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Jessica Diamond ♿ She/her

JessicaXDiamond

Thread on ableism in vegan communities. I asked the other day if people would be interested in this, and the answer was a resounding yes. I'd like to make some

Declan Gaffney

djmgaffneyw4

Further to my tweet about the identification of poverty with worklessness, an idea that has become increasingly unrealistic over the last 25 years, here is the breakdown of kids in

lex

postlexical

Did not make it 30 minutes into convention before a caucus claimed that medicare for all is “conservative and statist” and “should be replaced by councils of disabled advocates” Before

Laney

autistic_aurora

So, yesterday @overlistener asked me to write a thread on inspiration porn.I figured since some of this stuff needs to be said, I might as well say it. I’ll be

Angus Johnston

studentactivism

Specifically, it would raise the minimum wage to $9.50 on the day of passage, then by $1.50 one year later, increasing by $1.50 each year until it reached $15 in

Harriet L-S

harrielspencer

In 'Made to Move' @Chrisboardman says "our pavements need to pass the test of being accessible to all, especiallypedestrians, the partially sighted, and a parent with a buggy or double

Heather Morgan (she/her)👩‍🦼🏳️‍🌈 🇨🇦

poweredbylove2

For those who follow me outside of the disability world/Canada/both:Canada is currently having a discussion about Medically Assisted Suicide or #MAiD with #BillC7During a pandemic.While cutting/underfunding support for disabled services/inc

Office for National Statistics (ONS)

ONS

Adults reporting some form of depression has almost doubled during the pandemic, from 10% (July 2019 to March 2020) to 19% in June.Of all adults 13% had developed symptoms over

danika

danikation

the state of ontario's social justice tribunals is alarming. the HRTO is notoriously backlogged. the LTB is synonymous with dysfunction. the CICB was abolished. less is known about the social

Dr Emma Kennedy

EmmaKEdDev

Louder for those at the back: what you, an academic who has had some amateurish thoughts about disability, 'think' and 'feel' about disabled students' ability to learn is only relevant

🇨🇦🍁Cheryl🍁🇨🇦CANADA🍁🇨🇦

mini_bubbly

Releasing the start of this thread.This thread is about Alberta - UCP cuts and disastrous policies by Jason Kenney:December 05, 2020 • Worker Rights and SafetyProposed end to WCB fair

IBU WON (it/its) ♿️🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈☭

YemiteYowls

"this has a biological cause" does not in any way say "this thing needs to be cured" or "this thing is inferior" or "this thing is bad"it literally just says

The Autisticats

autisticats

“Autistic” is not a bad word. It’s a neutral, descriptive term that is very much preferred by autistic people ourselves. Much like Deaf people and Blind people, the majority of

Historic.ly

historic_ly

In World War I, we frequently had the phenomenon known as "Broken faces" that's because people would get hit with bullets or shrapnell and it would disfigure their face but

Steven Spohn (Spawn)

stevenspohn

PSA: "Reeeeee" is just as offensive as using the R-word. Its origins trace back to a meme making fun of the sound an autistic person was making when overstimulated.If you

Ana Mardoll

AnaMardoll

I've been saying this from the beginning. The issue isn't "would you die for this steak?" but rather "would you kill for this steak?"https://twitter.com/madamradams/status/1358853583312195584?s=19 The people goin

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