#Disability

Nicole on Wheels ♿️✊😷

holyspacemonkey

1/ In the #ButtigiegConfirmation hearing @SenDuckworth focused on local job creation & achieving infrastructure for all. Here’s a transcript of her remarks and questions on the latter, as well as

Christopher -- Famous in Nigeria.

BowmanDev

When I lived in my van I earned $800/month on a disability payment.One day while going to Arby's with some friends I saw a sign from a homeless woman on

Imani Barbarin, MAGC | Crutches&Spice ♿️

Imani_Barbarin

Ok, It’s later and I’m ready to talk about it:Other than the fact you all left us to die one of the most infuriating aspects to 2020 is that during

jay Dragon ✨ No Pronouns

jdragsky

A short thread of things people end up realizing about ability and class but I wish they'd hear sooner, in no particular order. I'm happy to elaborate on any of

Julia Bascom

JustStimming

As a disabled person, my biggest concern is not "stigma." It's structural oppression. Absolutely, these things are related to/reinforce each other! But someone’s feelings about my disability become way less

Mali

vanamalihermans

Today you can make a commitment to reading up on disability justice for #IDPWD. I'm going to share lots of resources below, written by disabled people. So much love and

Atheendar Venkataramani

atheendar

New @UWMadisonCFS working paper from our @OppforHealthLab team (Lizzie Bair, @RourkeOBrien, me) on the impacts of labor market #automation on #disability insurance applications and #mortality among working age adults.https://cfsrdrc.wisc.ed

Eb Defender of Upholstery

EbThen

Literally just read someone say that it's "split down the middle" on people who prefer to be called "differently-abled" vs. "Disabled".I know there are a very few who prefer the

Buffy Wicks

BuffyWicks

Today marks the 30th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act—a major milestone in the fight for disability rights.But the fight for justice continues. Thread on progress made, and promises

OT Laura

CommunityLD_OT

I’ve seen a lot of comments today with people not believing that people with learning disabilities (PWLD) are having DNAR’s put on them unnecessarily. Yes it’s true, it’s disgusting and

@WeAreDisabled: @cheesepickles

WeAreDisabled

I'm not going to have a lot of time to tweet today, but I just wanted to introduce the topic: what do we think of when we think of sex

Pearson In The Wind

LukeLPearson

'Diversity and Inclusion' in corporate Australia is fucked... in case you're not familiar with the space or the issues within it, let me juxtapose the actual concepts with what most

Mary🍄🐛

MaryKarberg

Rocky Myers is a 53 year old black man with an intellectual disability, who was stuck with an incompetent lawyer and convicted on evidence from a key witness who has

Liz Kendall

leicesterliz

In 2011, the Winterbourne View scandal revealed appalling & criminal abuse of people with learning disabilities & autism in hospital inpatient units. Today we hear, once again, too little has

Erin soroS

ErinsoroS

This week I was asked by my friend, the writer and advocate A.H. Reaume, to read her medical records and attest to the reality of her disability. She is trying

Steven Spohn (Spawn)

stevenspohn

I refer to myself as "profoundly disabled" - it's an elegant way of saying I need a lot of tech & assistance to complete the activities of everyday life.Often, someone

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