This Is Accessibility

[ survey.gendercensus.com ]

The 13th annual international gender census, collecting information about the language we use to refer to ourselves and each other, is now open until 13th August 2026.

It’s short and easy, for most participants it takes 5 minutes or less.

After the survey is closed I’ll process the results and publish a spreadsheet of the data and a report summarising the main findings. Then anyone can use them for academic or business purposes, self-advocacy, tracking the popularity of language over time, and just feeling like we’re part of a huge and diverse community.

If you think you might have friends and followers who’d be interested, please do reblog this blog post, and share the survey URL by email or at AFK social groups or on other social networks. Every share is extremely helpful!

Survey URL: https://survey.gendercensus.com

The survey is open to anyone anywhere who speaks English and feels that the gender binary doesn’t fully describe their experience of themselves and their gender(s) or lack thereof.

Thank you so much!

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?

often, i’ll find myself in scenarios that to me (and other people with physical disabilities), are inaccessible, but to others, are merely a minor inconvenience.

i have had to live with the fact that the world is not built for people like me.

once the world is accessible for disabled people, the world becomes accessible to all. the problem is, the world is typically, and majority, run by abled people.

[PT: a person should never have to go through the trouble of filling out paperwork just to have a seat. /end PT]

[PT: anti-homeless architecture is not only impacting homeless populations, but disabled and fat populations as well /end PT]

[PT: this should NOT be a hot take; even if you are able-bodied, understanding that disabled people exist and need these seats and spaces to comfortably exist is essential to being a disability advocate. /end PT]

[PT: traveling options /end PT]

[PT: for you, it may be in inconvenience to step over a pot hole, for a disabled person, it’s the thing preventing them from headed into work that day. /end PT]

[PT: the space between things /end PT]

[PT: that heavy door without a button to open it? is a wall to a person in a wheelchair. that four block walk is agonizing for a person using a cane. /end PT]

[PT: disabled people should not need to rely on able-bodied people for nearly every aspect of their live /end PT]

Please reblog this, even if you don’t have misophonia, or don’t know someone who has it :)

Ask what you can do to minimize triggers

Many people may not be comfortable giving you a big list of all their triggers, especially if you don’t know them super well. Instead, asking this allows them to provide the information they want, as well as letting you know the most effective ways you can prevent triggering them!

2. Remind others in your social circle to minimize sounds that you know trigger someone!

You can do this without disclosing why, something as simple as saying “can you please stop doing x?” is perfect, as you do not need to tell others about your friend/peer/other’s misophonia, but still help reduce their distress!

3. Ask what you can do when they are feeling triggered! Some people may find that distractions from the audio stimuli help minimize their reaction, while others may not want to be touched/spoken to if they are feeling distressed or overstimulated. This will vary from person to person, so its really important to know what you can do to help without being pushy.

4. Don’t be offended if they express you trigger them often.

It can be frustrating to try to stop making sounds, or not realize you’re making them, but expressing this to the person with misophonia may cause them to feel guilty for asking you to accommodate them. Please try to be respectful and understanding, it is 100% okay to mess up sometimes! We aren’t perfect, but please keep in mind how your reactions affect others. Oftentimes, people with misophonia already feel bad telling someone they are triggering them, especially more than once, they aren’t saying so to hurt you in any way!

Don’t blame the person with Misophonia for not being able to control their triggers.

We ask that you be respectful and open minded, we don’t want to get upset that you’re making a trigger—we just want to feel safe.

Remember Folks:

- SELF CARE IS NUMBER ONE

- Use your spoons sparingly! Here’s some spoons to go: 🥄🥄🥄🥄🥄🥄🥄

- Clean your mobility aids! (Seriously dude when was the last time you wiped that shit down with an antibacterial?)

- Accommodate yourself, as others will follow.

- Make goals within your reach and abilities

- DO YOUR COPINGS SKILLS

- Remember to stay hydrated and take your meds!

- For my fellow heat sensitive homies, stay cool this summer! A cold rag draped behind your neck, airy clothing, a small portable hand fan, keeping ice packs ready, cold water and expecially cold electrolyte drinks, all do wonders!

- For my fellow autistic folks, don’t be afraid wear earmuffs, stim, use chew charms, whatever it is that helps you regulate. You don’t have to mask if it’s something that isn’t benefitting to your life.

- POTS havin mofos like me, salt the ever loving fuck out of your food. Try different foods with salt, such as fruits and vegetables! I’m currently eating a salty tomato. Drink lots of water, I’ve been aiding gateraid packets to my water and it’s made a HUGE difference, especially as someone who hates drinking water.

- Those with PTSD for whatever reason, I wish you safety and support as you learn to cope and hopefully heal.

- I don’t know exactly what to say to others with H-EDS, as I’m still understanding this disorder other then BE CAREFUL WITH YOURSELF THIS PRIDE MONTH. I swear to god we are the most accident prone mother fuckers lmfao-

- If your immune system is all fucky like mine, keep clean and be sanitary, communicate with others that if they’re sick you can’t be around them, and wear a mask if you feel like that’s the right option for you. In my hometown I’ve gotten yelled at more than once for wearing a mask post-covid, however you can’t let someone else’s ignorance result in your own suffering.

- Don’t forget to move around and stretch! A little movement can do a lot for your body.

- Check in with your disabled friends! Try and see if there’s any way you can help one another, see where both of your strengths and weaknesses lie, and swap some spoons!!

- Be aware of what triggers your disorders. Whether if it’s caffeine triggering bipolar episodes, the weather causing fibro flares, big changes causing meltdowns, overexerting your hypermobility, whatever it is, it matters. Listen to your body and mind.

- Don’t be afraid to call out that doctor who isn’t listening, dismissing your symptoms and medically gaslighting you.

- While it may not seem like a big difference for some, trust me when I say your appetite is so important! Remember if it comes down to it, that it’s better to eat something, ANYTHING, than nothing at all. 

- To that person who might be hesitant, ashamed or might be questioning wether or not they should use a mobility aid, if it’s the difference between you being stuck at home vs going out and living some life… USE THAT MOBILITY AID!!! Same goes for braces and any other tool that may help you live a better quality of life.

- Be accepting towards those with disabilities different then your own- remember this month isn’t a competition about who’s struggling the most, rather to understand that people of physical, psychological, sensory, neurodivergence, and even undiagnosed disabilities all share one thing in common.. WHICH IS BEING DISABLED!

- Doesn’t matter who you are, how young or old, black or white, thick or thin - the disabled minority is one you can end up becoming a part of at any time, and likely will if you live long enough. Disability doesn’t discriminate, so EVERYONE should be advocating for disabled people’s rights.

- And of course, have pride in being disabled. This shit is fucking hard, but if you’re reading this, you’re doing it. Just being here today and doing what you can handle or manage, is doing your best, and that’s enough. You don’t have to push yourselves to impossible lengths to be proud of yourself.

Here, have the disability pride flag: