#Disability

Helen Pluckrose has returned to Hermit Mode

HPluckrose

It's not really. People don't disagree on whether or not one can change sex in terms of their reproductive function & system. If they could, there would be no trans

ablerism

ablerism

My book is out today! If you find yourself having a body—or rather, *being* a body—it might be for you. Can I tell you some stories and ideas in it?

Ann Memmott PGC🌈

AnnMemmott

I didn't know that the Westminster Commission on Autism …https://westminsterautismcommission.wordpress.com/about-2/ (Parliamentary MPs and related groups) was co-founded by this ABA organisation. https://thegivingtreefoundation.

Venkatesh Rao

vgr

Doubt-impedance matching. To persuade smart people, you have to start from a posture of genuine doubt that matches theirs and work both of you into belief together. Belief is a

Richard Simcock

BreastDocUK

Last month Rob Morris from Queen’s Nottingham produced a succinct primer for oncologists on falls.I’m going to attempt to reduce his 6 pages of wisdom to just 10 tweetshttps://www.clinicaloncologyonline.net/article/S0936-6555(20)30150-3

Carlos Osweda

COsweda

ThreadThe Fallacy of the Excluded Middle.This claim is absolutely false.No such society is being fostered. I'm not petrified to speak.BUT.I recognize that we're in a passing phase of mass hysteria.This

EDRi

edri

Today @sarahchander and @ellajakubowska1 takeover the @edri twitter account to give you their first impressions of the #EUAI Regulation as soon as it is out! Stay tuned for the latest

Liam O'Dell

LiamODellUK

Attention entertainment journalists writing articles on Ben’s upcoming cochlear implant switch-on on @bbceastenders: a cochlear implant does not enable a #deaf person to hear. Instead it *may* help them to

Naomi Chainey

GnomesChainey

1) This idea of "secondary gains" is coming up a lot this week in relation to #LongCovid. I have a few thoughts on it. #NEISVoid #MECFS #DisabilityPride https://twitter.com/TomKindlon/status/1317884385094414336 2) You

Ewan Gurr

EwanGurr

Week 1/52: When Caitlin, having moved away from family for work loses her job, applies for Universal Credit two weeks before Christmas and uses first payment to repay a loan

the Redwoods, bunch o' people

treemunity

Draft thread of threads, celebrating 3k accounts following and many more counting all the folks behind each account on being called "too complicated"https://twitter.com/treemunity/status/1257746317406658560 I re-read this one fai

Dr. Megan non Brevis

theorymeg

The work of developing an anti-racist pedagogy of music is way bigger than just replacing Mozart examples with Joseph Boulogne examples. And it's way bigger than any one of us

Cal Montgomery

Cal__Montgomery

Someone contacted me to ask about reposting "Autism is Not Behavioral" on their blog.I went to the blog.Top post was in praise of planned ignoring in an ABA context. I

Gig Workers Are Voting No On Prop 22

GigWorkersRise

Just got off the Yes on 22 call that was paid for by Uber, Lyft & Doordash to discuss:"How the recent court ruling will threaten your independent contractor status."And, wow,

Paula Ethans

PaulaEthans

Just logged into the @SWWACwpg Summit. So exciting!First up: "See you in court!" A panel on the Charter Challenge to PCEPA (Protection of Communities and Exploited Persons Act). #SWWACSummit The

Jay Kirell

JasonKirell

A lot of folks are asking how I've lost so much weight, so I figured I'd give a basic rundown of what I did.But first I have to preface this