What makes me mad about that @Telegraph article is, I have seen very few disabled people online who are influencers before they are activists, because as disabled people we HAVE to be activists, we have to speak up or be left behind, and social media is a great way to do that.

Right wing media will ALWAYS write articles about disability ‘fakers’ and ‘sickfluencers’ and welfare being too high, because when governments they support inevitably cut welfare and don’t raise taxes on the rich or cut defense spending, they want our suffering to be normalised.

Invisible disabilities and disabilities that don't affect mobility are real and still count as disabilities. You don't have to be in a wheelchair to be disabled. You are still part of this community and deserve all the help and accommodations you need.

Being positive is great. Seeing the good in your life when you live with a disability is important. However, toxic positivity will hurt you in the long run. Take time to deal with the bad stuff. We all have bad days/weeks/months. Don't ignore it. You will get there.

You aren't a burden to your partner because you're disabled. Your care needs just differ from an abled person's care needs. You care for your partner in a way they need and enjoy and they do the same for you. You are worthy of love and care.

Between channel 4 positing that ADHD is just a trend and an article in the times suggesting young women using walking sticks don’t actually need them it would be really easy to think ableism is on the rise, and it probably feels that way because it absolutely is. It’s mainstream.

Disabled parking spaces are still disabled parking spaces at night. They're still only for disabled people in an empty car park. They're still only for disabled people even if you're just 5 mins. Those extra few steps might be nothing for you but they're hard for someone else.

No one will love you until you learn to love yourself is a cliche. An ableist one at that. We all have days where we hate our disabled bodies and our mentally ill minds. You still deserve love. You still deserve respect, and there are people out there who will love all of you.

Learn to love your walking aids. Make them your own with stickers, wheelchair lights or whatever! They can give you so much freedom once you realise how helpful they are. Being able to go out and do things using them is worth so much more than any stare from a stranger.

Disabled people don't always have a carer. Any accessibility which relies on a disabled person's carer doing something for them, is probably not truly accessible. Not everyone can afford a carer, or has a partner or friend who can help.

Being unable to work because of a #disability is not a "vacation". Having nothing to do EVERY DAY and feeling as though you have no purpose is one of THE hardest things to deal with mentally. Not only that but your greatest passion could be too painful too.

If you think disability activism doesn’t matter to you then remember that you’re not disabled now but you will be. Whether it’s old age, a sports injury, even something temporary, lack of access to disabled people will affect you and the places you enjoy as an able bodied person

Centrist governments are no more of a friend to disabled people than right wing governments. We are a problem they wish they didn’t have to talk about. While I am slightly more optimistic for Burnham than I ever was for Starmer, I don’t think we can breathe a sigh of relief.

Disabled people are not entitled for asking for accommodations or accessibility. We are asking for equality and rights, the same ones you have as an abled person able to access pretty much anywhere you want. Imagine wanting to go somewhere but you can't even get in the door.

There are definitely days with disability where I don’t want a single pair of eyes to perceive me, but there are also days where I know who the fuck I am and not a single stare or any amount of inaccessibility can stop me. You have to keep going, it will be worth it.

Quick guide on how to spot someone faking a disability for a parking spot: you can't. It's none of your business. You have no idea what someone is going through. Some disabilities are invisible. Disabled does not always mean wheelchair. Stop. Go on with your day.

Listen to disabled people on disabled issues. It's that simple. Consult us. Pay us. Hire us. Put into action the things we say. If you aren't disabled you don't understand what it's like to live our day to day and you don't understand our experience.

If I'm on a train and people put luggage in the disabled area you best believe that luggage is going on the tracks at the next stop