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Andrew Letchuk (he/him/his)
@andrewmusic.bsky.social
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🇨🇦🇺🇦 Autistic, neurodivergent, disabled 🧠 coffee, Indie music, and arts culture lover🍷🎨 Whatever's on my mind, I speak out 💭✨️
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Happily to say that my future is in great hands in FUTURES. It's a program designed to invite disabled youth to learn to become innovative leaders in social change. I'm so excited to be starting in the fall!!
A large room with red curtains, a chandelier, and wooden columns. To the right is a red sofa chair with a TV stand with a screen that reads: Futures - the future looks good on you. 7 people can be seen in the same room with led lights and another chandelier to the right. Three people are seen in mobility scooters and wheelchairs
August 8, 2025 at 9:23 PM
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Everything in Canada is at stake: for today and for the future. This afternoon, I was very eager to cast my vote and walked out with a smile. Disability rights, accessibility, healthcare, 2SLGBTQA+ Rights and Indigenous sovereignty matters to me. #elbowsup #never51
A small squared yellow sign is pivoted on green grass. The sign says Elections Canada. The symbol has a Canadian leaf (drawn in black line) with a black X and black rectangle. A large word: vote, is written along with a black arrow which directs people to vote at their assigned voting place.
April 20, 2025 at 7:04 PM
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Today, I've updated a new, powerful message on my cinema box. No to Trump, no to MAGA, no to Musk 🚫 I'm a proud Canadian who love their country 🇨🇦 #Never51 #Elbowsup
A green framed small cinema box sitting on a white desk table. The words: never 51 elbows up! Is displayed.
March 22, 2025 at 6:49 PM
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It's been a long time coming, but I'm proud to confirm that I'll be pursuing my Masters degree in Critical Disability Studies at York University in a few year's time! I'm not technically enrolled (yet) but in the near future. Writing the next chapter of my life 🦁
A man wearing a black coat, black pants and shoes is standing in snow. In the background there is a large campus building with a Canadian flagpole.
February 25, 2025 at 12:55 AM
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Merry Christmas to all my friends, professors, family, and my disability community. Sending love, kindness, and joy to everyone across the world ❄️🎅🏻 Feliz Navidad!
A man is squatting down in front of a christmas tree. He is wearing a brown hat with red soft reindeer antlers with the words "oh deer" written in white text. He is wearing a dark blue sweatshirt and his half smiling. There is a large baf full of gifts.
December 25, 2024 at 4:02 PM
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What's a party without fun friends, food and karaoke? Thank you so much to everyone who came out for the holiday party at Tangled Art & Disability last night. My heart is filled with pure love while hanging out with my favourite disabled friends ❤️🤍
Nine people are seen in a dark gallery room with pink fairy lights hung on a tall white book shelf and a pink string decoration hung at the doorframe of the office. A person is wearing a striped red and yellow shirt with a christmas themed headband and a blue face mask. They are holding a light up microphone while standing in front of a white desk with colored lights of blue and pink. They're standing in front a screen projector with words "yeah yeah since you have been gone". We were doing karaoke
December 14, 2024 at 9:31 PM
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Person-first and identity-first language is a personal preference choice, but it's important to note that disabled is not a bad word. Shout out to the Disability Collective for this amazing shirt. Best early Christmas gift!
A man is wearing dark green glasses and a black T-shirt. It reads, "Disabled is not a bad word," written in white text. The word "not" is boldened in a peach colored text. He is taking a picture in front of a mirror. The background includes a glass window, chimes, light fixtures, and a white-red wine wall.
December 9, 2024 at 10:11 PM
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That's a wrap on this year's disability holiday market! A big thank you to Emily, Nathan, and Ali from the Disability Collective for another fabulous, holly jolly market. I had such an amazing time as always! ❤️🤍
An image of a small signage on a street. It says the disability holiday market. Artscape wychwood Barns. Crafts, food and drinks, and gifts. Free admission. It has cartoon pictures of people and a holiday vendor with Christmas decorations and a menorah. A small sign that says "today!" With an arrow pointing to the left is hung on top of the signage.
December 9, 2024 at 12:00 AM
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This is exactly what I really like to see on the transit system ❗️ Non-visibly disabled people (including my friends and I) are easily targeted by stigma and ableist attitudes. Not all disabilities are apparent. Don't assume that we don't look disabled. Let's break the stigma
A rectangular shaped advertisement poster on a transit bus. It reads: not every disability is visible. Some are just not obvious. To the right shows a woman of color with a green band around her neck. On the far right there is a message that says: people choose to wear the sunflower to discreetly indicate that they have an invisible disability and may need help, assistance or simply more time. 1. Ask for help 2. Be kind 3. Listen closely 4. Have patience 5. Do not judge 6. Show respect. The bottom right includes the name of the organization with a sunflower: Hidden disabilities
November 26, 2024 at 3:58 AM
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Thank you so much to Tangled Art + Disability for a lovely opening reception of Gillian Genser's Fragile exhibit. I really enjoyed the social mingling! Her exhibit explores themes of Disability, fragility, ecosystem, and interconnectedness.
An image of a gallery space with white walls and a wooden floor. To the right shows a rectangular digital screen projecting a video of the artist's sculptures. To the left there are two glass display cases of sculptures. An image of an art gallery space with white walls. There are four sculptures displayed in the room. One of them is displayed to the right corner of the image and three in the centre. The left box has a tall rectangular glass box case with a wooden stand.
November 16, 2024 at 3:03 AM
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Bye Bye Twitter, Hello Blue Sky Social! I really love how this platform is safe and chill. Here is a painting I've done that represents my authentic autistic mind: Neurominded. Can't wait to discuss my favourite disability topics.
A medium sized canvas painting with a dark blue background. There are two white eyes with yellow pupils and two white eyebrows. There are yellow and white words all around: burnout, autistic and proud, crip time, need a walk and neurominded. Two white exclamation marks, two question marks and a light bulb is seen above the eyes with white and yellow colors
November 9, 2024 at 12:20 AM