u/Annakenzie

I am someone who is 19 + disabled and the place is open and accepting of disabled people (I use a cane I cannot stand up long without it) and I can still be able to well, do this there but I heard from someone who knows someone who works at the haunt I am going to be at. someone there is extremely and I mean extremely ableist and I was told this person believes that if you need accommodations due to a disability everyone else working at this haunt will hate you? I have wanted to do this for YEARS but after hearing about that I am stressing.

But I also am scared I am gonna be sucky and not as good as the others there. Is there any tips or anything for scare acting? this is a volunteer position, but its still something and I am really, really, looking forward to it because this haunt is really popular and I been wanting to act here for years. Also if a fellow volunteer or worker harasses me over my disability how do I go about that?

I been having stability issues bad enough to where my mom is willing to fork out some money to get me knee braces to see if that helps. I cannot go to the doctor to get anything custom due to no insurance. If anyone has knees brace recommendations it would be appreciated! Bonus points if they come in a pack of 2 as I need 2.

My issues fall on my knees wobbling, buckling, i have floating knee caps, ​and some hyperextension issues, so I also just want to share my joy my mom offered to do this without me even suggesting I get knee braces as it is hard for her to acknowledge my issues at times.

Does anyone know where I could get a realisticish looking calico plush? My kitten passed away not long ago and I been struggling with coping so im looking for a comfort item

As there is another wheelchair user I cannot bring my own since 2 will not fit in the vehicle but my friend is gonna rent me a wheelchair so I can still happily enjoy the amusement park. Only issue is I have no clue what to expect from the chair or process of renting it or anything. I wanna know like what the chair will look like, are they self propellable? if anyone has rented a wheelchair from an amusement park before please let me know the experience and not forced but any pictures of type of chair they may have is also appreciated. I have a tendency to really stress out over the unexpected so I try to prepare myself preemptively.

I have uploaded a vroid model into unity and it is already uploaded to vrchat, but as an ambulatory wheelchair user I wanted to add a wheelchair to my model to make it more like me (I am just uploaded a second model) but my issue stems from the fact unity see's them as two different objects. How can I make unity recognize them together as one object so I can upload them together??

Me and my friend are trying to make something called the niche machine. We are looking to upcycle an old fridge and save up to buy a redbox machine to reprogram. The purpose is for allowing local underground bands to have a place to put their cd's, and curious people can buy them and give them the attention they deserve! we are completely broke. So if you have a fridge, it is okay if it is broken, long as we can hopefully have it for free we will take it off your hands for you.

This is more of a positive rant but this is the only disability subreddit I feel wouldn't be off to put positivity lol. I wanted to share that being able to have a friend group that is filled with other disabled people has me feeling extremely grateful it makes things less scary for me at merely feeling normalish in my second friend group. A lot of this group is newer for me but we already are talking and hanging out a lot. We are planning to go to an amusement park for one of theirs birthday and I've never gone to one before so as we are discussing the plans they advised I should bring my wheelchair or else I'd feel like I was dying (since I can't walk for long periods of time as my ankles sublux and roll a lot and general chronic pains). Also I won't be the only wheelchair user this time since the friend whos birthday it is brother is coming and that makes me very happy.

Having a group with similarish issues makes me feel like I am not the odd one out like I often do in other groups with most able-bodied people. My friends also said they don't mind pushing me if I need help propelling since I struggle on bumpy/rough surfaces (since it burns energy but also dislocates my wrists). I will be honest to I never realized how many disabled people in my age range were so close by me and struggling with similar issues to me. I feel normal and happy with this group of people. It also is helpful to have people who are able to say 'you probably shouldnt do (insert thing)' if I am gonna do something dumb because I often can overestimate myself and my limits and push myself to much.

I've only recently started to accept more that I am disabled and am trying to get better at not trying to push myself to act 'normal' so having people who look out for me is insanely useful but also just in general makes me feel cared about. I feel less worried about taking up space because I know I'm not the only one 'taking up space' in public and it makes it feel less embarrassing. Unlike my other friend group these people just look at me like a normal person instead of some sort of anomaly in the group. I still love my other friends but this group just makes me feel better emotionally then they do.

