#Disabilities

regina mack

regmack_

Attn social media managers/journalists:Most news orgs don't consistently use alt text to improve the accessibility of their social content. They should! *especially while communicating urgent info during a disaster* (looking

Nithya Raman

nithyavraman

We’ve gotten questions about LA’s new COVID-19 Safer at Home Orders.It’s understandable! Orders are changing quickly: the county amended its rules Monday, the city did the same Wednesday, and the

BurgandiLeeds ♿

BurgandiLeeds

My own two cents on the #socialmodel:TLDR: If YOU want to change YOURSELF (body, pain, identity) for YOUR convenience, you're valid! BUT nondisabled people in society should NEVER force you

Innovation Ohio

innovationohio

TODAY AT THE STATEHOUSE (1) 9:30am: House Finance invited budget testimony from the Depts of Medicaid, Job & Family Services, Health, Aging, Mental Health & Addiction Services and Developmental Disabilities

Seffi Kogen

seffikogen

One awkward thing about #InternationalHolocaustRemembranceDay is that people cite the entirely made-up stat that 11 million people were killed in the Holocaust. WRONG. 6 million Jews were killed by

Dr RC Greene

DrRCGreene

Listen up, folks. Throughout this entire year as you’ve been ordering more and more things to be delivered to you, the amazing humans at the .@USPS have been working under

Womans_Place_UK

Womans_Place_UK

The government has said it will report on the GRA consultation before recess. In advance of any announcement we are posting some extracts from our submission to the consultation so

Erin

erinleinhorn

It's exciting to see people vaccinated, like maybe the end is in sight, but my story today has some tough news: We're going to need a lot more than immunity

Johnnie Jae aka The Brown Ball of Fury

johnniejae

#HighRiskCADisabled and Chronically Ill people should have been given a voice in the vaccine rollout plan, they should have been prioritized and among the first to be vaccinated because contrary

Erika Heidewald, Proud Autistic Bitch

erikaheidewald

it’s funny when people tell me i need to learn to use person-first language. i learned about person-first language like eight years ago and asked disabled friends what they thought

Marekai (Ocean of Chaos)

MarekaiSys

This is probably one of our more controversial opinions. Hard agree. I will explain why, because "rest is part of healing anyway" seems to be a common responsehttps://twitter.com/crys_tom/status/1345457342121299968 The thing

Geoff Redick

GeoffWSYX6

LIVE TWEETING DEWINE FROM HOME TODAY, where my lovely wife has made my workspace just a little more inviting. Nice!Follow along for today’s thread... Today's briefing will begin with another

The Tweedy Mutant ♿🌈

the_tweedy

Listening to a webinar on "the business case" for hiring disabled people (or, as they keep emphasizing, "people with disabilities"). Why am I doing this to myself? (I'm doing

Sarah Zhang

sarahzhang

1/ Hello, I have a story I've been working on for a long time—long before there was a pandemic, if you can believe it. It’s about the past and future

Matteo Baccaglini

mattbacc0307

Many UK student unions have debated 'beef ban' motions. Enfield Council has said it won't serve meat at events it caters.These meat bans risk distracting climate campaigners, taking political energy

Shea Swauger

SheaSwauger

Now seems like a good time to run through at least one letter. Let's start with @Proctorio's written by @artfulhacker why don't we? https://twitter.com/hypervisible/status/1351966863073411085 "Thank you for the opportunity

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