Misa on Wheels

@misaonwheels.bsky.social

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“Cosplay is for EVERYONE.” ✨👩‍🦽✨ Misa is a cosplayer and disability advocate based in New England.

A vibrant, stylized illustration that promotes Disability Pride with a powerful message of year-round celebration. The central figure is a confident woman with red hair, seated in a wheelchair. She is depicted in a dynamic, celebratory pose, with one leg kicked high in the air and her arm raised, conveying energy and self-assurance. She wears a purple top and distinctive red leggings adorned with a white leaf-like pattern. The woman is positioned within a large, bright yellow star, which serves as a focal point and symbol of prominence and positivity. Behind the star, a background of diagonal stripes in rainbow colors (green, light blue, white, yellow, and pink) evokes the spirit of pride and inclusivity. The text, rendered in a bold, clean white font with a black outline, reads "Disability Pride is not limited to July." The handle, "@MisaOnWheels," runs vertically along the right edge of the image.
A pastel-colored infographic about disability etiquette when interacting with wheelchair users. The background is light green with a lavender border. At the top, an orange cat peeks over a rounded rectangle containing the title, and an illustration of a smiling person with light-colored hair sitting in a manual wheelchair appears on the right. The person is wearing a pink off-the-shoulder shirt and light blue pants and is gesturing with one hand. The title reads: “Proper Etiquette for Talking to Wheelchair Users” Below the title are three pink rounded text boxes containing the following guidance: “Speak directly to the person using the wheelchair, not the person they are with, and listen to understand.” “Do not start a conversation by asking about the person’s disability or personal medical information.” “Do not assume the person needs help, and do not touch their mobility aid without permission.” At the bottom of the image is the text: “@MisaOnWheels”
A square graphic with a light lavender background features a large, bright red heart centered on the page. In front of the heart is a stylized illustration of a newlywed couple. One partner is seated in a manual wheelchair wearing a light brown tuxedo with a black bow tie, while the other wears a flowing white wedding dress and veil and raises one hand in a celebratory wave. Their faces are intentionally left without facial features in a minimalist illustration style. At the top of the image, bold dark gray text reads: “The ADA was passed in 1990," At the bottom, matching bold text continues: “and disabled people still do not have marriage equality." Along the right edge, the creator's handle @MisaOnWheels appears vertically in purple text.
An infographic with a bright purple background and a large white rounded rectangle centered on the page. At the bottom left of the purple background is the creator's handle, @MisaOnWheels, in white text. At the top of the white panel is a bold headline in large dark gray letters: “Disability Pride Month in July is Different than Pride Month in June." Below the title are two flags displayed side by side. Left: The Disability Pride Flag, featuring a charcoal gray background with five diagonal stripes running from the upper left to the lower right. The stripes are green, light blue, white, yellow, and muted pink. Beneath it is the label: “Disability Pride Flag." Right: The LGBTQ+ Pride Flag (Progress Pride Flag), displaying the traditional horizontal rainbow stripes with a chevron on the left made up of black, brown, light blue, pink, and white stripes. Beneath it is the label: “LGBTQ+ Pride Flag." The lower half of the infographic contains four short paragraphs in bold dark gray text: "July is Disability Pride Month, commemorating the passage of the ADA in 1990 and celebrates the disabled community." “June is LGBTQ+ Pride Month and celebrates the LGBTQ+ community." "There is some confusion simply because both months include the word 'pride' and have a flag with multiple colors." "While intersectionality can exist between these two communities, Pride Month in June and Disability Pride Month in July are different."
A digital graphic with a solid light blue background. Overlaid on this background is a large, off-white rectangular panel with rounded corners, centered. At the very top of the white panel, the title "Disability Pride Flag Redesign Explained" is displayed in large, bold, dark grey sans-serif font. Below the title, two rectangular flag images are presented side-by-side. The image on the left shows the "Original" flag, which has a black background with five thin, brightly colored zigzag stripes running horizontally across it. From top to bottom, these zigzag stripes are white, blue, yellow, red, and green. The zigzags are sharp and create a high-contrast pattern. To the right of the original flag, the "Redesigned" flag is shown. This flag also has a dark grey background and features five thin, solid, diagonal stripes running from the top left towards the bottom right. The stripes are slightly muted in color compared to the original, and from top to bottom, they are light pink, light yellow, light blue, light green, and white. The diagonal lines are straight and offer a lower contrast against the dark grey background. Below the two flag images, the text "Original" and "Redesigned" are displayed in bold, dark grey font directly underneath their respective flags. Further down, several sentences of explanatory text are presented in the same bold, dark grey sans-serif font. The first sentence states, "The original flag, on the left, was created by Ann Magill in 2019." The second sentence explains, "The zigzags were meant to signify the many barriers disabled people must maneuver." The third sentence details the issue with the original design: "It was soon discovered that the pattern and high contrast caused issues for people with vision disabilities." Finally, the fourth sentence concludes, "The flag was redesigned, as shown on the right, to be more accessible to all." In the bottom left corner, attribution "@MisaOnWheels" is written in a smaller, white, bold font.
