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Ember November - #WearTheDamnMask

ember_november

THREAD:My sister works with a man with Down Syndrome once a week. He likes photography, and she has been teaching him. They try something different every week - portraits, landscapes,

Bianca Woods

eGeeking

Looks like we're going to be discussing "person-first language" versus "identity-first language" again this week, so buckle in!...https://twitter.com/learningsolpub/status/1357011589547909121 ... When it comes to tal

Alex Haagaard (they/them)

alexhaagaard

Hot take alert because I took a triptan yesterday and I can't focus on anything other than this here bird site:Invisible disability doesn't (or shouldn't) refer to what the general

Mean Fat Girl- 🏳️‍🌈💄

Artists_Ali

Ok so there is a very common thing that happens when fat activists talk about the history and harms of fad diets and especially when referring to specific onesSomeone eventually

Ben Andrews

BenAndrewsINC

Exclusion is bad for business #PurpleTuesday is a day dedicated to improving the customer experience for disabled people - here’s a thread with some top tips.#DisabledTwitter, please feel free to

Sparrow/Liz (semi-hiatus)

UntoNuggan

Last time my doctor's office called about my payment for a telemedicine visit, I tried explaining I had to call back because it would take me like 20 minutes to

Annie #insulin4all #BLM

AnnieJankovic

Hey diabetics, why do you think you're different than every other person with a serious health condition? Why the "but I'M not disabled!!" What makes diabetes different? Because it's not

Megan Lynch

may_gun

Why should abled people care about & fight for access for disabled people? Y'know, besides the fact that disabled people are people? (Thread:)You or someone you love could easily become

Brianna Bell ♿️

briannasbell

Most of a fear of ageing is just ableism (specifically, fear of disability) if we’re being real about things, right? Am I missing something here? Context: that thing where a

mssocietyuk

mssocietyuk

The Disability Benefits Consortium (DBC) asked disabled people what impact #COVID19 has had on their financial situation.Today, they published the results of their survey. Read more: http://mssoc.uk/3pKQEJ3 (1/4) In response

Cole (he/him)

semispeaking

I just came to think of the summer I spent doing an “internship” at a farm, earning $1.60/hour in some of the hardest work I’ve done in my life. There

PDX Disabled Comrade Collective

PDXAccessible

Hi. Alt-text discourse is back again, it never goes away, really. I just took a shower and I am full of shower thoughts.So, prepare to be lambasted with my thoughts

Amy Hassett

AmyHassett

To add another perspective on this, here is the reality facing those of us with IRC funding/ studying a PhD and a disability (A thread).My wheelchair friendly accommodation costs €800

Wisse I was at #ConZealand

wissewords

#ConNZealand Technology for Disability in the Real World and in Speculative Fiction #DisabilityTechInSF panel is just startedWith Dr. Hirotaka Osawa, Dr Farah Mendlesohn, Elsa Sjunneson and Lars Backstrom (Mod) #ConNZealand

Erica 🌿

ericabgale

Ok some leftist men, especially white leftist men, slide right past substantive criticism of women directly into sexism/misogynoir SO quickly This is not a new critique but some of you

Monica Verduzco-Gutierrez, MD

MVGutierrezMD

Dear #MedTwitter, Please do not make statements assuming a person with a major disability has a poor quality of life. This is ableism. 1/https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/11968402/disabled-man-died-texas-docs-refused-to-treat/ 2/St. David’s D

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