Des A Mowadeng
@desamowadeng.bsky.social
Disabled, Survivor, Trauma Recovery Coach, Advocate, & Supports Virtual Spaces 4 Healing. Upside Down Thinker!
Website: https://powerfullypowerless.wordpress.com/
Website: https://powerfullypowerless.wordpress.com/
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Accessibility is not optional or “would be nice.”
Accessibility is absolutely necessary.
Accessibility is absolutely necessary.
October 21, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Accessibility is not optional or “would be nice.”
Accessibility is absolutely necessary.
Accessibility is absolutely necessary.
Back after almost a year!
October 21, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Back after almost a year!
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Why are disabled people so good at coming together and building community? Because we’re the most familiar with the fact that the government isn’t going to save you. It won’t be there for you in traumatic times. We’ve been saying this for decades. When a disaster happens, all we have is each other.
January 11, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Why are disabled people so good at coming together and building community? Because we’re the most familiar with the fact that the government isn’t going to save you. It won’t be there for you in traumatic times. We’ve been saying this for decades. When a disaster happens, all we have is each other.
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When you see a disabled person exercising, please do not assume they are doing so with the goal of “curing” themselves or improving their disability.
January 10, 2025 at 8:41 PM
When you see a disabled person exercising, please do not assume they are doing so with the goal of “curing” themselves or improving their disability.
January 6, 2025 at 2:37 PM
For the 12th day of Christmas
Carrie & Undue Influence: What’s right for MOST isn’t right for ALL
There isn’t and never will be an ideal time to put a piece such as this into the world. Doing so comes with fear-filled anxiety. If I don’t, however, put this into the world my very existence is in…
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January 6, 2025 at 2:35 PM
For the 12th day of Christmas
January 5, 2025 at 2:28 PM
For the 11th Day Of Christmas
Models of Disability
Disability is viewed using two different models. One that is referred to as the medical model of disability and the other the social model. The medical model of disability arose from the medical pe…
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January 5, 2025 at 2:25 PM
For the 11th Day Of Christmas
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Destiny: The Dancer In Ballet Boots
Destiny came to be on this day 13 years ago, in a virtual reality called Second Life. The day that an avatar is created is referred to as a Rez Day and celebrated much like a birthday. As such it c…
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December 31, 2024 at 1:38 AM
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This is my first time being here for new years but I've shared this post each since its been written on New Years
Fresh Year… Fresh Starts?
This is a concept on everyone’s mind certain times of the year. During the holiday season especially it can be a concept that creates a battle of wills for many with a year ending and another…
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January 1, 2025 at 2:02 PM
This is my first time being here for new years but I've shared this post each since its been written on New Years
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This is my first time being here for new years but I've shared this post each since its been written on New Years
Fresh Year… Fresh Starts?
This is a concept on everyone’s mind certain times of the year. During the holiday season especially it can be a concept that creates a battle of wills for many with a year ending and another…
wp.me
January 1, 2025 at 2:03 PM
For the 10th Day of Christmas
The Influence A Disability Has On Sexuality
Somewhere between the ages of four and seven years old, I fell in love with the song I Think We’re Alone Now by Tiffany. When I think about that as an adult looking back, it saddens me to rea…
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January 4, 2025 at 2:44 PM
For the 10th Day of Christmas
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I’m sick and tired of nondisabled people telling disabled people what constitutes dignity and quality of life for disabled people.
January 3, 2025 at 11:38 PM
I’m sick and tired of nondisabled people telling disabled people what constitutes dignity and quality of life for disabled people.
Start of the New Year and embrace the journey of learning about Disability & Trauma! Check out the link below for details
January 3, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Start of the New Year and embrace the journey of learning about Disability & Trauma! Check out the link below for details
For the 9th Day Of Christmas
Midlife Crisis Of Faith & Identity
As an adult I have cut ties with the religion I was born into. I was born and raised in a very Irish Catholic environment, which as a disabled person found to be very ableist and toxic. To be compl…
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January 3, 2025 at 2:35 PM
For the 9th Day Of Christmas
January 2, 2025 at 2:13 PM
January 2, 2025 at 2:11 PM
As a disabled person, I can 100% guaranteed I think and care WAY more about tacos than being “cured.”
January 2, 2025 at 2:09 PM
For the 8th Day of Christmas
The Family Lab Rat
A blonde-haired blue-eyed little girl, no more than five or six, being carried by her father, enters the doctor’s office. Her father places her on the exam table and she swings her legs over …
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January 2, 2025 at 2:07 PM
For the 8th Day of Christmas
Latest post out now on the blog
One Word Practice 2024
For New Year’s rather than setting goals or resolutions many have taken to similar practices such as setting an intention to do something or simply practice something. In recent years, I was …
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January 2, 2025 at 4:11 AM
Latest post out now on the blog
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As a disabled person, I can 100% guaranteed I think and care WAY more about tacos than being “cured.”
January 2, 2025 at 1:19 AM
As a disabled person, I can 100% guaranteed I think and care WAY more about tacos than being “cured.”