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Citizen.Coping @propcazhpm.bsky.social · 08/01/2024

They have excellent resources to learn many languages, too. This thread lists the other languages and some resources for Spanish. And they include grammar, vocabulary, videos for "ear training", cultural aspects of the languages, etc. Really impressive. bsky.app/profile/prop...

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Cat Rambo @catrambo.bsky.social · 24/05/2025

A decade later, I still think this is the best video on whether or not to italicize words in non-English languages when writing in English. www.youtube.com/watch?v=24gC...

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Why We Don't Italicize Spanish

YouTube video by Daniel José Older

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Louise Ting @neuro-observant.bsky.social · 24/05/2025

One of the hardest things about being disabled is how often people judge that as laziness or you not caring

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Nic Wilson @nicwilson.bsky.social · 24/05/2025

Yellow rattle by our tiny pond. But a much bigger pond is on its way and it's possible I'm just a bit excited. 🥳

Yellow flowers by a pond and lots of green vegetation.

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Megan Shersby @meganshersby.bsky.social · 24/05/2025

I haven't shared any #embroidery for a while, because I was busy creating some for my wedding! Each hoop is a table name, and each is based on a holiday and an animal we saw (and photographed) on that holiday. The majority are, of course, #butterflies or #moths.

Embroidery hoop, amongst a wedding table centrepiece arrangement, featuring a green line drawing and text of a Piedmont Anomalous Blue butterfly.

Embroidery hoop, amongst a wedding table centrepiece arrangement, featuring a green line drawing and text of a Common Kingfisher

Embroidery hoop, amongst a wedding table centrepiece arrangement, featuring a green line drawing and text of a Great Skua.

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Laura Elliott @tinywriterlaura.bsky.social · 24/05/2025

had to do a little photoshoot with a finished copy!!!! 🐦‍⬛ Awakened is out on June 10th and available to pre-order here: linktr.ee/lauracelliott

Laura, a white woman with cropped auburn hair and wearing a denim jacket and dinosaur-patterned dress stands in a garden smiling at the camera and holding a book with a grey cover, featuring a raven and the text ‘Awakened, Laura Elliott’

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BookwormVaught - Dr Anna Vaught @bookwormvaught.bsky.social · 24/05/2025

And finally, something open access which offers information and ideas intersectional with the unpaid carers' role. www.thebookseller.com/comment/quer... - this one is open access...for access!

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Querying must be inclusive too

How can agents and publishers make the querying process easier for writers with a disability?

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BookwormVaught - Dr Anna Vaught @bookwormvaught.bsky.social · 24/05/2025

If you have @thebookseller.com access, two more on being a carer, here: www.thebookseller.com/comment/writ... and www.thebookseller.com/comment/cari...

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Caring about carers

A new prize aims to support an often unacknowledged group in publishing: writers who are also carers.

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Dee @deeruddock.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

my new favourite story

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Emily Goss @barrowmember.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

"Changes in this pressure, such as when a storm approaches or recedes, can have noticeable effects including what can feel like bone crushing fatigue and disorientation for some." www.chronicpainpartners.com/barometric-b... #EDS

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Got the Barometric Blues? – EDSAwareness.com

When barometric pressure fluctuates, it can impact our bodies. Learn how these effects might be amplified in individuals with connective tissue disorders such as Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS).

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Laura Elliott @tinywriterlaura.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

is it too late to hijack World Goth Day and say that if you want an existential horror about humanity and monstrosity that will fill you with quiet dread - i have a book for you?!?!?! pre-orders here: linktr.ee/lauracelliott

A book cover with a creepy raven with a blue eye bearing the Tower of London on its back. The book is Awakened by Laura Elliott and there are white lines leading to text around it that read: a life without sleep, Greek mythology, end of the world, what makes us human, medical abuse, isolation vs community, love and obsession, and societal and medical disability ☺️

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Penncat @pennicat.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

Sucks to be the other 2.95 million disabled people, eh?

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Simon Spanton @simonguy.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

Ollie heroically taking on the role of "dog in pub."

A photo of a golden roan working cocker-spaniel on a green carpet by a fire grate.

