People with Disabilities Doing Stuff

[Image description: image is a photograph of a middle-aged white man sitting at a desktop PC holding a mug. He wears a black t-shirt and jean shorts. He sits in a black, manual wheelchair, resting his legs which were amputated below the knee on the shelf-drawer that holds the computer’s keyboard. The man stares at the camera with a blank expression on his face.]

Wow, this man’s courage inspires me to dick around on the computer, too. That’s my excuse and I’m sticking to it.

[Image description: image is a photograph of a white man and woman both in their thirties in front of a white background. The woman wears glasses, a blue blouse, and a jean shirt. She stares down smiling at the men next to her, who uses a manual wheelchair and wears a business suit. The man holds his glasses in his hand while he talks to the woman.]

That man is so brave for networking and creating synergy in public.

[Image description: Image is a photograph of two teenage girls going down a long, graduated ramp in an architecturally modern building. Both girls are tan with black hair. The girl on the right wears pigtails, a tight striped sweater that reveals a strip of her tummy, dark baggy jeans, and clunky black sneakers. She carries a large binder and a bag slung over her shoulder. She looks down at the girl on the left, who uses a manual wheelchair. This girls wears her hair lose, a half-sleeve blouse, and faded blue jeans.]

It’s inspiring to see that even in less tolerant times like the late 1990s disabled people were able to pull themselves up by their Doc Martens bootstraps and venture out in public. I tear up just thinking about it.

flutterflyinvasion:

pwddoingstuff:

[Image description: image is a black and white photograph of a little white boy with a developmental disability on tennis court. He wears glasses, long shorts, and a polo shirt. He is about to hit a flying tennis ball with a large racket.]

A child is playing a game; your excuses are invalid.

I LOVE THIS BLOG.

Can we coin a new term?  Inspiration snark?

Love it. flutterflyinvasion invented a new tag. What are you doing with your limitless potential?

[Image description: image is a photograph of a large body of fresh water with reeds growing out of it. The universal symbol of access is photoshopped into the image so that it is ankle-deep in the water, casting off with a fishing pole.]

You see that, Crosswalk Symbol guy? There’s nothing you can’t do. Don’t let that flashing red hand tell you differently.