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Misa on Wheels

@misaonwheels.bsky.social

“Cosplay is for EVERYONE.” ✨👩‍🦽✨ Misa is a cosplayer and disability advocate based in New England.

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Misa on Wheels @misaonwheels.bsky.social · 3d ago

It’s weird to me when people say that Jimothy, who is doing just fine, should be taken away from his family and community and placed in a “sanctuary.” Because similar things have often been said about disabled HUMANS.

Misa on Wheels @misaonwheels.bsky.social · 2w ago

Happy Disability Pride Month from Jimothy! 💚🦝💚

A colorful digital illustration celebrating Disability Pride Month. The background is divided into a blue sky and green grass, with a large tree on the left side and a gray metal trash can on the right. In the center sits a desktop computer setup on a light green overturned trash can, including a monitor, keyboard, and computer mouse. The monitor displays diagonal stripes inspired by the Disability Pride flag in muted shades of red, yellow, white, blue, and green.

In the foreground on the left is Jimothy, positioned as if he is using the computer.

Large black text across the bottom half of the image reads: “Happy Disability Pride Month!” followed by “From: Jimothy.” Along the right edge of the image is the handle “@MisaOnWheels” written vertically in light green text.
#DisabilityPrideMonth #Jimothy

Misa on Wheels @misaonwheels.bsky.social · 2w ago

Jimothy supports disability rights. ✨🦝✨ #Jimothy

A bright pink graphic features a cutout image of Jimothy positioned on the left side. He appears to be mid-step, with one front paw lifted. Large white text at the top reads, “Jimothy supports:”

To the right of Jimothy is a list in white text that says:

“Making things more accessible.”
“Building ramps.”
“Caring about disability rights.”

In the bottom left corner, the creator’s handle, “@MisaOnWheels,” appears in yellow text.
#Jimothy

Misa on Wheels @misaonwheels.bsky.social · 2w ago

🩷🦝🩷 #Jimothy

A picture of a cartoon raccoon centered on top of a solid magenta heart in the middle of a pink background. Black text on the top and bottom reads, “Care about and protect disabled animals AND disabled humans.” The handle @MisaOnWheels appears at the bottom center of the image in magenta. #Jimothy

Misa on Wheels @misaonwheels.bsky.social · 2w ago

A stylized digital illustration on a soft peach background features a person seated in a manual wheelchair exercising with their arms extended horizontally to either side. The person has short dark hair and is depicted in shades of teal, black, and purple, wearing a purple top and black pants. The wheelchair is illustrated in purple and teal with prominent wheel spokes.

Large purple text appears above and below the figure and reads: “There are far more people faking being well than faking being disabled.”

At the bottom of the image, in orange text, is the handle: “@MisaOnWheels.”

Misa on Wheels @misaonwheels.bsky.social · 2w ago

A vibrant, stylized illustration that promotes Disability Pride with a powerful message of year-round celebration. The central figure is a confident woman with red hair, seated in a wheelchair. She is depicted in a dynamic, celebratory pose, with one leg kicked high in the air and her arm raised, conveying energy and self-assurance. She wears a purple top and distinctive red leggings adorned with a white leaf-like pattern.

The woman is positioned within a large, bright yellow star, which serves as a focal point and symbol of prominence and positivity. Behind the star, a background of diagonal stripes in rainbow colors (green, light blue, white, yellow, and pink) evokes the spirit of pride and inclusivity. The text, rendered in a bold, clean white font with a black outline, reads "Disability Pride is not limited to July."

The handle, "@MisaOnWheels," runs vertically along the right edge of the image.

Misa on Wheels @misaonwheels.bsky.social · 2w ago

Disability-related organizations that do not actually employ disabled people are more likely in the business of exploiting the disabled rather than benefiting them.

Misa on Wheels @misaonwheels.bsky.social · 3w ago

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A pastel-colored infographic about disability etiquette when interacting with wheelchair users. The background is light green with a lavender border. At the top, an orange cat peeks over a rounded rectangle containing the title, and an illustration of a smiling person with light-colored hair sitting in a manual wheelchair appears on the right. The person is wearing a pink off-the-shoulder shirt and light blue pants and is gesturing with one hand.

