Resources for Disability and Chronic Illness


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Bring healing into everyday life.

Living with Lyme Disease, Mold Illness, or chronic illness can change the shape of your days. Lyme Life offers education, practical tools, workshops, and conversations to help you navigate those changes with more clarity and support.

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History of Disability Justice by Project LETS

  • Resources including suggested readings, videos, and more.

10 Principles of Disability Justice by Sins Invalid​​

  • The 10 Principles of Disability Justice was developed by Sins Invalid, a disability justice-based performance project that incubates and celebrates artists with disabilities, centralizing artists of color and LGBTQ / gender-variant artists as communities who have been historically marginalized.​

The Spoon Theory​​

  • The Spoon Theory was developed by Christine Miserandino to explain living with chronic illness. ​

Mask Buying Guide by Mask Bloc Seattle​​

A Guide For Cleaner Indoor Air by The Sick Times

Chronic Illness Mental Health Professionals List

Intro To At-Home Acupressure by Zoë Luh​​

  • This zine is a brief introduction to using acupressure, a form of Traditional Chinese Medicine, at home. You can download a printable version for distribution here.

Herbal First Aid Aftercare

  • Plant medicine for resilience (!) and herbal first aid for all who have experienced police violence. This document was compiled by herbalists, street medics, first aid specialists and educators: Dixie Pauline, Grassroots Apothecary, MASHH; Greta Montagne, Gentle Strength Botanicals, MASHH; Dana Aronson, Wild Kin Botanicals; Ingrid Bauer, MD, Five Flavors Herbs; Jocelyn Laurel Pena, Paramedic, Blackcap Medical Collective, MASHH. Spring 2020

Event Accessibility Checklist by  s.e. smith, Rooted in Rights​

Direct Action Planning Resource For (and by!) Sick and Disabled Comrades by This Autonomia

Pacing and Management Guide by #ME Action​

Lying Down Anyhow: Disbility and the Rebel Body by Liz Crow

How to Have a Great, Disabled Life by How To Get On

  • A self-advocacy guide with practical information on resources such as social security, medical equipment, and more.

A Patient's Guide to the SSA Disability Application Process by UW Medicine

Home Remedies for Common Maladies by Rosehip Medic Collective

  • Plant medicine for resilience (!) and herbal first aid for all who have experienced police violence. This document was compiled by herbalists, street medics, first aid specialists and educators: Dixie Pauline, Grassroots Apothecary, MASHH; Greta Montagne, Gentle Strength Botanicals, MASHH; Dana Aronson, Wild Kin Botanicals; Ingrid Bauer, MD, Five Flavors Herbs; Jocelyn Laurel Pena, Paramedic, Blackcap Medical Collective, MASHH. Spring 2020

Accessing Care and Healing by Project LETS

  • Resources including resources on finding care in community, finding mental health providers, and other tools. 

The Future of Mental Health is Mutual Aid zine by @embracing.ambiguity

Self Care/Collective Care by Elizabeth Nguyen​

Building Your Own Makeshift Respite by @embracing.ambiguity