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Sparrow / Liz @untonuggan.myatproto.social · 18/05/2025

I just spent a truly ridiculous amount of time finding fragrance free hypoallergenic sunscreen that my ridiculous immune system will accept So here's some brands that my body seems to tolerate for the #MCAS crowd (With fair warning ofc that mast cell triggers vary A Lot between people) #NEISvoid

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Undertow Publications 🇨🇦 @undertow.bsky.social · 24/05/2025

Less than 1 week left to get your stories in for consideration. Firm deadline is end of day May 30, EST. As stated several times—this is for fiction published in 2024. Please carefully read the guidelines here: undertowpublications.com/best-weird-f...

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Best Weird Fiction — Undertow Publications

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Isles of Men 🏳️‍⚧️ @4islesandco.bsky.social · 24/05/2025

If you've never had the pleasure of doing a boudoir shoot... I HIGHLY recommend it! I did hair & makeup for a boudoir photographer in Tahlequah. 'Twas a highlighted moment of my life. ✨💛

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 24/05/2025

If you’re struggling right now, please know you’re not alone. Many of us are isolated due to chronic illness, disability and/or the general messiness of the world. But we’re not alone. There’s someone somewhere struggling with the same loneliness, and I like to think we’re all separately together

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Robin Ince @robinince.bsky.social · 24/05/2025

My dad’s garden - he may be gone but the flowers he planted still grow and his grandchildren’s swing still swings Robinince.com

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Kara Jorgensen @authorkaraj.bsky.social · 24/05/2025

THE REANIMATOR MYSTERIES series is perfect for lovers of Gothic coziness. There are 3 books with 💀Pushing Daisies x Sleepy Hollow vibes 🫀An autistic necromancer ⚰️His reanimated lover 🪦 Solving mysteries in 1890s NYC 🏳️‍🌈MM paranormal historical romance 🔗⬇️Available wide! #romancelandia 🌈📚 #booksky

Available now in ebook, audiobook, or paperback The Reanimator's Heart by Kara Jorgensen
Mm romance, forced proximity, a lavender marriage, murder/magic/mysteries, food tour of 1890s NYC, unbury your gays, an autistic necromancer, everybody's queer

The Reanimator's Soul by Kara Jorgensen is out now in ebook and paperback, book 2, autistic necromancer x undead adhd-er, mm romance, a sinister clinic, new powers, 1890s NYC, a murdered patient, a cure for magic, a horrible ex, rich people behaving badly, the tether becomes a #problem

The Reanimator's Remains by Kara Jorgensen, out now in ebook and paperback, book 3, mm romance, autistic necromancer x undead adhd-er, the trees are watching, dealing with trauma... poorly, dont go where I can't follow, family secrets, breaking the cycle, the dead are out for revenge

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Cait Gordon ♿️ @caitgauthor.bsky.social · 24/05/2025

My #ShamelessPromo for #SpoonieAuthChat is made up of three books, which means 50 disabled creatives! Nothing Without Us has 22 stories, Nothing Without Us has 27 stories, and then there’s lil’ ol’ me, the author of the disability-hopepunk adventure, Season One: Iris and the Crew Tear Through Space!

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👻madeline bOoOoOoOodent👻 @oldenoughtosay.com · 24/05/2025

Swilua and I are basically the same person but like different sides of the coin

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Hinterlands @intothehinterlands.co.uk · 24/05/2025

30th of May sees the closing of submission dates for the @dartmoorcollective.org call for submission on the subject of "Flow". The 16th of June sees the closing of the Royal Academy West of England's Open Call I think these details of slow water in a #Dartmoor river will be my efforts #photography

Two images, almost abstract, of the detail of water moving slowly over a large rock in a riverbed.

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Emma Mitchell @silverpebble2.bsky.social · 24/05/2025

I’ve brought elder daughter to a pick-your-own peonies field. Serious botanic dopamine…🌿

A posy of peonies in a field of pick-your-own flowers

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Yorkshire Dales National Park @yorkshiredales.org.uk · 24/05/2025

Did you get rain last night? ☔ Today’s #PicOfTheDay is a moody moment in #Wharfedale 🌈 Will you be in the #YorkshireDales this weekend? 🦮 Keep dogs on leads – chicks, lambs & calves need protection 🚮 Take litter home 💚 Respect the land #LoveTheDales #LeaveNoTrace

A vibrant rainbow arcs across a dark, cloudy sky above a lush green hillside. The sun illuminates part of the landscape, creating a strong contrast between the bright foreground and the stormy background. A line of rocks and a few sparse trees sit atop the hill near where the rainbow touches the ground.