The title reads:

“Proper Etiquette for Talking to Wheelchair Users”

Below the title are three pink rounded text boxes containing the following guidance:

“Speak directly to the person using the wheelchair, not the person they are with, and listen to understand.”

“Do not start a conversation by asking about the person’s disability or personal medical information.”

“Do not assume the person needs help, and do not touch their mobility aid without permission.”

At the bottom of the image is the text:

“@MisaOnWheels”

Misa on Wheels @misaonwheels.bsky.social · 4w ago

A square graphic with a light lavender background features a large, bright red heart centered on the page. In front of the heart is a stylized illustration of a newlywed couple. One partner is seated in a manual wheelchair wearing a light brown tuxedo with a black bow tie, while the other wears a flowing white wedding dress and veil and raises one hand in a celebratory wave. Their faces are intentionally left without facial features in a minimalist illustration style.

At the top of the image, bold dark gray text reads: “The ADA was passed in 1990,"

At the bottom, matching bold text continues: “and disabled people still do not have marriage equality."

Along the right edge, the creator's handle @MisaOnWheels appears vertically in purple text.

Misa on Wheels @misaonwheels.bsky.social · last mo.

People going out of their way to be cruel to disabled people during a month when the disabled community is celebrating the anniversary of the passage of ADA really speaks volumes about the state of things right now.

Misa on Wheels @misaonwheels.bsky.social · last mo.

Reading the remarks on Disability Pride Month posts where 90% of commenters think everything involving more than 3 colors is a rainbow and don’t understand what they are experiencing anger about:

Misa on Wheels @misaonwheels.bsky.social · last mo.

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An infographic with a bright purple background and a large white rounded rectangle centered on the page. At the bottom left of the purple background is the creator's handle, @MisaOnWheels, in white text.

At the top of the white panel is a bold headline in large dark gray letters:

“Disability Pride Month in July is Different than Pride Month in June."

Below the title are two flags displayed side by side.

Left: The Disability Pride Flag, featuring a charcoal gray background with five diagonal stripes running from the upper left to the lower right. The stripes are green, light blue, white, yellow, and muted pink. Beneath it is the label: “Disability Pride Flag."

Right: The LGBTQ+ Pride Flag (Progress Pride Flag), displaying the traditional horizontal rainbow stripes with a chevron on the left made up of black, brown, light blue, pink, and white stripes. Beneath it is the label: “LGBTQ+ Pride Flag."

The lower half of the infographic contains four short paragraphs in bold dark gray text:

"July is Disability Pride Month, commemorating the passage of the ADA in 1990 and celebrates the disabled community."

“June is LGBTQ+ Pride Month and celebrates the LGBTQ+ community."

"There is some confusion simply because both months include the word 'pride' and have a flag with multiple colors."

"While intersectionality can exist between these two communities, Pride Month in June and Disability Pride Month in July are different."

Misa on Wheels @misaonwheels.bsky.social · last mo.

Disability Pride Flag Redesign Explained 🖤❤️💛🤍🩵💚

A digital graphic with a solid light blue background. Overlaid on this background is a large, off-white rectangular panel with rounded corners, centered.

At the very top of the white panel, the title "Disability Pride Flag Redesign Explained" is displayed in large, bold, dark grey sans-serif font. Below the title, two rectangular flag images are presented side-by-side. The image on the left shows the "Original" flag, which has a black background with five thin, brightly colored zigzag stripes running horizontally across it. From top to bottom, these zigzag stripes are white, blue, yellow, red, and green. The zigzags are sharp and create a high-contrast pattern.

To the right of the original flag, the "Redesigned" flag is shown. This flag also has a dark grey background and features five thin, solid, diagonal stripes running from the top left towards the bottom right. The stripes are slightly muted in color compared to the original, and from top to bottom, they are light pink, light yellow, light blue, light green, and white. The diagonal lines are straight and offer a lower contrast against the dark grey background.

