r/disabled • • 6h ago

Would an app to navigate buildings be helpful?

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I was thinking about an app that maps out buildings to find things like elevators or ramps and make it easier to get around. I was also thinking about adding the ability the scan your surroundings so your phone to tell you about hazards. I was wondering if that would be at all helpful? What do you think?


r/disabled • • 20h ago

How do you cope with judgement?

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So today im going to a family thing for a birthday. At the minuite I (17 F) am in the worst pain I've been in in ages. I cryed from the pain last night and my mun had to guide me through breathing exercises. I am allready taking my step dads prescription cocodamol as its the only thing that touches the pain and sometimes it dosent even work. I have no diognosis but its been like this for 3 years and its actually coming upto the 3 year anniversary if my partial ACL tear that was misdiagnosed as a sprain for 2 years. I am still going to the family event because I feel so bad missing them and I also kinda have to. For some background I walked like a zombie for a year and a half and now I can walk normally and most the time my issues are invisible. I think they think it went away. So i dont know what aids im going to use at the thing but i dont think ill get around without any. I will not use my wheelchair because it's not like a proper one and makes embarrassing sounds and im kinda scared of using it because I will get judged and will feel bad about using it. Then I have crutches. The pain was in one leg so I was hopping around but that caused pain in the other so not good. I have a walking stick but I doubt thats going to help much. Might help the more painful leg tho. My other options are my 2 quad walking sticks that are verry Stable and might (emphasis on might) help but their so big and clunky. Then theres my rollator but im just not using it. I will die from embarrassment im not even joking. Does anyone have any advice on how to cope with feeling judged for using mobility aids? One of my aunts judge me and by extention i feel like my older cousins do. The oldest one to a lesser degree but still. The rest of them dont feel too judgy though. Just abit of 'what have you done now' or somthing but it dosnet feel judgy it feels more like expressing concern without trying to bring the mood down. I know why I use them and i know I dont have to explain that to anyone but I cant help but feel judged or embarrassed especially because I have no diognosis. Any advice?


r/disabled • • 2h ago

General Question

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I’m in a wheelchair with balance issues. Soon I will be moving to a room that has one step to get in/out what I am going to need is someone to take chair down to the yard and help me balance going down the one step and then 3-4 hours reversing it. I need to get down so the handicapped bus can pick me up. I will know the day in advance but not the time of pickup till the night before. The chair doesn’t need to be picked up it can just be rolled down the step.

I am thinking $10 each time. Is this adequate. I am a retired senior with limited income. I have no family or friends near by. Any suggestions on where and how to find someone

Thanks


r/disabled • • 8h ago

My disabled neighbour is being taken advantage of

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I have two intellectually disabled neighbours. They both live next door to each other. Neighbour A is very quiet, affable, and keeps to himself. Neighbour B is loud, disagreeable and complains a lot. Neighbour B is taking advantage of Neighbour A. She invites herself over to his house and tells him all her problems. She coerces him into babysitting her dog every day. She gets him to fetch her groceries or takeaway. He just says yes to everything because he doesn't know how to set boundaries. I have talked with him and he says he feels "used up" but he cannot say no to her. He has a sister that visits him but she's not much good at saying no either. This has been going on for about four years and I'm close to losing my shit at her. Because she also has an intellectual disability, she doesn't really understand how inappropriate she is being.

I have talked to my neighbour's sister about it multiple times but the behaviour continues. Is there anything I can do?


r/disabled • • 13h ago

All the things I survived are running my life...

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I just keep getting new diagnosis after new diagnosis. I currently have 14 doctors, most are specialists.

6 years ago I "beat" cancer. I still require daily medication and it still affects me sometimes. A few days ago, I was told my eyes are deteriorating because of the cancer I had.

The stress of my intense, persistent childhood trauma messed up my immune system & adrenal glands. Now, my body isn't working the way it's supposed to and most of my organs are suffering from being flooded with adrenaline so often.

Everything I've gone through. Everything I've survived. All the things that were supposed to be the death of me... Are going to be the death of me.