Before we decided to stay in our current place (with a sketchy but working elevator) we almost moved into a basement apartment in park slope, because it was going to be more reliable than landlords maintaining elevators. Being a wheelchair user in this city is brutal.

I need every New Yorker stressing about the “migrant issue” to watch this immediately.

my will to live did not need this today

In September 2021, well into the covid vaccine era, when asked when the pandemic would be under control, Anthony Fauci said 'you've got be under 10,000 infections a day to feel comfortable.' Next week infections in the US will peak at 2 million per day

getting any 'support' through the State is basically to be forced into austerity. and that's if you are lucky enough to qualify. the response of "the state should take care of this, not us" in the State's current iteration is not actually progressive politics, babes.

Ok I don’t think I like this: let’s normalize people participating in society with a disability so that we don’t do standing ovations for just being “brave” enough to not disappear

It occurs to me in rewatching Christina Applegate’s #Emmys remarks she briefly refers to DEAD TO ME as “probably my last job” The thing is, so many of the people who rose to their feet to applaud and cry could change that in no time. A lot of disabled folks wonder if they will

So this means they're going to finally make wheelchair accessible turnstiles now, then right........right?

CDC says you can stop isolating if your boss needs the money

When disabled people ask “what happens to disabled people?” And we are met with “not everything’s about you?” This is what we mean. Have you seen any physically disabled people evacuated from Gaza? Because I have yet to. …and that is the point.

what if this whole time the name Mitt was short for Mittens imagine, Mittens Romney

i’ve been doing the artists way, can you tell?

to everybody, your first step of immediate action is putting on a mask

don't donate to anymore politicians. or the women's march. donate to local mask blocs. donate to local mutual aid orgs. donate to abortion funds. the dems raised $1 billion for this campaign & it's all gone now. put your $ where it's truly needed.

turns out ethical non-monogamy can lead to p unethical monogamy

lets go girls!!!!!!

Dr. Daniel Grossman, emergency medicine physician, Mayo Clinic, served as a key consultant for Netflix’s new drama Pulse. Actor Jessy Yates shadowed Dr. Grossman to understand how he navigates fast-paced ER care—all from a wheelchair. bit.ly/42lu8uS

crossover, when

‘It’s not like disabled actors haven’t existed.’ Jessy Yates made history at Yale Drama and now stars in Pulse on Netflix, but her journey highlights just how far the industry has to go. self.com/story/jessy-ya…