Author, #rheumatoidarthritis & #disability advocate, camera nut. Seeing the world from a different POV. She/her. linktr.ee/theseatedviewhttps://bsky.app/profile/theseatedview.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/theseatedview.bsky.social/post/3mwvqoryr632iA new study documents several dozen medicinal plants used by Mount Elgon elephants. #animals https://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/elephants-medicinal-plants-9.736148802 Oct 2026 16:02 +0000at://did:plc:4twrnip3um5g6cgi3c5h36f4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwvqoryr632ihttps://bsky.app/profile/theseatedview.bsky.social/post/3mwr522eoql2mGET PAID: Researchers are looking for people who have been diagnosed with #RheumatoidArthritis. Multiple opportunities over the next 12 months, including online individual activities and virtual advisory boards https://share.realpatients.com/people-diagnosed-with-rheumatoid-arthritis?ref=leney780d68f530 Sep 2026 20:00 +0000at://did:plc:4twrnip3um5g6cgi3c5h36f4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwr522eoql2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/theseatedview.bsky.social/post/3mwnymq7akk2fIt's reading this like this that keeps me away from US berries "in 2022, Driscoll’s removed the food safety and compliance tracking system it had for Canada in order to sell more here." And of course also #ElbowsUp. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/whistleblower-allege-driscoll-s-berries-9.735915829 Sep 2026 14:03 +0000at://did:plc:4twrnip3um5g6cgi3c5h36f4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwnymq7akk2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/theseatedview.bsky.social/post/3mvtevgojkj2bWhat helps you keep doing the things you love while living with arthritis? @CanadianArthritisPatientAlliance wants to know how you make space for joy - share yours here: #CreateSpaceForJoy. https://arthritispatient.ca/en/capa-news/finding-joy-community-submission-form-now-open/19 Sep 2026 00:01 +0000at://did:plc:4twrnip3um5g6cgi3c5h36f4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvtevgojkj2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/theseatedview.bsky.social/post/3mvj5ljozfk2jWelcome news! And explains exactly why we need journalism. Without this @thestar.com investigation into Waypoint, these people would continue to live in isolation. #MentalIllness https://www.thestar.com/news/investigations/the-star-profiled-andrew-azevedo-s-five-years-in-isolation-now-his-ontario-hospital-has-been-ordered-to-take-action/article_f7c85024-6f6a-49d8-b365-bfc9cd72bf7e.html14 Sep 2026 22:23 +0000at://did:plc:4twrnip3um5g6cgi3c5h36f4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvj5ljozfk2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/theseatedview.bsky.social/post/3mvddznzm6k25“It is our responsibility to prepare our students for their future, not our past.” Very interesting article in the Toronto Star on how educators are helping their students learn in the kreality of AI. Thought you might want to read this @webdudeto.bsky.social https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/inside-the-creative-ways-ontario-professors-are-grading-now-this-is-the-class-where-ai-goes-to-die/article_ab7e7e52-5759-4687-b4bd-3af77237834f.html12 Sep 2026 15:03 +0000at://did:plc:4twrnip3um5g6cgi3c5h36f4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvddznzm6k25https://bsky.app/profile/theseatedview.bsky.social/post/3muzsrc2kv52aWhat helps you keep doing the things you love while living with #arthritis? The Canadian Arthritis Patient Alliance (CAPA) wants to know how you make space for joy - share yours here. #CreateSpaceForJoy https://arthritispatient.ca/en/capa-news/finding-joy-community-submission-form-now-open/08 Sep 2026 20:00 +0000at://did:plc:4twrnip3um5g6cgi3c5h36f4/app.bsky.feed.post/3muzsrc2kv52ahttps://bsky.app/profile/theseatedview.bsky.social/post/3mumqk2gd622wPlease stop foisting apps on me. I have enough apps on my phone. I don't need more apps. I don't want more apps.03 Sep 2026 15:15 +0000at://did:plc:4twrnip3um5g6cgi3c5h36f4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mumqk2gd622whttps://bsky.app/profile/theseatedview.bsky.social/post/3mteyy755z62eThis stack is the entries in the Braille Creative Writing Contest for children and youth. I’ve been asked to be this year’s