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@MisaonWheels

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The adventures of a girl on wheels... Rocking out🎶/Sit-skating & other adaptive sports🛹/Cosplay🧟‍♀️/Charcot-Marie Tooth (CMT)🧜🏻‍♀️/ Never slowing down. 💚

New England
Joined May 2011
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The Paralympics deserves the same coverage as the Olympics. ✨🥇🦽🥇✨
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2 months
This is going to be a game-changer for so many. ✈️
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2 years
If a disabled person tells you they can do something, trust them. If a disabled person tells you they can’t do something, trust them.
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3 months
Awesome inclusive swing:
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24 days
A reminder that the Paralympic Games begin on August 28, 2024. ✨✨✨
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1 year
Disabled people are allowed to have wants too, not just needs.
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4 years
Dear @NintendoAmerica , Please make the wheelchair item in the game @animalcrossing function as a wheelchair and not just simply as a normal stationary chair. Thank you so much for the representation! #AccessibilityMatters 💚
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3 months
Disabled people do not need to be content with the bare minimum.
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21 days
Still my favorite shirt:
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14 days
Gus or his dad probably won’t see the ableist comments circling the internet. But you know who will? Fellow disabled people. Parents of kids with disabilities. Decent human beings.
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2 years
Disabled lives are worth living. Disabled stories are worth telling. Disabled voices are worth listening to.
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2 months
They call our needs “special” to make them sound unreasonable and extravagant. They call our needs “special” so they can find an excuse not to accommodate for them.
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4 years
Things you should never be ashamed of: your cosplay, your body, your fandoms. Thing you should absolutely be ashamed of: attending a convention during a pandemic.
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6 months
Inclusive bridal shop front window display in the U.K. featuring a mannequin in a wheelchair. 🌹
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2 years
Opposers to wheelchair-accessible dungeons in D&D: “Dungeons aren’t supposed to have ramps! This isn’t realistic at all!” Also opposers to wheelchair-accessible dungeons in D&D: “My character is an undead wizard warlord who can literally cast magic and FLY.”
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2 months
Normalize accessible showers.
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4 years
Do not use the holiday season as an excuse to get sloppy about pandemic safety. I don’t know about you, but I would rather lay low for one year than have my poor decisions be the reason that it is someone else’s final holiday.
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Non-disabled person: “The world does not need to adapt to “cater” to disabled people.” Translation: “The world currently “caters” to ME, and I don’t care if anyone else has their needs met.”
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Disabled people belong at the beach. Disabled people belong at the gym. Disabled people belong at the concert. Disabled people belong in historical places. In ALL the places. Disabled people belong. 🩷
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Accepting the existence of magic in a fantasy setting should not be easier than accepting the existence of disabled people in a fantasy setting. ✨
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6 months
What happens when the lines next to an accessible parking spot get blocked:
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2 years
Disabled people do not accomplish things “in spite of our disabilities.“ We accomplish things “in spite of” ableism and inaccessibility.
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5 years
When discussing the impact of an epidemic, a message of, “Take extra precaution around those more susceptible to illness, as this may be very dangerous for them,” is a whole lot better than, “Don’t worry! It’s ONLY the elderly and those with other illnesses who may die!”
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4 years
Wearing a mask is not a “loss of freedom.” However, being forced to stay inside for over 8 months straight because some people refuse to care about others certainly is.
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9 months
Disabled representation matters. ✨
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2 years
Support disabled businesses. 💚
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24 days
Offering remote work is accessibility. Having the ability to complete a degree online is accessibility. Having ways for disabled people to achieve their goals, as opposed to being held back by arbitrary requirements, is accessibility.
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5 months
Disabled people are allowed to have wants too, not just needs.
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2 years
You cannot judge the severity or validity of a disability by its visibility.
