#disability aid

At the moment it lets me about half a meal without help (apart from putting it on) in certain situations with my arm supported, and I can even use it with my hand splints on

ID two photos showing an adaptive spoon with a long, curled grey handle. In the first Photo it’s is lying on a tray next to a bowl of rice and an adapted mug. In the second it's been around echos wrist while they eat rice sat in bed with their arm supported by a pillow / end ID

access to mobility aids

closed captioning, interpreters, and transcripts for those who need them OR those who prefer them

sensory safe enviroments

dim lighting

flexible seating, lights, and noise control

online forms and websites that screen readers are able to access properly

elevators that are free for everyone to use

wider doors

braille

clear signage

transit that is easy to navigate

So, basically dotpad is a tablet with a screen made of physical dots (i'll call them beads for easier writing from here), and it can be connected to a device like an ipad (appparently). It then loads whatever picture is shown and converts it into black and white and THEN it displays the image by lifting some of the beads while the others stay down.

ID: The image shows a black electronic device with a tactile display on top, then a row of buttons and a Braille line on the bottom. /End ID

This is amazing? And so simple? Yet I would have never thought of it as a concept. And I have never heard of it? And there's ony limited information out there, like, i couldn't even find it on my usual online stores?

Trying this again, and I’ll sum it up of my situation from my original post. I’m unemployed again and currently (quite literally weekly) applying to other remote jobs! I originally was trying to get dinner the other day but that got no traction and I wasn’t able to eat when I had the chance. I’m humbly asking if I could get at least $65-$100 to buy groceries and have them delivered. (Tight budget but I was raised in a single parent household so we make that work lol). I’d really appreciate, like genuinely. I was thinking of doing commissions again but that job genuinely drained my love for it but hey I’d try if I’m getting paid. Anyways please reblog if you can’t help financially, anything helps especially reblogs. Sorry for bothering ya’ll and good morning. I’d like to try to reach this (and idk if this is realistic) before 1-2 EST??? Please reblog if ya can’t help!

EDIT: prolly should’ve linked my cashapp, apologies.

unusual serious post from us. our bad gang.

if you aren't aware, the british government is trying very hard - despite resistance from hundreds of members of parliament and thousands of citizens - to get a bill into law harshly cutting disability benefits. i am living off of these benefits and, despite recent concessions, do not trust the government to leave my payments untouched.

due to this, i have somewhat reluctantly opened a ko-fi account for people to donate to if they are able. you can donate as little as £1, i just hope for a slight bit of financial stability that i cannot trust my government to provide. if you choose to donate, i cannot thank you enough.

You can build wheelchair ramps with a small group of you and your friends.

You can build book boxes for neighborhoods.

You can build furniture and donate it or sell it for a lower price for people who cannot afford furniture.

And actually, this isn't just for my butches. All of yall need to take advantage of your skills and use them to help your community.

Its time we all come to terms with the fact that the government, at any level, will never help us in the ways we need. So, its time we start taking care of eachother, at the local levels. Taking care of your community does a lot more than you may think it will. Theres so many ways, everyone can do it, all skills are valuable and useful.

Dont wait for someone else to do it for you, go outside and do it.

Also you can stain wooden builds with colorful stains. Like imagine a pink wheelchair ramp?? Building things for eachother means you can add a little bit more joy and whimsy into the world.

Update/Edit: After looking into it more and reading their official statement, we've come to the conclusion that we regarded Octocon with a disproportionate level of suspicion, and very hastily, given the chaos of everything that was happening. Whether or not you consider this app to be safe or fit for your needs is up to you and the rest of your system, though we don't currently see a reason to regard it as unsafe.

Lighthouse has also been discontinued, unfortunately, so this is no longer a viable replacement.

With Ampersand going on hiatus, I wouldn't rely on that platform to keep your data stored. Its official blog has been abruptly deleted, so who's to say the app won't abruptly go down too? Granted, it's at least still up for the time being, so it might not be a terrible alternative. Only time will tell where that's going.

The Concordia Project is very promising, but as far as we're aware, there is not currently a usable app available. PluralKit and Tupperbox can also be used for these purposes, and private Discord servers can also be used to log information.

Pronouns.cc is a very good alternative, we think. It can be a little clunky to use for larger systems, but it can at least help with keeping track of basic information.

You can try using Pinterest? You can name boards after headmates and save images to the board that they enjoy or associate with themselves. You can even find flags on there, and you can make subboards for things like clothes they enjoy. We don't personally find this intuitive for our own needs, but maybe someone else will?

I've also heard of systems using excel or other spreadsheets to keep track of system information, which might be more accessible for larger collectives.

Additionally, keep important information noted down in a physical journal. I understand this is not very accessible for larger systems, but this may unfortunately be the only way to ensure that your system information is 100% secure from being suddenly deleted. Information I would consider crucial is name, pronouns, identity labels, roles (if applicable), and formation date (this may be different for other systems, and that's okay! Write down whatever you feel is crucial). For RAMCOA survivors, noting down programming/triggers is extremely important too. For those who don't find manually writing everything accessible, you can print out the pages after typing them out. You can even try to print screenshots of currently existing profiles, if that's something that will save you time.

Seeing as some systems are not in a safe environment to keep a physical journal of these things, I would highly suggest using Ellipsus instead. For those of you exclusively on a phone, you can even try to get creative with world building/character logging apps. I just wouldn't suggest Google Docs, Google in general is not a very trustworthy company.