#Disabilities

Rising Flame

RisingFlameNow

When the #MeToo movement came to our screens and timelines, there was an obvious gap : very few women with disabilities spoke up. The glaring gap said a lot

Financial Times

FinancialTimes

People with disabilities in England should be given priority for vaccination against Covid-19, according to leading charities. Here’s what you need to know https://www.ft.com/content/bc616b88-0368-43e9-94b7-a715ef456685 Official data show

Jamila Rizvi

JamilaRizvi

Can I tell you a secret? My husband is scared to leave us at home alone. Our child is well behaved, I’m a confident, capable adult and so... what’s the

Bethany Lilly

bethanylilly

So, you've seen disability advocates getting worked up about the initial Biden plan not including us. That's because of the "long-term care" part mentioned as something to be included in

Rebecca Cokley

RebeccaCokley

Today the Supreme Court takes up California v. Texas today, and if they rule to overturn the ACA, it will create chaos for people with disabilities and chronic illnesses, and

Tammy Duckworth

SenDuckworth

I owe more than I can say to the thousand activists who came together 30 years ago—the dozens who got out of their wheelchairs & crawled up the 83 steps

Joshua E Perry

RIP_JEP

Let me put my REALTOR cap on for a minute... Houston Assoc of Realtors isn’t the first group to avoid the word “master” and they won’t be the last. It’s

Ai-jen Poo

aijenpoo

Thread: Today is the 30th anniversary of the Americans w/ Disabilities Act! This historic legislation enshrined many basic rights for people with disabilities.Disabled organizers continue fighting 4 a fully accessible,

Judy Heumann

judithheumann

Each month, my friend Nanette Goodman will highlight important statistics about disability in our series called #FactsThenAct where we highlight the strengths and limitations of data as well as knowing

Exeter Guild

ExeterGuild

For International Day of People with Disabilities, we’ve highlighted the experiences of some of our amazing students with disabilities. A huge thank you to Ruby, Gemma, Skye and Scarlett for

Amanda Leduc ♿️

AmandaLeduc

Writer friends, I have a question for you. I often see or hear many people talk openly about their disabilities both online & in person, but many of these same

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

Chris Dodd

auriclus

I did a presentation for the @CanadaCouncil staff this afternoon. The topic was their “Expanding the Arts II” initiative for supporting and expanding Deaf and Disability Arts. I made some

Carlo Garganese

carlogarganese

THREAD ON ESPN v HARRY KANE The behaviour of these 3 ESPN colleagues towards Harry, especially the lady & producer, sums up the attitude towards disability in football, media &

🌿Punk Uncle who wants to beat up Constantine🌿🎃

PunkRockPagan

Norse Paganism is, in my view, has the worst possible gods for fascists to worship. Other pantheons likely have similar deities, so this is not meant to invalidate them, but

Sister Helen Prejean

helenprejean

The SCOTUS voted to allow the federal government to execute Alfred Bourgeois despite the fact that he is intellectually disabled with an IQ measured between 70-75. Justice Sotomayor published a

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