This is such a great project by @vlrny.

https://turtlebower.org/about/

Many neurodivergent and disabled people of all ages struggle with housing and as many of us age we are faced with more and more isolation and the possibility of traumatic institutionalization.

Community living has the potential to save lives if done right - if it’s done for and by the people who live in that community and not by ableist people who want to hide away disabled people.

“In its current form, Turtle Bower is a seedling place–an old 3 bedroom farmhouse in a small town just outside of Guelph, Ontario renovated to add a wing with four wheelchair-accessible bedrooms as well as a massive shared kitchen built for co-living.
[…]
Right now we are inhabited by a mix of abled and disabled folks all just trying to get through. We want to be more; we want to be a collaborative co-living household that takes care of all within its borders.”

A vision of community support needs community funding (https://turtlebower.org/donate/)

#Guelph#Ontario#Canada#CoHousing #LongCovid#ActuallyAutistic#Spoonies #DisabilityJustice https://disabled.social/@vlrny/115035488756724553

This is such a great project by @vlrny.

https://turtlebower.org/about/

Many neurodivergent and disabled people of all ages struggle with housing and as many of us age we are faced with more and more isolation and the possibility of traumatic institutionalization.

Community living has the potential to save lives if done right - if it’s done for and by the people who live in that community and not by ableist people who want to hide away disabled people.

“In its current form, Turtle Bower is a seedling place–an old 3 bedroom farmhouse in a small town just outside of Guelph, Ontario renovated to add a wing with four wheelchair-accessible bedrooms as well as a massive shared kitchen built for co-living.
[…]
Right now we are inhabited by a mix of abled and disabled folks all just trying to get through. We want to be more; we want to be a collaborative co-living household that takes care of all within its borders.”

A vision of community support needs community funding (https://turtlebower.org/donate/)

#Guelph#Ontario#Canada#CoHousing #LongCovid#ActuallyAutistic#Spoonies #DisabilityJustice https://disabled.social/@vlrny/115035488756724553

Okay, I know it’s appalling that I keep forgetting this place exists (tbf I’ve had some really weird as shit interactions with randoms last time I tried) and that it took @LauraLangdon to remind me that THIS is where all the OSS/FOSS people hang out. But here I am now. And maybe it’ll stick this time.

Not much has changed and yet everything has changed. @finnporter and I moved to Galicia in Spain about 4 months or so ago. We’re loving it so far. I think we’ve just been lucky with the weather this year because it’s nowhere near as hot as I feared. The beach is a 7 minute walk from our flat. And because it’s the Atlantic it’s also nice and chilly, which I’m delighted by.

Chronic health stuff has… not been too great, but the Spanish healthcare system seems to actually be one of the few still functional ones, at least here in Galicia. So I’m waiting for referrals to an allergist for MCAS dx and probably to internal medicine for potential hEDS dx. Not thrilled I likely have these conditions but at least I may actually get to access care for them. I’m still too medically traumatised to actually believe it lol but so far everyone in the medical field here has been pretty great. Also, being trans is absolutely zero trouble here which is a delightful change for us.

I’m keen to connect to some covid conscious folks in Northern Spain if there are any around since it’s hard to make friends. Oh and we’re also looking for frontend devs for our volunteer open-source tech team at Distribute Aid. But I’ll just post about that separately so it’s easy to boost 😊

Alright, I guess it’s good to be back. Hopefully I’ll stick around this time.

#Spain#NorthernSpain#Galicia #oss #foss#DeveloperContent #frontend #trans #2SLGBTQIA#LGBTQIA #spoonies#chronicIllness

Fellow #spoonies#chronicPain and #longCovid folks, I need your voice!

We have one more thing to do before we can shout #turtleBower from the rooftops:

We need your comments (wherever in the world you are) on the Why This Matters page so our invisible struggles to survive are seen and heard.

There's such a depth of need for safe, healthy housing and light support, I want to use the site to highlight that need. Build something better.

Boosts appreciated. 💖

https://turtlebower.org/why-this-matters/

Hey #spoonies ! Anybody want a sneak preview of the #turtleBower website?

We need someone to do the #altText for the dozen or so images on the site.

I can email you links of the individual pages and then you just reply back with yer lovely words and my web team will add them.

This whole project is by spoonies for spoonies, so if you've got a spoon to spare and want to help create a pilot project of collaborative convalescence and co-living, creating a space where we can thrive, boop me!
🐢💨

Hey #spoonies ! Anybody want a sneak preview of the #turtleBower website?

We need someone to do the #altText for the dozen or so images on the site.

I can email you links of the individual pages and then you just reply back with yer lovely words and my web team will add them.

This whole project is by spoonies for spoonies, so if you've got a spoon to spare and want to help create a pilot project of collaborative convalescence and co-living, creating a space where we can thrive, boop me!
🐢💨

OMG you guys!
I just realized, a collective shared support spoonie household is called a spooniecule.
#spoonieTown#turtleBower #spooniecule #spoonies

OMG you guys!
I just realized, a collective shared support spoonie household is called a spooniecule.
#spoonieTown#turtleBower #spooniecule #spoonies