#Disability

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
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THREAD: Over the next few weeks you're bound to hear loads more about low traffic neighbourhoods. But who are the real winners in an LTN? 1) Pedestrians 2) Cyclists 3)
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Ableist jokes you need to cut out right now, a thread I'll keep adding to:- Making fun of slow walkers- Making fun of someone walking 'weird'- Jokes about wheelchair users
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Because the #healthlaw and #bioethics issues around #covid19 and #disability are moving so quickly, I've posted an open-access draft, "Why Disability Law Permits Evidence-Based Triage," to SSRN: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/pa
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I happened upon the trailer for @Sia's film last night, and I was so disgusted. Full stop. Not just at the casting, but to me the entire premise is ableist
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I'm so angry that @ravelry is still trying to sweep their #RavelryAccessibility mess under the rug. By all appearances, it looks like they're banking on the fact that the majority
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Thread: Pre-COVID we gave a lot of in-person presentations at conferences/invited talks. It is essential I'm there so I can do my job. These venues are not always accommodating for
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Gamersโ„ข are the actual worst. Let's talk about what people mean when they say critical things about gamers. For starters they don't mean all gamers. It's short hand for the
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Having 3 kids at school has freed up my time for admin and being angry so here are my thoughts on my son Benโ€™s secondary school application (How is he
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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
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hello!! september is national service dog awareness month. there is a ton of misinformation about service dogs so each day this month iโ€™m going to add to this thread with
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Little slideshow I made for y'all of Albert Blithe on a post-war training parachute jump while at Fort Bragg, NC, with 82nd Airborne Division, who he served with from 1953
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BRACE FOR CLICHE POSITIVITYDon't apologize for enjoying things. If you love something no matter how superfluous or stupid it may seem you should pour your heart and soul into it.
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One of the things we try to do is call out to a couple creators that have worked with us or even just look inspiring! With our past two shows
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Friendly reminder for your timeline: #BlackDisabledLivesMatter, a thread: 1. Leroy Moore @kriphopnation - Writer, Speaker, Krip Hop Artist and long time disability advocate shares his perspective on representation in the
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a thread on chronic illness, disability + astrology !! ๐ƒ๐ˆ๐’๐‚๐‹๐€๐ˆ๐Œ๐„๐‘:1. i have fibromyalgia and hashimotoโ€™s, and i will be speaking more towards the issues i have personal experience with2.
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