#Disability

Susanne DW

Malichi2067

For years I ran a support group for parents of children with autism & disabilities. One of my parents had a severely disabled son, over the years they became my

hallowPHEEn | IDA DAY

elcnasaIvarez

screw it: a little disability education thread for the timeline !! (this may be long, but please read if you can) - this was inspired by the autism education thread

DisabledInSTEM

DisabledStem

Trigger warning: suicideIt is National Suicide Prevention Month and this time hits hard for me. I lost my best friend in college to suicide (who also was a public figure

TooMassPaine

Wolfelink

1) I've had a series of epiphanies and I would like your thoughts. The first was in the realization that there are vast differences in the ability to recognize spatial

The Alice

WyredAlice

I want to say something here regarding #disabled humans and #abled humans. Please just take a second and read through my overly long-winded thread. Forewarning: it might take you longer

kars 18 41

_bIurryface

a thread on ableism in the clique, by your token handicapped clikkie if y’all aren’t aware, ableism is the act of being offensive/discriminatory towards disabled people, and this includes BOTH

Michael E. Skyer

MichaelSkyer

"Disability" (as epistemology/word/theory/construct) is not ableism in the same way that race is not racism, and queer is not homophobia. The former being social constructs and the latter, discriminatory ideologies

Krystina Nellis 🦄🌺🌠

krystinanellis

Hello everyone, wanted to clarify some things You may have guessed by now: I'm out as neurodivergent, I talk about it openly on here, and it is a big influence

Lilo the Autistic Queer

A_Silent_Child

CW: racismHOLY SHIT THAT IS NOTHING LIKE WHITE SUPREMACYhttps://twitter.com/BitterSwxxtt/status/1249520274820730889 I shared this because I had a lot of mutuals with this person. They're involved in disability Twitter it seems. But

Sinéad Gleeson

sineadgleeson

Book festivals with audiences are vital, but many people tell me @CuirtFestival online is their first festival/something they couldn't physically attend. I'd be happy to pay to watch authors online

Maria Town

maria_m_town

Comprehensive piece by the @latimes editorial board on crisis standards of care & med rationing. It highlights these policies history, the disability community's advocacy, and notes that disabled people are

Asher Wolf

Asher_Wolf

Coronavirus Victoria: Police order law professor with disability to keep walkinghttps://www.news.com.au/world/coronavirus/australia/coronavirus-victoria-police-order-law-professor-and-elderly-mother-to-keep-walking/news-story/d367e6c4e05b48

Haley Moss

haleymossart

If you really want to be fascinated by ableism, try reading late 80s/early 90s kidlit talking about autism and disability. I'm reading The Babysitters Club, a staple of the late

Michaela👩‍🦽

michaelawritess

So, if you've been following me for very long, you'll know I like to educate people on disability, especially media representation thereof, when I can! Today we’re going to take

♿️ TEE FRANKLIN HAS FAILED THIS COUNTRY

MizTeeFranklin

Disabled people. RT if you had to hide your disability, like Chadwick, from your job/job interview. I’m tryna show these ableist something. We don’t wanna be a bother. We don’t

Spoopy Rebs

DysRebel

I really need to buy dog food! Am lowering the price of these adopts all to $20If I can even sell 2 I can pick up a bag of food