Kami Anya (they/them) 🏳️⚧️♿️✡️
@kamianya.bsky.social
Queer non-binary Jewish aroace disabled chronically ill ADHD ⚪️ streamer, advocate, and academic with a PhD in linguistic anthropology
Founder of Compression Items Mutual Aid - edtw.org
Kamianya.ttv@gmail.com
Founder of Compression Items Mutual Aid - edtw.org
Kamianya.ttv@gmail.com
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I’ve been here for quite some time, but with so many new members and followers I feel like I should introduce myself again?
So hi! I’m Kami or Anya, they/them, a queer, aroace, non-binary trans, disabled, Jewish streamer and academic with MS, ADHD, and chronic pain.
So hi! I’m Kami or Anya, they/them, a queer, aroace, non-binary trans, disabled, Jewish streamer and academic with MS, ADHD, and chronic pain.
Dear stores: please don’t place mid aisle displays or store carts so that a wheelchair or one of your scooter shopping carts can’t fit. It’s extremely frustrating and makes it so much more difficult to actually use mobility devices for accessibility…
November 23, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Dear stores: please don’t place mid aisle displays or store carts so that a wheelchair or one of your scooter shopping carts can’t fit. It’s extremely frustrating and makes it so much more difficult to actually use mobility devices for accessibility…
I wonder how long it will take me to get used to wearing a watch again. It’s an activity tracker one, for info about my fatigue. Just so not used to it anymore!
November 21, 2025 at 12:12 AM
I wonder how long it will take me to get used to wearing a watch again. It’s an activity tracker one, for info about my fatigue. Just so not used to it anymore!
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If you don't care about disabled and chronically ill people, you're an asshole.
And furthermore, no one is immune from becoming disabled or chronically ill, especially if they catch COVID. That includes you.
WEAR A MASK & GET YOUR VAX.
And furthermore, no one is immune from becoming disabled or chronically ill, especially if they catch COVID. That includes you.
WEAR A MASK & GET YOUR VAX.
October 11, 2025 at 9:02 PM
If you don't care about disabled and chronically ill people, you're an asshole.
And furthermore, no one is immune from becoming disabled or chronically ill, especially if they catch COVID. That includes you.
WEAR A MASK & GET YOUR VAX.
And furthermore, no one is immune from becoming disabled or chronically ill, especially if they catch COVID. That includes you.
WEAR A MASK & GET YOUR VAX.
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Masking in public, especially when you're indoors or around a lot of people outdoors (such as at a concert/protest or other crowded event), is a really easy way to 1) show solidarity with disabled and chronically ill people and 2) not get anyone sick.
COVID is still here and still dangerous.
COVID is still here and still dangerous.
October 11, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Masking in public, especially when you're indoors or around a lot of people outdoors (such as at a concert/protest or other crowded event), is a really easy way to 1) show solidarity with disabled and chronically ill people and 2) not get anyone sick.
COVID is still here and still dangerous.
COVID is still here and still dangerous.
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Today is the last day of Transgender Awareness Week, with tomorrow being Trans Day of Remembrance. Now more than ever, it is crucial to raise awareness about the extreme violence transgender folks face while we advocate for their ability to exist in peace.
Image Credit: GLAAD
Image Credit: GLAAD
November 19, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Today is the last day of Transgender Awareness Week, with tomorrow being Trans Day of Remembrance. Now more than ever, it is crucial to raise awareness about the extreme violence transgender folks face while we advocate for their ability to exist in peace.
Image Credit: GLAAD
Image Credit: GLAAD
There’s something both heartbreaking and lovely about a message I got from my dad today. He emailed me a link to a linguistics job, with the message “As much as I wish you were healthy enough to apply for this - I know it is not the case”and to pass it on if I knew anyone interested.
November 19, 2025 at 8:48 PM
There’s something both heartbreaking and lovely about a message I got from my dad today. He emailed me a link to a linguistics job, with the message “As much as I wish you were healthy enough to apply for this - I know it is not the case”and to pass it on if I knew anyone interested.
