It makes me so angry that we have to pay more for things people compared to people who aren't disabled. Like the touring company of Beetlejuice is coming to Akron Ohio. I would LOVE to see it. Tickets are only $38 each so I think we can swing that for the two of us. Except I wear a prosthetic leg, am still getting used to it and I don't know if I can handle the stairs so I look at disabled seats. $112 each! That is out of my price range so I guess we won't be seeing that show.

I can accept living in hard mode. I can accept there are things that take so much more effort. But it is not fair that I should have to pay extra for being disabled.

Sorry my husband usually listens to my rants but he is at work right now.

A lot of non-disabled people look down on you for not having a job and living on disability because they see you as “lazy” or as “bumming off the government.” They tell you that there’s no excuse for not working because employers are legally required to provide accommodations. Meanwhile, when you do get a job, some employers don’t want to be bothered with accommodating you and act as though you shouldn’t even be working at all if you need accommodations.

To be clear, I do have a part time job now and enjoy working. But when I was unemployed, living off disability, and job searching, this is just something that I noticed. And the unwillingness to provide accommodations happened at some of the previous jobs I've had.

hello! I’m a 15 year old boy with a physical disability, I have had severe chronic pain in my left leg since birth. been to over 20 specialists with no answers so I just call it chronic pain. for some background its like been a 7/10 pain every single day of my life but I still play a sport and Just push through because otherwise I will get depressed (only Mentioning the sport because sometimes people look at my post history and say I’m not disabled cause I’m an athlete)

so a few weeks ago I was talking to this girl I’m friends with who was recently diagnosed with POTS. sometime in the conversation she brought up disabilities and the conversation went like this

her: “yknow your so lucky”

me:” what why?”

her: “because you dont have a dynamic disability like me, i will be completely fine with barely any symptoms for weeks then have a horrible week where I can’t do anything, your just in pain all the time so you know what to expect. Also you were born this way and never had to experience how traumatizing it was to lose the ability to do things because of having pots”

after that I kinda snapped at her because I was fucking pissed especially because she has very very mild Pots too (her words I don’t wanna be like saying she’s barely disabled she describes it as the most mild thing ever) like I would give anything to have some days where I wasn’t in pain! Also I was mad about what she said about loosing the ability to do things, when I was younger I wasn’t able to participate in recess and they had to lay out a fucking mat for me to sit on and watch the other kids play, I grew up having to explain to all my teachers that I couldn’t participate in half the shit we were doing because of my lack of athletic ability. I kinda feel like it was wrong for me to snap at her but also like who tf says that

I'm 27, American, and live in Missouri. I'm applying for SSI. I stayed in a program for disabled people for a bit and it was terrifying. I won't go into detail but my health is severely worsened by their abuse. I used to be able to work part-time hours, but now I don't think i can do anything at all. Im staying with my dad now, and he keeps telling me he wants me gone. Today he told me to apply for assisted living, and he was angry when I told him no. Can he force me?

I have a caseworker, but she has no ideas for housing i can apply to NOW. We've only looked at apartments in could apply for when I win my ssi case, which could take years. I have no income. I'd try applying for jobs here, (even though i probably can't do any work, im in too much pain) but there aren't any. Its a rural area, im completely isolated and I can't drive.

This is a slight update to my post about a hostile employee I worked with.

So all summer I’ve had an internship on a farm. This is due to me being an agriculture and natural resources treaty rights major. The farm is directly connected to my college campus. It’s a small community farm run nearly solely by volunteers. My advisor and the dean in charge of the students and internships know I’m disabled (EDS, POTS, MCAS) and we’re fine with me interning there.

I’ve worked my ass off planting, cleaning eggs, processing meat, sheeting rabbits, etc. I’ve never needed anyone’s help and I’ve only had one medical episode there throughout the summer and that wasn’t even related to my disabilities. I got heatstroke one day but I was not the only one who got heatstroke and they actually let all the workers off early because of how hot it was.

The plan was to extend it through fall for harvest season and we were preparing for that with my academic advisor and my farm supervisor until very abruptly the farm supervisor said he wasn’t going to extend it.

It took about three weeks to learn why which I did this morning. Apparently he doesn’t think I’m a good fit because I have EDS/POTS/MCAS and he doesn’t want someone to have to watch over me all the time or worry about the tasks he gives me. He doesn’t, and I quote, want the risk of a disabled person on the farm. Also, just to be clear, no one has EVER watched me. I’ve always worked solo. There’s never been a time where I had someone working beside me in order to make sure I didn’t have a medical episode. The only time I’ve worked beside others is when I was doing tasks that involved working with the others (building new rabbit enclosures for instance). No one has ever “checked up” on me or anything.

