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Non disabled people are appalled that teenagers don’t believe Helen Keller was real.
I’m blind & grown adults are SHOCKED all the damned time that I work, own a home & can use the Internet.
The ignorance of these young people is on you. You failed to educate yourselves & them.
I’m blind & grown adults are SHOCKED all the damned time that I work, own a home & can use the Internet.
The ignorance of these young people is on you. You failed to educate yourselves & them.
This ignorance is what excludes disabled people from society.
If an entire generation is growing up thinking someone who is Deafblind is completely incapable, they won't employ a Deafblind person or think they can live an independent life.
This is your ignorance to fix now.
If an entire generation is growing up thinking someone who is Deafblind is completely incapable, they won't employ a Deafblind person or think they can live an independent life.
This is your ignorance to fix now.
So here I am, a disabled person educating you.
Here are the resources you need to start learning about disability, about the experiences of Deafblind people & the barriers disabled people face because of ignorant negative attitudes.
Here are the resources you need to start learning about disability, about the experiences of Deafblind people & the barriers disabled people face because of ignorant negative attitudes.
First up, here are all the Deafblind people you should follow on twitter.
Read @HabenGirma's incredible book as a starting point.
@JonAttenborough
@stevemorris11
@EllenWatson95
@snarkbat
@alexandra_DBmed
@madmoohells
@TeviTweets https://www.twelvebooks.com/titles/haben-girma/haben/9781538728727/
Read @HabenGirma's incredible book as a starting point.
@JonAttenborough
@stevemorris11
@EllenWatson95
@snarkbat
@alexandra_DBmed
@madmoohells
@TeviTweets https://www.twelvebooks.com/titles/haben-girma/haben/9781538728727/
Here is how blind people use the internet. 
https://twitter.com/BlondeHistorian/status/1304694000834707456?s=20
https://twitter.com/BlondeHistorian/status/1304694000834707456?s=20
Employ a disability inclusion specialist to deliver online training to your workplace, community group or even your friends & family.
@incllewsion
@HannahPopsy
@BlindDad_Uk
@KieranRose7
@MikScarlet
@shonalouiseblog
@LiamODellUK
@lilririah
@InclusionLondon
@CarrieALightley
@incllewsion
@HannahPopsy
@BlindDad_Uk
@KieranRose7
@MikScarlet
@shonalouiseblog
@LiamODellUK
@lilririah
@InclusionLondon
@CarrieALightley
Home schooling your kids at the moment?
Get them off TikTok & teach them some disability culture & history.
Read @HabenGirma's book together. Listen to @greg_jenner great podcasts, follow @DisHistBlog & watch @CripCampFilm on Netflix.
Resources here https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/disability-awareness-for-children-11174359
Get them off TikTok & teach them some disability culture & history.
Read @HabenGirma's book together. Listen to @greg_jenner great podcasts, follow @DisHistBlog & watch @CripCampFilm on Netflix.
Resources here https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/disability-awareness-for-children-11174359
Another fun way to educate yourself about disability? Hang out with us, we're just people.
My online pub @TheStayingInn is a community space for disabled people.
We have fun quizzes, hosted by disabled, blind & deaf people, bring your kids.
Sign up here
https://www.thestayinginn.org.uk/subscribe/
My online pub @TheStayingInn is a community space for disabled people.
We have fun quizzes, hosted by disabled, blind & deaf people, bring your kids.
Sign up here
https://www.thestayinginn.org.uk/subscribe/
My online pub has @TheStayingInn has a whole catch up section. You can listen to & learn from disabled people.
We dance, we craft, we write books, we take on Parliament, we are gamers & influencers!
(We are fundraising for transcripts)
https://www.thestayinginn.org.uk/catchup/
We dance, we craft, we write books, we take on Parliament, we are gamers & influencers!
(We are fundraising for transcripts)
https://www.thestayinginn.org.uk/catchup/
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We need your support to keep running accessible events.
Please donate what you can & RT https://www.paypal.com/pools/c/8r0oJVBLT2
