#Disability

Random Jottings of Gildersleeve

gildy61

Job centres, Job Coaches and Universal CreditTalked to someone I know. Has used the little savings she had. Now forced to look for work around 36 hours a week. Having

Matthew Cortland, Esq

mattbc

.@JoeBiden has just released a disability policy plan. #AccessToJoe https://twitter.com/JoeBiden/status/1266098165511380992 Vice President @JoeBiden has committed to increasing the punishing, sub-poverty SSI benefit, currently just 74% of t

Megan Lynch

may_gun

Although I often get punished for choosing not to have kids (UC Davis grad housing being a prime example - need it for my disability, which they don't care about,

Child Poverty Action Group

CPAGUK

We've been monitoring the social security system during #COVID19 through our Early Warning System - here are some of the issues we're seeing again and again 1/11 1. Universal credit

Elon James White wears a Mask

elonjames

This is a pretty shitty take.Women & families across the world deal w/ this type of loss. But we don’t talk about it. We don’t normalize it so folks understand

El Gibbs

bluntshovels

I'll be tweeting bits of this #NDISJSC hearing, with @mdi_unimelb up first. I reckon Bruce Bonyhady will be talking about his very strong submission against independent assessments.https://disability.unimelb.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_fil

We say PANdemic. It's inclusive of all genders.

charlesthomas

Okay. Lawyer here. Let's unpack this shit.First, HIPAA does not apply. Period. HIPAA applies to medical facilities and users of medical info (your insurance company). Done.The ADA claim is more

AutisticSciencePerson

AutSciPerson

A thread on gaming accessibility:I am so tired of being ablesplained to and told that hyperacusis doesn't matter. That I should be excluded.I wanted to give feedback about a new

Connor

theconnorer

HEY ONE MORE THING. In light of this news about Warren Ellis and Paul Krueger and all these people (men) abusing power, one thing I think we ought to normalize

Community Legal Services of Philadelphia

CLSphila

Thread with important info!Many people receiving disability income will have to fill out a form by NOON TOMORROW (Wednesday, April 22nd) to get their full stimulus payment from the government,

JD Flynn

jdflynn

On January 12, 2013, Ethan Saylor went to the movies. He was 26. Ethan had Down syndrome. He was a big guy.Ethan saw "Zero Dark Thirty." He was supposed to

Hulque

AJFitzwater

Ok, deep dive into the Hugo nominations:I am DELIGHTED that @nkjemisinand @MaryRobinetteare nominated for Best Novel. 'The City We Became' and 'The Relentless Moon' were 2 of my fave 2020

Dr. Johnathan Flowers wants to see academia fall.

shengokai

The thing I hate most about philosophy is the ways that “older” traditions seem hell bent on snuffing out “younger” traditions before these traditions have a chance to contribute to

Oliver Lewis

DrOliverLewis

Barnstorming talks by @merryvarney, @DebatINQUEST and @AndyMcCulloch5 at tonight's book launch, chaired by @caoilfhionnanna. They all spoke about the horrible and inexplicable way some Coroners treat bereaved families. (Buy the

Hantu the Undiagnosable 🇸🇬

barisanhantu

This is utterly meaningless.O Level grade =/= ability to teach English.LIMPEI TELL YOU WHY1/https://twitter.com/anygalien/status/1260397419881095168 Needless to say, your English ability at in your teenage years is far from reflective of

Mike P. "Ontario Dad" Moffatt 🇨🇦🏅🏅

MikePMoffatt

Latest by me. Yes, I wrote *another* basic income piece. Want to combine a bunch of existing federal supports into a Basic Income? Turns out, it's a pretty short list!