But the thing is aside from once in the very beginning I’ve never had a medical episode at the farm, I’ve never had to have someone with me in case of emergencies I always worked completely alone and the work I’ve done is at the same level as all the rest of the people on the farm.

I would understand if I was having medical episodes left and right and constantly needed support from another person but I didn’t. I worked alone and my only medical issue was something multiple workers experienced that day.

Hell! I barely used my forearm crutches!

Yet apparently they’re so worried about this and claiming they need to do things for me that they have never actually done. I’ve never been communicated to about poor work, either.

I do know there’s this one employee who dislikes me because she “doesn’t want to deal with my disability and is worried I’ll have an episode so maybe I shouldn’t be on the farm”. She’s literally stated she doesn’t like being around disabled people because it grosses her out.

I don’t know. I may be overreacting. I probably am overreacting. But I can’t help but feel that this has a taste of ableism to it? I’m quite upset over this and also confused because as I said nothing has ever really happened. I mean I got bit by a tick once and had to work indoors for a week because I was on doxycycline but that’s pretty normal in our area since it’s up in the rural Northwoods. Everyone’s been treated for, has had, or has been given antibiotics just in case for Lyme.

I just feel wronged. And again maybe I’m overreacting. But the fact no one communicated this to me, the farm supervisor’s reasons being things that have never actually happened, the fact it took three weeks for my academic advisor in charge of the internship to find out why they didn’t want me back, the employee who didn’t like that I was there because it made her worry I’d have a accident or medical problems, that no one had ever complained about my work…idk man it all stinks.

And again it wasn’t like this was an official business. I wasn’t working for a company. There was no liability such and such. It was the campus farm. I’d been approved to work there by people who knew my disabilities.

I loved working on the farm. I’ve done everything they’ve put in front of me. Completed every task. Worked through lunch. It still wasn’t enough.

And I’m upset about it. Though the rest of Reddit is saying I’m overreacting, I guess. So idk maybe it all is my fault and I’m just overly sensitive. But I do feel very frustrated.

To be clear I don’t want to take any legal action. I don’t want the drama, I dont need more on my plate, and otherwise my college is excellent and I don’t want to do anything that could hurt them

But yeah needed to get this out.

ETA: this was a paid internship by my college who gets grant money for this program

I met my new boss in the building my company is moving me to Friday. I wsd removed from my prev6role after requesting offical accommodations I had already cleared (unofficially) with my immediate supervisor. 5 unpaid months later, they found a spot they felt would work for me. The building tour had some suprises, mostly that the building is not ADA accessible. The job offer comes with a 10 calendar day deadline.

A call to the HR in charge of the placement said she'd work on it Wright away to see what can ba done so I can make a choice before the deadline. Yesterday. She said this yesterday.

I followed up today to ask how its going as I now have less than a week left. And she's on vacation until my deadline.

HOW ARE YOU INSTALLING DOOR MOTORS FROM A BEACH? YOU COULDNT HAVE SOMEONE TAKE OVER? YOUR GONNA GIVE ME A DEADLINE TO A JOB I PHYSICALLY CANNOT ACCESS WITHOUT ACCOMMODATIONS AND THEN WITHOLD ACCOMMODATION UNTIL AFTER THE DEADLINE?

There's not many historical hikes in the USA, even fewer on the west coast (I envy my English relations, a walk around the neighbourhood can take you past 1,000 year old landmarks), but here's one just west of where I live. Note: the leg I use is the Ossur Cheetah Xplorer. It's my second such leg, the first one didn't start to delaminate until it's 7th year which impressed me.

Sometimes it can be a huge help just to listen to someone’s problems without giving advice or judgment. You don’t even have to be a trained therapist to do this, you just have to have empathy and good listening skills.

But whenever someone is depressed and seeking help, there is no one who wants to listen. Not their friends, not their family, not anyone. And if you do get frustrated at the fact that nobody is willing to listen, people call you entitled and greedy for wanting basic support when you’re going through a tough time.

I’m not depressed myself but it’s extremely frustrating to see disabled people not only get denied the basic support they need but also to see people tell them they’re bad people for even asking for help at all. Disabled people just want to survive. Why is getting help and receiving basic empathy so needlessly difficult?

