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HOW NONPROFITS FAIL THEIR EMPLOYEES WITH MENTAL ILLNESS (A thread - from an essay by Ashley Lugo) Like any disability, mental illness is associated with shame & stigma. Since it’s

Rachel Thomas

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Things to know if you work on medical ML:- Medical data can be incomplete, incorrect, missing, & biased- Medical system is disempowering & often traumatic for patients- Crucial to involve

Dr. Safa Mote

SafaMote

COVID causes blood vessel injuries and blood clots, which in turn may lead to brain strokes and ischemic organ failures. This can happen while battling COVID, or weeks/months/years after recovery.@RileyBehrens

Carie Fisher

cariefisher

hot off the press...the first public draft of WCAG 3.0 how is it different from 2.0 you ask?- uses plain language- user-need oriented instead of technology-oriented- more tests that are

Sacheverell

Sacheverell

In hindsight, I realize this statement is unhelpful, and more than a little needlessly passive-aggressive. Instead of continuing that, I'd like to elaborate on the point.So, "neurodivergent": a term used

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MsButterflyyy

A wedding & its aftermath in India highlight the dangers of ignorance/complacency in the #COVID19 pandemic.The wedding occurred despite the groom exhibiting symptoms.Please practice necessary protocols.Our lives depend on it.#BeTheChang

Jenny from the Zone 🌉🐝🌊💙🌵☘️🏳️‍🌈😷

MisfitMuser

Okay, #TeamPete! We’ve all come to understand pretty well, thanks to how Pete and Chasten frequently illustrated through firsthand experience, how “politics is personal”. Many of us who’d not previously

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1/ “I really just don’t have a choice. I’m an essential employee, and I report to work every single day, geared up and ready to go. So as a full-time

Black Lives Matter | ADDeeCee

ADDeeCee

This thread reminded me of something We had a fire alarm at work, I was on the 22nd floor. My manager (a friend) and I were both disabled (her temporarily,

Pete Wharmby

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Autism mythbusters - let's get rid of some of those incorrect stereotypes.Please share - educate folk today!#autistic #ActuallyAutistic #autism 1. Autism is not caused by vaccines. It's a genetic thing:

Mary-Rachel McCabe

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This was a really excellent webinar, expertly chaired by our Community Care team leader, @JamieBurton29, with insightful and thought-provoking contributions from @socfuture's @neilmcrowther, @incontrolorg's @juestanny and Mitch Wool

Jenna Paterson

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Hi everyone!! I would really appreciate if you could take the time to read about a fundraiser I am doing this July for the amazing and unique charity, Glasgow Disabled

Daniel Ciarabellini

D_Ciarabellini

As a relatively junior lawyer who sent solo right after articling, I've generally been apprehensive about publicly discussing my personal struggles with mental health, for fear of alienating potential clients

Devon ✨

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1/14 This is a message for #DisabilityTwitter #NEISVoid and similar communities.Abled people can read this, but please don't reply, I'm not interested Please stop using words like:-dumb-stupid-insane-crazy-halfwit-braindead-psychoti

Zhi Zhu

ZhiZhuWeb

Journalists do not need to spend more time trying to understand Trump voters and their refusal to accept Trump's loss.We already understand Trump voters. Most of us are just so

Infinity's End System: New Account Refollow Please

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UNIFIED CUTLERY THEORYThis is a combination of Spoon Theory, Fork Theory and Knife Theory, metaphors used to help disabled people explain fatigue and stressors to themselves and abled people.Please RT!

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