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Hello! My name is Dusty. I use just my name, no pronouns. I am a disabled adult who uses a wheelchair, crutches, and an AAC device.

i changed my URL from dustbunnyaac to disableddustbunny.

Last Updated: 8/13/2026

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oh also got lovely news today! i am officially exempt from the work requirement for temporary assistance for a whole year!

this is a huge amount of stress off my shoulders. i already have a psychiatric approval to not work but that only works for 6 months. this works for 12.

(the new federal rules say people on temporary/public assistance and SNAP need to work 80 hours a month with very few exceptions - one of them is if your doctor submits paperwork saying you can't work (or their psychiatrist says you can't work).)

#bunny talk #bunny applies for benefits

heads up i changed my URL from dustbunnyaac (plain text: dust bunny AAC) to disableddustbunny (plain text: disabled dust bunny).

it's more accurate to what i'm on about :)

#bunny talk #adding it to my pinned

wahoo EMDR...2! and OT today.

optimistic about EMDR because. gotta be.

also it's a good distraction from New Psych tomorrow. i'm not sure if i don't care if i'm diganosed with bipolar again or if i'm just trying to convince myself i don't care if i'm diagnosed with bipolar again by saying it to myself a bunch.

#bunny talk #it is been there done that #this would be my third diagnosis (second re-diagnosis)#i am also super on the fence about how it would be used to undermine me #and i am also aware i would benefit from more mood stabilizers than i am on -_-#blech

wheelie-sick

what do you think of able bodied people using "crippling" [pt: crippling] as a descriptor. probably an obvious question but i need to know i'm not being irrational over it, i'm getting so pissed off at my mutuals over reblogging posts that do this. adding "ing" to a slur doesn't change the fact it's a slur yeah??

yes, it's still a slur

"crippling depression" and what exactly does "crippling" mean in this context? well I'd wager a bet it's being used to mean "disabling" so it's still the same word with the same meaning, just a different suffix. it's comparing something to a physical disability. it's saying "this is like a physical disability" and it's not just saying "this is like a physical disability" it's saying "this is like a cripple"

there are so many alternative words to use (debilitating, disabling, severe, incapacitating, etc......) but people cling to "crippling" like they'll literally die if they don't call their generalized anxiety disorder "crippling." it's because they don't perceive the oppression of physically disabled people as being real. they see us as whiny and think we're exaggerating so using slurs is "fine" and we're just making a big deal over a "harmless" word.

I don't trust any ablebodied person who insists on calling things "crippling."

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"Tutorial" on how to draw an OC with dwarfism (well, some of it).

Boring tired disclaimer: Keep in mind that this is an introductory "drawing" "tutorial" and has some generalizations in it, so not every “X is Z” statement will be true for Actual People. Which happens to be true for everything in general.

You are heavily encouraged to do your own research because this does not contain everything you should know before making a character with any type of dwarfism.

Consider supporting me on ko-fi if you find this to be helpful.

If (when) you repost this on pinterest at least put a link to the original post somewhere..

genuine! breakthrough! in neuro PT today!

she usually has me do games but i'm always sort of second guessing myself because it feels like i don't know what the physical goal is, just the game goal (so like, we play giant tic tac toe - i know i'm supposed to beat her but i don't know why we're playing giant tic tac toe, if that makes sense)

she also wants to help me learn how to pace myself so i don't totally wipe myself out. the problem there is i Really struggle to do a "middle ground" - i'm zero or i'm one hundred percent effort at anything. i genuinely cannot independently slow down, which has made my heartrate go higher than she's comfortable with and led me to almost hurting myself by pushing myself without noticing how bad it was getting.

well! today! what she did was (after strategizing with my OT) she set a stopwatch during a circuit of tasks and said my goal was to do the circuit in more than two minutes but less than eight minutes.

wow! yeah that did a lot to help! so much!

and i! was very good with it!

i did scare her for a moment because i made the loudest pain sound she's ever heard me make i think

but we were able to sit down and brainstorm how to move my body safer. i was way better about sitting down and my heart rate was so much easier to control. i felt a lot more aware of the expectations/rules/purpose of the exercises and i was able to slow down when i noticed my knees and legs not doing what i asked them to, and go very slowly and move them safely on purpose.

i'm! actually excited about PT next week!

i'm glad i didn't quit before. this is good.

#bunny talk

disableddustbunny

I've figured out the level of chia seed viscosity I like but it is a little terrible how much it looks like Floam(tm)

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Example below the cut, tryptophobia CW (tiny beads in a larger slime) (IDs in alt text)

Tasty but. Looks pretty gross.

Unless you've always wanted to eat floam in which boy do I have the recipe for you!

