#Disability

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
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Thread: Sorry to rant but over the past 48 hours i've seen multiple posts explaining that sunflower lanyards are a mask exemption lanyard that are handed out by Doctors and
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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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Darth Maul & Disabled VillainsA thread:I get asked a lot about #ttrpg #dnd villains and disability. In popular media, you often find villains who are disabled because disfigurement and "body
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It's sapping so much of my family's energy that my sister is being told by @jlandpartners to travel on public transport for over an hour to do stocktake in the
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This is an extremely important updated report from the UK where they are tracking #COVID19 mortality risk in disabled people from @ONS - We cannot compare their findings to our
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So I've been informally/formally researching #disability cultural centers and desperately want to find a way to engage more in discussions about them. So here's a thread and some logorrhea for
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To add another perspective on this, here is the reality facing those of us with IRC funding/ studying a PhD and a disability (A thread).My wheelchair friendly accommodation costs €800
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do you have an audio-visual disability? here are some classic signs you might.+ you frequently need people to repeat themselves for you to understand them + you need silence when
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Ok so there is a very common thing that happens when fat activists talk about the history and harms of fad diets and especially when referring to specific onesSomeone eventually
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Do you know what an Australian Disability Enterprise (ADE) is? Formally known as sheltered workshops, they are places of 'supported employment' for disabled people. People are paid as little as
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hey mentally ill people? you’re allowed to be disabled.mental health treatment is SO loaded to the brim with the idea that “can’t” is a bad word. i had to get
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Neurotypical writers, read this thread. Read it carefully.And then imagine an autistic kid picking up this book (or too many books like this).https://twitter.com/emmaferrierx/status/1326583721756139527 Also, in case you're wondering: Th
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if you think fat politics or disability justice are about "loving yourself" and nothing more, can I suggest: read a fucking book or something I don't know anyone who is
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24 day #ADA30, important to highlight a difficult & frequently ignored topic, society labeling us a vulnerable pop. that needs to be protected. Society created a system where we become
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Thread:1.What does disability offer as a category of historical analysis? Why does #DisHist matter?Here is an eg:Born in Sardinia, Antonio Gramsci (1891–1937) lived with physical disability, possibly due to Pott's
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