A graphic celebrating Disability Pride Month features a Disability Pride flag waving on a silver flagpole against a bright blue sky with scattered white clouds and sunlight streaming in from the upper right. The flag has a black background with five diagonal stripes in red, gold, white, blue, and green. Large, bold yellow text with a dark outline is centered over the image and reads, “Happy Disability Pride Month.”
A vertical infographic with a light purple border and a white center framed by a wavy edge promotes accessible design. Large, bold dark gray text at the top reads: “Accessibility should be standard.” Three accessibility features are listed in light green rounded rectangles, each paired with a simple icon on the left: A bright pink icon of a wheelchair traveling up a ramp, labeled “Ramps.” A purple outline of a wide doorway, labeled “Wider Doorways.” A light blue outline of an accessible toilet, labeled “Accessible Restrooms.” At the bottom, the same bold dark gray text repeats: “should be standard.” Together, the headline and closing statement read: “Accessibility should be standard.” The creator’s handle, “@MisaOnWheels,” appears vertically along the right edge in dark gray.
A square digital graphic with a soft beige plaid background features a stylized illustration of a manual wheelchair centered in the image. The wheelchair has a bright pink seat and backrest, gray frame, large rear wheels with purple patterned accents, and small front caster wheels. A small purple tassel hangs from one of the push handles. Curved green text with a darker outline appears above and below the wheelchair, reading: “You cannot judge the severity or validity of a disability by its visibility.” Centered near the bottom of the image is the creator's handle in matching green text: “MisaOnWheels.”
A colorful educational infographic asks, “Why Do We Celebrate Disability Pride?” The title appears in large, bold, dark gray letters at the top of a white rounded rectangle centered on a dark gray background. Behind the white panel are diagonal stripes in the colors of the Disability Pride flag: green, light blue, white, yellow, and muted red. Four rounded colored boxes list the reasons: Green box: “In commemoration of the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) on July 26, 1990.” Light blue box: “To honor the experiences, achievements, and history of the disabled community.” Yellow box: “To achieve solidarity through community visibility and shared social identity.” Muted red box: “To challenge ableist stereotypes, reframing disability as part of human diversity rather than tragedy.” In the bottom-left corner of the graphic, outside the white panel, is the creator’s handle, @MisaOnWheels, in bold white text.
A digital illustration on a soft pink background celebrates Disability Pride. At the top, five disabled people are depicted in a joyful, inclusive scene. Two people use wheelchairs: one woman with curly hair sits in a wheelchair holding a bouquet of yellow flowers, while another larger-bodied person in a colorful outfit sits in a wheelchair with their arms raised in celebration as flower petals float around them. Standing nearby are a blonde woman in a blue floral dress, a wheelchair user wearing a purple shirt with rainbow-colored stripes, and a person with short pink hair wearing a shirt with a heart symbol. The group appears happy, confident, and connected. Large black text in the center reads: “DISABILITY PRIDE” Below, smaller text states: “IS NOT ABOUT BEING PROUD OF OUR DISABILITIES.” Further down, purple text reads: “DISABILITY PRIDE IS BEING PROUD OF THE AMAZING DISABLED COMMUNITY AND ALL WE HAVE ACCOMPLISHED AND CONTINUE TO ACCOMPLISH IN THE FACE OF ADVERSITY.” At the bottom is the handle: “@MISAONWHEELS”
A square graphic with a bright pink background celebrates Disability Pride Month. Large cream-colored text at the top reads, “July is Disability Pride Month.” Below, yellow text asks, “What do the colors in the flag represent?” In the center is an illustration of a laptop displaying the Disability Pride Flag. The flag features five diagonal stripes running from the upper left to the lower right across a dark charcoal-gray background. Each stripe is labeled with the disability community it represents: Red stripe: “physical disabilities” Gold/yellow stripe: “cognitive and intellectual disabilities” White stripe: “non-visible and undiagnosed disabilities” Blue stripe: “psychiatric disabilities” Green stripe: “sensory disabilities” The dark gray background is labeled “mourning,” representing remembrance of disabled people who have experienced discrimination, violence, neglect, or loss of life. Along the right edge of the image, the creator’s handle appears vertically in white text: “@MisaOnWheels.”
