July is Disability Pride/acceptance.
ADA or Americans with Disabilities Act is so important.

I just... haven't known what to say. LGBTQ+ pride yes, but also disability pride. And together, you get queer disabled pride! 😅

Idk just... so many folks fought so hard for disabled folks to get where we are. But there's still

There's still internal (self) and external hate for disabilities. And sometimes that hate is said with a smile...

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I mean... I wish I had something uplifting to say about Disability pride month. But a lot of people are still at the "acceptance" stage. And I fluctuate between pride, acceptance and awareness.

My experience with working with medical and mental health professionals has been mostly awful. Due to the autism it took me a while to realize it. Its only recently I realized that's not how professionals are supposed to treat another human being? So there's that. 😑

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Shit was already dismal for disabled people.
I have been trying to elevate my mood but with these recent bills passed by the president and just passively allowed by Congress, things are going to get worse. My state is trying to fight mandates including ones that will hurt disabled people. But its only been 7 months. Can my state keep this up for 3.5 more years *at least*?

I just got diagnosed with stuff, I am less worried about proving disabilities.

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I've been thinking for a while what disability activists have been saying. Its the world around us that is disabling, not the person and their disability.
Ex: if wheelchair ramps were built into every building, there wouldn't be a problem for folks who use wheelchairs. But firms don't think about that when designing buildings so it becomes a big deal when they need to redesign part of the building to be legally accessible.

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And that's kinda how disability works. The world isnt designed for disabled people, so when they "magically appear from fairy land" one day, folks bitch, whine and moan when they must be accommodated.
If tests like my IT industry exam weren't long multiple choice trick questions done in a strange, sensory unfriendly room, I wouldn't have to navigate accommodations for testing. I'm anxious about the TEST FORMAT, not about me not knowing the info.

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