#Ableism

Johnnie Jae aka The Brown Ball of Fury

johnniejae

People think my partner and I are overreacting because of the measures that we have in place to keep me safe but this is why. I'm an Indigenous woman who

christine liu 🌿

christineliuart

Sharing this old article bc I want folks to recognize that bigoted comments like "you only got accepted because of affirmative action" make people feel like frauds.We sometimes call it

Michael Ausbun II

michaelausbun

Many questions right now on Twitches decision to remove "Blind walk through," as a tag on the basis of ableism. –a thread Disability identity and the way we engage with

Marianne Madoré

MarianneMadore

Hi! this week, the undergrad students in the course I teach at brooklyn college will choose their final grade (and I won't spend a minute grading this semester yay!). i

Nicole Lee Schroeder

Nicole_Lee_Sch

It's disability pride month so here's a list of some of the ableist practices I hear in the academy all the time/have dealt with:My grad school wouldn't postpone my enrollment

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smallerrors

learning fat politics is like putting on glasses you had no idea you needed. suddenly you can see everything in shocking detail, more than you thought possible.https://twitter.com/tommyinboots/status/1343630251805585409 there's a common

Arielle Ivy 💕🧜‍♀️

Arielle_Ivy

Today is the 30th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act! Here’s some facts about what it’s like living as a disabled person with that law in place. This is

Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg

TheRaDR

"Gevalt!!! Never give up hope! There is no despair." -Rebbe Nahman of Breslov, late 18th c. UkraineA thread about this statement, during a time when a lot of us are

Akanksha Mehta

AjeebAurat

1/ I had the first dose of the AstraZeneca Oxford vaccine yest morning ('clinically extremely vulnerable') & of course, I am relieved, but can't stop thinking about people with illness

Amy Sekhar♿️

frocine

#WhyDisabledPeopleDropOut A thread. As a former faculty member, I have heard several colleagues complain about accommodations as being frivolous. If they are willing to say these things in front of

Cheri Blauwet, MD

CheriBlauwetMD

I hope people will take some time to read this new landmark study in @Health_Affairs by Dr. Lisa Iezzoni of @MonganHealthPol & colleagues, demonstrating the profound ableism that still exists

akemi homura

akemi_homura_18

While I get the point you’re trying to make, I want to deconstruct some of these points here with some friendly constructive criticism from the perspective of someone with schizophrenia

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NoGimmicksAP

CW/TW-Exercise,shaming,ableism I don't know how long it will take me to get through this thread but i got home, i looked at my YouTube subscriptions and a video reminded me

Cait S. Kirby (she/her)

caitskirby

Today is #StutteringAwarenessDay and a #presidential #debate day in which a stutterer will likely be bullied by another candidate.This is a polite request that, if you do not currently stutter,

AutisticSciencePerson

AutSciPerson

Me: Made a thread about how people don't understand hyperacusis and give advice that obviously I've already tried.This person only a few tweets into the thread: I only tweeted this

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ckjong

La Guilde (an employer's association that represents the interests of a large number of bosses in the Québec game industry) recently announced their "diversity and inclusion plan." I have a

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