Notices by ahimsa (ahimsa_pdx@disabled.social), page 2

Senator Tim Kaine voted to ban mask mandates?

The same senator who has post Covid symptoms that he was calling long Covid at one point? It was reportedly a mild version, but still...

Original post: https://med-mastodon.com/@luckytran/111303102249510664

#USPol #Covid #LongCovid

Drawing by Liberal Jane
(https://www.liberaljane.com/)

""If your activism isn't accessible and inclusive, who is it even for?"

#Disability #Accessibility #Activism

"COVID-19 long-hauler now on long-term disability warns others about the 'invisible disease'"

"I'm quite an active person and after having COVID, I treated it like any other cold. I went back full throttle into my exercising, work and everything, and I just didn't have the same energy."

"By October, Argoso was on short-term disability. After a brief return to work, she's now on long-term disability."

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/london/covid-19-long-hauler-now-on-long-term-disability-warns-others-about-the-invisible-disease-1.6898501

#COVID #LongCovid #Disability

Preprint: "High incidence of autonomic dysfunction and postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome in patients with long-COVID: Implications for management and healthcare planning"

"The majority (79%) of those with PASC met the internationally established
criteria for POTS"

"Autonomic testing should be routinely undertaken in those with PASC [Long Covid] …"

https://www.amjmed.com/article/S0002-9343(23)00402-3/pdf

#COVID #LongCovid #PASC #POTS #Dysautonomia #OrthostaticIntolerance

@feditips @winged
I just installed it, configured it, and tested it. I clicked "follow" on a user on a different server that was shown in another tab.

Saw a waiting symbol (the moving circle of dots - what is that called?) and then ... success!

Thanks ❤️

@feditips I've been happy using a browser with the web interface.

I use the advanced option when I want columns for tracking different hashtags. But usually I like the single column view so images are larger.

Just curious - what features have the apps got that make folks want to use them instead? Thanks!

#Mastodon #FediTips

This is your periodic reminder that ambulatory wheelchair users exist. Many folks think wheelchairs are only for those who can't walk at all, or folks who can only take a couple steps.

Wheelchairs and electric scooters are used due to pain, weakness, balance issues, orthostatic intolerance, etc.

#Disability #Wheelchairs #DynamicDisability #ChronicIllness #MEcfs