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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
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
fibrocanada.bsky.social
💜 Invisible Disabilities Week – Final Day 💜

As the week ends, let’s keep the conversation going.
Invisible doesn’t mean forgotten or judged. 💜

#InvisibleDisabilitiesWeek #Fibromyalgia #EndTheStigma #Listen #Believe #YouAreNotAlone
💜 Invisible Disabilities Week – Final Day 💜 As the week ends, let’s keep the conversation going. Invisible doesn’t mean forgotten or judged. 💜 #InvisibleDisabilitiesWeek #Fibromyalgia #EndTheStigma #Listen #Believe #YouAreNotAlone
October 25, 2025 at 2:44 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
elgriseus.bsky.social
Beautiful expression of one person's somatic experience of ME/CFS

Happy to have found this artist here, thanks to #InvisibleDisabilitiesWeek
liapas.bsky.social Lia Pas @liapas.bsky.social · 23d
This week is #InvisibleDisabilitiesWeek. My chronic illnesses are an invisible disability, especially #MECFS. ME/CFS is a neuroimmune disease that has a worse quality of life measurement than any other. This #Sciart #symptomatology #embroidery, body map, maps out my symptoms as they were in 2016.

An outline of a naked woman is embroidered on linen in the same bone white colour as the linen. She stands legs together, her right hand covering her groin, her left hand, palm up, extended slightly to her side. She looks to the right. Her entire body except for her belly is covered in intricate markings representing different neurological sensations. Her face is a mask of green lines, feathery grey lines cover her shoulders and chest. There is a thick band of intricate burgundy stitching around her waist. Her forearms and hands are covered in thick blue undulant lines. Her right leg has bands of burgundy along the muscles, with small dots around them. Her inner left leg has a thick line of blue running up it, with thin branches spreading towards her outer leg.
October 24, 2025 at 8:57 PM
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
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
fibrocanada.bsky.social
Invisible Disabilities Week – Day 6 💜

Not all struggles can be seen.
Invisible disabilities like #fibromyalgia remind us to:

➡️Ask, not assume
➡️Support, not judge
➡️Believe, not doubt

#InvisibleDisabilitiesWeek #EmpathyMatters #InvisibleButReal #EndTheStigma
Invisible Disabilities Week – Day 6 💜 Not all struggles can be seen. Invisible disabilities like #fibromyalgia remind us to: ➡️Ask, not assume ➡️Support, not judge ➡️Believe, not doubt #InvisibleDisabilitiesWeek #EmpathyMatters #InvisibleButReal #EndTheStigma
October 24, 2025 at 2:34 PM
mgnews.bsky.social
Embrace Every Layer: https://bit.ly/47vJ1h0

In her reflection, Sarah Bendiff shares how accepting her life with myasthenia gravis means facing the invisible parts of her struggle too.

#InvisibleIllness #InvisibleDisabilitiesWeek #ChronicIllness #Bionews #MyastheniaGravisNews
Poster for Invisible Disabilities Week, Oct 19-25. Features diverse group of people. Text: "Join us in raising awareness!" and "MyastheniaGravisNews.com".
October 24, 2025 at 1:03 PM
espku.org
This week is #InvisibleDisabilitiesWeek 🌍
Conditions like #PKU may not be visible, but their impact is real.

Disability systems must evolve to recognize invisible challenges — support should depend on need, not appearance.
October 24, 2025 at 7:38 AM
unaeasternshore.bsky.social
💙 Invisible Disabilities Week 💙

Not all disabilities can be seen — but every story matters.
At United Needs & Abilities, we honor those living with invisible disabilities and celebrate their strength, resilience, and voice.

#InvisibleDisabilitiesWeek #UnitedNeedsAndAbilities #InclusionMatters
October 24, 2025 at 1:57 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
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
myneads.bsky.social
(7/7) This #invisibledisabilitiesweek, we encourage anyone who is comfortable doing so to speak up about your own experiences with invisible disability so we can #seetheinvisible. People living with invisible disabilities should not be excluded from discussions surrounding disability.
October 23, 2025 at 8:00 PM
myneads.bsky.social
(1/7) It's Invisible Disabilities Awareness Week! This year, Invisible Disabilities Awareness Week started October 19 and will go until October 25.

Let's use #invisibledisabilitiesweek to shine some light on this topic! Have a look through this thread to learn more about #invisibledisabilities
Dark blue background with light blue text that reads "Let's shine some light on...INVISIBLE DISABILITIES AWARENESS WEEK; OCTOBER 19-25". There is an image of 5 stage lights at the top shining spotlights down on the title. @MyNEADS is at the bottom.
October 23, 2025 at 8:00 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
moritherapy.bsky.social
When I asked my Dr. to fill out my disability tax form, she did it reluctantly, saying, this is for people who are REALLY disabled.

#LongCovid #ME/CFS #invisibledisabilitiesweek
carriekellenberger.bsky.social Carrie - MySeveralWorlds - Artist, Author, Advocate @carriekellenberger.bsky.social · 20d
"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 5:14 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
fndireland.bsky.social
Thanks to the Neurological Alliance of Ireland for raising awareness of those living with invisible, unseen or hidden neurological symptoms.

Many people living with #FND have such symptoms and awareness and education is critical to feel more visible and understood. 💚🧡
#InvisibleDisabilitiesWeek
October 23, 2025 at 3:20 PM
msnewstoday.bsky.social
You’re seen. You’re heard. And your experience is valid, no matter how invisible it is to outsiders. https://bit.ly/48KvOD4

Let’s keep raising awareness for all struggling with “ghostly,” unseen battles.

#InvisibleDisabilitiesWeek #SeeTheInvisible #InvisibleDisabilitiesAwareness
Five cartoon ghosts with varied expressions float on a night sky backdrop. The text reads, "Just because you can't see it doesn't mean it's not haunting me." Below, "Invisible Disabilities Week" is highlighted. "MultipleSclerosisNewsToday.com" is noted as source at bottom.
October 23, 2025 at 3:19 PM
fibrocanada.bsky.social
💜 Invisible Disabilities Week – Day 5 💜

Not all pain can be seen. Invisible disabilities like #fibromyalgia are often misunderstood and stigmatized.

➡ Listen
➡ Believe
➡ Support

Empathy matters 💜
#InvisibleDisabilitiesWeek #InvisibleButReal #EndTheStigma
💜 Invisible Disabilities Week – Day 5 💜 Not all pain can be seen. Invisible disabilities like #fibromyalgia are often misunderstood and stigmatized. ➡ Listen ➡ Believe ➡ Support Empathy matters 💜 #InvisibleDisabilitiesWeek #InvisibleButReal #EndTheStigma
October 23, 2025 at 2:13 PM
angioedemanews.bsky.social
#InvisibleIllness #InvisibleDisabilitiesWeek #ChronicIllness #SpoonieLife #InvisibleDisability #DisabilityAwareness #ChronicPainWarrior #SupportNotStigma #Bionews #AngioedemaNews
October 23, 2025 at 2:03 PM
cfnewstoday.bsky.social
Living with an invisible illness means fighting battles no one else sees: https://bit.ly/3WjWLpW

Your journey matters, and your courage inspires us all.

#InvisibleIllness #InvisibleDisabilitiesWeek #ChronicIllness #SpoonieLife #ChronicPainWarrior #SupportNotStigma #Bionews #CysticFibrosisNewsToday
Invisible Disabilities Week poster, Oct 19-25. Diverse group of people smiling. Text encourages raising awareness. CysticFibrosisNewsToday.com.
October 23, 2025 at 1:03 PM