Disabled Community Megathread from June 30, 2025 to July 13, 2025 (hexbear.net)

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If you carry one thing with you today, let it be this: you are beautiful, you matter, and you are loved.

As always, we ask that in order to participate in the weekly megathread, one self-identifies as some form of disabled, which is broadly defined in the community sidebar:

"Disability" is an umbrella term which encompasses physical disabilities, emotional/psychiatric disabilities, neurodivergence, intellectual/developmental disabilities, sensory disabilities, invisible disabilities, and more. You do not have to have an official diagnosis to consider yourself disabled.

Mask up, love one another, and stay alive for one more week.

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[-] [email protected] 3 points 3 days ago

Thanks. Having someone to talk to is a huge help. I don't have anyone to talk to in real life. If I ever mention a complaint about my situation to my landlady she acts like I'm living the high life, saying I get free money and don't have to do anything. Ignore the fact that I don't get any "free money" until my appeal, and the fact that my entire life had to be ruined to get this "free money."

[-] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Free money is probably the worst thing to call this, urgh. But I'm happy to listen whenever you need to share something. Feel free to dm me, too meow-hug

[-] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago

Thank you. cuddle

And it's definitely not free money. It's a pittance that I've paid for with my life.

this post was submitted on 30 Jun 2025

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What is disability justice? Disability justice is a framework of activism which centers disabled people of multiple intersections. Before participating in in this community, please read the Ten Principles of Disability Justice.

Do I count as disabled/a person with disability(s)? "Disability" is an umbrella term which encompasses physical disabilities, emotional/psychiatric disabilities, neurodivergence, intellectual/developmental disabilities, sensory disabilities, invisible disabilities, and more. You do not have to have an official diagnosis to consider yourself disabled.

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