#Disabilities

Sarah Blahovec

Sblahov

I'm browsing @TrainDems trainings for Democrats who want to run for office. They don't seem to have an accessibility statement or ways to request accommodations for their trainings. Then I

Fiona Robertson 🌌

FionaSnp

CW: child murder, ableismNot giving Pearson a boost by QTing, but christ. Murdering children isn't OK just because they're disabled.In almost every case like this, sympathy is for the murderer.

Patrick Leblond

PRLeblond

For our second luncheon webinar, superbly moderated by @JennWallner, we had another great group of expert panelists who shone a particular light on the benefits and challenges of sending children

The Telegraph

Telegraph

Disabled people are facing a jobs crisis, which has been made worse by the coronavirus pandemic.Research has also shown that people with disabilities reported the highest levels of loneliness in

Justine Manzano

justine_manzano

I suffer from fibromyalgia and scoliosis as well as depression, anxiety, and ADHD. I am most certainly disabled. And this is a thread about how, no matter how well meaning

Harry Paul (he/him)

_HarryPaul_

1/ Lots of news lately about #LongCovid. It will get more frantic as new data comes out. Some physicians with huge platforms talk about "not running too fast!"The medical narrative

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-

Caitlin 🏳️‍🌈

walshcaitlin

"The CDC also maintains a separate list of conditions that “might” increase a person’s risk of serious illness from the virus — ...asthma, cystic fibrosis, and *immune deficiencies* are among

Lesley A. Tarasoff, PhD

latarasoff

We now know that more women with disabilities are becoming pregnant: https://www.ajog.org/article/S0002-9378(19)31355-9/fulltext There is growing evidence that women with disabilities are at increased risk for pregnancy-related complication

Jane Bernal 🌈

SJaneBernal

Expecting the Unexpected. When death is expected, people can plan for it, think about what care they want when dying, where they might die, make a 'bucket-list', use Palliative Care

Daniel Sohege

stand_for_all

I didn't realise "oxygen thief" was a legitimate reason for not wearing a mask. I'm autistic and asthmatic. I have PTSD and anxiety, and you know what. I still wear

cici

hrrylml

why you should stop using fonts. — a thread i can’t believe i’m fucking making first off, disabilities aren’t chosen. people can’t help that they can’t read because of being

Montana Budget

MontanaBudget

HAPPENING NOW: Chrmn Regier starting point motion cuts $965 million in all funds from DPHHS base budget. We will share cuts by division in next tweets. #MTPol #MTLeg DISAB. EMPL

The People’s Pool

PeoplesPool

Today is the UN's International Day of People With Disabilities (@IDPwDUK).To mark the day, we're celebrating four swimmers, starting with superstar Paralympian @EllieSimmonds1, multiple gold medallist and 200m world record

UoR Careers

UniRdg_Careers

Today is International Day of Persons with Disabilities so we wanted to highlight the support we have available for students in #UoRCareers in this thread #IDPWD #IDPWD2020 Firstly, we offer

Ian Birrell

ianbirrell

Last November @MattHancock promised me that he intended to resolve the scandal of people with autism and learning disabilities locked up in abusive detention. He pledged to free the first

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