#Disabilities

Jacq

jacqulynn_clark

There is so much more work to do for disability rights. To those who may wonder “what else is there?” See below.https://twitter.com/aclu/status/1287373101462958080 1) Those who receive SSI benefits cannot keep

Ann Memmott PGC🌈

AnnMemmott

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000m5lh?fbclid=IwAR3wjoCtvutlRvTcSfCsYj01En-TgO5iMGEU2igovg5xDYqcpYJyttXGFPo @HappeLab discussing autistic women, and progress that's being made in understanding us as difference rather than deficit. W

Matt Judge

ItsJudgey

Accessibility in games isn't just about playing the game. It’s about access to shared experiences, community and human interactions. Something everyone should have the right to enjoy. 1/5 A long

Amanda Smith

AmandaRTubbs

*cracks knuckles, opens Notes*It’s 10pm and and I’m read a 232 page budget analysis by the LA Department of Disability, so you damn well better believe I’m gonna make a

LCImpact

LcImpact

Ahead of the #UNDataForum we’re hosting a twitter chat on the role #DisabilityData plays in the sustainable development agenda. Join us by tweeting to @LcImpact from 3-4pm BST on Thursday

Anika Singh Lemar

anikasinghlemar

Mental health issues – experienced by 43 million Americans annually – can make it difficult to achieve financial stability. People with cognitive disabilities are much less likely to have a

Septima P. Snark

DrSubini

My research agenda focuses on Black girls with disabilities caught up in the school-prison nexus. Grace's story is why. Her story is not unique but so disturbing & common-We criminalized

Kristine Lois Villanueva

kristine_ish

It's my one year anniversary at @publicintegrity as audience engagement editor. Here's a thread breaking down the last year because, in these uncertain times, we need to find ways

fleur 👖

fleurintro

now im not going to pretend like i've ever been affected by someone calling me the r-slur. but seeing my friends, my own family, being berated just because their brain

J.D.

unspiredprod

Cultural presentations of sexuality are ableist. After shutdowns end, able bodied people will be able to return to their narcissistic. able centric acts of pleasure painted as empowering, when they

jj

jjjpinetree

#NoStudentLeftBehind is a false promise. It's hard to cope with higher level courses if you don't master the prereq. The smarter, richer kids with access to time and resources definitely

The Rings System

TheRingsSystem

Tw: psychiatric restraint.Hi friends, found another really distributing part of the ISSTD guidelines today about the use of restraints. This is incredibly upsetting. Most of this thread is quotes from

Amy 🦓

skepticalzebra

Facemasks: A threadLet me prephase this by stating I am a doctor who works for the nhs. I have worked on covid wards, and have had covid myself. That being

🦋💀Trash Gobliness💀🦋 ACAB

Nic_Spit

Wandering into upper-middle class tweets is a wild ride.Oven cleaners? Window Cleaners? Ironers????Y'all don't just do that YOURSELF????? Especially NOW??? (save for disabilities/essential help w/ like elders)Upper class (women) saying

But cf. Blake E. Reid

blakereid

I think there are some reasonable points here. OTOH, there are some real tradeoffs to a "cameras off" policy, including implications for accessibility—e.g., for students with some hearing disabilities. 1/https://twitter.com/arie

placard corruption

placardabuse

What's with all your employees illegally driving an parking on the sidewalk with a #fakeplacard and/or a #theftvest, @NYCTSubway?Notice how they're destroying the pavement, making it an unsafe surfave for