A photograph of a green manual wheelchair decked out in a black skull scarf, black and white polkadot bow, black combat boots, and a black spiked bracelet. The chair is parked in a well lit apartment hallway with white walls. To the left of the wheelchair is black text that reads, “When your wheelchair has a “metal“ frame:”
Image description: pink and yellow font on a blue pool water background that reads, “You don’t need to be able to walk to be awesome. Just ask the mermaids.” In the center of the image is a Lisa Frank mermaid with green hair hugging a pink and yellow dolphin.
A picture of the character Moneybags from the Spyro games. White text with black outline above the image reads, “Your worth extends far beyond your ability to make the rich richer.” The background is a blue and green gradient sky from the game.
Purple text with white outline that reads, “Disability can happen to anyone.” The background is a purpleish bluish cloudy sky. Below the text is an image of a bearded dragon holding onto an aqua toy doll wheelchair with a purple dinosaur doll sitting in it. 
An image of the character Dormouse from Alice: Madness Returns. The background is a faded image from the dollhouse level. To the right of the character is white text that reads, “Disabled people should not have to be resilient all the time.”
White text on pink background that reads: “If you insist on finding people with disabilities “inspiring,” then be inspired to: -Advocate for better accessibility -Support Medicaid -Speak out against ableism -Educate yourself on challenges the disabled community faces -Champion for equitable rights for disabled individuals”
A game screenshot from Kingdom Hearts II featuring the character Diz with font that reads, “Roxas, this man speaks nonsense!”
An edited screenshot from Super Mario 64, featuring Mario sitting in a wheelchair in the starting area of the game. Above him is text in colorful Mario font that reads, “Don’t be ableist.”
A picture of Zak and Wheezie from Dragon Tales on a light green sparkly background. There is white text with purple and pink outline that reads, “Not all disabled people have the same support and resources.”
A screenshot of a female character from the game Elder Scrolls: Morrowind with a dialogue box that reads, “Ableism is so pervasive in our culture that it can be difficult to recognize.”
A screenshot from the video game Animal Crossing featuring a redhead human character sitting in a lime green wheelchair. She is wearing a magenta pink hoodie sweatshirt, light blue jeans, and tan boots, while looking forward and smiling. The character is in an outdoor scene with grass on the ground and a white picket fence in front of a blue sky. There is a sign on a wooden sign post to the left of the character that reads, “Disabled people cannot positive think of their way out of systemic ableism.“
An image of a redhead Animal Crossing human character sitting in a wheelchair wearing glasses next to a chalkboard. The white text on the chalkboard reads, “Disability benefits should reflect the actual cost of living.”
White font with pink outline that reads, “Dear airlines, Please stop breaking people’s wheelchairs.” The background is a faded image of a plane loading area.
Lime green and purple text on a rainbow and stars background that reads, “There are far more people faking being well than faking being disabled.”
image of Pokemon character Pryce sitting in a green wheelchair and holding a Swinub Pokemon. To the left of him is yellow text with black outline that reads, “Access needs are not “special needs.”” The background is a faded image of a town in the Pokémon game featuring three buildings, trees at the top, and a body of water at the bottom.
A screenshot from the game Stardew Valley featuring the character Maru. The text box reads, “Trauma-informed healthcare is critical to ensuring the physical and emotional wellbeing of disabled people with medical trauma.”
A blue and white cloudy starry background with white text that reads, “One of the most punk things you can do is exist in a world that doesn’t want you to.” To the left of the text is a picture of Lorca, a wheelchair using dragon from the PBS show Dragon Tales.
A screenshot from the game Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories featuring Belle and Beast. The text box features Belle’s face and reads, “Disability is not just something that might happen to someone else.”
Green text on a pink background that reads: “As people with disabilities, society tries to tell us that we don’t belong in countless ways. It builds stairs instead of ramps. It shames us for requesting the same access as our peers, calling this equality “special treatment.” It creates boundaries instead of freedoms. And ultimately, it attempts to make us the “others,” the outsiders. That being said, don’t shy away from getting out there and living your life to the fullest and, in doing so, challenging these archaic and ableist standards. Break down those barriers, and build an elevator instead. And remember, you belong.”
A screenshot from the game Stardew Valley featuring the character Abigail. The text box reads, “Cutting disability benefits does not make those unable to work magically able to do so.”
A Spyro game screenshot with the characters Spyro and Bianca. There is a text box at the bottom that reads, “BIANCA: Disabled people are also allowed to have wants, not just needs.”
A screenshot from the game FFVIII featuring the characters Rinoa and Squall. There is a grey textbox above the characters that reads, “Rinoa: ‘Toxic positivity does not make disabled people less disabled.’”
Pink text with white outline and light green shadowing on a green background that reads, “Let’s retire the r-word for good.”