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liapas.bsky.social
For #InvisibleDisabilitiesWeek: One of my more debilitating symptoms is hyperacusis—a sensitivity to sound & vibration—that causes pain & extreme fatigue. This #embroidery, sensorium (2018), depicts that hypersensitivity. I also wrote a piece of music about this. Listen here: ko-fi.com/s/872acbb154
In the centre of some bone white linen, there is a spine embroidery in thick satin stitch. Emanating from the spine are thick burgundy lines in an undulant oval shape. This oval is bisected across the middle. In the top half, there is a section outlined in burgundy filled with coiling blue lines and a similar section in the bottom half. The rest of the undulant oval is filled with fine coiling burgundy lines. The spine is very straight, the rest of the embroidery is very coiled and busy. Lia’s initials are stitched in fine thread the same colour as the cloth at the bottom right.
October 25, 2025 at 4:05 PM
lupusuk.bsky.social
Many symptoms of lupus are invisible, such as chronic pain, fatigue, migraines and sun sensitivity.

It important to treat people with respect, understand their needs, and avoid making assumptions about what someone is going through as you cannot always see it.

#InvisibleDisabilitiesWeek
October 25, 2025 at 6:02 PM
capucinep.bsky.social
Invisible Disabilities Week
Oct. 20th - 26th

#InvisibleDisabilitiesWeek #HiddenDisabilities #DisabilityAdvocacy #DisabilityRights #Disabilities #ChronicPain #Fibro #Fatigue #Neurodiversity #LivingWithDisability
Invisible disabilities week October 20-26. Because not all disabilities are visible. Disability without poverty /le handicap sans pauvreté
October 23, 2025 at 10:57 PM
carriekellenberger.bsky.social
"A disabled person who cannot work, gets less than the LIVING WAGE in out-of-work benefits.
Less than what's assessed to be
required to survive.
Less than anyone in a full-time job will get.
THERE IS NO INCENTIVE."
Credit:
@adamfare1996

#SeeTheInvisible #MySeveralWorlds #InvisibleDisabilitiesWeek
October 25, 2025 at 3:30 AM
liapas.bsky.social
For #InvisibleDisabilitiesWeek: The paresthesia/tingling in my hands doesn't usually interfere with my day to day but it worsens during my migraines. This #symptomatology #embroidery maps one of those days: push, pull, & tingle (2018)
An embroidery on deep purple linen. There is a purple outline of a feminine right hand from the side, palm up, fingers curled slightly inward. There are many tiny white French knots covering the fingertips and light blue, gold, and navy French knots on parts of the palm. There are fine filigree lines connecting many of the French knots and white strands of thread strung from each fingertip to an apex above the hand. There is a starburst floating above the palm in white and light blue. 
October 24, 2025 at 4:06 PM
neatoday.bsky.social
ADHD can present differently from student to student, and there are strategies that support not only their individual learning needs, but also benefit the entire classroom community. #InvisibleDisabilitiesWeek
How to Support Students with ADHD | NEA
From strategic seating to brain breaks, educator-recommended classroom strategies that help students who have ADHD.
www.nea.org
October 23, 2025 at 7:19 PM
mickeybiz.bsky.social
Another for #InvisibleDisabilitiesWeek

On #cognitivedecline / #dementia
And the idea of still providing “light” and joy to your children who are trapped growing up in your diagnosis.

#tradart #acrylic #chronicillness
Sunlight succumbs to gravitational forces Painting of a mother’s face on brown panel. All details are black or white. The highlights and shadows drip down her face and become an abstract looking mass of soil erosion patterns through most of the piece. The highlights reconnect into a spotlight, in front of which stand two boys who are making shadow puppets with their hands.
October 23, 2025 at 7:01 PM
inflamarthritis.bsky.social
💙 #InvisibleDisabilitiesWeek!
Feeling like you’re living in permanent twilight? 😴
We’re talking about low motivation, stiff joints & staying cozy through the cold in the latest Inflammatory! episode.
Listen here tinyurl.com/bdzh9sjn or watch on YouTube here tinyurl.com/mryyznn8
#InflammatoryPodcast
October 24, 2025 at 3:24 PM
liapas.bsky.social
For #InvisibleDisabilitiesWeek: One of my more disconcerting #MECFS symptoms is the paresthesia/tingling on my tongue. It worsens whenever I overextend myself. This #symptomatology #embroidery maps how my tongue usually feels: paresthesia (tongue 2) 2018
An embroidery on black linen. There is the outline of an open mouth with the tongue sticking out. The lips are outlined in dark pink, the tongue in paler pink, & the teeth in bone white. There are sections outlined on the tongue in thick blue lines. The tip & sides of the tongue are covered in tiny red, orange & white dots. In the center there is an hourglass shape of tiny pink dots. There are taut lines of thin dark blue thread stretched from the tip of the tongue to the sides, from the sides of the tongue to the lips & palate, & from the palate to the tip of the tongue.
October 23, 2025 at 4:06 PM
angioedemanews.bsky.social
#InvisibleIllness #InvisibleDisabilitiesWeek #ChronicIllness #SpoonieLife #InvisibleDisability #DisabilityAwareness #ChronicPainWarrior #SupportNotStigma #Bionews #AngioedemaNews
October 23, 2025 at 2:03 PM
tarjapk.bsky.social
Just because someone looks “fine” and “okay” doesn’t mean they can’t be fighting a constant battle. Be kind!