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1 year
Please stop calling us “brave” for simply existing in public spaces. It implies we don’t belong there in the first place. Signed, Disabled people everywhere 🩵♿️🩵
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1 month
Please stop doing this. Signed, wheelchair users everywhere
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1 year
Things disabled people shouldn’t have to feel grateful for: -being able to use the bathroom in public -being treated with dignity and respect -having equal access and rights -their mobility equipment -an outing without an awkward encounter
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5 years
The truth is that anyone can become disabled at ANY time. Please consider this when you’re shoving us into corners, denying us the same access, talking down to us, & not bothering to provide accommodations. Because, in the blink of an eye, this could become YOUR reality too.
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2 months
Baby crib designed for parents who are wheelchair users:
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21 days
The media often refers to Paralympian athletes as “participants” instead of “competitors.” It is definitely time to change this. 🥇 #NotPlayingGames
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2 months
Disabled people do not need to hide or “tone down” the way their disabilities present to make themselves more palatable to ableists.
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5 months
We need to stop requiring permanently disabled individuals to keep providing proof that they are still disabled every year.
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Disabled people are business owners. Disabled people are spouses. Disabled people are teachers. Disabled people are parents. Disabled people are people.
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6 months
Please return your shopping cart:
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2 months
A video of a disabled person forcing themselves to walk across a stage at graduation or uncomfortably stand out of their wheelchair for a few seconds to dance at a wedding is not inspirational. It tells disabled people that we are only worthy if we can accomplish such “feats.”
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1 year
I often think about how able-bodied individuals think we are putting ourselves down when we refer to ourselves as “disabled.” And I think that alone says quite enough about how society views those with disabilities.
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1 year
Disability is not a personal failure.
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1 year
Part-time wheelchair users are just as valid as full-time wheelchair users. 🩷
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1 year
If a child asks for the wheelchair-user Barbie, and you’re on the fence about getting it…get them the wheelchair-user Barbie! 🩷👩‍🦽🩷 You’re not taking it away from a child with a disability. You’re creating demand for such representation so that companies continue making them.
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7 months
Disabled people do not need to be content with the bare minimum. 💚
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Disabled people: “We deserve the same access as non-disabled people.” Ableists:
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2 years
Star Trek cosplay 😃✨✨✨
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Ableists: “Why the heck are disabled people not OK with the things non-disabled people wouldn’t be OK with?!” 🤯
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3 months
Reminder that using a mobility aid is not “giving up.”
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2 years
The “accessible entrance” of a public place should be the MAIN entrance. Not the sketchy side door. Not the back of the building behind the stinky dumpsters. Disabled people are human beings, not inconvenient pieces of furniture. Please stop trying to hide us.
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The pandemic showed us just how many jobs could have been made easily accessible/work-from-home at any time. The fact that accommodations disabled people had been requesting for years became immediately available as soon as able-bodied people needed them will always amaze me.
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Choosing to use a mobility aid or assistive device is not “giving up.” Making such a choice is saying, “This device will help make things easier, make moving less painful or tiring, and allow me to live my life to the fullest.“ To me, that sounds like pushing forward. 💚
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17 days
Rollable pathways make nature trails more accessible.
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1 year
Why is it that able-bodied people are more uncomfortable with the term “disabled“ than actual disabled people are? ♿️
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9 months
PSA: Many wheelchair users can move their legs. Or even walk. And this does not make them any less disabled or less in need of their mobility aid.
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2 years
Disabled people speaking up or requesting access are often referred to as angry or bitter by able-bodied individuals, when no such negative emotions are conveyed. It’s almost like these non-disabled people are projecting how THEY would feel when faced with the same issues…
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5 months
Disabled characters should be main characters too, not just sidekicks or extras.
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3 months
Inclusion is not “special treatment.” Accessibility is not “special treatment.” Treating others as fellow human beings is not “special treatment.”
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Mobility is free for those without disabilities. Mobility can cost tens of thousands for those with disabilities. Read that again.
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4 months
At its best, inaccessibility says, “We didn’t consider you.” At its worst, it says, “We don’t welcome you.”
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2 months
Disabled characters should be played by disabled actors.
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9 months
Disability is a natural part of life. Ableism is learned.
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1 year
Disability cannot be “overcome,” but ableism can.
