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From Shocked Pikachu Faces to Fair Pay: A Call for Justice in Disability Representation

  Alright, folks, let's dive into a topic that's long overdue for some real talk: paying disabled content creators fairly. Yep, you heard me right. Disabled creators are out here grinding, just like everyone else, and shockingly enough, we have bills to pay too. Now, let's address the elephant in the room: that classic "shocked Pikachu face" people make when they find out disabled creators expect fair compensation for their work. Picture it: you tell someone you're disabled and creating content for a living, and suddenly they look like Pikachu just got hit by a bolt of lightning. Seriously, it's not a cute look. It's not endearing. It's just plain insulting. But wait, here comes the next blow: "But your content is so niche." Ah, yes, the old "niche" argument. Funny how suddenly our content is "niche" when it comes time to talk about fair compensation, but it's "inspiring" enough for everyone to share on t

PSA Stop self diagnosing your Disability it's actually kind of offensive.

   I was asked today about something that I had put some thought into and I am now going to go into my thoughts a lot more, due to the fact that it’s something that really annoys me when I hear it. Its calling someone Neurotypical and forcing langue on them.   I am all for softer langue but to put it into context this person was self diagnosed and had not   sought out a diagnosis and this seems to be playing into   tropes and this is the danger of self diagnosis due to the fact that some people will start to treat the “ symptoms” but make it much worse due to the fact that people need a proper diagnosis be able to   move forward and for some folks with neurodivergent   brains that have a “proper diagnosis”   often mask this is when   a person who is ADHD or Autistic will hide their personality or stims, but if you get to know the person we will see that they will start to unmask.   So this would be wearing headphones due to   noise overload, or sensory issues wearing the same thing.

disablity earasure and idenity

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This is going to be a bit of a different post due to the controversial nature of it, and this is something that we need to be aware of when people are talking about “inclusion, equality, and diversity,” something that has been hijacked and politized to the core in universities, at its core it’s about including everyone in the conversation. However, I see that there is a group of people who are often left out of the conversation until it becomes critical because someone has been harmed and people start to realize that there is very little education or training around disability in schools and higher education facilities, except that they do have some forms of what they call disability accommodations, but one look on Reddit we see that many professors don’t accept them or don’t even realize they exist. This is because they have been abused by people who don’t need them, so what is it that I am rambling on about, well it’s disability erasure and mainstreaming of disability. This is a good

What is a change of circumstances in the NDIS.

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  The basics are that a change of circumstances is when a person is needing more support that is available within the scope of the NDIS but is unable to fund it within their current funding model and this is where we see some common examples of this could be a disability that changes your mobility or changes your level of function from day to day. Or you are at risk of social exclusion so needing extra community access, or even your housing facility has covid so they need extra support as you can’t be left alone, and we see that these are all reasons for change. As well as unexpected events such as an illness or needing to move homes so from independent living to a Supported living facility, or from a private rental to a specialist disability accommodation housing. These are all situations where if we didn’t have funding in a plan you can apply for the change of circumstances within this situation, and we see that this is not something that we need to use all the time. The funding wi

Lets get real the elephant in the room in disability accommodations.

  I have started seeking professional help for my internet addiction and I am going to get help I have asked for help from my support team in the house that I live in and this means having a very controversial thing in a place called a restrictive practice and we see that it needs to be in place for me to be able to function and to be an active member of the house and to be aware that I am socially isolated but I at the same time am surrounded by people and we see that this is an issue that needs to be addressed that we are all connected but not at the same time. We are connected to devices and not each other so I am going to be very intentional about seeking time off the internet and having screen-free time and this means going back to the drawing board.   this means looking for work so I am going to look at what is practical in my area as well as I am hamstrung because I   don’t drive so remote work is what works for me but then I am a people person so I think a balance of the two

The difference between a disability and an excuse let's start the discussion.

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This post and the video are going to generate some heat but it’s something that needs to be talked about we see that this is something that not a lot of people get as well that there is a major able-bodied disability but I am talking when it is obvious to the person that they are capable of doing things for themselves but don’t have the motivation to do it for themselves or they want to do it but they get angry when people suggest that they could do it for themselves.  Or they get angry when people call them out on it and this is where we need to define what is the difference between a disability and an excuse and what can we do about it as a disability is something where people do need help and they can be helped and accept that help but when they aren’t able to accept that help or see that they can do it for themselves we see that people are aware of it and don’t often want to be able to be helped or they get angry because they are used to being excused. After all, they have a disabi