❤️

#InvisibleDisabilities #ChronicIllness #DisabilityAwareness #Autism #hearthealth #invisibledisabilitiesweek
October 22, 2025 at 3:19 PM
carriekellenberger.bsky.social
"Most disabled people don't claim #DisabilityBenefits.
Many would be eligible, but they choose not to, or are alienated from the process by how horrific it is. People overestimate how many claim, how we are deemed eligible, and how much we get."
@adamfare1996.bsky.social
#InvisibleDisabilitiesWeek
"Most disabled people don't claim disability benefits... Many of those would be eligible, but they either choose not to, or are alienated from the process by how horrific it is. People vastly overestimate how many claim, how we are deemed eligible, and how much we get." Credit: Adam Fare @adamfare1996 #InvisibleDisabilitiesWeek #SeeTheInvisible #DisabilityBenefits #DisabilityAwareness
October 23, 2025 at 3:41 AM
romston.bsky.social
#InvisibleDisabilitiesWeek ❤️
#SemaineDesHandicapsInvisibles ❤️

Be kind always. 💛
Soyez toujours gentil. 💛
[en] : Illustration for Invisible Disabilities Week 2025. Against a blue background with stylized green clouds, the campaign logo appears in the top left and the ESS Support Services logo in the top right. Five people stand side by side: a smiling person in a wheelchair waving, a person with a white cane, a person with a prosthetic leg holding a book, a person with a prosthetic arm waving, and a person walking with crutches. Center text reads: “Invisible Disabilities Week.” [fr] : Illustration pour la Semaine des handicaps invisibles 2025. Sur un fond bleu avec des nuages verts stylisés, on voit le logo de la campagne en haut à gauche et celui de ESS Support Services en haut à droite. Cinq personnes sont représentées côte à côte : une personne en fauteuil roulant souriante faisant un signe de la main, une personne avec une canne blanche, une personne avec une prothèse de jambe tenant un livre, une personne avec une prothèse de bras levant la main, et une personne marchant avec des béquilles. Le texte au centre de l’image indique : « Invisible Disabilities Week ».
October 23, 2025 at 11:22 PM
stadiumarcadia.bsky.social
Invisible doesn’t mean imaginary. 💙
Psoriatic disease affects more than skin and joints — it can bring pain, fatigue, & emotional challenges too. As we near the end of #InvisibleDisabilitiesWeek, let’s remind each other that what’s invisible still matters. A little empathy can make a big difference.
October 23, 2025 at 11:12 PM
longcovidsos.bsky.social
Invisible Disabilities Week is Oct 19–25

Not all disabilities are visible - but they deserve recognition, respect & support
For people with #LongCovid, disbelief has real consequences.

Invisible doesn’t mean imaginary.
#InvisibleDisabilitiesWeek

www.longcovidsos.org/post/invisib...
Graphic for Invisible Disabilities Week. The background is a white brick wall with large orange Long Covid SOS stamp design in the right top of wall. Bold stencil-style text reads: “Invisible Disabilities Week. October 19–25 (in black) Listen (dark green) Believe (teal) Support.” is in orange and underlined in black, and the Long Covid SOS logo appears at the bottom right also in black
October 22, 2025 at 7:28 PM
fibrocanada.bsky.social
💜 Invisible Disabilities Week – Day 4 💜

Invisible conditions like fibromyalgia may not be seen, but they are very real. 💫
Let’s replace “You don’t look sick” with “How can I support you?” 💜

#InvisibleDisabilitiesWeek #Fibromyalgia #Listen #Believe #EndTheStigma
💜 Invisible Disabilities Week – Day 4 💜 Invisible conditions like fibromyalgia may not be seen, but they are very real. 💫 Let’s replace “You don’t look sick” with “How can I support you?” 💜 #InvisibleDisabilitiesWeek #Fibromyalgia #Listen #Believe #EndTheStigma
October 22, 2025 at 12:46 PM
liapas.bsky.social
For #InvisibleDisabilitiesWeek: May Thurner Syndrome (#IliacVein compression syndrome) seems to be a common comorbidity with #MECFS. This #symptomatology #embroidery is based off a venogram of my stent: deep dilation (2025)
A pelvis with lumbar vertebrae is stitched in thick backstitch in a white just slightly bluer than the white linen. Part of the iliac vein is outlined in grey-green stem stitch. A section on the left branch is outlined in darker grey-green split stitch with a honeycomb filling stitch stent on it. Intricate turbulence is stitched in single strand dark aquamarine backstitch within the iliac vein. Three blocks of text are stitched in dark grey. They read: Branches of the internal. A single trunk. A stem which opens. Deep. Deep. Deep. Dilated. A tributary. A portal. Lia’s initials stitched in white thread on the bottom left. 
October 22, 2025 at 4:07 PM
cljull96.bsky.social
It’s #InvisibleDisabilitiesWeek.

