#Disabilities

Dr. Yona Lunsky

yonalunsky

Rich info from @MGHDownSyndrome and #COVID for families in the Down syndrome community - some specific details to Massachusetts - But valuable elsewhere too (and a nice link to our

Caleb M. Powers

CalebMPowers

I honestly hate this weird anti-ablism movement that glorifies disabilities instead of seeing them properly as bad things. Like, I get that it's unkind to look down on someone for

Fʀᴀɴᴋ Lᴏᴠᴇs Aᴍᴇʀɪᴄᴀ 🇺🇸

FrankRamblings

My diabetes kicked my ASS this week. For those unfamiliar, let me explain what it’s like to live with a chronic autoimmune disease. (1/x) So what exactly IS Type 1

Claire Melamed

clairemelamed

I’m opening a new shoe shop (crazy, in these times of economic chaos, but bear with me) & I’ve decided that I’ll just sell average-sized women’s shoes (size 6 in

Ophelia Ravencroft

voteophelia

A rant re. trails.Dear privileged St. John's folks:Some of you are way too comfortable invalidating people with disabilities so you can keep your trails just how you like them for

Adil Abdulla

Adil_Abdulla

THREAD re: online bar examsI wrote the barrister exam in person and, as of today, the solicitor exam online. The latter was dramatically better. If anyone at @LawSocietyLSO is reading

Amanda

akmcclen

Deconstruction is okay, to a point. It’s okay to change your beliefs, especially when you realize what you believed before was toxic/harmful/unloving/not actually in the Bible. If you replace that,

Marissa Lingen

MarissaLingen

Today the @StarTribune ran an article on substance abuse and MH support during the pandemic, which is important and I'm glad they're covering it.Pandemic stressors they listed: "social isolation, job

Jonathan Marron MD MPH

JonMarronMD

Out now: Our paper on "State Government Crisis Standards of Care Guidelines: Implications for Patients with Cancer" https://ja.ma/3oqa2tO via @JAMAOnc of @JAMANetwork Kudos to our @DanaFarber @DanaFarberNews team for their

Helen Rosner

hels

Being totally brain-rotted by Trumpism, Q, etc. is mental weakness, not mental illness Racism, sexism, homophobia, xenophobia, the love of guns, the love of power are not psychological or neurological

Evander v ♿

soul_into_hades

Abled people really make so many assumptions about disability and then use it to police who's "really" disabled.The majority of wheelchair users are not paralysed. Many can stand and walk

Shubha

Shubha_a

(a thread) Street protests are important and those who are able to join, my great appreciation for them. However, let’s also talk about limitation of street based protests….... Matters related

Dr Kathryn Starnes

IR_MotherGoose

I'm signing off for the next two weeks for a break. I won't be finishing up a bit of writing, drafting a think piece or catching up on academic reading.

Matt from Gun

mattshotcha

Here's your periodic reminder that the phrase "REEEE" is actually pretty shitty and mocks people with disabilities, including Autistic and Non-Verbal children.This isn't a "stretch" or being overly sensitive, it&

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propjoesays

im gonna get on a soapbox i really hate juxtapositions like this and im gonna tell you whyhttps://twitter.com/ProjectLincoln/status/1292213856152977415 and it’s not just one sided. i hate the conversations about speculating

Morgan Polikoff

mpolikoff

My colleague Patricia Burch and I worked with @Ed4Excellence on a new survey of 500 LA teachers, out today. Full results are here, but here's a short thread with some

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