wheelchairtetris
4 hours ago

wheelchair users deserve a minimum of three wheelchairs to meet different needs. like, bare minimum of indoor chair, outdoor chair, and off road chair. chairs that meet different needs for transport, activity, positioning needs, energy levels, etc.

there is not "one chair" that can meet every need. wheelchair users deserve to have multiple chairs that meet specific needs, no matter how complex their seating/positioning needs. we deserve to at least have a backup if our chair breaks that is just as suited to our needs.

wow this blew up

for anyone who doesn't know, wheelchairs are very expensive and insurance will usually only cover one every five years or only cover a new one if your needs have changed significantly. the expense is especially true for anyone who has complex positioning needs (i.e. requiring tilt/recline/elevation in power wheelchairs, general group 3 power wheelchair needs, one arm drive for manual wheelchairs, etc.). as with so many disability related issues, those most impacted by their disability are most at risk of harm when adequate support is out of reach.

this post isn't a joke about how we deserve more for being disabled. this is a very real issue for many wheelchair users, for whom using a wheelchair not suited to their needs can cause very real harm. access to multiple wheelchairs that meet your needs can save lives, and the financial limits placed on disabled people (through insurance, through savings caps, through limited income) prevent that from being our reality!

aromanticduck
4 hours ago

There's wholesome ships and there's toxic ships, but I'd like to coin 'sodium chloride ships', where the individuals involved are both horrible and dangerous people, but somehow being together renders them surprisingly well-adjusted (if a little salty).

The opposite of this is a 'coke and mentos' dynamic, where the two people are generally chill and likeable but being around each other makes them both wild and chaotic.

Here's the breakdown:

A chart with two axes.   The horizontal axis is labelled 'make each other worse' on the left and 'make each other better' on the right.  The vertical axis is labelled 'good people' at the top and 'bad people' at the bottom.  The section for 'good people'/'make each other worse' is labelled 'coke and mentos ship'.  The section for 'good people'/'make each other better' is labelled 'wholesome ship'.  The section for 'bad people'/'make each other worse' is labelled 'toxic ship'.  The section for 'bad people'/'make each other better' is labelled 'sodium chloride ship'.ALT

Oh... yeah. Yeah, you got me there.

They warned me about the nature of humanity. They told me dog.