🦻 Hearing loss
♾️ Autism
🩸 Type 1 diabetes
🦋 Thyroid failure

Be kind, always. 💛
October 21, 2025 at 1:52 PM
meassociation.org.uk
This week is Invisible Disabilities Week!
 
Organised by the Invisible Disabilities Association (USA), this week aims to bring awareness to the millions living with conditions you can’t always see.

Find out more: https://invisibledisabilities.org/
 
#InvisibleDisabilitiesweek #SeeTheInvisible
IMAGE DESCRIPTION: Graphic of several people, including someone using a wheelchair, smiling with each other. Invisible Disabilities Week 2025 logo and ME Association logo.
October 22, 2025 at 8:50 AM
liapas.bsky.social
For #InvisibleDisabilitiesWeek: One of my main #MECFS symptoms is multiple paresthesias (tingling). This #symptomatology #embroidery maps the paresthesias in my face: paresthesia (face) 2016
An embroidery of the outline of a face in bone coloured thread on bone coloured linen. The forehead, cheeks, jaws, and temples are covered in filigree lines in dark blues, greens, and yellows showing sensations of paresthesia/tingling. There are French knots spaced out along the lips. Lines of beige strands of thread are strung from the knots across the face in a geometric formation to show tension around the mouth. 
October 21, 2025 at 4:06 PM
fibrocanada.bsky.social
#InvisibleDisabilitiesWeek – Day 3

Not all disabilities can be seen. People with #fibromyalgia & other invisible conditions face pain, fatigue & brain fog every day, yet they show incredible strength

➡ Invisible ≠ imaginary
➡ Invisible ≠ easy
➡ Invisible ≠ alone 💜

#FAC
#InvisibleDisabilitiesWeek – Day 3 Not all disabilities can be seen. People with #fibromyalgia & other invisible conditions face pain, fatigue & brain fog every day, yet they show incredible strength ➡ Invisible ≠ imaginary ➡ Invisible ≠ easy ➡ Invisible ≠ alone 💜 #FAC
October 21, 2025 at 3:05 PM
addisonsdisease.bsky.social
📢 Raise awareness this #InvisibleDisabilitiesWeek.

People with hidden conditions, like Addison's and adrenal insufficiency, may be struggling to manage symptoms, but when you see them in the street you wouldn’t know anything is wrong.

Share your experiences of living with a hidden condition ⬇️
An awareness graphic with the title “Invisible Disabilities Week" in the centre in bold, purple text. This headline is in a lilac text box. Underneath are the dates of when the awareness week is taking place: "19 – 25 October 2025”. This is also in purple text. The image is divided into four quadrants, each highlighting challenges faced by people with invisible disabilities: 1. "Following a medication routine" with images of an NHS steroid card, a tablet packet and hydrocortisone powder injection medication. There is also a small emergency injection kit from the Addison’s Disease Self-Help Group (ADSHG). 2. "Balancing energy levels" with a nearly empty battery icon and sleep symbols. 3. "Dealing with daily symptoms" with a heart, warning sign, and the circular Addison’s Disease Self-Help Group logo. 4. "Managing medical appointments & admin” with a stethoscope and a hospital building icon. The background is white with a teal and purple border around the outside.
October 22, 2025 at 12:03 PM
dancesyndromeuk.bsky.social
Our Breaking Down Barriers workshop gives dance/arts professionals practical methods to make sessions more accessible & inclusive for everyone involved.

Join us online on 10th Nov & take the next step towards truly inclusive practice: dancesyndrome.co.uk/breaking-dow...

#InvisibleDisabilitiesWeek
October 21, 2025 at 3:01 PM
liapas.bsky.social
For #InvisibleDisabilitiesWeek: This #symptomatology #embroidery, neuraesthenia (2017) explores the sensation of post-exertional malaise (PEM), the hallmark symptom of #MECFS. When I overextend myself physically, cognitively, or emotionally, I am too fatigued to even wash myself.
An embroidery on pale natural linen. The pale outline of a woman’s lower legs and feet, heels together, toes apart is centered. From the soles of the feet, thick red/orange lines coil beneath. From the big toes moving upwards, thick blue and off-white lines rise up through the inner calves and branch off at the knees. These lines coil and intertwine in a navy brain-like shape, and then move back down in wavy lines like a wide skirt around the ankles.
October 20, 2025 at 4:17 PM
arthritisaustralia.bsky.social
This #InvisibleDisabilitiesWeek, we’re shining a light on the millions of Australians living with conditions you can’t always see - like #arthritis and #musculoskeletalconditions. Chronic pain, fatigue and flare-ups may be invisible, but their impact is real.
October 21, 2025 at 12:32 AM