#Disabled

s. e. smith

sesmith

Did you know the fight for full voting rights for disabled people still isn’t over, and that people right now, today, are barred from voting on the basis of their

Wendy Orr

wendyorr

Every once in a while I have to realise the reason I don't think of myself as disabled is that I manage my life around my pain. When we bought

John Marble

JHMarble

THREAD Someone wrote that Judge Amy Coney Barrett would bring “heart” to ‘special needs’ if confirmed to the #SupremeCourt. After showing my respect for the person who wrote that,

Colleen Doran

ColleenDoran

For those of us with long term chronic illness, the whole experience of being on lockdown is like...well, you now know how it feels and maybe be more empathetic toward

very tired

robinmarceline

Mental illnesses and chronic illnesses are disabilities. You don't have to call yourself disabled if it doesn't feel right to you but we have shared community, shared history, shared injustice

Matthew Cortland, Esq

mattbc

6.8 million disabled Americans rely on #SSI, according to @SocialSecurity's own statsThe absolute most that #SSI will provide to live on?Just $794 a month. That's $3,352 LESS THAN the federal

Paige

ReadingPaiges_

People saying they won't rest until they get more recognition for like middle grade and such .. yet I'm sorry but there's so many middle grade WITH disabilities, and when

Matthew Cortland, Esq

mattbc

I appreciate @AOC's apology. But that the left's instinct is to be so incredibly enthusiastic about ableism should tell you everything you need to know about why disability policy is

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ChronicallyAP

Fuck it...it's been going over in my head how I went to the shop today and just before I walked in ,I saw two people discussing face masks and one

Black Disability Collective

BlackDisability

There’s a lot of heartbreaking things about Chadwick Boseman’s death, but I can’t stop thinking of how he had to hide this disability Black Panther was played by a Black

Kera O’Regan

keraoregan

CW: Ableism, medical abuse, suicidal ideation, euthanasia bill. As a disabled person I have been failed by our health system time and time again.From being disbelieved & misdiagnosed, to being

bolin's bitch

beloved_sag

given the overwhelmingly inadequate plans colleges have for students to (not) return to campuses, a lot of ppl have been asking "is zoom university/remote learning even worth it?" while ignoring

Stephanie Tait

StephTaitWrites

I wish I could get everyone posting about how they are leaving social media after seeing The Social Dilemma to understand that it actually takes a lot of privilege to

El Gibbs

bluntshovels

I'm seeing a whole lot of comments and discussion about the recent terrible deaths of disabled people that frame us as the problem.Apparently, we are too disabled, too 'hard to

Dan Holloway

agnieszkasshoes

As a disabled person who needs adaptions it's so easy to fall into thinking it's too much to ask of people, that you don't really deserve them, maybe you don't

Liz Kendall

leicesterliz

For millions of elderly and disabled people - and their families and carers - actions will speak louder than words. We need a clear & detailed plan about how the