Question Categories:
Ableism
- Are My Parent’s Religious Beliefs Ableist?
- How Do I Avoid Accidentally Saying Something Ableist?
- Am I Being Ableist for Wanting to Use a Wheelchair Instead of Crutches?
- Is it Ableist to be Glad I’ve Made Something More Accessible?
- How Do I Deal With People Being Ableist?
- Is It Appropriate to Point Out Internalized Ableism?
Accessibility
- How Do I Make an Aquarium Touch Tank More Accessible?
- How Do I Make My Home More Accessible?
- How Do I Make My Walking Event More Accessible?
- How Do I Talk to My School About Improving Accessibility?
- How Do I Make a Staircase More Accessible?
- Do Speed Bumps Create Accessibility Issues?
- How Can Checkout Counters Be Made More Accessible?
- Why is Eligibility for An Able Account Capped at 26?
Bathrooms
Design And Engineering
Disability And Identity
- Am I Being Selfish For Using Accessible Spaces Due to Occasional Pain?
- Are Mental Illnesses a Disability?
- How Do I Stop Feeling Like I’m not Disabled Enough?
- How Do You Deal With Comparing Yourself to Other Disabled People?
- How Do I Deal With the Idea of Being Chronically Ill?
- What do People Who Use Wheelchairs Call Themselves?
Disability And Representation
- Are My Disabled Characters With Magical Enhancements Problematic?
- Are Newly‐Disabled Peoples’ Lives “Ruined”?
- Can an Able‐bodied Person Cosplay a Disabled Character?
- How Do Advancements in Mobility Aids Cause Disability Erasure?
- What Traits Do You Want to See In Disabled Super Heroes?
- How Can Disability Representation in Media be Improved?
- Why Aren’t There Any Servers in Wheelchairs?
Disability Policing
Friendship, Social Situations, And Etiquette
- Can a Disabled Person Take an Able‐bodied Person’s Seat?
- How Do I Avoid Accidentally Saying Something Ableist?
- How Do I Politely Ask a Disabled Person If They Need Help?
- Is it Okay to Compliment Someone’s Mobility Aid?
- How Do I Teach My Friends Proper Wheelchair Etiquette?
- How Do I Make More Able‐bodied Friends?
- How Do I Tell My Friend I Have a Chronic Illness?
- Is it Rude to Kneel Down Next to a Wheelchair User?
- Should I Start a Campus Group for Disabled Students?
- How Do I Stop People From Pushing My Wheelchair Without Permission?
- How Do I Respond to Family Members’ Questions About My Cane?
- How Do I Stop Security From Following Me When I’m In My Wheelchair?
- Is it Wrong to Want More Disabled Friends?
- How Do I Explain My Medical Related Absence to My Friends?
- How Can I Get Over My Fear Of Going Out By Myself?
- How Do I Deal With Friends Inviting Me To Inaccessible Places?
- How Can I Make More Disabled Friends?
- Should I Kneel Down When Talking to a Wheelchair User?
- Is It Appropriate to Point Out Internalized Ableism?
Gear
- Where Can I Buy Armrest Covers for My Wheelchair?
- What Kinds of Accessories Do You Recommend for Manual Wheelchairs?
- What’s the Best Way to Wear a Backpack While Using a Wheelchair?
- What Kind of Under‐Chair Storage Do You Recommend?
- What Kind of Bag Do You Recommend For Cane Users?
- What Kind of Lightweight Power Chair Do You Recommend?
- What Kind of Spill‐proof Dishes Do You Recommend?
- What Kind of Shoes Do You Recommend?
- What Do You Know About Frog Legs?
- What Safety Gear Do You Recommend for a Manual Wheelchair?
Health And Safety
- How can I Prevent Blisters When Pushing My Wheelchair?
- How Do I Stay Safe During a Fire-drill in My Dorm?
- Would Using Wheelchair Help Keep Me Safe During an Autistic Meltdown?
- Will a Wheelchair Help with my Epileptic Seizures?
- What’s the Best Way to Push My Chair to Avoid Damaging My Thumbs?
- How Do I Keep My Wheelchair Clean and Hygienic?
- What Exercises Can I Do to Help Me Push My Chair Better?
- How Do I Cope With Feelings Of Isolation?