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The Bee Guy @thebeeguy.bsky.social · 24/05/2025

#theBeeAt3 Basic bee facts every day at 3pm. # 120 Mites use #bumblebees as taxis clinging to them to hitch a ride into the nest where they feed on pollen/wax/detritus - not the bees! Most mite species that hang with bumblebees are generally fairly harmless to the #bees. #nature #pollinators 🐝🌍

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Dr. Rebecca Gibson @drrgibsongirl.bsky.social · 24/05/2025

Insomnia Gothic--a series of short vignettes: You wake up; it's 1:09am. You blink; it's 2:29. You blink again; it's 3:17. You have no objection to how weirdly time is skipping around between blinks, but you are curious about its fascination with prime numbers.

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lukelukeluke @lukelukeluke.bsky.social · 24/05/2025

Here are some nice mushrooms

A family of small orangish mushrooms growing next to a tuft of moss in a green spring forest. All photos by me

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Emily Goss @barrowmember.bsky.social · 24/05/2025

"This year, we celebrate the esteemed Leonora Carrington (1917-2011) through the power of art and performance. Local Artists and Theatre Makers have united to honor the female surrealist - through art installations and an immersive theatre performance." www.brightonfringe.org/events/the-l...

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The Leonora Banquet - Brighton Fringe

Expect a visceral surreal experience that celebrates the extraordinary Leonora Carrington and the surrealist movement. - The Regency Town House - Wed 28th 2025, Thu 29th 2025, Sat 31st 2025, Sun 1st 2...

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Nicola Chester @nicolawriting.bsky.social · 24/05/2025

Well this looks important & invaluable @anthrobirder.bsky.social “People who search for birds regularly in the same place will often notice ecological changes at an early stage & in depth.” Oh yes, hello!

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PatsE @pkayecreative.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

Untitled by Chey Isola www.cheyisolaart.com #eastbayopenstudios #spring2025 @oaklandartmurmur.bsky.social

A woman kneels in tall grass and flower blooms growing in a narrow valley under sleepy blue skies. In the distance, a water body, an island atoll, and a mountain range. At center, a shoulder folds over orange, blue, and white flowers.

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PatsE @pkayecreative.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

Little cat dishes by Bea Hartman www.instagram.com/beatricehart... #eastbayopenstudios #spring2025 @oaklandartmurmur.bsky.social

"My German grandmother used to say she didn’t like cats because they can’t be trained." Four little cat dishes appear with cat faces and a unique background or trim; each have a different word: nope, spicy, disobey, and resist.

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Harriet Cannon @harrietcannon.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

There's more here from (the ever excellent) @johnpring.bsky.social www.disabilitynewsservice.com/second-wave-... A2W has been a nightmare to access recently and the backlogs are awful. It's sad, because, for a while there, it was pretty good. What will happen to those unable to work without A2W?

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Second wave of cuts could lead to ‘decimation’ of Access to Work scheme, but DWP refuses to comment

The Labour government has launched a new cost-cutting drive aimed at Access to Work, which insiders fear could destroy the scheme and lead to disabled people being forced to quit their jobs. Leaked…

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Harriet Cannon @harrietcannon.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

This is devastatingly awful - for Jess, personally, and for everyone pushed into a similar situation. Access to Work is vital funding and to cut it in this manner, without explanation, is just beyond words. Especially amid all the trumpeting around forcing disabled people back into employment.

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mystrangebones @mystrangebones.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

Do any sight-impaired folks on #disabilitysky have recs for a good, free screen reader? User is temporarily and newly legally blind.

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Emily Goss @barrowmember.bsky.social · 24/05/2025

"The researchers demonstrated a correlation between implicit negative associations and lower endorsement of inclusive social policies, welfare provisions, and accessibility initiatives.... unconscious biases may undermine advocacy efforts and societal commitments to equality. " #Disability #CripCoop

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SageNatural @sagenatural.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

#DisabilitySky ? Looking for recommendations on how to keep my (forearm) canes close to hand but not on the floor. Realized I was thinking about trying to rig/crochet/knit some sort of strap because I've been getting so annoyed, and that made me curious as to not rigged options.

