A friendly reminder that people with burns, self-harm scars, medical scaring, or scars from trauma are normal and that their bodies don't and shouldn't need trigger warnings.

If you aren't any one of those and your first thought is, "But sometimes it's upsetting/anxiety inducing/disturbing to look at." Then I think you might have to think beyond yourself (not in a shaming way, but as genuine introspective), or just not engage in the Internet.

Bodies that don't fit the non-scared body standard or that don't look "normal" to societal standard are still humans that do have normal bodies.

Imagine having scarring and already being self-concious and having people put "Trigger warning: body horror and scars." Like your body comes with a warning because it's so upsetting to look at and everyone should be warned before they show a person who looks like you.

This is especially true online and I think people need to understand when they may be becoming overly entitled.

Seeing a person with self-harm scars and the video is nothing about self-harm, but then commenting, "Please put a warning for your scars," When you are in complete control to scroll isn't okay.

On the internet, you can scroll, block, restrict, or do other things before you ever have to engage in content that upsets you and 2. Make others feel bad about something normal they have (yes, even if its upsetting or triggering for you, because that's their appearance and you can choose to engage in that content or not.)

If you want to live in the comfortability that everyone's bodies have to not be reminiscent of anything atypical or "upsetting" or that people always need to accomodate for something you should work on, then that's a society where disabled/different people/scarred/burned people can't exist and you're opting for that over facing your own discomfort or finding coping skills.

It's completely okay to be triggered by something, as it's tied to trauma (triggers aren't just things you find a bit uncomfortable or things you dislike; its related to trauma); you can't control that. It's okay to be uneasy, squeamish, or feel another type of uncomfortable feeling; you can't control that.

But it's never okay to make others feel bad about their body, tell them to hide, or make them suit your needs in a way that makes them live quieter and sadder.

Scroll, block, disengage, don't look, or don't stare.

Scarred, burned, and body differneces are normal. We don't need warnings for existing (as someone with scars).

It’s epilepsy awareness month and I’m seeing people tagging stuff incorrectly so a reminder: the epilepsy tag is a tag for the epilepsy community to talk about having epilepsy. You are endangering people by tagging your videos and gifs that contain flashing lights with epilepsy. Also, anything with the word epilepsy in it appears in the tag search so please also avoid tags like epilepsy warning. Just tag with flashing lights.

Saw this funny post and wanted to draw something w it

modern au teen ragbros activities

Huge respect to all the disabled archers out there- this is HARD!

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Video Description: a video from David the Arrow Bard (@/blumineck) about shooting arrows without using your arms. David is a white man dressed in a tunic and leather arm guards. He is holding a bow and has a quiver of arrows on his back. He is in his backyard. There is a target some distance behind him, at the far end of the yard.

The video starts with the on-screen text: "Shooting a bow 1-handed?" David is facing the camera and says: "I've got a shoulder injury, and that got me thinking about the trope in fiction where characters get wounded and then they keep fighting using their feet or their teeth to shoot the bow." As he says this, he braces the bow against his foot, and then puts the string in his mouth and pulls back. Several images of this trope being used in media also appear on screen.

David continues: "Now the thing is, disabled archery is actually a huge branch of the sport., with accommodations ranging from wheelchairs to prosthetics to using release aids to shoot with your mouth." As he says this, he points to various places around him, and images of disabled archers using the aforementioned aids appear in those places.

The images disappear as he continues again. "But if you're wounded in battle, you probably don't have time to get some new equipment. So what can you do?"

The video cuts to David shooting at the target. His back is to the camera. He says, "Now of course, that depends on your injury. If it's relatively minor, you may be able to just switch hands." While saying this, he switches which hand is holding the bow and shoots another arrow. Then he says, "And likewise, if it's a leg, then you've got options." He demonstrates standing on one leg while shooting, and shooting while laying on the ground.

The video cuts back to David standing in front of the camera. He says, "But what if one of your arms is out of action?" To demonstrate, he tucks one hand fully behind his back.

While turning back to the target, he says, "Pulling with your teeth looks rad as hell." He shoots a lightweight arrow with a bulbous tip using his teeth to draw back the string. It flies fairly slowly in comparison to the earlier normal arrows.

Then he says, "And if you're smart about it, you might be able to fashion an improvised release aid." The bow is nocked with a normal arrow and a small V-shaped piece is hooked around the string. David bites down on the V-shaped piece, draws back the string with his head, and fires the arrow by letting go of the mouth piece. The arrow flies like normal and hits the target.

The video cuts to David back in front of the camera. He says, "Still wouldn't recommend it though," tapping his teeth to suggest that it hurts his mouth to fire. He continues: "If you do it with something heavy, you're liable to lose your incisors." He lifts a heavy weight bow to his mouth, but he doesn't draw back the string.

Then David says, "But if maintaining the power is important, there is another option." He lifts the bow with his leg, drawing back the string with his arm. He says, "If you absolutely need to make that last shot, bracing with your foot can give you the chance to end the fight." He shoots another arrow bracing with his foot while sitting on the ground, and another while dangling from a tree. He adds, "Even if the bow you are carrying is really heavy." David then shoots an arrow from a heavy weight bow, bracing with his foot while standing on the other leg.

