Are you disabled?

[Hellhawk666]

...and from what i can gather, the world's worst case of tinitus (sounds like someone's spraying aerosol cans into my ears, 24/7 - very loud, never stops)

Sympathy, from a fellow sufferer. Those who don't have it can't imagine how maddening it can be - the only silence you ever experience is during sleep.

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But I really love when its raining heavy, because I can't hear it then.

Mine is loud enough so I can't hear the sound of rain on the roof, which sucks

 

[Joe Spivey]

Not disabled, just old and arthritic.

Using a HOTAS makes the game much easier for me, and my hands don't ache like they do after using a KB for a couple of hours.

This ^^^ I suffer from pretty bad arthritis which means my fingers no longer dance across the keyboard. So, although I wouldn't call myself disabled in the real world, it does affect my game play. For that reason I am voting yes for the purpose of this poll.

Edited to add. Never mind, I need glasses too it seems.

 

[RValhalla]

Combat disabled, tinnitus/PTSD/shot knees+back from service... Only affects my play in that I have to spend more for a quality desk chair, but that's offset by the fact that I work 100% telecommuting (usually whilst I play Elite) so I write it off internally as a job requirement.

Wouldn't change a thing even knowing where I'd be at this point. Life is good compared to how it could be.

 

[Silence Will Fall]

I have compulsive sneazing. So sometimes, I see multiple contacts on the scanner appearing all at once.


I have not so great eyes, it affects my gameplay mostly when exploring, I have to get my nose up to screen to see some stars on map or if I want to check planet's skins on system map. So, not a big deal.

 

[Zyrilius]

Disabled, no, but I've had some interesting medical developments over the past few months.

 

[Troa Barton]

The poll is closed so I can't vote but I am disabled.
i have narcolepsy with cataplexy which means I can't control my sleep wake cycle. I can fall asleep randomly, take forever to wake up, and can't get to sleep when I need to.
this makes exploration nearly impossible since the sound in supercruise lulls me to sleep.
trading is manageable with music and a friend to talk to.
mining as it is right now is impossible to stay awake doing. Looking forward to 1.3 being a former space engineers player I miss mining.
ive even fallen asleep in conflict zones.. Thank goodness for anaconda shields and a friend that yelled at me when I turned red.

 

[Troa Barton]

Disabled, no, but I've had some interesting medical developments over the past few months.

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Oh man construction or motorcycle accident? That looks like it hurt. Plus rep for the avatar btw.

 

[Vladimir Seya]

Oh man construction or motorcycle accident? That looks like it hurt. Plus rep for the avatar btw.

I've seen that incision before, I'm going with removal of a growth of some kind, though you do look a bit young for that.

I hope you have a speedy recovery.

 

[Beornfrið]

I have had ME since 2000. I can't really leave the house unaided unless it's in the garden, can do most day to day things but in a limited fashion. Although medicine can't improve the illness itself I have to take quite a quantity to help with symptoms and that can bring its own problems. I can play Elite fairly comfortably but have lost ships due to hand spasms and have to frequently stop - mid fight or not - to move troublesome muscles etc. Voice comms are nigh-on impossible as my hearing is over-sensitive.

I managed to work for a few months years ago but tried to do too much too soon and relapsed badly. I've not been in the position to work since.

Out of desperation and a desire to push myself I wrote to Frontier asking for a job but they weren't interested. Alas!

 

[Arry]

No epileptics?

Interesting?

I am just a bit mental and old. Looking forward to re-finding my infant state.

Arry.

 

[gravityztr]

ok, im not disabled, but i can say neither normal as others are. we all have our little secrets

 

[Troa Barton]

I have had ME since 2000. I can't really leave the house unaided unless it's in the garden, can do most day to day things but in a limited fashion. Although medicine can't improve the illness itself I have to take quite a quantity to help with symptoms and that can bring its own problems. I can play Elite fairly comfortably but have lost ships due to hand spasms and have to frequently stop - mid fight or not - to move troublesome muscles etc. Voice comms are nigh-on impossible as my hearing is over-sensitive.

I managed to work for a few months years ago but tried to do too much too soon and relapsed badly. I've not been in the position to work since.

Out of desperation and a desire to push myself I wrote to Frontier asking for a job but they weren't interested. Alas!

I know the feeling man, employers tend to not like it when you fall asleep on the job. It's also hard to work a scheduled shift when you can't keep a schedule yourself.
Im also trying to find a job that will work with me, aside from starting my own and hoping my YouTube channel really takes off paying the bills is difficult to say the least.

 

[gravityztr]

me too this ''problem'' i have caused me lot of bad times, and unemployment.... no income... its a pain.

the worst is when people dont want to help you

 

[Jolly_Roger]

Have CFS/ME, have had it for about 8 years, maybe longer as my memory is so crap now I even have stickered my keyboard as I'd never remember all the keys otherwise.
Use a mouse too as have carpal tunnel in both wrists.
The CFS gives me loss of feeling in some of my fingers and toes and as a result of the CFS I also suffer from Fibromyalgia which gives me random muscle and joint pain anywhere in my body.
Tend to play for a couple hours at a time if I'm seated comfortably then get up and stretch and move about to relieve any pain, trapped nerves etc.

 

[darius359au]

Polls closed but I'm a yes but not in a way that effects play - well it can effect how long I sit in a chair ,My lower (lumber/sacral) spines held together with screws ,rods and fused bone because of a combination of a degenerative disease and and injury from the Army - surgery mostly worked but I'll probably be needing another level fused in the next couple of years.