#Disability

Andy Elders

AndyElders

THREAD: We need to talk about mandatory minimums and the Bad Cases. Reform opponents want to use these cases to justify carve-outs or otherwise water down full abolition of mandatory

Steve Inskeep

NPRinskeep

On House floor, Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon says she agrees with the calls for unity, but says lawmakers should "come forward in unity to defend the country," not defend an

@TIGERinSTEMM

tigerinstemm

Currently questions are addressing the fact that the government has not yet provided a funding settlement for UKRI for next year and how this affects UKRI strategy. More broadly, I

sarah-tai black

sarahtai

in awe of the TIFF BLM re-brand when last year i was ghosted after having the gall to ask for more than the lowball number (which “covered” programming, marketing &

Steve Asbell is Drawing

steve_asbell

We autistics usually call it ‘masking’ as neurotypical, as if we consciously put on a facade to look neurotypical, whatever that happens to be.But we aren’t consciously ‘masking’ at all.

Michael (@[email protected])

HegKong

While the Federal Gov does not mandate the Covid vaccine, employers can, as the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has given employers around the country the green light to require

Aisling McNiffe #cocooning

McNiffecent

1/ #CareCantWait #VaccinateCarers @DonnellyStephen This is my son Jack, he is 15 yrs old. He has Down syndrome & rare auto-inflammatory disease. He has severe/profound intellectual disability, he is non

Kate Ryan

KateRyanWTOP

"Covid-19 poses risks to voters and to poll workers" -Dr. Joshua Sharfstein, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health "The virus is hoping a lot of people turn up to

Liz (tear down every statue of Andrew) Jackson

elizejackson

This is a thread about the New York Times and their failure to credit my business partner (@alexhaagaard) and myself. It's not just about that though. It's about a pattern. And

Eb Defender of Upholstery

EbThen

This is a QRT because the way this was worded helped me clarify some things.So here are some thoughts about offense vs. insult vs. harm, internalized ableism and changing cultures.https://twitter.com/tortoise_happy/status/127948945362776064

C.L. Polk

clpolk

All rightAustin did a thing, and as you might predict, while some people are saying "right on!" others are pearl clutching over how housing poor people creates a crime inferno

Tania 🇿🇦 Autistic Strategies Network

ekverstania

The production and launch of Sia's movie Music has left people divided. These are the main groups: 1. Those who listen to what nonspeaking autistic people say and who want

Jen 🤦🏻‍♀️

a_brick_house

My experience as in #autistic person as a student nurse & RN A thread! {Highlights my OWN experiences after diagnosis.}CW: Swearing, disability discrimination, ED 1. In my early 30’s, I

Prof Christopher Jackson

seis_matters

I took part in an interesting panel discussion (‘ImperialAction: Let's Talk Social Mobility’) last night for the @imperialcollege Working Class and First-Generation Network. Super-interesting to hear about what challenges remain

AUWU

AusUnemployment

More gleeful mockery from @SHamiltonian in response to our distress at his @BlueprintInsti1 proposal to spend $9 billion creating two classes of unemployed people instead of lifting us out of

Edward Nirenberg

ENirenberg

Hi guys. I just wanted to put a quick thread out here about a concern I'm seeing a lot today re vaccines for COVID-19 and their potential for long-term effects.

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