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Neither progress nor destruction happen in vacuums. Everyday ableism may feel trivial in the face of dire disasters, but efforts to fight both are essential if we are going to successfully uproot harmful systems. emilyladau.substack.com/p/the-jenga-...
The Jenga Tower of Justice: Balancing Everyday Ableism with Global Crisis
Is a "both/and" mentality possible in a world that increasingly demands an "either/or" mentality?
emilyladau.substack.com
November 18, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Neither progress nor destruction happen in vacuums. Everyday ableism may feel trivial in the face of dire disasters, but efforts to fight both are essential if we are going to successfully uproot harmful systems. emilyladau.substack.com/p/the-jenga-...
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Support REAL MARGINALIZED CREATIVES.
Follow these starter packs to support queer creatives who only post real #HumanArt ⬇️
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I’ve made 3 multi-dispicline LGBTQIA+ starter packs!
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🔁 RT & Follow! 🔁
#IndieDev #VisualNovel #TTRPG #Artist #Writer #VoiceActor
🦋Starter Packs🦋
I’ve made 3 multi-dispicline LGBTQIA+ starter packs!
🔞🏳️🌈 Queer 18+ Creatives
go.bsky.app/95Tnj7i
🩷💜💙 Bisexual Creatives
go.bsky.app/FLaT2WM
🖤🩶🤍💜 Asexual Creatives
go.bsky.app/ADYdXyL
🔁 RT & Follow! 🔁
#IndieDev #VisualNovel #TTRPG #Artist #Writer #VoiceActor
November 17, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Support REAL MARGINALIZED CREATIVES.
Follow these starter packs to support queer creatives who only post real #HumanArt ⬇️
Follow these starter packs to support queer creatives who only post real #HumanArt ⬇️
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daily boost; i am trying my best to get my computer fixed so i can resume streaming this week, so i would really appreciate any support via votes for me in the Disabled Creator Awards!
Nomination emails have officially gone out to everyone! You can vote for your favorite creators for the Disabled Creators Awards via this link: forms.gle/6R3k9XEu26tY...
Congrats to all of the nominees! Voting closes 11:59 Eastern Time on December 15th, 2025.
Congrats to all of the nominees! Voting closes 11:59 Eastern Time on December 15th, 2025.
Disabled Creators' Award Voting Form (Round Two)
Vote for your favorite creators for the Disabled Creators' Award. Please read each description carefully. There are 18 categories, and creators can be nominated for multiple awards. This form is due b...
forms.gle
November 17, 2025 at 7:02 PM
daily boost; i am trying my best to get my computer fixed so i can resume streaming this week, so i would really appreciate any support via votes for me in the Disabled Creator Awards!
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I also want folks big mad about Epstein and trafficking to recognize how ..
It happens on the left too
And how much of the #metoo movement also was about the failure to stop it on the left and how much that was attached to status
It happens on the left too
And how much of the #metoo movement also was about the failure to stop it on the left and how much that was attached to status
November 17, 2025 at 7:08 PM
I also want folks big mad about Epstein and trafficking to recognize how ..
It happens on the left too
And how much of the #metoo movement also was about the failure to stop it on the left and how much that was attached to status
It happens on the left too
And how much of the #metoo movement also was about the failure to stop it on the left and how much that was attached to status
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I see a lot of people speculating about how Alice died and I am asking you to...please not do that. If her family wants to share information about that on their own time, they will, but the speculation and sometimes outright conspiracy theories are actually really upsetting for them to see.
November 17, 2025 at 4:27 PM
I see a lot of people speculating about how Alice died and I am asking you to...please not do that. If her family wants to share information about that on their own time, they will, but the speculation and sometimes outright conspiracy theories are actually really upsetting for them to see.
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Nomination emails have officially gone out to everyone! You can vote for your favorite creators for the Disabled Creators Awards via this link: forms.gle/6R3k9XEu26tY...
Congrats to all of the nominees! Voting closes 11:59 Eastern Time on December 15th, 2025.
Congrats to all of the nominees! Voting closes 11:59 Eastern Time on December 15th, 2025.
