medical assistance animal for queer trans disabled youth

community crowdfunding for a medical assistance animal (so-called aus equivalent of a service dog) for queer trans disabled youth.

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

Disabilities are inclusive of neurological, neuropsychiatric, psychosocial, chronic illness, some extents of physical impairment, and alternative communication.

( 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.)

Full time AAC user

limited support hours and diminishing capacity for independence

having trouble leaving the house without support

engaging in simple errands, medical appointments, navigating medical emergencies

accessing community or any community events

navigating public transport without others present

unable to qualify for license

MSN and severely limited access to support

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

the list is extremely extensive

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.

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