Below the two flag images, the text "Original" and "Redesigned" are displayed in bold, dark grey font directly underneath their respective flags. Further down, several sentences of explanatory text are presented in the same bold, dark grey sans-serif font. The first sentence states, "The original flag, on the left, was created by Ann Magill in 2019." The second sentence explains, "The zigzags were meant to signify the many barriers disabled people must maneuver." The third sentence details the issue with the original design: "It was soon discovered that the pattern and high contrast caused issues for people with vision disabilities." Finally, the fourth sentence concludes, "The flag was redesigned, as shown on the right, to be more accessible to all."

In the bottom left corner, attribution "@MisaOnWheels" is written in a smaller, white, bold font.

Misa on Wheels @misaonwheels.bsky.social · last mo.

Happy Disability Pride Month! 🖤❤️💛🤍🩵💚

A graphic celebrating Disability Pride Month features a Disability Pride flag waving on a silver flagpole against a bright blue sky with scattered white clouds and sunlight streaming in from the upper right. The flag has a black background with five diagonal stripes in red, gold, white, blue, and green. Large, bold yellow text with a dark outline is centered over the image and reads, “Happy Disability Pride Month.”

Misa on Wheels @misaonwheels.bsky.social · last mo.

A vertical infographic with a light purple border and a white center framed by a wavy edge promotes accessible design. Large, bold dark gray text at the top reads: “Accessibility should be standard.”

Three accessibility features are listed in light green rounded rectangles, each paired with a simple icon on the left:

A bright pink icon of a wheelchair traveling up a ramp, labeled “Ramps.”

A purple outline of a wide doorway, labeled “Wider Doorways.”

A light blue outline of an accessible toilet, labeled “Accessible Restrooms.”

At the bottom, the same bold dark gray text repeats: “should be standard.” Together, the headline and closing statement read: “Accessibility should be standard.”

The creator’s handle, “@MisaOnWheels,” appears vertically along the right edge in dark gray.

Misa on Wheels @misaonwheels.bsky.social · last mo.

A square digital graphic with a soft beige plaid background features a stylized illustration of a manual wheelchair centered in the image. The wheelchair has a bright pink seat and backrest, gray frame, large rear wheels with purple patterned accents, and small front caster wheels. A small purple tassel hangs from one of the push handles.

Curved green text with a darker outline appears above and below the wheelchair, reading: “You cannot judge the severity or validity of a disability by its visibility.”

Centered near the bottom of the image is the creator's handle in matching green text: “MisaOnWheels.”

Misa on Wheels @misaonwheels.bsky.social · last mo.

July is Disability Pride Month. Here is an explanation of why we celebrate. 🖤❤️💛🤍🩵💚 #DisabilityPrideMonth

A colorful educational infographic asks, “Why Do We Celebrate Disability Pride?” The title appears in large, bold, dark gray letters at the top of a white rounded rectangle centered on a dark gray background. Behind the white panel are diagonal stripes in the colors of the Disability Pride flag: green, light blue, white, yellow, and muted red.

Four rounded colored boxes list the reasons:

Green box: “In commemoration of the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) on July 26, 1990.”

Light blue box: “To honor the experiences, achievements, and history of the disabled community.”

Yellow box: “To achieve solidarity through community visibility and shared social identity.”

Muted red box: “To challenge ableist stereotypes, reframing disability as part of human diversity rather than tragedy.”

In the bottom-left corner of the graphic, outside the white panel, is the creator’s handle, @MisaOnWheels, in bold white text.

Misa on Wheels @misaonwheels.bsky.social · last mo.

Most institutions did not exist to benefit disabled people. Institutions existed to segregate disabled people. Institutions existed to warehouse disabled people. Institutions existed to hide disabled people.

Misa on Wheels @misaonwheels.bsky.social · last mo.

Disability pride is not power being proud of our disabilities or the fact that we are disabled; disability pride is about celebrating our wonderful community. 🖤❤️💛🤍🩵💚

A digital illustration on a soft pink background celebrates Disability Pride. At the top, five disabled people are depicted in a joyful, inclusive scene. Two people use wheelchairs: one woman with curly hair sits in a wheelchair holding a bouquet of yellow flowers, while another larger-bodied person in a colorful outfit sits in a wheelchair with their arms raised in celebration as flower petals float around them. Standing nearby are a blonde woman in a blue floral dress, a wheelchair user wearing a purple shirt with rainbow-colored stripes, and a person with short pink hair wearing a shirt with a heart symbol. The group appears happy, confident, and connected.