Disabled Creators' Award Voting Form (Round Two)
Vote for your favorite creators for the Disabled Creators' Award. Please read each description carefully. There are 18 categories, and creators can be nominated for multiple awards. This form is due b...
forms.gle
November 15, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Nomination emails have officially gone out to everyone! You can vote for your favorite creators for the Disabled Creators Awards via this link: forms.gle/6R3k9XEu26tY...
Congrats to all of the nominees! Voting closes 11:59 Eastern Time on December 15th, 2025.
Congrats to all of the nominees! Voting closes 11:59 Eastern Time on December 15th, 2025.
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Alice's work at Teen Vogue:
www.teenvogue.com/contributor/...
(I saw a post going around—that I can't reply to—saying her column has been deleted, but I found her words via this page.)
www.teenvogue.com/contributor/...
(I saw a post going around—that I can't reply to—saying her column has been deleted, but I found her words via this page.)
Her last post was about being laid off from Teen Vogue. Terrible.
Heartbroken to hear of @sfdirewolf.bsky.social ‘s transition to be a crip anscestor AND feeling so honored to have been alive in the time as this brilliant human, and gotten to learn from her.
May her memory continue to always be a blessing.
May her memory continue to always be a blessing.
November 15, 2025 at 6:40 AM
Alice's work at Teen Vogue:
www.teenvogue.com/contributor/...
(I saw a post going around—that I can't reply to—saying her column has been deleted, but I found her words via this page.)
www.teenvogue.com/contributor/...
(I saw a post going around—that I can't reply to—saying her column has been deleted, but I found her words via this page.)
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you can critique and make jokes about marginalized people without making it about their marginalized identity/(ies)
it's just that a lot of y'all don't know how to do that because you think marginalized ppl make mistakes or are bad at things because of what you've been taught to believe about them
it's just that a lot of y'all don't know how to do that because you think marginalized ppl make mistakes or are bad at things because of what you've been taught to believe about them
November 15, 2025 at 9:31 PM
you can critique and make jokes about marginalized people without making it about their marginalized identity/(ies)
it's just that a lot of y'all don't know how to do that because you think marginalized ppl make mistakes or are bad at things because of what you've been taught to believe about them
it's just that a lot of y'all don't know how to do that because you think marginalized ppl make mistakes or are bad at things because of what you've been taught to believe about them
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“Don’t let the bastards grind you down. I love you all.”
November 15, 2025 at 6:15 AM
“Don’t let the bastards grind you down. I love you all.”
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I am heartbroken to lose yet another person that helped me be the person I am today.
When I was struggling immensely about 4 years ago, Alice Wong commissioned me to make a "Suck It Ableism" pin. I'll never forget her kindness and understanding. And the opportunity to work with her.
When I was struggling immensely about 4 years ago, Alice Wong commissioned me to make a "Suck It Ableism" pin. I'll never forget her kindness and understanding. And the opportunity to work with her.
November 15, 2025 at 8:59 AM
I am heartbroken to lose yet another person that helped me be the person I am today.
When I was struggling immensely about 4 years ago, Alice Wong commissioned me to make a "Suck It Ableism" pin. I'll never forget her kindness and understanding. And the opportunity to work with her.
When I was struggling immensely about 4 years ago, Alice Wong commissioned me to make a "Suck It Ableism" pin. I'll never forget her kindness and understanding. And the opportunity to work with her.
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Gray tabby emotes for @kamianya.bsky.social! 🐈
This was a reward for a mutual aid streamathon awhile ago - took me some time, but I'm glad I got to draw these cuties based off of Kami's own kitty!
Looking for stream assets for yourself or a friend? Email in bio~
#BSNM #CommsOpen #Art #EmoteArtist
This was a reward for a mutual aid streamathon awhile ago - took me some time, but I'm glad I got to draw these cuties based off of Kami's own kitty!
Looking for stream assets for yourself or a friend? Email in bio~
#BSNM #CommsOpen #Art #EmoteArtist
November 14, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Gray tabby emotes for @kamianya.bsky.social! 🐈
This was a reward for a mutual aid streamathon awhile ago - took me some time, but I'm glad I got to draw these cuties based off of Kami's own kitty!
