#Ableist

Today’s news about @DHughesy isn’t news and I’m pretty tired of unproductive cancel culture.This is my friend Paul West.He lived with a stutter his whole life then overcame it. He
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This #maternity stats infographic has been shared by @TeamOUHMat @OUHospitals & @OxfordshireM as OUH Trust has joined numerous others in producing these each month. This thread asks some Qs of
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Dearest comrades.Stop gatekeeping behind academic language, flowerly language and verbage. It's classiest as fuck. Stop alpha-nerding over the ancient scrolls. So what if someone gets their politics from Comrade Malone,
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I know this definitely isn’t the most pressing issue facing the country in the next 4 years, but as a person who stutters I wanted to share some thoughts about
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My New Years resolution was to stop tweeting about my experiences (particularly those with institutional ableism/oppression) in ways that leave me feeling exposed/vulnerable.However, I’ve been feeling a little conflicted about
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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
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I've been reading up on the Reckful (@Byron) situation and seeing the kind of comments he received is horrifying.I deal with suicidality every day at work; suicide hotlines are great,
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I don't see the difference between this and "video games cause mass shootings", including the implicit ableism towards neurodiversity.https://twitter.com/JYSexton/status/1355621787724341255 The media outlets paving the way for
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Welp. I wasn't gonna say anything but now that she's blocked me, I can go on a rant about how extremely bad of a take "bimbo is a slur" is!
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Helping with accessibility and disability activism is a lot like academia. People say that the more you learn, the less you think you know.Well, the more that you do within
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A lot of rhetoric that assumes particular acts to be neutral or inherently good is not helpful. I'm thinking, for some reason, of how reading is characterized. I used to
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I have been noticing my developing numbness to covid. People say “don’t get numb to this” so I respond by reading sad news articles to pull at my heart strings.
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I say this as a member of several oppressed groups: I really don't jive with using "Listen to [members of x oppressed group]!" as a blanket statement.1) I've seen it
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The same tired argument: why are y'all always so adamant about adding accessibility?A counter: why are y'all so staunchly against it? Like listen to what you legit just asked: 'why
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This man is about to be the GOP's Obama. Watch him.https://twitter.com/nymag/status/1329706577511804928 He's straight out of central casting. He's built a motivational speaking career after being partially paralyzed in a car
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do san hate (except its han jipyeong) #startup #StartUpEp15 #TeamDosan #dodal #namzy as usual (canny believe i have to write disclaimers fml):i don't hold any of this against JP or
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