For those who are on disability (for mental problems) what do you do all day? I’m feeling better lately and want to get into activities. I go to Barnes & Nobles in the morning to read/coffee. I’m limited for activities cause I don’t have much money. So what do you do to pass the time?

I live in an area where we get a lot of snow during the winter. With winter approaching soon, I need to get a pair of winter shoes. I slip and fall a lot on the ice or in deep snow. I walk very slowly like a penguin. Does anyone recommend a pair of winter shoes or boots I could order that have nice traction but also don’t break the bank? I currently wear basic Walmart shoes with little to no traction.

Thank you in advance

Is there a widely accepted derogatory term for non-disabled people? If not, can we create one?

My family is having a ball coming up with slurs for me, and I'd like to throw back a few choice names/terms that pack the same punch. It's all in good spirits (family, and all 🙄), of course.

Hi all. I've being having a hard time lately with managing things.

I had a sort of cataclysm a month ago involving a failed eyedoctor appointent to get new glasses. Long story short, the bus got redirected because of a crime, i had to get off it in a part of town i'd never been in and got lost due to car sickness, and ultimately my eye doctor no longer takes my insurance so I had to drop him entirely.

Overall, bad day.

The next week or two was kind of a mess as I tried to keep other appointments like therapy or getitng a cavity filled, but I couldn't as I was in emotional freefall and anything I tried to do fell flat on its face. I've been out of Therapy for the entire month as I need someone to physically take me and no ones been avaiable in that timeframe.

since then that cavity I mentioned has started to ache, and my vocational manager may shut down my case because of my lack of appearances. And all of this is just appointments and not other stressers like part of my wall caving in and my power bill going up by 70% as they restructure their discount system I was on.

As you can tell this is one hell of a bondfire im sitting in, and im trying to keep moving forward...but lately i've been stuck with the thought of needing someone in my life to just...handle my appointments.

I miss the days my mom was around. She was her own brand of messed up but we still managed to work well together. I could trust her to just...handle things like a doctors appointment or therapy appointments. I could actually just relax, not be anxious looking at the horizon or trying to do damage control when my disability cocktail disrupts something again.

But shes gone. Has been for almost 5 years now. And im still such a mess as to be sitting here wondering if a Cavity in my tooth i've known about for a while now is actually gonna rot through and require a root canal I can't afford because I was too much of a fuckup to handle getting the simple filling.

I don't know what the purpose of this post was. Just to rant? I don't suppose anyone knows of any services that can do appointment managment like im asking for (I only have basic medicare unfortunately, so the fancy Medicaid services won't take me).

I guess this is another day of just...talking into the void. So..thanks for listening? I guess

This is Weezer. My medical team gave him to me three years ago when I was diagnosed with Chiari Malformation and Dysautonomia. I now use my wheelchair more days than him but I’m still so grateful for the journey. Also he’s covered in stickers now lol

I have a super pubic catheter that’s mostly healed but it continuously smells bad and I was wondering if anyone had any advice on how to stop that or manage it I’ve already talk to my doctors and there’s nothing really wrong with it, It just smells

today happened this I appreciate they thought to check on me. But honestly, I wish they would just go back home without meeting me that would be best thing they can do.

They sit there watching me, commenting on how I look, how my skin is fair, how I look good, etc. And then say unfortunately he is disabled like they evaluate my value.

To validate those relatives my grandmother literally said, “Is se acha janam hi na hota.”
(“It would've been better if they were never born.”)

Like… wtf?

What am I even supposed to say to that?

I don't need to be inspected. I don't need comments about my appearance. And I definitely don't need people making me feel like my life is some kind of tragedy because I'm disabled.

I appreciate that you thought of visiting me, but if you're going to come to my house just to stare at me, judge me, gossip, or make comments about my life, then honestly…

please just go home.

I'd rather have my peace.

TBH i dislike old generation they just don't have sympathy and empathy for other person, only they know to do pity and make crude comments.