- What Safety Gear Do You Recommend for a Manual Wheelchair?
- As a Wheelchair User, What Do I Do If I’m Pulled Over?
- How Do I Improve and Maintain My Leg Strength While Using a Wheelchair?
- How Do I Safely Reduce My Dependency on My Mobility Aids?
How To
- How Do I Reduce Pain and Exhaustion When Using My Wheelchair?
- How Do I Push My Wheelchair Up Inclines and Slants More Easily?
- How Do You Cut Your Toenails With Cerebral Palsy?
- How Do You Push a Wheelchair in the Rain?
- How Do You Keep a Suit Jacket Clean While Pushing a Wheelchair?
- How Do I improve the Suspension on My Mobility Scooter?
- How Do You Navigate a Water Park in a Wheelchair?
- How Do You Find A Job as a Wheelchair User?
- How Do I Stop People From Pushing My Wheelchair Without Permission?
- How Do I Navigate Tight Spaces in My Wheelchair?
- How Do I Navigate the Hills in My Town in My Wheelchair?
- How do I Walk a Dog While Using a Wheelchair?
- How Do I Apply for SSI/SSDI?
- How Do I Stay Comfortable on a Long Flight?
- How Do I Keep My Job Secure While Managing a Chronic Illness?
- How Do I Use a Cane on Ice?
- How Do I Navigate My Wheelchair Over Difficult Terrain?
- How Do You Pick Up After Your Dog In a Wheelchair?
- How Do Avoid Getting My Chair Wet When Getting Out of the Bath Or Pool?
- How Do I use a Washer/Dryer in a Wheelchair?
- How Do I Hug My Partner From My Wheelchair?
- How Do I Improve and Maintain My Leg Strength While Using a Wheelchair?
- How Do I Safely Reduce My Dependency on My Mobility Aids?
Insurance And Healthcare
LGBTQIA+
Mobility Aids
- Am I Being Selfish For Using Accessible Spaces Due to Occasional Pain?
- Do You Have Any Tips for Using a Wheelchair in the Snow?
- Have You Ever Seen Someone Misuse an Electric Store Cart?
- How Do Advancements in Mobility Aids Cause Disability Erasure?
- Is it Okay to Compliment Someone’s Mobility Aid?
- Is There an “In‐between” Chair?
- What Brands of Wheelchair Do You Recommend?
- When is the Right Time to Get a Wheelchair?
- What Mobility Aid Should I Use for Temporary Paralysis?
- Can Wheelchair Users Easily Wear Rings?
- What’s the Best Way to Wear a Backpack While Using a Wheelchair?
- Will My Doctor Help Me Get a New Wheelchair?
- How Do I Improve Pain Management With My Cane?
- How do I Prepare for a Transition to Using a Wheelchair?
- What are the Advantages of a Custom‐built Wheelchair?
- How Can I Make My Wheelchair Seat Cushion More Breathable?
- What Options Are Available If I Can’t Afford a Custom Wheelchair?
Parents And Parenting
Sex, Sexuality, And Relationships
- Am I a Terrible Person For Identifying as a Devotee?
- Is My Disability Defining My Sexuality?
- Am I Devotee For Wanting to Date an Intellectually Disabled Person?
- Am I Ableist for Not Wanting to Date Another Disabled Person?
- Am I Ableist for Only Wanting to Date Disabled People?
- How Can I Play a More Active Role During Sex?
- How Do I Hug My Partner From My Wheelchair?
Writing About Disability
- Are My Disabled Characters With Magical Enhancements Problematic?
- How Do I Write a Stealthy Disabled Character That Uses a Wheelchair?
- Is it Realistic to Write a Quadriplegic Character That Studies Art?
- What Traits Do You Want to See In Disabled Super Heroes?
- Should I Write a Story About Technology Completely Healing a Disability?
- How Do I Find a Sensitivity Editor For My Story?
- How Can Disability Representation in Media be Improved?
- Is “Suffers From” Ever Appropriate When Talking About Disability?
- How Do I Realistically Write a Character Who Can Only Use One Arm?
- How Should I Introduce My Physically Disabled Character?
- How Do I Write a Character Who’s been Recently Paralyzed?
- Is it Appropriate to Use “Comorbid” When Discussing Disability?