judge, and am very much looking forward to encouraging young disabled writers. If you’ll excuse me, I have some reading to do... #DisabledWriters https://www.cnib.ca/en/about-contest18 Aug 2026 20:00 +0000at://did:plc:4twrnip3um5g6cgi3c5h36f4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mteyy755z62ehttps://bsky.app/profile/theseatedview.bsky.social/post/3mt2n2m6osj2fSome people yap about audiobooks not qualifying as "reading," which is ableist as heck. Also? Education scholars say rigor, learning same as paper, stigma an unnecessary hurdle. https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2026/03/audiobooks-dont-really-count-as-reading-think-again/14 Aug 2026 17:00 +0000at://did:plc:4twrnip3um5g6cgi3c5h36f4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt2n2m6osj2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/theseatedview.bsky.social/post/3msorngrtao2lSunday #stories: What actually happens when you force yourself into the “5 AM Club” — and whether it’s actually worth it. Is it about productivity or perhaps mental health? #writing https://medium.com/@reshmadudhat29/i-woke-up-at-4-30-am-for-30-days-the-truth-nobody-tells-you-b704f0f86c3b09 Aug 2026 23:50 +0000at://did:plc:4twrnip3um5g6cgi3c5h36f4/app.bsky.feed.post/3msorngrtao2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/theseatedview.bsky.social/post/3mshe5d4pmj2u This new FAA decision seems out of touch with the grim reality of anaphylaxis at 30,000 feet. #FoodAllergies https://snacksafely.com/2026/08/outrage-as-faa-again-declines-to-mandate-epinephrine-auto-injectors/07 Aug 2026 01:00 +0000at://did:plc:4twrnip3um5g6cgi3c5h36f4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mshe5d4pmj2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/theseatedview.bsky.social/post/3ms7l7mvou524"Quality of life is ... how difficult ordinary life feels on an average Tuesday." In this piece, Rocco Pendola shares what he learned after moving from the US to Europe. What would you like to change to increase your quality of life? https://medium.com/city-life/i-thought-this-was-normal-until-i-left-the-united-states-4cec3c46cb3403 Aug 2026 22:45 +0000at://did:plc:4twrnip3um5g6cgi3c5h36f4/app.bsky.feed.post/3ms7l7mvou524https://bsky.app/profile/theseatedview.bsky.social/post/3mrqmmnhet22aThe new Spring/Summer 2026 issue of Event Magazine is out! #Writing https://www.eventmagazine.ca/product/event-55-1-digital-edition-current-issue/29 Jul 2026 00:00 +0000at://did:plc:4twrnip3um5g6cgi3c5h36f4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrqmmnhet22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/theseatedview.bsky.social/post/3mrnxwqqinh2yWhat an eye-opener about how Loblaws - and I suspect other large corporations - control our environment and our choices. Read more in @thewalrus.ca. Should the government regulate this? #Politics https://thewalrus.ca/is-loblaw-blocking-a-new-grocery-store-in-your-neighbourhood/27 Jul 2026 22:45 +0000at://did:plc:4twrnip3um5g6cgi3c5h36f4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrnxwqqinh2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/theseatedview.bsky.social/post/3mrnsvqmtr42tI mean, this makes so much sense...27 Jul 2026 21:15 +0000at://did:plc:4twrnip3um5g6cgi3c5h36f4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrnsvqmtr42thttps://bsky.app/profile/theseatedview.bsky.social/post/3mrnbeuk4oe2tI'm honoured and thrilled to be judging the 2026 @CNIB Braille Creative #Writing Contest! I've set aside August to read pieces written by children and youth and can't wait to dive into the creativity! https://www.cnib.ca/en/programs-and-services/learn/braille-and-literacy/cnib-braille-creative-writing-contest27 Jul 2026 16:01 +0000at://did:plc:4twrnip3um5g6cgi3c5h36f4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrnbeuk4oe2thttps://bsky.app/profile/theseatedview.bsky.social/post/3mrbob5aeup2yThe latest on firbomialgia management from rheumatologist Dr. Jack Cush. https://rheumnow.com/news/fibromyalgia-diagnosis-and-management23 Jul 2026 01:20 +0000at://did:plc:4twrnip3um5g6cgi3c5h36f4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrbob5aeup2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/theseatedview.bsky.social/post/3mr3o6e2eyk2qTake a look at this accessibility boondoggle in a freshly renovated #Toronto subway station. Video/expose by the AODA Alliance. