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TW: Suicide, ableist slurs. Click to enlarge if you must.

I’ve been hit up by a lot of non-disabled journalists who are writing about #disability. Some want to talk about #HospitalGlam. EDITORS: These gigs should go to #disabledwriters or #chronicillness writers who are out and proud. We do our best work for our community, and #hospitalglam exists, in part, to boost the voices of those who participate in the project with #Disabilitypride. It’s not hard to find us. Let marginalized voices speak for themselves. [#imagedescription:#hospitalglam photo in a clinician’s room, leaning against the wall, holding the back of my neck, mimicking a pose often seen in advertising. I’m standing next to the doctor’s bed, positioned upright, with clinic instruments on the wall behind me.] #NothingAboutUsWithoutUs #disabledwriters #invisibleillness #ehlersdanlosgrrrls

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Some angrysad thoughts in slam form #poetry #portlandpets #disabledwriters #disabledpoets #spoonie

#TimesUp for #MeToo, a piece about disability, image, sexuality, assault + othering is now up at @guernicamag: https://www.guernicamag.com/times-up-for-me-too/ —- Here’s the [#imagedescription for the #Hospitalglam photo used to illustrate the piece: Self portrait of the author seated on a doctor’s exam table, with her hands at her throat. She is dressed in black. Her mouth is parted with lips painted bright blue; she is leaning in the same direction as a tree in a photograph on the wall behind her. White coats hang from the back of the door.] The image in this IG post is a profile photo of me, with my chin in hand, bathed in red light. #disabledwriters #womenwriters #binders #amwriting #disability #saytheword

I’m 90% of the way done inputting the first round of edits into my manuscript. But I made a mistake and took a break to see little mister Kanan. Send help, I’m now trapped under a kitten. Want to help fund a novel? Become a Patreon Patron! Link in my bio. * * * #blogger #disabledwriters #writingcommunity #writersofinstagram #bibliophile #writing #writeeveryday #authorsofpatreon #writersofpatreon #patreon #swordandboardllc #cat #kitten #orangekitten #kitty #kittensofinstagram #catsofinstagram (at Orange County, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/CP_REbWLTvP/?utm_medium=tumblr

It would be great if you could share this or make a donation... just to be super clear this is a repost but I’m going to make a comment first. Society has a problem it expects #disabled people to work for free. It’s a complex issue so I’m not going to get into it but I will say this it’s the reason I don’t support The M!ghty - they don’t pay contributors. They are not alone in this. There is also a problem that many specific ‘disability’ #publications are not actually written by disabled people - this is a problem with representation. As an example imagine being really excited to look at the latest issue of Chess weekly (I made that up) you open the magazine and discover it’s written by people who don’t know how to play chess... it’s a problem. So please support #TheUnwritten I personally think it’s a great idea and something that is really needed right now. (Don’t ask me what the text in the image says no clue but I would guess it’s the same as the text I’ve copied below) Repost below: Posted @withregram • @rachel_is_dunn Terrified and excited to share this, but for the past few months I've been building an online publication for disabled people to share their stories without them being reduced to inspiration or trauma porn. . Before I launch I want to ensure that I can pay every writer what they deserve. If you can help I'd really appreciate it. Click the link in my bio to go to the Patreon or PayPal writers pot and give what you can. . If you're not able to contribute it'd really mean a lot if you shared about it. . #disabledwriters #supportdisability #disability #disabledlife #disablednotinvisible #disabledrights #disabilityactivist #disabilityawareness #spoonielife #spoonie #fundraising #supportsmallbusiness #gimmemoney https://www.instagram.com/p/CH8M1HxBAKO/?igshid=1c94xwivuou9d