#Disability

Kaitlyn

BlytheByName

Re: “diverse” casting in Australian TV. I will just say. The Kates did an episode on disability and they sought out disabled actors for every. single. role. I attended an

Feminist Batman

TheFemBat

No two disabilities are the same. Not even if they’re the same disability. We all have different experiences and different coping mechanisms. There isn’t a hierarchy to disability. Acknowledging the

Neal Carter

nealcarter

This shouldn't have to be said but I'm going to make it plain, Judith Heumann might be your disability elder but she will never be mine. I don't give space

Cheri Blauwet, MD

CheriBlauwetMD

From the @POTUS National Strategy for #COVID19:"..HHS will optimize data collection ... to increase the availability of data by race, ethnicity, geography, disability, and other demographic variables, as feasible."Full link

Deven Rue ~ Commissions Closed

DevenRue

A different perspective on perception from a visually impaired person (i.e. why my DMs don't have me roll with disadvantage if my character is partially blind): Its our first outing

Irwin Gill

IrwinGill

THREAD: I hope this mistake can be used as an opportunity to learn why this kind of language is bad.The Minister isn't the only person to say things like this-

Miriam Mirwitch

miriammirwitch

Had some questions about disability self identification in Labour.Yes, Neurodiversity (including dyslexia, dyspraxia, ADHD and autism) counts as a disability.Yes, mental health conditions count as disabilities too.There is a huge

Our_Objects

our_objects

Hello and welcome to #MuseumsUnlocked day 128 (9th December) and our focus today is on DISABILITY. I am so excited to be taking part in this co-curation between @MuseumsUnlocked and

AutisticSciencePerson

AutSciPerson

Right when this trailer came out, in terms of not casting a disabled actor, it reminded me a lot of the movie Wonder and how I felt when that child

Benal Johnson

benaljohnson

While I appreciate inclusive design getting more interest in the public forum, I think there's a dangerous underpinning to articles like this one. I like to call it "design saviorism"

Mencap

mencap_charity

Before #COVID, people with a #LearningDisability were more likely to die avoidably and die younger. This data shows pandemic's impact - the COVID death rate of people with a learning

Mx. T. 🐡

meringutang

Some SFF authors really don’t want to hear anything about disability that disagrees with their own (inaccurate) views. They especially don’t want to be educated by disabled people about how

Practice Moving with Tommy

PracticeMoving

So @AndrewVCuff's opened up can of worms. Last night he questioned our use of therabands, should we fund the use?My immediate answer: No, we shouldn't. Rather than blurt that response

Adrian Carroll

adrian_carroll

Respectfully, I disagree, & I hope that we start moving away moving away from using such language. Many disabled people find #specialneeds offensive, as it sets the discourse around is

lindsey

txdiabetic

can we start telling kids w t1d that they are disabled. the realization of that as an adult was unnecessarily uncomfortable thank you It seems so many abled people/caregivers don't

Alex Haagaard (they/them)

alexhaagaard

We’re doing social model discourse tonight so here’s some stuff to know:a) the social model, as originally formulated, explicitly defined disability as the oppression that is experienced by those whose

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