#bunny talk

I've figured out the level of chia seed viscosity I like but it is a little terrible how much it looks like Floam(tm)

#bunny talk

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If you get hurt a lot (and/or/especially if you struggle with keeping bandaids on) I really recommend getting cute bandaids :)

Incentive to keep them on (more attachment)

If anyone acknowledges them they usually compliment the design (less shame (if you experience it) having clumsiness noticed)

Cute pattern also makes it easier to feel good about properly protecting your body

If you skin pick. Less likely to pull the bandage off and less likely to pick while you have it covered up with a cute bandage.

All around also another way to reclaim self expression against a body that struggles to function well

#bunny talk #burnt my hand pretty bad trying to make pancakes #I'm fine #just gotta moisturize and keep em loosely bandaged #I also tend to bandage my various cysts because I am a big skin picker #so it's really helpful safety wise

wheelie-sick

I feel something that's often missed in discussions of severe vs not severe disability is that "severely disabled" is a separate but sometimes overlapping category from "severe [diagnosis]." it's possible to be one without the other because every diagnosis will have a different spectrum of severity. someone with severe POTS might not qualify as "severely disabled" while also qualifying as being severe compared to other people with POTS. a lot of people with not severe disability overall end up considering themselves to be severely disabled because they are told they have severe [diagnosis] by a doctor and there's not really much emphasis on the difference in the community.

"severe [diagnosis]" is determined by your level of severity relative to other people with the same diagnosis. "severe disability" is about your level of severity compared to every single disabled person out there.

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i think it was kind of a major failing to frame the self diagnosis issue around whether it's "valid" or not rather than the fact that unless an official diagnosis is necessary for you to access actually beneficial pharmaceuticals/treatment, accomodations or disability benefits, you should actively avoid on-paper diagnosis for your basic safety and access to care

got an intake next month for one of the nearby peer support centers but HOO BOY they are not accessible!

ramp in the back has no banisters and a broken intercom so you need to call in to get in and then there's a wheelchair lift which doesn't line up with the first OR second floor (and the center is on the second floor) so i have to wheelie to get in and out AND it only works when a staff member is behind me (too small, so small they're pressed against my body!!! and i cannot turn around btw) and turning a key AND pressing a button

over the phone they said "totally ADA accessible" and like. sure i believe they violate the ADA in very few ways. but like. what the fuck lmfao warn a guy.

also due to the physical set up of the building even though i am capable of going down stairs in my wheelchair (dangerous but very very important wheelchair skill) i would still not be able to evacuate in a fire and there are no windows so like.

sort of death trap vibes. ngl.

we will see how. badly? i desire peer support lmfao

#bunny talk

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My new communication book is finished enough to share :) last step is just adding a clear cover with snaps that connect to the last page (so it's easy to keep closed/safe).

When I was using my last book I realized I was flipping between words and the keyboard very often, so when it broke and I had to make a new one I knew I wanted to make it easier to switch between the two. This is my solution.

It's also a little hard to tell but the tabs are a lot sturdier because I kept the lamination for each tab under the tabs above it - kind of like a staircase.

#AAC #light tech AAC #communication book #communication binder #aac user

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I really wish it was common knowledge that powerchair features like tilt in space, reclining backrests and elevating leg rests are medically necessary features rather than luxuries. Or failing that for people to just not comment on it when they see a mobility aid with a feature that they aren’t familiar with.

It would be great if I could reposition, relieve pressure and pain and help my body tolerate being out of bed without someone feeling the need to make a comment about how “it’s not bedtime yet” or “I wish I could relax like that whenever I wanted”

disableddustbunny

Had a phone call with the assessor program and they told me what they had on their end to make the determination.

I'm still kind of confused.

They had that I need total help with bathing, partial help with grooming, and partial help with dressing (and that there are steps I'm totally unable to complete).

They needed more than two. That's three. :/

They gave me two more numbers to call so once I'm more awake I'll give them a try and see if I'm soft locked out by an AI or something.

disableddustbunny

Not soft locked out.

First number had me leave a message and they'll call me back. We'll see if that happens lmao.

Second number was to my insurance who said I do qualify for in home aide from their program, just not the program I was applying through (state). I'd need a prior auth from my doctor.

Next month I get my care manager back so I'm probably gonna ask her to handle that for me because I don't think I could reasonably handle the stress given I was already in very close to fugue last night from the stress (total blackout, come paperwork evidence shows I went to the crisis center and was struggling to orient myself in place and time).

Also worth noting the phone call assessor recommended I request a reassessment in about two weeks. I'll probably instead wait until I get my care manager back and ask if my care manager can attend the appointments with me (?). Or at least get more info on why I was denied when on their end it said I need hands on support in 3+ bADLs.

#bunny talk #bunny applies for services #as my friends have pointed out to me #the reason I qualify for private insurance in home aide #but not state in home aide #is because of capitalism #hell on earth #salt of the earth

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