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Tris 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈♿💜 @starlighttherapy.co.uk · 23/05/2025

Labour government are so concerned about 'Getting disabled people into work' they are cutting all the support that makes it possible for us to actually do our jobs. My latest Access to work application has been sitting in the backlog since November. #BlueLabour #DisabilitySky #WelfareNotWarfare

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Louise Kenward @louisekenward.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

This has been a long planned and much anticipated event - I'm very much looking forward to talking all things Moving Mountains & more with @sensing-climate.bsky.social in the autumn. #BookSky #ClimateSky #EnvironmentSky #DisabilitySky #ChronicIllness #NatureWriting

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TL Alchemista Antifascista @tlalchemista.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

Dear #disabilitysky! I’m new to activism and looking to make connections, but I’m not sure where to start. I have ADLD (adult-onset autosomal dominant leukodystrophy) a very rare genetic neuro disease that progresses similar to MS and ALS.

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Disability Culture Lab @disabilitylab.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

Big news! Today, we’re dropping our brand new summer Pride and “Fashion Against Fascism” merch collection, including new disabled artist collaborations, muscle tanks, and more!! 🌈 Check out the DCL Shop now and order in time for pride! #DisabilityJustice shop.disabilityculturelab.org

Photo of six people with new DCL summer shirts. The first is a brown-skinned person with long hair wearing a white shirt with the words
"Cure Ableism" in rainbow letters — they have fierce makeup. The second person is Black with long locs, silver jewelry, and tattoos in a black shirt that says
"Disabled Joy is Revolutionary." The third is a brown-skinned femme in a white shirt with a red mask on it that reads "Mask If You Hate Fascists." The fourth is a femme with long straight dark hair wearing a gray shirt that reads "Protect Trans Kids" in hand lettering.
The fifth is a brown-skinned person with short hair wearing a shirt that reads "Disability Justice is..." The sixth is a tall smiling person with a short beard wearing a shirt that reads "Crips Against Fascism"

Five t-shirts on a light blue and blue background. Shirts read: “Disability Justice Is... Climate Justice, Repro Justice, Landback, Free Palestine, Black Liberation, Immigrant Justice, Queer Liberation, Gender Justice, Worker Justice, Economic Justice" in black with white lettering; “Protect Trans Disabled Youth” in gray with hand lettering in trans pride colors of light blue, pink, and white; “Mask If You Hate Fascists” in white with black and red text; “Cure Ableism” in white with the text written five times in rainbow pride colors; and “Disabled Joy is Revolutionary” in black with purple lettering.

Two happy folks with white t-shirts in front of a light purple and teal background. The first is a smiling Black person with a red beanie and white t-shirt that reads “Crips Against Fascism.” The second is a brown trans person with long hair and fierce makeup in a white t-shirt with a red mask that reads “Mask If You Hate Fascists.”

Black muscle tank and a gorgeous trans femme person in a gray t-shirt that both read “Protect Trans Disabled Youth” on a green and bright blue background. Muscle tank is black. Lettering on both is in trans pride colors of light blue, pink, and white.

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Cats of Yore @catsofyore.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

Little boys. 💕 Postcard from my collection, unsent, 1902.

Black-and-white photo of two long-haired kittens. One is white and ginger tabby, the other is a brown tuxedo tabby. They are sitting up on a brocade tablecloth looking adorably toward the camera. Text at the bottom reads “We is brothers”.

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Todd Dillard @toddedillard.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

me: whew great editing session the poem I edited:

a very upset and extremely wet cat just after a bath

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SK Winnicki, PhD 🏳️‍⚧️ @skwinnicki.bsky.social · 24/05/2025

The male-male Mallard pair is still hanging out at the pond near my office, still only associating with each other and ignoring the other birds nearby. If they get too far apart they suddenly race toward each other again. I love them very much. #birds

Four photos of two male plumage type Mallard ducks. They are both gray-brown birds with brown chests, black near their tails, gleaming green-blue heads, yellow beaks, and orange feet. In this photo they are foraging for food in greenish-brown water, facing each other.

In this photo they are near each other, facing different directions as they float in the water.

In this photo they are very close to each other as one swims in front of the other, who is preening his feathers. You can really see the blue speculum wing patch on the duck in the foreground.

In this photo they both have their heads in the water to eat, they look like they are synchronized swimming.

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