Looking for stream assets for yourself or a friend? Email in bio~
#BSNM #CommsOpen #Art #EmoteArtist
This was a reward for a mutual aid streamathon awhile ago - took me some time, but I'm glad I got to draw these cuties based off of Kami's own kitty!
Looking for stream assets for yourself or a friend? Email in bio~
#BSNM #CommsOpen #Art #EmoteArtist
Sitting and cutting holes in my masks right now. It feels so weird! But that’s what’s needed for the sip valves, so 🤷🏻♀️
November 14, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Sitting and cutting holes in my masks right now. It feels so weird! But that’s what’s needed for the sip valves, so 🤷🏻♀️
Yay for being able to drink water at PT without taking off my mask!
November 12, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Yay for being able to drink water at PT without taking off my mask!
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Reminder to use alt text for your screenshots! So often important info is shared without it, so let’s make sure we do our part for accessibility!
November 9, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Reminder to use alt text for your screenshots! So often important info is shared without it, so let’s make sure we do our part for accessibility!
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All this to say, we already don’t have enough support for disabled people in the US. And things are going to keep getting worse.
Mutual aid, community care, social networks, etc are going to be increasingly necessary. Don’t forget us.
And wear your freaking masks.
9/9
Mutual aid, community care, social networks, etc are going to be increasingly necessary. Don’t forget us.
And wear your freaking masks.
9/9
November 10, 2025 at 8:53 PM
All this to say, we already don’t have enough support for disabled people in the US. And things are going to keep getting worse.
Mutual aid, community care, social networks, etc are going to be increasingly necessary. Don’t forget us.
And wear your freaking masks.
9/9
Mutual aid, community care, social networks, etc are going to be increasingly necessary. Don’t forget us.
And wear your freaking masks.
9/9
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People are in denial about how quickly they could become disabled, unhoused or food insecure
It can happen to anyone & it can happen in an instant
Folks act like those receiving assistance have failed
That they should “try harder”
The system is rigged. It’s failed us, not the other way around
It can happen to anyone & it can happen in an instant
Folks act like those receiving assistance have failed
That they should “try harder”
The system is rigged. It’s failed us, not the other way around
November 12, 2025 at 8:12 AM
People are in denial about how quickly they could become disabled, unhoused or food insecure
It can happen to anyone & it can happen in an instant
Folks act like those receiving assistance have failed
That they should “try harder”
The system is rigged. It’s failed us, not the other way around
It can happen to anyone & it can happen in an instant
Folks act like those receiving assistance have failed
That they should “try harder”
The system is rigged. It’s failed us, not the other way around
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it’s important to have BIPOC-forward disabled spaces because of intersectionality. we need to protect the multiply-marginalized even when we are facing marginalization as well.
November 10, 2025 at 8:45 PM
it’s important to have BIPOC-forward disabled spaces because of intersectionality. we need to protect the multiply-marginalized even when we are facing marginalization as well.
Reminder that there really isn’t a safety net when you become disabled.
Managed to do what I needed to confirm that I have enough work history to qualify for SSDI (assuming I can fit the requirements for disabled, which is a big question mark) and how much I would get…
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Managed to do what I needed to confirm that I have enough work history to qualify for SSDI (assuming I can fit the requirements for disabled, which is a big question mark) and how much I would get…
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I’ve realized it’s time for me to start looking into SSDI, I’m not going to be able to get a job any time soon. My energy is too unreliable. But I have no clue if I actually count as disabled enough based on the website, and also am concerned about the near future of SSI/SSDI anyways…
November 10, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Reminder that there really isn’t a safety net when you become disabled.
Managed to do what I needed to confirm that I have enough work history to qualify for SSDI (assuming I can fit the requirements for disabled, which is a big question mark) and how much I would get…
1/
Managed to do what I needed to confirm that I have enough work history to qualify for SSDI (assuming I can fit the requirements for disabled, which is a big question mark) and how much I would get…
1/