Large black text in the center reads:

“DISABILITY PRIDE”

Below, smaller text states:

“IS NOT ABOUT BEING PROUD OF OUR DISABILITIES.”

Further down, purple text reads:

“DISABILITY PRIDE IS BEING PROUD OF THE AMAZING DISABLED COMMUNITY AND ALL WE HAVE ACCOMPLISHED AND CONTINUE TO ACCOMPLISH IN THE FACE OF ADVERSITY.”

At the bottom is the handle:

“@MISAONWHEELS”

Misa on Wheels @misaonwheels.bsky.social · last mo.

July is Disability Pride Month - just 1 week from today! In preparation, here are the meanings behind each color in the flag. 🖤❤️💛🤍🩵💚

A square graphic with a bright pink background celebrates Disability Pride Month. Large cream-colored text at the top reads, “July is Disability Pride Month.” Below, yellow text asks, “What do the colors in the flag represent?”

In the center is an illustration of a laptop displaying the Disability Pride Flag. The flag features five diagonal stripes running from the upper left to the lower right across a dark charcoal-gray background. Each stripe is labeled with the disability community it represents:

Red stripe: “physical disabilities”
Gold/yellow stripe: “cognitive and intellectual disabilities”
White stripe: “non-visible and undiagnosed disabilities”
Blue stripe: “psychiatric disabilities”
Green stripe: “sensory disabilities”

The dark gray background is labeled “mourning,” representing remembrance of disabled people who have experienced discrimination, violence, neglect, or loss of life.

Along the right edge of the image, the creator’s handle appears vertically in white text: “@MisaOnWheels.”

Misa on Wheels @misaonwheels.bsky.social · last mo.

It’s wild to me when people say things like, “Disabled people can just put their minds to it and accomplish anything a non-disabled person can,“ as if there aren’t a million external barriers, forced poverty, and our own disabled bodies standing in the way.

Misa on Wheels @misaonwheels.bsky.social · last mo.

Wheelchair accessible trampoline:

Misa on Wheels @misaonwheels.bsky.social · 2mo ago

The reality is that most food stamps recipients look nothing like the “lazy, freeloading degenerate” caricature those who oppose these benefits have created. 15% are active-duty service members. Nearly 30% work and pay taxes. The other 70% of recipients are elderly, disabled, or children.

Misa on Wheels @misaonwheels.bsky.social · 2mo ago

“Work requirements” without changes to a system that makes it impossible for many disabled people to work in the first place is just eugenics. If you want more disabled people to be able to work, offer remote work, make public transportation more accessible, and actually hire disabled employees.

Misa on Wheels @misaonwheels.bsky.social · 2mo ago

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A photograph of a green manual wheelchair decked out in a black skull scarf, black and white polkadot bow, black combat boots, and a black spiked bracelet. The chair is parked in a well lit apartment hallway with white walls. To the left of the wheelchair is black text that reads, “When your wheelchair has a “metal“ frame:”

Misa on Wheels @misaonwheels.bsky.social · 2mo ago

“Fully remote EXCEPT” is not fully remote. “Fully remote but need to come in regularly” is not fully remote. “Fully remote to get you to click apply but is not actually remote” is not fully remote.

Misa on Wheels @misaonwheels.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Diversity, equity, and inclusion are all empty terms without the true belief of and dedication to making the disabled community a true part of the larger community.

Misa on Wheels @misaonwheels.bsky.social · 2mo ago

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Image description: pink and yellow font on a blue pool water background that reads, “You don’t need to be able to walk to be awesome. Just ask the mermaids.” In the center of the image is a Lisa Frank mermaid with green hair hugging a pink and yellow dolphin.

Misa on Wheels @misaonwheels.bsky.social · 2mo ago

If you are going to use outdated terminology, please at least spell it correctly.

Misa on Wheels @misaonwheels.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Ableists like to act as though inaccessibility is unavoidable and not manufactured. Read that again.