#Disabilities

Studies find ”between one-third and one-half of total police killings each year are of people with disabilities or of people who are experiencing episodes of mental illness.”https://time.com/5857438/police-violence-black-disabled/ In Ma
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Hello Twitter,I don't often talk about this on here cos it's not what I care to engage in, but I went to two different private schools across two Australian states
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Ableism// Can we talk about how the #Halo community has a serious ableism problem? Because I’d like to talk about it. I’ve mentioned before how a lot of the
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Most of us are still not aware of our Fundamental Rights in Nigeria so I took out time to summarize them to us.Help retweet to educate the next person and
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So I need to address this because people keep asking (which I appreciate) but I don’t want to keep having to keep recounting the story. TW for PTSD, hospitals, doctors
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Like hey people want to be all upset they gave Russell an ugly helmet and one dude who doesn't know me accusing me of ableism for pointing it out but
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Nicola Sturgeon will shortly update the Scottish parliament on the next steps out of lockdown.The First Minister is expected to confirm we are moving into "Phase 2".We'll be posting all
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This #AutismAwarenessWeek let's break down some of the most perfidious myths about #autism. Here's a list of what I think are the most harmful and unhelpful. Please share widely -
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Many families are about to be evicted. And many will, under duress, sign agreements with landlords' attorneys that amount to a judgment against them (damaging their credit) and promising to
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Hi! This is @geomechCooke. I'll start with this thread about my lived experiences that impact my perspective on being disabled in academia. Since today is also #worldMentalHealthDay2020, later threads will
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Most #Fulbright scholars received their orders to return to the US on March 13th, the day these restrictions were scheduled to take effect, and were caught up in the crush
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Thread: A digital only immigration system is worrying for many reasons including the Important point highlighted below by @the3million.A physical (even on an optional basis) immigration status is easy implemented
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#ADHD & #Autism in the Classroom – an #ActuallyAutistic Teacher’s Perspective (Part 1) This is the most raw/painful thread I’ve written. But it needs to be discussed. Bc our education
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A researched thread on why police should NOT be in our schools, anywhere in America. Police in schools harm Black & Brown kids & students with disabilities. So don’t come
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With #AtLA discourse back on the menu, we're again seeing takes about how bloodbending is the absolute worst thing in a setting where other "powers" include crushing, stabbing, burning, exploding,
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The movement to #KeepSchoolsOpen seems positive on the surface, and like one we should all be aligned with, but upon further inspection we find a startling trend of silencing BIPOC
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