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nr67d5bJMLk20 Jul 2026 16:02 +0000at://did:plc:4twrnip3um5g6cgi3c5h36f4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr3o6e2eyk2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/theseatedview.bsky.social/post/3mq36oczgoh2tMy take on the silencing of over-60s with #RheumatoidArthritis plus strategies to make sure your voice is heard. Read my new column for @HealthCentral. https://pulse.ly/tgcgkjngyy07 Jul 2026 17:59 +0000at://did:plc:4twrnip3um5g6cgi3c5h36f4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq36oczgoh2thttps://bsky.app/profile/theseatedview.bsky.social/post/3mplv6r6jat2u"Doctors who dismiss symptoms of autoimmune diseases as psychiatric or psychosomatic can cause lasting harm." So good to see this being studied. Have you been told your symptoms were all in your head? #ChronicIllness https://pulse.ly/pn8bacmr2o01 Jul 2026 16:00 +0000at://did:plc:4twrnip3um5g6cgi3c5h36f4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mplv6r6jat2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/theseatedview.bsky.social/post/3mpji2osrmt23A review in Nature Reviews in Rheumatology looks at the current and emerging biomarker landscape in #RheumatoidArthritis and how they are - and aren't - involved in treatment. https://pulse.ly/gpmntj0cfh30 Jun 2026 16:59 +0000at://did:plc:4twrnip3um5g6cgi3c5h36f4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpji2osrmt23https://bsky.app/profile/theseatedview.bsky.social/post/3mpeagelldt2j"Just look around — they’re the new wave of people trying to break free of this brave new tech-heavy AI-ridden world." Are you spending less time online? https://pulse.ly/swjq54sfif28 Jun 2026 15:00 +0000at://did:plc:4twrnip3um5g6cgi3c5h36f4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpeagelldt2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/theseatedview.bsky.social/post/3mp4setnzum2lGot autoimmune #arthritis? Here are the latest vaccination recommendations from EULAR: https://pulse.ly/4ahafguzwk25 Jun 2026 16:00 +0000at://did:plc:4twrnip3um5g6cgi3c5h36f4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp4setnzum2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/theseatedview.bsky.social/post/3mow3rxqwor26Fall (and vaccines) will come sooner than you think. Here's the NACI recommendation for COVID vaccines for the autumn and winter. https://pulse.ly/8bqrposbpk22 Jun 2026 23:59 +0000at://did:plc:4twrnip3um5g6cgi3c5h36f4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mow3rxqwor26https://bsky.app/profile/theseatedview.bsky.social/post/3motemjculw2tHappy summer solstice! How did you spend the longest day of the year? (if in the northern hemisphere)21 Jun 2026 21:59 +0000at://did:plc:4twrnip3um5g6cgi3c5h36f4/app.bsky.feed.post/3motemjculw2thttps://bsky.app/profile/theseatedview.bsky.social/post/3molzwbopc224This decision is a judicial review of two Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario decisions, marking an important victory for the rights of persons with disabilities. #disability https://pulse.ly/ftvahvsk0i18 Jun 2026 23:59 +0000at://did:plc:4twrnip3um5g6cgi3c5h36f4/app.bsky.feed.post/3molzwbopc224https://bsky.app/profile/theseatedview.bsky.social/post/3mogyyj5qgm22Osteoarthritis has no cure, but researchers have developed new therapies that help aging or damaged joints repair themselves in a matter of weeks. #arthritis https://pulse.ly/9nmarsbn7316 Jun 2026 23:59 +0000at://did:plc:4twrnip3um5g6cgi3c5h36f4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mogyyj5qgm22https://bsky.app/profile/theseatedview.bsky.social/post/3mnxc3swsjd2xDoing things just because they’re fun has become a helpful part of living well with my #ChronicIllness. Learn how I use play to cope in this column for @healthcentral.bsky.social . https://pulse.ly/nngvgki5ie10 Jun 2026 18:00 +0000at://did:plc:4twrnip3um5g6cgi3c5h36f4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnxc3swsjd2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/theseatedview.bsky.social/post/3mnna7z3uer2rThis video reveals a serious #accessibility bungle for blind public transit passengers on Toronto’s new Eglinton Crosstown transit line. https://pulse.ly/1bbicdqne806 Jun 2026 18:00 +0000at://did:plc:4twrnip3um5g6cgi3c5h36f4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnna7z3uer2r