I’ve had ADHD my whole life, so forgetting something on the way out the door is definitely not new for me. Disability has just turned that particular character flaw into a full logistics exercise.
A friend from work invited me to a wellness fair today at the Adams County Fairgrounds in Brighton. Not my yum, but I had no other plans, and I like to try new things, so I figured I’d tag along.
I couldn’t tell from the information online whether everything would be indoors or outside. Looking at pictures of the fairgrounds, it seemed like some of the booths might be set up on grass even though there are paved paths around the grounds, so I loaded my scooter onto the hitch carrier, just in case.
Then I realized I’d forgotten my sunglasses.
Whatever. Not worth going back inside.
Then I remembered my spray fan. It’s hot, and because of my SCI I can’t sweat below my injury level, so that one actually was worth going back for.
One important bit of context: there’s a single step between my kitchen and the main floor of my house. I can hop it in my chair, so it’s manageable, but it takes a significant amount of effort. Doing it once is no big deal. Doing it over and over because my brain keeps remembering one more thing starts adding up pretty quickly.
So, back up the step.
Grab the fan, sunscreen, sunglasses, and backup batteries for the fan.
Get back toward the car and realize that if I’m wearing my sunglasses, I need the case for my regular glasses.
Back up the step.
Then I realize I left the sunscreen up there.
Back up the step again.
Then I remember my water bottle.
Back up the step AGAIN.
Eventually I finally make it into the car with everything.
Between needing more stuff with me now, that one stupid step, and my lifelong ADHD tendency to remember things approximately twelve seconds after remembering them would have been useful, it can take forever just to leave the house.
And naturally, when I got there, the entire fair was indoors. So almost everything I kept going back for ended up being unnecessary.
But it could have been outside, and that’s the part that gets me. Disability adds this constant layer of contingency planning to completely ordinary things.
I miss “phone, wallet, keys.”

TLDR: I have a serious/complex physical/neurological disabilty that comes out in a lot of different ways, plus several permanent injuries. To some degree my disability is always visible and there are always things that I cannot do/have to do differently that are always noticeable, but I have fluctuating physical capacity. Sometimes I can drive, sometimes I can't. Sometimes I can walk, swallow food, etc unassisted and sometimes I need an assistive device to do that.
(On the days when I am "can't sit up on my own, have to drink my meals" I'm obviously not out and about).

Some years ago - shortly after moving to a new city for my husband's job (we still live here) - My disability happened abruptly in a very unusual and awful way due to random violence by someone in this community. So that incident was basically the first time 99.999% of the people in this town ever heard of me. It's not the most inclusive community; and people haven't exactly been kind. Their behavior has escalated quite often to physical assault, death threats, etc. It's been very ugly.

Long long story short, I did try working in an office for a few years (white collar job) after I was medically cleared to go back to work after the incident and it was rough going. Both physically difficult and just a lot of inappropriate pushback on accommodations, frequent inappropriate and discriminatory behavior and even a few instances of physical assault by coworkers.
Between one too many of those incidents and empirical medical data, my medical team put their foot down: They wanted me working no more than 3-4 days a week and no more than 2 days in office. I begged them to let me work 5 days a week ($$$ and I was afraid of being unemployable) and they agreed to let me try that on the condition I only work remote.
But a couple times a month I still hear from my doctors "Are you really sure it's still a good idea for you to work full time?"

My local employer agreed somehow, but it was tense and I wound up finding another job a few months later with a fully-distribted company based in another state who is much more open to ADA accomodations than local companies are. I've been there for several years and it's great - love the people, and Iots of great opportunities to do cool things. It's much much easier to manage my health and disability, I've been a strong performer, etc. The medical equipment I need is rather significant, and it's just easier when it's here with me always in the same place.

Also, there have been times where I've had complications from my disabilty such that if I were working for a local employer (having to commute in and the roles available are largely contract) I probably would not have been able to keep my job. I cannot reliably commute - I was unable to drive for much of 2025.

The problem? Where I live, employers aren't terribly tolerant of remote work, ADA accommodations, any of that. So many people do go into an office every day. Even during Covid, many employers only did hybrid work. Every goddam couple days either my husband or I get a call from someone who's "concerened" about my working remote. Adults go into an office, they and their MBA disagree with my treating medical specialists of 7+ years and think "the only disability is a bad attitude"; "Random just needs to push herself harder; she can make a full phyiscal recovery but she just doesn't want to", "giving her ADA accommodations is just going to keep her disabled", "She just needs counseling". "She has too much say in her medical care and doctors" etc etc etc.

There are people who make up a lot of very disturbing stories about me and remote work, and have even threatened to contact my employer and interfere with my job. I have had to retain an attorney to get a few of them to back off.

Earlier in my acceptance journey, I literally got over a dozen second opinions who all told me the exact same diagnosis and prognosis... then I got my ass into therapy to understand why I had fought accepting that science and medicine have their limits. I did find a great therapist (still there) who specializes in helping people with acquired phyiscal disabilites adjust to them. And once I accepted that I was never going to get better no matter what... then I could finally start building a life based in reality and be successful and happy.

That life involves following medical guidance, and keeping myself out of toxic environments where people focus on my disability and treat it as the only thing about me and a problem for THEM to solve.

