Heather McCain ♿️ 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈

They/Them, Disabled, Crip Doula, Founder/Executive Director of Creating Accessible Neighbourhoods, Advocate, Speaker, Queer, Trans, Asexual/Aromantic

[Heather McCain ♿️ 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 @HelmAtCAN]

Me: My cat isn't spoiled.

Also me: Why yes, I am watching my show on my iPad because my cat is watching their show on our big TV.

[Heather McCain ♿️ 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 @HelmAtCAN]

Some days I’m just not sure what to do with my body.

I managed to dislocate the cuboid bone in both feet. My podiatrist was impressed in that “I’ve never seen that before” way.

My body can definitely be fascinating but it can also all be a bit much.

#EDS #ChronicPain

[Heather McCain ♿️ 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 @HelmAtCAN]

I'm so excited to interview @EliotSchrefer, author od Queer Ducks (And Other Animals) The Natural World of Animal Sexuality on October 22nd, 3:00 pm PDT. Free event

Register: https://t.co/N3tDaDK1OY

Event will be recorded + posted on CAN's YouTube channel

#QueerDucks #YALit

[Heather McCain ♿️ 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 @HelmAtCAN]

@franfreemanhkh You wear it well!

[Heather McCain ♿️ 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 @HelmAtCAN]

Important thread for the many disabled people who are currently being gaslit or were gaslit.

Your pain is real, your concerns are valid, you can’t think your way out of it. And there are people who believe you and the pain you feel.

[collagen machine broke @chronicallybeee]

“i TRUST my immune system”
you shouldn’t lol

[Heather McCain ♿️ 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 @HelmAtCAN]

@HannahntheWolf @CriticalRole I’m out of the loop. What is it?

[Heather McCain ♿️ 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 @HelmAtCAN]

@the_tweedy 😬

[Vancouver Aboriginal Health Society @vanaboriginal]

September 30 will mark #NDTR2022.

This September, we invite allies to take one personal action per day that promotes genuine understanding and commitment to change.

We will post one action each day at 10:00 AM (PDT) on this thread, starting this Thursday 🧡

[IndigenousX @IndigenousX]

Demanding Indigenous people be respectful about the passing of someone who intentionally made our lives worse is outrageous. It's worth considering what she *could* have done - and didn't - to effect change.

[Heather McCain ♿️ 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 @HelmAtCAN]

@hashtagfreedum Absolutely!

[Heather McCain ♿️ 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 @HelmAtCAN]

I am doing a presentation on ableism in universities to faculty of a Canada/US university. What is one (or more) thing(s) you would love faculty to hear on the subject of academic ableism?

#AcademicAbleism #Ableism

[Naomi Fisher @naomicfisher]

As a clinical psychologist, I'm often asked what to do about school refusal. By which adults usually mean, how can we get the children to go to school and stop protesting? Here's why our kids need us to think differently. 1/

[Apurrcalypse Meow @Methadone_Cat]

When MAID has become the sixth leading cause of death in Canada we are well beyond "extraordinary circumstances" and "untreatable suffering".

We've reached the "anyone who is somewhat inconvenient to treat" and are headed rapidly to "everyone who fails cost-benefit analysis".

[Heather McCain ♿️ 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 @HelmAtCAN]

@HannahntheWolf Great post Hannah!

A large part of my work is googling things for people. At first, I wondered they didn't do it themselves. Many are too exhausted, frustrated, +/or share your experiences.

It's good to discuss barriers so people have better understanding. Thanks for sharing.

[Heather McCain ♿️ 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 @HelmAtCAN]

I'm doing some pysch surveys for an upcoming appointment. There is a lot I have found questionable but, I must say, I laughed the loudest at the escalation of this last line. Yikes!

#MentalHealth #Psychiatry #Psych

[Heather McCain ♿️ 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 @HelmAtCAN]

@empathywarrior Thank you for the support. I truly appreciate it 💚

[Heather McCain ♿️ 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 @HelmAtCAN]

@r_bittner Thanks for sharing 💚

[Heather McCain ♿️ 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 @HelmAtCAN]

Hello friends, please donate +/or share my fundraiser:
My co-op is vacating me for a minimum of 2 months because they discovered mold in my home. I need a short-term rental which I cannot afford on disability.

For more details, check out my GoFundMe page: https://t.co/DX60Lktl2T