We're The Burrow

Oh, and pill bottles that have those impossible to open lids.

And, I learned that apparently not all countries have braille on pill packages...

It’s always worth asking your pharmacy if they have arthritis friendly options.

For bottles that don’t do that, you can get a special tool. I bought it under the name:

Ezy Dose Vial Cap Remover

Here is a picture of it. The end has a blunt hook that goes under the cap, between the outside child proof cap and the inner sealing cap. You carefully pull the handle down to separate them. Think of opening a beer can. The outer cap pops off, and you are left with the inner cap that only needs to be screwed on.

It takes a while to get the technique right. Brute force doesn’t work well. I’ve successfully taken the child proof cap off of many bottles. The only type this doesn’t work on is one where the outer cap hangs lower and has bumps preventing the inner cap from being separated.

This tool provides Accessibility!

when someone tags your post "#unreality" and you screenshot the tags and say "what are you talking about? this is real" because you consider the post easy to discern as not real and find this joke funny you're actually just causing paranoia for people who now feel like they can't trust the unreality tag. not everyone has the same reality discernment skills as you. what's "obviously" a fictional story to you may not be obvious to other people.

I enjoy a lot of things in the #unreality tag, specifically because that tag being there puts it into a "this is a story, fiction, joke, what if thought experiment" section of my brain and I'm able to enjoy it as such. I'm only able to enjoy those because that tag is there telling me explicitly that the post is make-believe, even when the post is taking itself seriously and people are playing along.

I like playing along as well, as long as it's clear that everyone is in on the joke and we're playing. I am also susceptible to some of the paranoia feelings and need to avoid certain things because of that, but the tag helps me filter things.

I got blood on my new pants yesterday because of this shit it pisses me off that theyre allowed to do that.

No worries at all! That one is actually in the queue for today 😊

i have pretty chronic fatigue that's been worsening since i was ~12 and currently use a cane to partly manage weakness relating to it, and during my last psychiatry session i suggested ambulatory wheelchair use because of how much fatigue has an effect on me. my psychiatrist then proceeded to hit me with the "oh but that's like such a major decision, and it's limiting, so maybe we should reconsider?" something along those lines. didn't ask to hear me explain why or bother to discuss it with me, other than to tell me that it's something i shouldn't consider.

i dunno. it's just been nagging at me because i already have some pretty strong internalised ableism, and it makes me feel like i really am taking things too far?

This is Inaccessibility and Ableism by your provider, limiting your ability to get mobility aids.

I'll use my own personal experience here as an example. I don't use a wheelchair or cane, but I do currently have a back/abdominal brace and probably need a posture corrector for my shoulders and/or a body braid.

If I'm having a really good day and don't need my brace, I'm literally not even thinking about it! If I find myself thinking "I wonder if putting on my brace would help with what I'm feeling" it's more likely than not that I need to put on my brace!

This is not 100 percent of the time, but I've also found that most of the time if my brace feels uncomfortable even after I've adjusted all the things and tried to settle into it for a bit, then it's probably not helping much at that time and I take it off. (This is not surefire because I also have sensory issues, and so sometimes the brace is helping bodily even though it's uncomfortable for sensory reasons.)

Along those lines of thinking, I really should get the upper back support and a body braid because I frequently wonder if those would help me as well (like today 😅 [Plaintext: grinning face with sweat emoji /End P.T.] I think the posture upper back support would be useful)

I sort of want the thing thats supposed to be a challenge to be somewhat the same level of challenge for everyone. I hope that can still count as accessibility? I think everyone deserves some puzzles bc they are fun

Omg I love this question!!!

This is absolutely Accessibility!

I love the idea of making puzzles that everyone can participate in, though I don't have any particular ideas for your specific question.

Lets open it up to the community!!! Anybody into cryptography and ciphers that have any ideas wanna chime in?

It’s almost always queer spaces that take “ambulatory wheelchair users exist!” to mean that a venue with a step (or even multiple steps) is wheelchair accessible because the wheelchair user can just get up while someone lifts their (small, manual) wheelchair up the step.

Or, even worse (like the “inclusive” salon my friend wanted to go to) they call a space with absolutely no wheelchair access “accessible” because they have fidget toys.

Inclusive and Accessible can mean different things! I would say having fidget toys is a step towards inclusive, but A.D.A. Accessible is a very specific set of guidelines! And if the place just has fidget toys but hasn't taken any other steps toward making the place safe for people with other common sensory issues (like having earplugs and dimmable lights) then it feels highly performative and even belittling to just have some toys and call it Inclusive, much less Accessible.

Also! I have depth perception issues and can trip easily especially on unmarked steps, so I highly prefer wheelchair accessible and step-free places because that means they will be accessible to me too.

The game treats the Miis like they’re real people and makes zero mention ever that they are not, and only ever refers to them and their POV as if they are real and you are their caretaker! While playing this honestly messed with my head pretty badly at times and made me worry a lot on if I was hurting real people/not doing enough for real people while I was playing!

I cannot imagine how much worse this would be for someone who’s unmedicated, non-dormant, or experiencing breakthrough symptoms! Do please be careful and PLEASE remember to have a way to reality check yourself while playing the game!!!

The game treats the Miis like they’re real people and makes zero mention ever that they are not, and only ever refers to them and their P.O.V. as if they are real and you are their caretaker! While playing this honestly messed with my head pretty badly at times and made me worry a lot on if I was hurting real people/not doing enough for real people while I was playing!

I cannot imagine how much worse this would be for someone who’s unmedicated, non-dormant, or experiencing breakthrough symptoms! Do please be careful and please remember to have a way to reality check yourself while playing the game!!!

Also: If you’re not psychotic, please reblog this anyway!!! It may not seem like a big deal to you but these kinds of things are really important to know for us psychotic folk in a world that is both hostile and negligent to us and our needs!!! /End P.T.]

The only real feedback we have is the door to the seats could use a push/pull sign and something to let ppl know food/beverages are only allowed in the seating area would’ve been helpful. 10/10 baseball field would go again

@this-is-accessibility! And this is disabled joy!