Erin Ryan Hey ♿️
@erinryanhey.bsky.social
disabled writer, speaker, educator, and creator | 🏳️⚧️
Profile:  white person with glasses and brown hair, smiling
Banner: my life has always been a continuous struggle with ill health and ambition, and I have mastered neither.
Profile:  white person with glasses and brown hair, smiling
Banner: my life has always been a continuous struggle with ill health and ambition, and I have mastered neither.
Proud of my (comparatively) small town’s mural in recognition of ADA35 / Disability Pride month. Everyone walking by has a chance to learn something about disability. And there’s a visual description QR code!
July 18, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Proud of my (comparatively) small town’s mural in recognition of ADA35 / Disability Pride month. Everyone walking by has a chance to learn something about disability. And there’s a visual description QR code!
Boston Disability Allies! Tomorrow, Disabled Stories Collective is having our inaugural Storytelling event at the Rooted Café at the Somerville Armory. It’s free, no ticket required. Come on out! 7:00PM
April 28, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Boston Disability Allies! Tomorrow, Disabled Stories Collective is having our inaugural Storytelling event at the Rooted Café at the Somerville Armory. It’s free, no ticket required. Come on out! 7:00PM
Highly recommend this read - published in 2021 it even discusses how Covid affected hospitals, etc.
December 7, 2024 at 1:44 PM
Highly recommend this read - published in 2021 it even discusses how Covid affected hospitals, etc.
But, this is good because smart people have already thought through this issue. Medicare for all: a Citizens Guide was published in 2021 by Dr. Abdul Al Syed. It provides both a look at the problem and potential solutions. I encourage you to grab a copy. Let’s move the needle forward in this moment.
December 7, 2024 at 12:18 AM
But, this is good because smart people have already thought through this issue. Medicare for all: a Citizens Guide was published in 2021 by Dr. Abdul Al Syed. It provides both a look at the problem and potential solutions. I encourage you to grab a copy. Let’s move the needle forward in this moment.
A reminder that “fake” Christmas trees are in fact accessible Christmas trees. We stopped with the “real” tree the year I became physically disabled. No needles to vacuum up, no crouching into a tight space to fill the water. Packs away for next year. And it’s so pretty!
December 1, 2024 at 11:03 PM
A reminder that “fake” Christmas trees are in fact accessible Christmas trees. We stopped with the “real” tree the year I became physically disabled. No needles to vacuum up, no crouching into a tight space to fill the water. Packs away for next year. And it’s so pretty!
I was gonna say America doesn’t deserve Dolly Parton, but that’s the type of cutesy cynicism I want to move away from. Dolly Parton is a national hero for her Imagination Library program. She has *publicly supported* Trans Rights. We all deserve the type of love and support Dolly offers. And pie.
November 27, 2024 at 2:13 AM
I was gonna say America doesn’t deserve Dolly Parton, but that’s the type of cutesy cynicism I want to move away from. Dolly Parton is a national hero for her Imagination Library program. She has *publicly supported* Trans Rights. We all deserve the type of love and support Dolly offers. And pie.
I’ve been posting the 10 principles of disability justice left and right, but they really are a fantastic place to start.
November 10, 2024 at 10:52 PM
I’ve been posting the 10 principles of disability justice left and right, but they really are a fantastic place to start.
The 10 Principles of Disability Justice (with definitions)
November 8, 2024 at 8:53 PM
The 10 Principles of Disability Justice (with definitions)
I don’t know what to do now as much as anyone, but I think a good start would be considering the 10 principles of disability justice:
November 8, 2024 at 12:06 AM
I don’t know what to do now as much as anyone, but I think a good start would be considering the 10 principles of disability justice:
The Good Place was always right.
November 6, 2024 at 5:46 PM
The Good Place was always right.
Without downloading any new pics, where are you at mentally
November 5, 2024 at 10:03 PM
Without downloading any new pics, where are you at mentally
Happy Halloween from Massachusetts!
October 31, 2024 at 7:18 PM
Happy Halloween from Massachusetts!
Best supporting actor to Harry Truman’s enormous globe
March 3, 2024 at 6:29 PM
Best supporting actor to Harry Truman’s enormous globe
Nobody:
This aggressively 2009 headline
This aggressively 2009 headline
September 5, 2023 at 2:39 AM
Nobody:
This aggressively 2009 headline
This aggressively 2009 headline
July 27th will always remind me that human beings are wired to change. It is:
The day I stopped drinking alcohol in 2011 (12 years!)
The day my mirrorbox experiment paid off, and my left shoulder began to move after 2 months’ paralysis in 2020
The day I stopped drinking alcohol in 2011 (12 years!)
The day my mirrorbox experiment paid off, and my left shoulder began to move after 2 months’ paralysis in 2020
July 27, 2023 at 5:02 PM
July 27th will always remind me that human beings are wired to change. It is:
The day I stopped drinking alcohol in 2011 (12 years!)
The day my mirrorbox experiment paid off, and my left shoulder began to move after 2 months’ paralysis in 2020
The day I stopped drinking alcohol in 2011 (12 years!)
The day my mirrorbox experiment paid off, and my left shoulder began to move after 2 months’ paralysis in 2020
Is there a place for posting irl skylines?
July 20, 2023 at 1:49 PM
Is there a place for posting irl skylines?
Reporting back from my five hour neuropsych evaluation. Sent me into an intense pain flare that shows no sign of stopping, 12 days later! this is the one picture I took!
#disabilitypride ? #NEISVoid #pain
#disabilitypride ? #NEISVoid #pain
July 10, 2023 at 1:10 AM
Reporting back from my five hour neuropsych evaluation. Sent me into an intense pain flare that shows no sign of stopping, 12 days later! this is the one picture I took!
#disabilitypride ? #NEISVoid #pain
#disabilitypride ? #NEISVoid #pain
remember that the brand can’t hurt you but it *will* try
June 17, 2023 at 3:54 AM
remember that the brand can’t hurt you but it *will* try
emotional support with a light paw touch is next level catting.
June 8, 2023 at 4:06 AM
emotional support with a light paw touch is next level catting.
CN: Brain, MRI, hospital
Love to see the word necrotic in my brain imaging report.
Love to see the word necrotic in my brain imaging report.
June 6, 2023 at 1:36 AM
CN: Brain, MRI, hospital
Love to see the word necrotic in my brain imaging report.
Love to see the word necrotic in my brain imaging report.