#Disability

James Smart

jamessmat

About 1 month ago the government announced a 'welfare package' that would cushion vulnerable Kenyans as CV-19 crisis deepened. The Media reports suggested the money was JUST ABOUT TO BE

Jessica Coblentz

JessicaCoblentz

Attn interested higher ed folks: My institution--a SLAC, women's college, in South Bend, IN--has been doing face-to-face instruction for 3.5 days now. Here are some observations from teaching so far:

MD or Bust - The Equitable Autist-Knowledge Magpie

appyjumpindaze

#disabled #DisabledinSTEM What online accessibility tools do you find most helpful?Here are some of minehttp://www.beelinereader.com - you can get an edu accounthttp://www.naturalreaders.com - Will do closed captioning as well.

Tygerwolfe🌻|BLM✊🏼

tygerwulfe

Friends, my wife will die without her anti-stroke meds & she takes her last dose at 4pm tomorrow. Her meds cost $175/week or $700/month. We have NO income at all

Ann Memmott PGC🌈

AnnMemmott

Today I would like to talk about this recent research paper.https://bmcpsychiatry.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12888-020-02577-1It's about Positive Behaviour Support, and whether it works to stop 'behaviour'.You'll se

Julie Rohr ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡ °)

JulieRohrYEG

Ooooooooh this gal’s got her rant on TONIGHT!! Careful now! Thread ahead! *deep breaths.*I just saw this post from #CPC MP Rachael Harder (Lethbridge.) Hi, Rachael- I don’t think you’re

Toby Rogers PhD, MPP

uTobian

I have been saying for weeks that a safe & effective coronavirus vaccine will not exist in our lifetimes because: 1.) the virus mutates too fast &2.) mRNA vaccines are

Douglas Pawson

douglaspawson

Lot’s of talk about UBI. FWIW, here’s my take:UBI doesn’t replace an effective social safety net.We can’t buy our way out of poverty & inequality perpetuated by successive govts that

Shelf Love: The Podcast for Romance Nerds

ShelfLovePod

Great discussion (which I read a transcript of) about #a11y in romance. I used to work on publishing accessibility as part of my day job so I have thoughts!https://twitter.com/rombkpod/status/1301150642593955840 First

Shannon Des Roches Rosa

shannonrosa

I think it should be OK to write about our autistic kids. I do. Because parents who aren't autistic themselves—or who are new to autism—need parent role models who do

It's Luke!

SSJSpeedRacer

Something I've noticed from like, every shade of liberal or left-ish person is that a lot of folks tend to be really bad at understanding how run-of-the-mill right wingers thinkTheir

Caffeinated Living

WokeLiving

Hey Parents!Reading Linda's awesome tweet reminded me of something I've been meaning to post.It dawned on me yesterday that there are probably a lot of parents who have behavior plans

UCC School of Nursing & Midwifery

uccnursmid

So our Awards Ceremony has been a huge success Congrats to all the awardees! #SONMAwards21 https://youtu.be/flxcByojis0 The ceremony is opened by the Head of School Professor Josephine Hegarty. #SONMAwards21 Then

Kate Smith

byKateSmith

NEWHere's everything we know about Amy Coney Barrett's judicial abortion record. Unlike other SCOTUS shortlisters, Barrett offers a clear judicial record siding with regulations that restrict access to abortion.On @CBSNews:https://w

Mike Gutowski

mike_gutowski

I saw the light: a thread.In college, I came to be a staunch Republican. I believed in fiscal responsibility, low corporate tax rates, and deregulation. While I never aligned socially

🏳️‍🌈Sad byrd 🐦🕊️🦢

CryingCrows1

Understanding my emotional issues is very weird. Like I know what's wrong, and I know what issues I have. I just don't know how to fix them or make them