Wandering Adventure Party

#PSA: If you, like me, have a heck of a time seeing/finding something in a dark colour, empower yourself with some nail polish!Nail polish works great on metal and plastic, wears well (and can be touched up) and comes in a zillion colours for either matching or contrast.#MedicalDevices often seem to be #black by default, and this week I finally got so sick of my #CGM reader getting lost in my bedding and/or anywhere else if I set it down, I made it the equivalent of #SafetyYellow.(This is colour 010 "Marigold Maven" Ultra HD Snap! by Revlon, in case you are seeking the same.)Not my best work design-wise but as I still needed to use the CGM reader, time was of the essence! (Also, the polish had dried out a bit and I dodn't know about #NailPolish #Thinners until yesterday).A bit of painters tape over the touchscreen, charging port, and fine print on the back and the result is a NON-invisible device! #hack#disability#diabetes#vision#LowVision#HighContrast#Usability

Can I get some #wheelchair users in STEM, esp healthcare, to tell me about their jobs? I used to be a medical assistant & I miss my job so fucking bad. I was looking at a pharmacy tech, but I wanna keep my options open for degree programs as well, since I'm already in school #disability #disabled

@cobalt123 I've put it on my blog since then:https://sunkencastles.com/2025/10/27/a-long-history-of-ableism-the-changeling-narrative/

Time for an #introduction!Hello Fediverse!I'm Some Guy, an #actuallyautistic human being who is passionate about supporting the #disability and #lgtbqia communities. While I frequently engage in #social and #political discussions, I'm here for fun and to meet similarly minded people.As a fair disclaimer: I may come across as raw, abrasive, rough around the edges, or outrageous. I communicate literally, am pathologically honest, and straight to the point. I also have an off the wall sense of humor.Been on #Mastodon and the #Fediverse since 2022 and just switched from mastodon.social for a greatly increased character count. Huge shout-out to friend and genuinely awesome person @cobalt123 for the referral. All interactions with the beige.party folks have been great.

Mental Healthcare Under TrumpOh God, here he comes with another long thread about mental illness. Let me begin by writing that I agree with those who believe the Trump administration cannot be trusted to reform mental healthcare in the United States by keeping the best interests of patients in mind. Their approaches to issues have proven to be simpleminded and cruel. The “defund, incarcerate, disappear” in the title of the attached article may unfortunately be close to the truth. (1/12)#MentalHealth #MentalIllness #Law #Disability #CivilRights #CivilLiberties #Psychiatry #Psychology #Medicine #Healthcare #Trauma https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/08/trump-mental-health-housing-homelessness-institutionalization/

I need to hire someone to go through all my medical records (of which there are many) and put them in a form, probably a spreadsheet, coherent to the US social security administration and Massachusetts disability evaluators. Anyone meticulous have experience filing for disability in the US who would take on the job? Can discuss payment, minimum $25 an hour. #fediHire #disability

mutual aid. boosts appreciated!hate to be asking, but something went wrong and i owe money i don't have. i'm also being told this late because of my move across the country. trying to get on disability for chronic stuff, but no luck yet donations are welcome, but i can do work editing your audio/videos. my experience is mostly with podcasts and i do my own videoshttps://ko-fi.com/wizardneedsfood $50/$300#MutualAidRequest #MutualAid #fundraising #MutualAidRequests #disability #ChronicIllness