The shot cuts back to David standing in front of the camera, bow in hand. "You'll still lose a chunk of power and aiming is a nightmare, but for a fictional character--it's a cool trope." He fires one more arrow bracing with his foot, and it lands in the center of the target.

He ends the video by saying, "Like and follow for more."

End Video Description

"this character is such good disabled rep. I completely forget they're disabled sometimes/their disability never gets in the way of the plot/barely gets brought up" is not a good thing btw and I'd like non-disabled people to stop acting like the standard for good disabled rep should be "written in a way where I don't have to think about their disability" rather than, I dunno, having a disabled character have importance in the narrative while just so happening to be disabled and face unique challenges because of it. or something.

i hate how widely mocked the free the nipple thing is like even among leftists. like yeah i do think its bizarre to frame a bare chest as inherently sexual for half of the population and perfectly fine and neutral for the other half. i think this should be seen as like 101 frankly

timeline cleanser for all the trans men + transmascs following me 🖤

contrary to what many folks are trying to make the popular general opinion, there are actually a large number of trans women + transfems who view trans men + transmascs as really the only other type of people in this world who understand what it means to have to fight in such a specific way before we’re able to live in this world as ourselves, and vice versa. don’t forget it. we’re more alike than we are different. we have more in common with each other than anyone who hasn’t ever had to fight to live as who they are and most of us recognize that and center that above any difference between us. do not let yourself forget that. we are strong together. we are beautiful together. we can’t do this without each other. do not let the very vocal minority that centers fear, division, and emphasis on our differences shut you away from all the love that is available to you. I’m sorry things are like this. Please don’t forget that we do have some power to make things less awful for each other. It won’t cure everything but it will make it easier to keep going, to keep fighting. there are more friends than enemies.

I feel like we’re not on the same page about wheelchair users, so let’s go over some basic facts:

- some wheelchair users can walk and/or stand, these people are called ambulatory wheelchair users

- some wheelchair users cannot walk or stand, these people are called non ambulatory wheelchair users

- some wheelchair users use their chair full time

- some wheelchair users use their chair part time

- some full time wheelchair users are ambulatory

- not all wheelchair users are paralyzed

- not all paralyzed people are wheelchair users, paralysis is a spectrum

- paralysis isn’t the only reason to be non ambulatory

- not all wheelchair users have problems with their legs

Thank you for coming to my Ted talk

chronicallyjenni 7 Everyday Hacks You Wouldn’t Have Without Disabled People!

You know the little ramp at the end of a pavement? That’s called a curb cut; made for wheelchair users. But now used by parents with buggies, cyclists, people with suitcases and more.

That’s the curb cut effect: when access for disabled people ends up helping everyone.

1. Electric Toothbrush

Originally designed for people with limited grip or coordination, now everyone uses them.

2. Ramps

Built for wheelchair access, but perfect for buggies, bikes and suitcases too.

3. Text-to-Speech & Voice Assistants

Created for blind people and those who struggle with mobility, now it’s how half of us set timers.

4. Velcro

This stuff was used in disability care settings long before it hit trainers and schoolbags.

5. Audiobooks

Originally made for blind readers, now a go-to for multitasking or rest. It's one of my favourite pastimes!

6. Touchless & Automatic Doors

Again made for accessibility but now essential in supermarkets, airports and hospitals.

7. Subtitles & Captions

Originally for Deaf and hard of hearing people, now everyone uses them, on the train, at night, or just to focus better.

Disability drives innovation. Accessibility helps everyone. So next time you use one of these, remember where it came from. Be sure to share this so more people realise the impact disability has on their lives.

Video Description: Jenni, a white disabled woman with auburn hair and using a manual wheelchair, shows 7 everyday hacks we wouldn’t have without disabled people, including the electric toothbrush, kerb ramps, voice assistants, Velcro, audiobooks, automatic doors and captions. These are all examples of the curb cut effect: access tools designed by or for disabled people that now benefit everyone.

The communication bill of rights by Tobii dynavox

[Image ID: Poster with the title “The Communication Bill of Rights” it has sixteen panels that say “I have the right… to my own friendships and social connections, to express what and who I want and where I wish to go, to say no, protest, or refuse what you offer me, to express my emotions and thoughts, to make choices that reflect my own preferences, to share my own perspectives, to seek, receive and share information, to be informed about the people in my life and all events affecting me, to access communication tools and strategies, to always have access to working AAC and Assistive Technology, to be acknowledged and responded to, to actively participate in my community, to be treated with dignity and respect, to be directly talked to, rather than spoken about, to be communicated with in a way that I understand.” End ID]

“Tw body horror”

And it’s someone with a facial difference...

Yeah. Don’t do that. Ever.