Also I can't help but notice that quite a few of the other moms at my kids' school - who BTW are all able-bodied - they work remote as a perk. Nobody seems to say shit to them beyond "You must be good at your job to get that privelege!" But for me, it's a medical need, so it gets attacked and undermined constantly.

It's not just the remote work: Earlier this year my doctors insisted that I get a disabled parking placard and use it. So I picked it up at the DMV one morning, stopped at the grocery store to get a few items, and used it there. That afternoon, I was doing a presentation at work to like 60 people and the whole time my phone was blowing up with hateful voicemails from local acquaintances - none of whom are medical professionals. "Why the f*** did you get that thing? You look just fine to me! Nobody is going to hire you now!" etc etc etc.

Does anyone else run into this? I feel like people's obsession with me is unhealthy at this point.

This is insane and dangerous!

I have a physical disability that affects my shoulders/hips and use a power chair. I had a phone interview and video interview at a particular company near me and now they want me to come in for an in person interview. I’m really excited but debating - do I let them know in advance of arriving or just show up? I already looked up the place and it’s accessible as far as I can tell. I feel as though my disability isn’t relevant to the job at this point and me saying something would be unnecessary. But I also don’t want anyone to react poorly or think I was hiding it.

I plan to post this in recruiting/job seeking subreddits as well.

Feeling lonely or bored?

Looking for connection or something you can do this week?

Check out these accessible events you could join! Try something new and maybe you’ll find your people.

Access Details:
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👥 = In person
😷 CC = Covid Conscious/airborne precautions 
♿️ WC = Wheelchair accessible 
💵 $ = paid (some are pay what you can)
🤟 ASL/BSL = Sign Language
Async = Asynchronous (at your own pace)

Event Types:
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🌈 = Queer
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💕 = Dating
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🧘 = Wellness
🚶 = Walk
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💪🏻 = Fitness
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🎨 = Art 
🎶 = Music
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🧑🏻‍💻 Virtual Events

🧑🏻‍💻📚 Virtual Async Spoonie Book Club: The Little Prince [Any time] https://www.reddit.com/r/spooniesocial/s/JcKvqPLWS5

🧑🏻‍💻 Virtual Async Diverge: Wired to Disrupt Summit [Mon Aug 24 - Fri Sep 4] https://www.reddit.com/r/spooniesocial/s/PuTx2Z6WVZ

🧑🏻‍💻 Virtual Low-Stim Async Travel: Tobermory Town Walk | Colourful Harbour, Isle of Mull Sea Views & Scottish Village Streets [Any time] https://www.reddit.com/r/spooniesocial/s/JjpBX6dph8

Monday

🧑🏻‍💻🤢🧘 Virtual Seated Pilates for people with MCAS [UK][Mon Aug 31] https://www.reddit.com/r/spooniesocial/s/3b43OVedmo

🧑🏻‍💻🤔 Virtual Philosophy Discussion [Mon Aug 31 at 7:00 PM EDT] https://www.reddit.com/r/spooniesocial/s/7vxE8gOh78

Tuesday

🧑🏻‍💻😷👧🙋 CC Virtual Kids Zoom [Tue Sep 1 at 10:00 AM EDT] https://www.reddit.com/r/spooniesocial/s/WOj8EiWdBD

🧑🏻‍💻♿️🩰 Virtual Adapted Wheelchair Dance Class [Tue Sep 1 at 1:00 PM EDT] https://www.reddit.com/r/spooniesocial/s/1fTgyOlehF

🧑🏻‍💻😷🙋 CC Virtual Zoom [NY and nearby][Tue Sep 1 at 7:00 PM EDT] https://www.reddit.com/r/spooniesocial/s/PAnpfN5EL3

🧑🏻‍💻🎭🕹️ Virtual Improv Games [Tue Sep 1 at 7:00 PM EDT] https://www.reddit.com/r/spooniesocial/s/LH42waylLg

🧑🏻‍💻♿️🩰 Virtual Adapted Vogue Hand Dance Class [Tue Sep 1 at 7:00 PM EDT] https://www.reddit.com/r/spooniesocial/s/1fTgyOlehF

🧑🏻‍💻😷🫂 “Any A” Covid-conscious 12-step meeting [Tues Sep 1 at 8:00 PM EDT] https://www.reddit.com/r/spooniesocial/s/7pvsZ2wqOw

