“All bodies are unique and essential. All bodies have strengths and needs that must be met. We are powerful, not despite the complexities of our bodies, but because of them. All bodies are confined by ability, race, gender, sexuality, class, nation state, religion, and more, and we cannot separate them.”

From “What is Disability Justice” (Adapted from Patty Berne’s “Disability Justice – A Working Draft”, Published in Skin, Tooth, and Bone: The Basis of Movement is Our People, A Disability Justice Primer, Second Edition.


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“Disability” is an umbrella term which encompasses physical disabilities, emotional/psychiatric disabilities, neurodivergence, intellectual/developmental disabilities, sensory disabilities, invisible disabilities, and more. You do not have to have an official diagnosis to consider yourself disabled.

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  • gingerbrat [she/her]@hexbear.net
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    12 days ago

    I know everyone’s going through it rn, and I wish I could cheer you all up with more than words. It’s frustrating that I can’t make your pains and worries go away, and I feel helpless in the face of all your hurt. But I want you to know I believe in you. No matter what you’re struggling with, no matter what you’re going through, I believe in you. You can do this, no matter what.

    I love you all meow-hug