Last month’s tweet.... https://twitter.com/suzybie/status/1325037065822740481
Today’s news report for #IDPD2020? The perspective of able bodied people staffing a disability service and locating disabled people as a burden. Seriously poor editorial decisions being made here. https://www.rte.ie/news/dublin/2020/1203/1182041-day-of-persons-with-disabilities/ @WilliamsJon @rtenews
Important that disabled people not left behind - UN

The UN says an integrated approach is required to ensure that people with disabilities are not left behind after the pandemic.

https://www.rte.ie/news/dublin/2020/1203/1182041-day-of-persons-with-disabilities/
It is the narrative of burden and charity that has us poorly housed, dying younger, infantilised, denied access to justice and far less likely to have meaningful work. But sure light your building purple and rattle some buckets and cover disability through the able gaze.
One major disability service provider chose today to launch a raffle for a house for services. How is that respectful of rights?
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