Just a matter of time

a think piece on disability 
yes I'm angry always.
But I offer it to you in this digestible format.
This is not aimed at any particular individual.
trigger warning mentions of death

Some bloke called Mark said this:

"The only certainties in life are death and taxes."

And I'd like to add a wager - that disability/becoming disabled it pretty high up there too.

The only thing in between you and becoming disabled - is time.
If you 'escape it' you simply died before it got you.

Zoe wtf. U good.

Yeah, I'm good - did you just equate disability with being a bad thing?

Cos I've got one more wager.

It gets made worse because we built an inaccessible society.

Look, I'm not writing an essay - frankly I don't have the energy.
Essentially I am just throwing up onto the page feeling safe in the knowledge
that maybe 8 people and a close by cat will read this.

What is my point?

My point is I'm doing life in sprints so I'm trying to make more use 
out of those sprints without throwing myself into a flare up.
Metaphor aside.

Use the voice you have when you can- said perhaps more eloquently by Mags:

"Stand before the people you fear and speak your mind - even if your voice shakes."
Maggie Kuhn
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So who do you fear?
Why do you fear them?
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Those in charge of every new build that don't bother adding step free access?
​That deem it acceptable to split another person from their group to enter the building, instead, amongst the bins?

Those in charge of big decisions whose money would negate so many obstacle's that arrive alongside their own future disability and overstep the frequent subsequent poverty elsewhere?

​The writers of the legislation weaving words so dense and hoops so narrow it leaves a plane of existence you can't get out of?

Did you know you a disabled bus pass doesn't work before 9:30am and after 11pm?

​Did you know you can't use a lift in a fire.
Even if you can't walk.

WHAT'S YOUR POINT?

To circle back around-
my point is that we can view disability advocation through the lens of

everyone is simply an amount of time from being disabled.

Age, illness, injury (temporary or not).

It benefits everyone to think with an accessible frame of thinking.

If you 'escape it' - ok cool - here's your fuckin medal.
Some cool cats get born with theirs aite.

What can I do?

Hire disabled people.
Listen to disabled people.
Take on board suggestions from disabled people.
Stop thinking in a 'them' and 'me' binary.
Talk about this stuff.
Lie in bed for 3 days and see how quickly the fun wears off- don't have time, oh me neither babe.
Ask if people need help and respect their wishes if they say no.
Good god put more fucking chairs and benches out.

Disability reddit thread

Dynamic disability -
I'm waiting for the wheel of fortune to rotate.
You too?

drop me an insta dm

Wheel of Fortune, 2025.
An exploration of drowning in dynamic disability and reaching beyond.
Yeah, it made me cry too Katie haha. 
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