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medical alert assistance animal for nonverbal trans disabled

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mutual aid for medical alert assistance animal (service dog) for nonverbal queer trans disabled young person.

would be trained for
  • seizure alert
  • + seizure first aid
  • disabling allergen alert
  • mobility support for walking with neurological disorder mobility/skill regressions
  • retrieval of AAC (communication) device
  • medical emergency alert to others
  • crisis prevention
  • public transport navigation
  • carry copies of complex medical history, care plans and emergency contacts

a crucial specific support for the safe handling of medical emergencies, accessing the community and having some autonomy, and independence.

cannot access public or anything outside of home independently or without support inclusive of for medical appointments, chemist, medication refills, groceries, or any aspect.
NDIS funding is non existent after multiple years battle with applications change of circumstance and official complaints.
assistant animal would minimise reliance on the dependency for unsafe and untrained support workers and care providers and diminish the consistent need to wrestle for adequate funding.

Assistance animal means being able to reclaim autonomy and some extent of independence after years of care provider abuse and maltreatment.

Disabilities are inclusive of neurological, neuropsychiatric, psychosocial, chronic illness, some extents of physical impairment, and nonverbal full time AAC user.

( functional neurological disorder, seizures, Tourette's, and over 12 conditions impacting seizures, falls, balance, proprioception, dissociation, tics, motor capacity, speech loss and vocal atrophy, hyper mobility, fluctuating physical capacity and debilitating bouts of chronic illness. with some conditions being lifelong, and other progressing or deteriorating over time.)

an assistance animal would provide safe handling of medical episodes
autonomy and independence
crisis prevention
enable autonomous community participation
reduce severe crucial dependency on unsafe or inadequate external supports
harm reduction
increase physical and cognitive capacity

it costs over $60,000 to train, register and and qualify an assistance animal for public access, government regulations, and for the training to meet all the necessary tasks for the individuals disabilities and specific crucial supports and safe handling.

this amount is not required up front but training costs distributed across the years it takes to compete training.

unable to sustain life much longer without access to this specific support

any and every amount is community care for collective sustaining of trans disabled lives

every dollar or care taken to circulate is a tiny little realm of hope that maybe everything is going to being okay after a very very long time
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Melbourne, VIC

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