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Wheelchair accessible raised planters.
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2 years
A disabled person requesting the same access of everyone else is not “special treatment.“
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2 months
Accessibility is not a preference. It is a necessity.
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2 years
When accessibility is an afterthought, the message becomes, “We tolerate you,“ rather than, “We welcome you.“
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3 months
Saw this wheelchair user Sim (created by KatVerse), and it made me smile. ✨
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6 months
Disabled people do not accomplish things “in spite of our disabilities.“ We accomplish things “in spite of” ableism and inaccessibility.
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4 months
Heavy doors are NOT accessible.
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2 years
People with disabilities and chronic illnesses should not have to crowdfund in order to afford basic independence or to simply stay alive.
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1 year
No amount of positive thinking will make someone less disabled.
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9 months
Mobility aids are a symbol of freedom, not limitation.
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9 months
Your disability makes you no less worthy of all the good things. ✨
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1 year
Children with disabilities should not have to look so hard to see people like them on TV. 💛
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People with visible disabilities at a medical appointment: “Gotta make sure I’m dressed up and presentable so I’m taken seriously.” People with invisible disabilities at a medical appointment: “Gotta make sure I’m not too dressed up and healthy-looking so I’m taken seriously.”
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2 months
Goldfish with mobility aids. 🧡
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2 years
Disabled people are not an inconvenience. Inaccessibility is. Disabled people are not a liability. Inaccessibility is. Disabled people are not a burden. Inaccessibility is.
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I really wish more able-bodied folks had taken away a greater understanding (due to the inconveniences they have had to face during the pandemic) of things those with disabilities face on a regular basis, rather than pushing us further to the side.
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Before ragging on pre-cut fruits and vegetables at the grocery store, please consider that these are huge, positive game-changers for people with disabilities and dexterity issues. 👩‍🦼✨🍏🥑🫐🌶🥦✨
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Barbie History: the wheelchair using Barbie dolls were originally discontinued because their wheelchairs did not fit into the Dream House via the front door. So, instead of making modifications to the building, they discontinued the doll.
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Wheelchair accessible stroller for disabled parents.
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10 months
A mobility aid will never ruin your outfit.
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8 months
Accessibility should never be an afterthought. 💙
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10 months
Mobility aids belong in every setting. 💚
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1 year
Many wheelchair users can move their legs. Many wheelchair users are able to walk. Many wheelchair users use their chair for most of their mobility needs but also have other ways of getting around. ALL wheelchair users are valid. 🩷👩‍🦽🩷
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2 years
Invisible disabilities are just as valid as visible disabilities and deserve to be taken just as seriously.
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1 year
Disabled people deserve to be treated with dignity in every aspect of their lives.
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2 years
Part-time wheelchair/mobility aid users are just as valid as full-time wheelchair/mobility aid users.
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No one will be inconvenienced by wider doorways.
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1 year
If your feminism does not include women with disabilities, it is not feminism; it is ableism.
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4 months
Disabled people: “It would be great if more things were accessible.” Ableists in the comments:
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“Of course we have an accessible entrance!” The entrance:
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2 months
Disabled characters belong in D&D.
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Society tends to forget that: ✨Disabled people are friends. ✨Disabled people are family members. ✨Disabled people are spouses. ✨Disabled people are parents. ✨Disabled people are teachers. ✨Disabled people are coworkers. ✨Disabled people are leaders.
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4 years
This Thanksgiving, I am grateful for anyone still taking this pandemic seriously.
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2 years
Please note: “5 people and a wheelchair“ is never the appropriate way to address the 6 PEOPLE in a dinner party waiting to be seated. Unless the empty wheelchair itself is a sentient being, which I have yet to see. 😶
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As a disabled person, my needs are not “special.” I don’t need to ride a chariot painted by talking unicorns or to be fed ice cream by Bigfoot. I need a ramp. For the same “need” of getting inside the building everyone else has. ✨🦄✨
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Them: “Just be grateful there’s a ramp!” The ramp:
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Sometimes resting is the most productive thing you can do. 🌺🌿
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