#Disability

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ZenMeoww

"it's an illness, not a disability."..... do y'all know how disabilities typically start?do y'all know what chronic illness entails?do y'all know how disabled lives usually end?this argument actually hurts my

Brianne Benness

bennessb

I feel like every day there are new reasons for building more precise vocabulary that phases out using visible & invisible as a self-evident disability binary.It means such different things

Chloe, PhD 🥽🧪🔬🦠🧫🧬

LabGirl_Chloe

The narrative that all disabilities/chronic illnesses will disappear as medicine/technology improves is both incorrect and harmful. First, this narrative helps drive the idea that disability/CI is always bad and SHOULD

Florian Beijers

zersiax

true. Nobody rises above disability. You rise above arbitrary barriers others put in the way and are subsequently admired for being forced to outwit the system. Yes, that is as

Laura Brown

AuthorLBrown

Hard truth time on writing disabilities:Unless you have first hand experience, assume everything you know is false. So much of the common knowledge out there is not based on facts,

tony kurian

mtonykurian

Today is #internationaldayofpeoplewithdisability . dear non-disabled folks, this day is about us but it is a day for you as well. try and be good allies. World is a better

CYDA

CydaAu

Following the health advice should be everyone's number one priority during #COVIDVic. A close second should be ensuring the right supports are available for all children and young people, including

⚫️ winterchild

notwaving

Today is #InternationalDayofDisabledPeople or #InternationalDayofPeoplewithDisabilities or whatever version of PFL you prefer. I've seen so many posts lauding disabled bloggers and influencers, columnists and celebrities but I need to t

Cait S. Kirby (she/her)

caitskirby

I tweeted this because I attended a talk about equity and inclusion with 600+ other folks where we were told that "differently abled" is preferable to "disabled" because disabled is

Liz Johnson

lizjohnson_gb

#IDPD 2020:Disability is not a negative word. I spend a lot of my life advocating for authentic inclusion. Disability should not be feared, avoided, shamed, ignored or pitied. It

Sara Luterman

slooterman

We talk about inspiration porn a lot in the disability community, but we need to talk more about the incredible financial and social pressure to be an inspiration porn star.https://twitter.com/noamgershony/status/1275725441211543554

Venessa Wong

venessawong

The impact of the pandemic on people with disabilities has been devastating. America's disability insurance system (SSDI) provides benefits that put many recipients at or near poverty levels. COVID-19 prevents

Rebecca Cokley

RebeccaCokley

Disability Rundown at #DemConvention We had a visible presence. Yet minimal disability nuance & no shoutout from principals :(1st mention: Pres. Clinton 2nd mention: Harris staffWorst mention: voting for 45

TUCEquality

TUCEquality

Today is #DisabilityPayGap day.That’s the day disabled workers stop getting paid for the rest of the year. That means disabled workers work 60 days a year for free. TUC research

Sister Helen Prejean

helenprejean

The SCOTUS voted to allow the federal government to execute Alfred Bourgeois despite the fact that he is intellectually disabled with an IQ measured between 70-75. Justice Sotomayor published a

Lisa Marie Walters

TheLisaWalters

Someone just praised me for not letting my disability “define” me and when I read that it honestly hurt me so much. Because my disability, Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, defines almost every

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