🧑🏻‍💻😷🌈🎨 CC Virtual Queer Art Hang [Tue Sep 01 at 6:30 PM PDT] https://www.reddit.com/r/spooniesocial/s/Knl2TQMjC7

Wednesday

🧑🏻‍💻🤢 🎶 Virtual Long Covid Choir [Wed Sep 2 at 2:00 PM EDT] https://www.reddit.com/r/spooniesocial/s/ZbhuuqgMBT

🧑🏻‍💻🤢🤔 Virtual Long Covid Defense Series Q&A [Wed Sep 2 at 3:40 PM EDT] https://www.reddit.com/r/spooniesocial/s/T5grSa4O3l

🧑🏻‍💻📝 Virtual Poetry Discussion [Wed Sep 2 at 6:30 PM EDT] https://www.reddit.com/r/spooniesocial/s/aLVDfc5OjN

🧑🏻‍💻🤢 Virtual Long Covid Hangout [Wed Sep 2 at 6:00 PM CDT] https://www.reddit.com/r/spooniesocial/s/sMBIH37x5w

🧑🏻‍💻♿️🩰 Virtual Adapted Jazz Dance Class [Wed Sep 2 at 7:00 PM EDT] https://www.reddit.com/r/spooniesocial/s/1fTgyOlehF

🧑🏻‍💻😷 CC Virtual Meeting [MI][Wed Sep 2 at 7:00 PM EDT] https://www.reddit.com/r/spooniesocial/s/HEFkUBJWv5
 
🧑🏻‍💻😷🫂 CC Virtual Support Group [CO][Wed Sep 2 at 7:00 PM MDT] https://www.reddit.com/r/spooniesocial/s/CZg3Vl1xu5

🧑🏻‍💻🎭 Virtual Improv Jam [Wed Sep 2 at 7:00 PM PDT] https://www.reddit.com/r/spooniesocial/s/ghxWShrqPU

Thursday

🧑🏻‍💻🤢📝 Virtual ME/CFS Writing Group [Thu Sep 3 at 2:00 PM EDT] https://www.reddit.com/r/spooniesocial/s/Nal6Uoh5c9

🧑🏻‍💻🤢🫂 Virtual Community Support Sessions for people with MCAS [UK][Thu Sep 3 at 7:00 PM BST] https://www.reddit.com/r/spooniesocial/s/Oy7h4TGnel

🧑🏻‍💻♿️🩰 Virtual Adapted Hip Hop Dance Class [Thu Sep 3 at 3:00 PM EDT] https://www.reddit.com/r/spooniesocial/s/1fTgyOlehF

🧑🏻‍💻😷🕹️ CC Virtual Game Night [NY and nearby][Thu Sep 3 at 7:00 PM EDT] https://www.reddit.com/r/spooniesocial/s/PRjYxscqVt

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👥 In-person Events

Canada

👥😷🚶 CC Park Walk [Toronto ON][Wed Sep 2 at 6:00 PM EDT] https://www.reddit.com/r/spooniesocial/s/k5YALnUAPF

France

👥😷 COVID Cautious Festival [Montreuil France][Sep 5-6] https://www.reddit.com/r/spooniesocial/s/Dfb132n87B

Netherlands (and nearby)

👥🤢🙋 Spoonie European Road Trip [Netherlands and nearby][Summer] https://www.reddit.com/r/spooniesocial/s/VOKxW7V1pp

Portugal

👥😷🎨 Arts & Crafts Park Meetup [Setubal PT][Thu Sep 3 at 11:00] https://www.reddit.com/r/spooniesocial/s/hJGWDSiKE0

UK

👥😷♿️🙋 Covid Safer Social [Leeds UK][Thu Sep 3 at 7:00 PM UTC+1] https://www.reddit.com/r/spooniesocial/s/HDrfEXPrx6

US - California

👥😷♿️🤟 Mobility Aid Tune Up Tuesday [San Francisco CA][Tue Sep 1 at 1:30 PM PDT] https://www.reddit.com/r/spooniesocial/s/fOPFj4ByPh

US - Vermont

👥😷♿️ CC WC Dental Pop Up [Chelsea VT][August] https://www.reddit.com/r/spooniesocial/s/yJocTTUweE

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I recently got an AFO for drop foot after extensive knee and hip surgeries and years of muscle atrophy. It does help me a lot, but I feel like there’s too much space in my shoe and my foot doesn’t feel secure enough.

Does anyone have any tips for what I could do? Maybe a different way to lace my shoes? I’ve been trying to find a lacing method that makes them easier to tighten and tie since my mobility is pretty limited.