Not only is that incredibly rude, you are also implying that people with facial differences are horrifying. This also applies to people with healed scars of any kind. And medical devices, including ileostomies, feeding tubes, and ports. And people with limb differences. Don’t try censor perfectly normal disabled bodies, if you’re triggered by seeing humans, that’s a you problem.

bigenitalia = a fantasy trope where someone has two entire (usually fully fertile) separate reproductive systems. this does not happen in real life and is not intersex.

ambiguous genitalia = a real phenomenon that exists on a spectrum. ambiguous genitalia refers to genitalia that exists in intermediate stages of sexual development. this can look like a penis and vagina however a maximum of one reproductive system is present though they may have characteristics of both within their single reproductive system

ovotestes = a real phenomenon that exists on a spectrum where someone's gonads consist of both ovarian and testicular tissue within the same structure. many people with ovotestes have ambiguous genitalia. many people with ovotestes are fertile but no one with ovotestes can get themself pregnant.

ambiguous genitalia and ovotestes are intersex.

having a bigenital fantasy is okay! please stop labeling it as "intersex" and please stop fetishizing real life intersex people.

all video games should have a “I’m shit at video games but I’m curious about the story and I don’t want to watch a let’s play” mode

I am

I made this post because I am disabled and no matter how much I practice there are some games I will never be able to play because I physically cannot move my fingers the way you have to and the responses to this post from other disabled people, people who grew up unable to play video games, and people who just aren’t very good at them has been extremely enthusiastically positive, while people who apparently can’t conceive of the idea that some people will never be good at gaming condescendingly comment, tag or send me asks telling me to try easy mode or to get good despite the fact that the feature I’m describing already exists in some games and mods. if you’re part of the latter group, consider that some of us can not ever be good at video games and we still deserve to be able to participate and have fun

Ok, real talk, if you play PC games I use a program called Wemod that has settings for almost every game ever and you can change them to suit your needs Unlimited health? one hit kill? unlimited items? They can’t mod multiplayer games, but every genre of game imaginable is on Wemod so I use it for everything from stardew valley, subnautica, hades, farming sim and more! It mods the games to your level of ease without needing to mess with any files or get deep into webpages for mods yourself It is a life changer

FYI ⬆️⬆️⬆️

Only passing along as the only games I play are on my phone.

Get an older sibling and have them play the game and you watch

One, this is older siblings who watch younger siblings play erasure, two that’s not the point. People deserve to enjoy the experience of playing a game for themselves. Watching someone play is fun. Playing yourself is a different kind of fun.

There are so many reasons why someone wouldn’t want to be challenged by a game, and it’s ridiculous that people can’t fathom someone requiring a different gameplay than themselves. 

Back in the dark ages when I was a kid and we got our first computer, my dad noticed that I was sad because I wanted to play computer games like him, so he would let me play his games in god mode. Should a five year old have been playing Ultimate Doom? Absolutely not. Did I enjoy the shit out of it, particularly the part where I couldn’t die and could just wander around aimlessly machine gunning demons to death with no real goal in mind? Hell yes.

Also, no one should have to explain the reason they want to play the game in god mode.

That is absolutely none of your business, if someone wants to play the game with max items, weapons, armor, money etc., whatever reason they’re playing that way for. YOU, the anon on the internet have no business knowing or shitting on how they play. It’s THEIR game, and THEIR gameplay experience. and I hope OP was able to play their game the way they wanted to without being stymied by the games mechanics.

Oh shit, I have something for this!

Can I Play That? is a good resource for fellow disabled folks who want to play video games, as well as non-disabled video game devs who want to make their games more accessible. I highly recommend checking it out!

Edit: Can I Play That? is very much still a work in progress. In my experience, they are receptive to feedback on making the site itself easier to navigate and (as far as I know) are working on improvements. It is not a comprehensive list of what features are available in all games. It is a resource that provides a space for disabled people to share their thoughts and experiences with games, and can be good for reaching out to other disabled folks who have played games you’re interested in.

life pro-tip: sometimes you'll do an oopsie in a public place and cause some level of mess. It'll be embarrassing, especially if you don't have the means to clean it up. You'll think "oh no the staff is gonna think I'm so awful" but here's my wisdom as The Staff:

I'm going to talk so much more shit if you just leave it and don't say anything. If you tell someone "hey I'm so sorry I spilled something over here" I will say thank you and clean it. I might even remember you as a sweetheart if you offer to help clean (you do not have to help clean and I imagine most places would prefer that you don't). One time a woman's kid broke a snowglobe at a spot I worked at and she proceeded to act as a human wet floor sign guarding the glass heap while I ran to grab an actual sign, and I think she's an icon.

But if I have to discover another Entire Cinnamon Roll (still warm) toppled on the floor with the cup left somewhere else because you wanted to hide the evidence and you don't even have the decency to apologize and let us know, I will hate you and I will talk shit to my coworkers after. If you can't clean it yourself, literally please just tell someone. It makes our lives easier, gets messes and slipping hazards off of floors faster, and makes me generally hate you less. Thank you for coming to my ted talk

absolutely hate it when the pleasurable activity procrastination hits. i’m going to do something fun that brings me joy but not yet. yeah, not yet. not yet. maybe i shouldn’t do it at all, it’s not that fun

Body positivity also includes people with limb differences and facial differences. For anyone with limb or facial differences I love you. You are beautiful and always will be.