Alex Haagaard (they/them)
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Been thinking a lot lately about the construction of disability along lines of in/visibility to the medical gaze and I figure I may as well compile these fragmentary thoughts into
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[vaccine talk]I’ve got the exact blood disorder that seems to increase risk for a clotting complication with the AZ and J&J vaccines.I’ve also had to decline medical procedures before, when
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So, from my perspective as a narcoleptic, I can see this being really useful (and for any design researchers out there, this is also a great example of how segmenting
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Oh hey, apparently today is Mastocytosis & Mast Cell Diseases Awareness Day, which I was uhh...not aware of til just now.So I guess I’m going to thread a bit about
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I often wish there were more awareness and discussion of the ways in which sustained relationships (and by extension community) are inherently inaccessible for some folks. While also recognizing how
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Weighted blankets becoming popular among abled folks was compared elsewhere in the replies to the curb cut effect.And this has gotten me thinking (again) about how we tend to frame
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