3/3 If you're an able-bodied person, I am asking you, yes you, specifically to call this out when you see it online, and call it out when you hear it in person. We cannot let this go on unchecked. It seems inconsequential, but language has power, and disabled people NEED allies

2/3 Letting the use of this kind of language go unchecked is actually dangerous for disabled people. We are being actively targeted by the U.S. government as it is, and normalizing the use of dehumanizing language like this is helping do the work for them.

I do the same thing at my apartment with kn95s! People are so much more willing to wear a mask if it's comfortable. I hate how much surgical and cloth masks were pushed on us all.

It's deeply concerning, and it's already so exhausting as it is, I hate thinking it could get much harder/worse than this 😭 I hope you're able to stay safe!

Absolutely! Misinformation and lack of awareness are HUGE driving factors of why covid has continued to be such a huge issue, and why bird flu has the potential to be absolutely devastating

Like cooking and cleaning, let alone anything extra. I often have to rely on easy premade foods (which tend to be expensive if they're healthy, or garbage if they're cheap). I also have one hand, which makes food prep and chores time-consuming and painful as I'm overworking that side of my body 24/7