskCOVID19
jordan @sOcialistscully everyone i used to be friends with still lives their lives in the exact same way. it feels like my life has pretty much stopped, while everyone else ignores disabled people and continues going out to eat like nothing is wrong. it makes me question if i ever had any real friends 1:36 PM • 2025-03-03 • 33K Views
#COVIDisNotOver
#WeAreStillinApandemic
#MyDisabledLifeIsWorthy #immunocompromised #HighRiskCOVID19
1. You’re more #HighRiskCOVID19 than you realize.
2. None of us are safe until all of us are safe, especially when it comes to COVID and Avian flu and other viruses that have “pandemic potential”.
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#StopMaskBans #NoMaskBans
#COVIDisNotOver #WeAreStillinApandemic
#MasksSaveLives #MasksWork
Update: it turns out it’s possible to get Katie a private hospital room, which would keep her far safer as an #immunocompromised person who’s extra-vulnerable to healthcare-acquired infections. But the hospital charges $195, so…crowdfunding campaign! chuffed.org/project/post...
#HighRiskCovid19
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#fibro #EDS #endo #MCAS #IIH #HighRiskCovid19
Reminding #disabled & #immunocompromised & chronically ill people of our inherent worth is not wrong
It’s a NECESSITY
#MyDisabledLifeIsWorthy #HighRiskCOVID19
#StopMaskBans
People often don’t think about or even purposely ignore #immunocompromised people or our #accommodations or #accessibility needs
Keep reminding them that you exist 😷
Keep reminding them that your life matters 😷
#MyDisabledLifeIsWorthy #HighRiskCOVID19 #MasksSaveLives
Something that health privileged people do:
Thinking & telling others that they’re an ally to #immunocompromised people, while in REALITY they’re actually harming us, silencing us, and wishing us to 💀
#MyDisabledLifeIsWorthy #HighRiskCOVID19
#COVIDisNotOver #WeAreStillinApandemic
One of the easiest ways to combat ableism against immunocompromised people is to wear a mask in public spaces
It's not too late to start again if you've stopped
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#MyDisabledLifeIsWorthy #HighRiskCOVID19
#StopMaskBans #MasksSaveLives
#COVIDisNotOver
The answer to #ableism should NOT be to downplay or erase our identities, but to REMIND people that we have worth
We ARE worthy
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#MyDisabledLifeIsWorthy #HighRiskCOVID19
#StopMaskBans #MasksSaveLives
#COVIDisNotOver
It seems like you’re trying to erase our identity
We ARE #disabled / #immunocompromised / chronically ill
You do NOT get to decide how we choose to express that, or build community or explain why we wear a mask in public
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#MyDisabledLifeIsWorthy #HighRiskCOVID19
#StopMaskBans
“We were all in this together” until certain people decided to deny science & put their political ideology above saving lives
They were always there, but they were waiting for permission from their favourite politicians to abandon #immunocompromised people
#MyDisabledLifeIsWorthy #HighRiskCOVID19
If an #immunocompromised person tells you they require certain accommodations (whether small or large, formal or informal gathering) then they DO
The best approach is to listen & learn, rather than gaslighting them or minimizing COVID
#MyDisabledLifeIsWorthy #HighRiskCOVID19
#COVIDisNotOver
…Or if you DO think that, but then go:
“it’s too inconvenient, #immunocompromised people shouldn’t attend anyway”
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#MyDisabledLifeIsWorthy #HighRiskCOVID19
#MasksSaveLives #BringBackMasks #COVIDisNotOver
It takes privilege to read posts online advocating for #immunocompromised rights & masking in public spaces, then scroll past & go 🤷♂️ or 🙉🙈
You won’t say it out loud or even type it, but you’re silently gaslighting & invalidating immunocompromised people
#MyDisabledLifeIsWorthy #HighRiskCOVID19
Immunocompromised lives matter
By refusing to accommodate us, you’re showing us we DON’T matter
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#MyDisabledLifeIsWorthy #HighRiskCOVID19
#COVIDisNotOver #WeAreStillinApandemic
#StopMaskBans #MasksSaveLives
When I see people wearing a mask, I see:
People who care about #disabled & #immunocompromised people
People who care about their own health
People who care about their family’s, friends’ and community’s health
#COVIDisNotOver #WeAreStillinApandemic
#MyDisabledLifeIsWorthy #HighRiskCOVID19
You never know who is “vulnerable” or “high risk” or #immunocompromised around you as it’s an INVISIBLE #disability
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#StopMaskBans #MaskSaveLives
#MyDisabledLifeIsWorthy #HighRiskCOVID19
#COVIDisNotOver #WeAreStillInApandemic
#Immunocompromised lives matter
We deserve to be included & accommodated
We deserve safety
We deserve #accessible spaces
#MyDisabledLifeIsWorthy #HighRiskCOVID19
#COVIDisNotOver #MasksSaveLives #StopMaskBans
When people casually “moved on” from COVID, they also casually & easily “moved on” from caring about #immunocompromised people
Just because the government gave them permission to
#COVIDisNotOver #WeAreStillinApandemic #MasksSaveLives
#MyDisabledLifeIsWorthy #HighRiskCOVID19
Now imagine how isolating it is being #disabled & #immunocompromised & #chronicallyill and living through an *ongoing* pandemic, having to see people’s smiles while they breathe a deadly & disabling virus into your face 🤡🙃
#MyDisabledLifeIsWorthy #HighRiskCOVID19
#StopMaskBans #COVIDisNotOver
Seeing you wear a mask makes certain people feel “uncomfortable” 🤡
But these SAME people are those who have prioritized their OWN comfort & “convenience” over #disabled & #immunocompromised lives
#MyDisabledLifeIsWorthy #HighRiskCOVID19
#COVIDisNotOver #StopMaskBans
You’re not an ally to #disabled & #immunocompromised people if you minimize & downplay COVID
By refusing to recognize the seriousness of COVID infection, reinfection & #LongCOVID, you’re contributing to immunocompromised deaths & disability
#MyDisabledLifeIsWorthy #HighRiskCOVID19
#MasksSaveLives
They saw us as “the other” and that made it TOO easy for them to remove their masks & stop protecting us
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#MyDisabledLifeIsWorthy #HighRiskCOVID19
#BringBackMasks #MasksSaveLives #StopMaskBans
It means that people’s #ableism, internalized ableism, and lateral ableism made it TOO easy for them to abandon #immunocompromised people, or those perceived to be “more vulnerable” than them
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#MyDisabledLifeIsWorthy #HighRiskCOVID19
#COVIDisNotOver #StopMaskBans #WeAreStillinApandemic
So if you value helping others & caring about marginalized people, I hope you’re wearing a mask in public spaces
It’s not too late to start again if you’ve stopped
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#COVIDisNotOver #MasksSaveLives #StopMaskBans
#immunocompromised #MyDisabledLifeIsWorthy #HighRiskCOVID19
In 2022, the government gave you permission to abandon #immunocompromised people
You didn’t have to listen 😷
#MyDisabledLifeIsWorthy #HighRiskCOVID19
#MasksSaveLives #BringBackMasks #StopMaskBans