The place should be accessible I know that much. I will be with a group of friends (in total including me we are 12 people). Last pride I ended up miserable due to pain in my legs and from pushing myself moment I got home I collapsed and was just out in pain. I also at the event started sitting down like every 3 minutes. since I have my chair I am trying to be brave here. It is so silly but I am horrified at the concept of using it outside but in love with the idea of feeling a sense of relief while I can do something enjoyable and feel more okay.

But is there any safety tips I should consider? also how do I get over the feeling I will be a burden to my friends (who have shown support to me using aids) but also a burden to the strangers around me. I am on the verge of cowarding out and just bringing my cane even though I know it isn't suited for the amount of time I will be walking around (from 9 am to 3 pm) and I know I will have a repeat but this for some reason is so hard for me. I think my internalize abelism could be kicking my ass but idk.

The place should be accessible I know that much. I will be with a group of friends (in total including me we are 12 people). Last pride I ended up miserable due to pain in my legs and from pushing myself moment I got home I collapsed and was just out in pain. I also at the event started sitting down like every 3 minutes. since I have my chair I am trying to be brave here. It is so silly but I am horrified at the concept of using it outside but in love with the idea of feeling a sense of relief while I can do something enjoyable and feel more okay.

But is there any safety tips I should consider? also how do I get over the feeling I will be a burden to my friends (who have shown support to me using aids) but also a burden to the strangers around me. I am on the verge of cowarding out and just bringing my cane even though I know it isn't suited for the amount of time I will be walking around (from 9 am to 3 pm) and I know I will have a repeat but this for some reason is so hard for me. I think my internalize abelism could be kicking my ass but idk.

I dont often cook but tonight crunchy roasted potatoes sounded so good and as they were soaking I realized, I wanna have a sauce on them/to dip them in, but I only have basic condiments and some other random things like orange sauce, ranch, sweet spicy chili sauce, i need some ideas of something to mix together.​

edit: thank you for the help it gave some ideas! I makeshifted some type of fry sauce type thing with mayo, apple cider vinegar, sweet honey barbecue sauce, and Chick-fil-A sauce!

This title of vent sounds so off and weird. But when it comes to me trying to find inspiration to decorate or customize my wheelchair to be more comfortable, yes I may find something useful but then I see people saying things like 'for all that work you could of gotten a custom lightweight wheelchair' or ''could of waited and found something in your measurements on ebay' and I am not saying anything about the people who suggest trying to fnd something better for someone to use. I mean people who act judgemental over people getting hospital style wheelchairs because people resort to cheap alternatives.

Not everyone has a good doctor, not everyone has insurance, and not everyone can afford even an ebay chair because from what I have seen a wheelchair on ebay can still be hundreds of dollars. Sometimes things are urgent and people need to settle and work with what they have access to. Yes a hospital chair isnt the best for physical health but there comes a point in time where health can deteriate and not everyone can wait months or years to be able to get their hands on these better versions. I feel like some people have an undertone of judgement for those who can only afford a hospital style chair (depending on what I have seen I could almost see it as classism) and honestly its rough because I feel as if theres a small seperation in the community if someone uses something that isnt a expensive high quality chair.

I may just be so upset by this because I am someone who's home is extremely low income and we live paycheck to paycheck. I also don't have a doctor or insurance at this point in time and I can't get either for a while.

I have developed a tremor in my legs this past week and walking has been so difficult today I couldnt mask and I needed to use an aid. Today my dad also needed to use one of his own aids. Honestly its funny we both use mobility aids yet he judges me. He implied I was copying him and I literally set my cane down and held onto something to show him the tremor. He tried telling me to stop bending my legs weird (they kept hyperextending as they tremored). I said I am not doing it and he started on about how I need to exercise and started telling me to try doing squats. I know it can be helpful but I keep being dumbed down to just needing to exercise and how I am just not trying to exercise enough. I know that isn't true I try to get outside as much as I can but it is so difficult I am in constant pain and I have tried to do all these exercises I am told to do by my dad yet it always makes my pain so much worse and it doesn't help that much. Worst part about this tremor is I have no insurance right now, and I don't make money, so I can't even go to the doctor I am just trying to manage and I just get 'exercise' anytime I mention an issue with my mobility.