Wheelchair users deserve the safety, accessibility, and dignity of being able to remain within their own chairs when flying.

When someone asks how wheelchair users sleep:

Employees with disabilities exhibit significantly higher levels of workplace motivation and job satisfaction when compared to their non-disabled peers. Furthermore, companies that employ workers with disabilities have notably smaller turnover rates and higher levels of productivity (Aichner, 2021).

The accessible restroom should never be used as a storage closet.

Waterproof wheelchair designed for the pool:

UNDERemployment is just as problematic in the disabled community as unemployment. People with disabilities are much more likely than their non-disabled peers to be forced to take jobs well below their education or skill level and to not be able to work full-time due to benefit restrictions.

The fact that programs and services that allow disabled people to function and participate in society are often the first things to be cut from budgets is not a coincidence.

Glad the only files my favorite celebrities appear in are save files.

There is no substitute for disabled lived experience.

Please do not assume a person with a disabled person is their caregiver.

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A seat cover that turns a wheelchair into an armchair:

Crocheted wheelchair decor is a thing, and it is AMAZING! 🩷

Ableists should not work in positions that involve providing services to disabled people. Ableism has no place in healthcare. Ableism has no place in the medical equipment industry. Ableism has no place in public transportation. Ableism has no place in an enlightened and just society.

Disability benefits should reflect the actual cost of living.

Disabled people fall in love and are partners in relationships. They deserve to be able to get married without losing their benefits.

More people need to understand that the fight for disabled rights is a constant battle where gains are always in danger of being lost. The ADA being passed was not a one-and-done, and even 30+ years later, disabled people are treated like second-class citizens and accessibility like a privilege.

There are significantly more people who have a disability than people who have a master’s degree.

Them: “Disabled people have no sense of humor!” Disabled people:

That feeling when they ask you, “How fast does that thing go?”

Even two people with the same disability can have very different experiences.

We should be in a day and age where things are much easier for those with disabilities. We should have better accessibility. We should have better medical treatments. We should have better assistive technology. But, instead, we get cuts to research, cuts to care, and moving backwards.

Disability has existed since ancient times.

Cutting personal care hours for disabled people is eugenics. Cutting services that allow disabled people to function and live independently is eugenics. Trying to force disabled people out of the community is eugenics.

Toxic positivity does not make people less disabled. Toxic positivity creates feelings of shame towards natural human emotions and the need to want better for ourselves.

Children with disabilities deserve the same access to education and opportunities as their non-disabled peers.

Disabled people deserve to access, enjoy, and thrive in spaces outside of their own homes.

Over 1 in 4 families in the US have a member with a disability.

Every passing stranger to wheelchair users after a snowstorm: “I hope that thing has snow tires!” ❄️🦽🦼🦽❄️

Please make sure the towels are reachable in accessible hotel rooms.

Disabled people are not asking for extravagant treatment. Disabled people are asking to be able to use the toilet. Disabled people are asking to be able to visit friends and family. Disabled people are asking for the same access as their non-disabled peers.

The overwhelming lack of accessible homes is its own housing crisis.

Requesting better accessibility in the world is not unreasonable. Expecting disabled people to just accept inaccessibility and having to navigate a world of constant barriers is, however, extremely unreasonable.

Hands-free hair dryer stand:

Robotic device that helps people who cannot hold utensils to eat independently.

When did society collectively decide, “Hey, let’s build every house with stairs. Disabled people don’t need to visit their friends or family or find homes to buy themselves, right?” Better question: How has this not been fixed yet?

Adaptive bowling ball ramp. 🎳

Adaptive kettle tipper for those with hand or arm weakness:

Needing to use different mobility aids on different days is completely valid.

To a disabled person, making a home accessible does not simply mean making things more convenient; it means making a home LIVABLE. ✨🏡✨

The person using a mobility aid at the grocery store did not go to said store with the purpose of hoping to be asked about their disability, mobility aid, or be told how inspirational they are. They went to the store with the purpose of buying ingredients for tacos and a case of seltzer water.

Too many accessibility features are inaccessible to those who need them due to their price tag.

Accessible designs that allow more people to function and thrive should be the standard.