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Tales from the Trails: Blue Mound State Park near Madison, Wisconsin offers accessible camping and swimming.

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When someone gives unsolicited medical advice the intention may be to express care and concern, but the impact is often a sense of disempowerment. You are telling the person that you do not think the expression of their pain is valid on its own - that it must be fixed. You are saying that you do not trust the person to know their own bodies and how to manage their pain. This can be very triggering, as many disabled people have also experienced abuse and gaslighting of this nature. • People who live with chronic pain and illness know their bodies very well. We know what works and what doesn't, we know the symptoms to watch for, we know what kinds of interventions and treatments we need. If we don't, we will ask qualified professionals or our friends and other spoonies. • Better ways to express your concern may include: asking how you can help, offering to help with tasks, doing research on care providers or other resources, or holding space for the person and listening to their experience. At the very least, ask if the person wants advice first. #HowToPissOffDisabledPeople #AbledsAreWeird #ThingsPeopleSay #UnsolicitedAdvice #Stop #NoReallyJustStop #disability #chronicillness #spoonies #SpoonieProblems #SpoonieLife

Join Disabled Hikers for our next group hike and picnic! Where: Dungeness Recreation Area When: Saturday, June 22, 2019 at 11am Trail Description: We will hike the path along the bluffs. The trail is level, hard-packed sand and earth. There are many benches and tables to rest. Wheelchair users can use this trail with off-road tires or with assistance in a standard wheelchair. More info and RSVP at DisabledHikers.com under group hikes! Ancestral lands of the S'Klallam. #DisabledHikers #DisabledAndOutdoors #GroupHike #DungenessRecreationArea #DungenessSpit #SequimWA #OlympicPeninsula #Hiking #HikeWashington

Pretty excited to see this coverage in the New York Times!!! Disabled Hikers is included in the article. 🙌 Such important work is being done to improve representation and access in the outdoors. Proud and humbled to share this space with @unlikelyhikers @brownpeoplecamping @outdoorafro @browngirlsclimb @latinooutdoors @curvykilicrew @pattiegonia 🙏

I wept soft tears at the Dignity statue. 🙌 The artist inscription reads: "standing at a crossroads, Dignity represents the interaction of earth, sky, and people. She brings to light the beauty and promise of indigenous peoples and cultures that still thrive on this land. My intent is to have this sculpture stand as an enduring symbol of our shared belief that all here are sacred, and in a sacred place." A gift to the people of South Dakota from the Norm and Eunabel McKie Family. Sculptor and South Dakota Artist Laureate Dale Claude Lamphere 🙏 Dignity is located at the I-90 rest area in Chamberlain, SD. The statue is a 100 feet or so from the parking area, the path is fully paved, she is also viewable from the parking lot. There is also a short paved path to an overlook of the Missouri River. . After you visit Dignity, go to the Akta Lakota Museum and Cultural Center at the St. Joseph Indian School in Chamberlain. . . #DisabledHikers #DisabledTravelers #Dignity #NativeLand #Lakota #SiouxNation #SouthDakota

#SpoonieLife is lying down so that you can get ready to go to bed. 😅🥄0️⃣ Leaving tomorrow for my cross-country trip back to Washington. Keep an eye on Stories for posts along the way - I'll try to share travel tips, any accessible spots I find, and restorative natural spots. [Image of my dog following his pre-travel spa day (he got a bath), waiting for a treat.] #DisabledHikers #DisabledTravel #AccessibleAdventures #crosscountry #roadtrip

An injury has hit pause on my hiking adventures and pushed my return trip to Washington back several days. I have a tendency to push myself too hard, especially when trying to help others; I've been helping my disabled parents with stuff because there is no one else to do it, when I really shouldn't be doing it either. I get so angry at the isolation disabled people experience. While disabled folx showing up for each other is a beautiful thing, it shouldn't be the only source of support. Crips and femmes are not an endless well of care work. Ableds need to step it up. [Selfie image of Syren, a white person wearing a brown cap, sunglasses, grey top, and purple pack] #morningrant #disabledhikers #disability #carework #solidarity #support

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