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By admin on December 22, 2009
If somebody is moving slowly – literally or metaphorically – please remember that it’s probably not by their choice. Many people have invisible problems, things you can’t see, that slow them down. Pain, fatigue, and a lot of other problems can force people to move slowly even when they want to be fast.
Posted in Buttons | Tagged cane user, cerebral palsy, CFS/ME, chronic illness, chronic pain, complex regional pain syndrome, crps, crutch user, developmental delay, fatigue, features, fibromyalgia, heart disease, invisible disability, lupus, MCS, part time wheelchair user, reflex sympathetic dystrophy, rsd, scooter user, senior citizen, slow walker, walker user |
By admin on December 18, 2009
“But You Don’t Look Sick!” It must be the phrase heard most often by those with chronic illness, chronic pain, and invisible disabilities. It’s the phrase that inspired me most when I wrote the Open Letter To Those Without Invisible Chronic Illness, which tries to explain how to best support a chronically ill friend or [...]
Posted in Mugs | Tagged cancer, CFS/ME, chronic illness, chronic pain, complex regional pain syndrome, crps, don't look sick, fatigue, fibromyalgia, heart disease, invisible disability, lupus, MCS, reflex sympathetic dystrophy, rsd, thyroid |
By admin on December 17, 2009
What the sticker says is most definitely true – some of us move slower than others. And some of us move a lot slower. And it’s not fun to be the one forced to go slow, especially when the public isn’t accommodating of slowness. If somebody is moving slowly in front of you, please remember [...]
Posted in Stickers | Tagged cane user, cerebral palsy, CFS/ME, chronic illness, chronic pain, complex regional pain syndrome, crps, crutch user, developmental delay, fatigue, features, fibromyalgia, heart disease, invisible disability, lupus, MCS, part time wheelchair user, reflex sympathetic dystrophy, rsd, scooter user, senior citizen, slow walker, walker user |
By admin on December 15, 2009
I just love this Disability In Space mug that Sofia_Youshi designed. It’s the perfect thing to make you smile while drinking a hot tea or coffee in the morning, or warming up with a mug of soup after being out in the snow.
Posted in Mugs | Tagged features, humour, part time wheelchair user, SCI, science fiction and fantasy, spinal cord injury, wheelchair user |
By admin on December 13, 2009
iPhones and iPods are cool, and this iDeaf shirt is something very cool as well. Besides, it’s always a good idea to remind the hearing people that being deaf doesn’t impair your sense of humour!
Posted in Shirts | Tagged deafness, hearing impaired, pride |
By admin on December 7, 2009
If how you roll is in a wheelchair, this hat may amuse you.
Posted in Hats | Tagged humour, part time wheelchair user, SCI, spinal cord injury, wheelchair user |
By admin on October 31, 2009
Shirt with a pocket size design reading “Keep Away From Nuts” in bright red and blue. Perfect for a nut sensitive child going off to kinder or a friend’s house – it helps remind the adults around to be careful what they feed your baby!
Posted in Shirts | Tagged allergy, education, food allergy, kids, nut, peanut |
By admin on August 21, 2009
It’s still very cold down here in Melbourne, so I have figured out a way to put my keyboard under the bed covers. Now I can type and keep my hands warm at the same time!
Posted in Blog |
By admin on July 16, 2009
I love gardening, although at the moment about the only kind that I can do is “remote control gardening” – telling other people what I want done and being bossy while they do it. Here are some methods of gardening yourself when you have a disability, injury, or chronic illness. Some of them are very creative!
Posted in Blog |
By admin on June 14, 2009
This round GimpGirl Community button (the Commonwealth countries usually call them badges) features the GimpGirl logo and URL. It’s perfect for pinning to your backpack, shirt, or GimpGirl friend.
Posted in Buttons | Tagged female, GimpGirl, pride |
By admin on June 14, 2009
This round GimpGirl Community keyring features the GimpGirl logo and URL. Buy one for your own keys and one for a friend’s keys – spread that GimpGirl pride!
Posted in Keyrings | Tagged features, female, GimpGirl, pride |
By admin on June 14, 2009
This round GimpGirl Community magnet features the GimpGirl logo and URL. Show your GimpGirl pride by sticking it on your fridge, your desktop computer, and grab an extra one for the magnetic whiteboard at school or work!
Posted in Magnets | Tagged female, GimpGirl, pride |
By admin on June 14, 2009
This round GimpGirl Community sticker features the GimpGirl logo and URL. Show your GimpGirl pride by sticking it on your car, your diary, your wheelchair, your walker, your scooter, or the cat. If you decide to stick it on the cat if you have an escape route organised before application …
Posted in Stickers | Tagged female, GimpGirl, pride |
By admin on June 3, 2009
Do you have Multiple Chemical Sensitivities? MCS? Allergic to the 20th century? Environmental illness? Or perhaps you just can’t stand the artificial chemical smell of most commercial perfume … this is a great way to let everybody know!
Posted in Shirts | Tagged allergy, CFS/ME, chemical sensitivity, MCS |
By admin on June 2, 2009
If you like, you can now subscribe to No Pity City via Facebook: Follow this blog If Facebook isn’t your preference, there’s always the other ways to subscribe still available, of course. Ricky
Posted in Blog |
By admin on May 22, 2009
This poster contains the entire text of my ‘Open Letter To Those Without Invisible Disability/Chronic Illness‘.
Posted in Prints | Tagged CFS/ME, chronic illness, education, features, fibromyalgia, Invisible chronic Illness, invisible disability |
By admin on May 21, 2009
The good news for today is that our distributor – Zazzle – has opened manufacturing and distribution centers in Australia and Canada to go with their existing centers in the USA and the UK. This fantastic development means many more of you can order our gear in your native currency and with much lower postage [...]
Posted in Blog |
By admin on May 21, 2009
This T-shirt for GimpGirl Community features the GimpGirl logo and URL. Show your GimpGirl pride whenever you go!
Posted in Shirts | Tagged features, female, GimpGirl, pride |
By admin on May 21, 2009
This T-shirt for GimpGirl features the GimpGirl logo and URL. Suitable for GimpGirls of all ages and locations!
Posted in Shirts | Tagged female, GimpGirl, pride |
By admin on May 13, 2009
People with a disability don’t ask for pity – so don’t accept it either. Let people know with this shirt that you are your own person and you expect them to treat you with respect.
Posted in Shirts | Tagged disability, features, pride, respect |
By admin on March 26, 2009
Haddyr has posted some fantastic photos to Flickr showing mods she made to her bike so she can carry her elbow crutches when she rides places. Check this out: That’s a fantastic mobility hack! Have you hacked anything yourelf lately? Let us know! – Ricky
Posted in Blog | Tagged crutch holders, crutch user |
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