#Disabled

I listened in today on a LTN webinar. The panel was made up of @clairekholland @MaryCreagh_ Clyde Loakes of WF council and Dr Anthony Laverty of Imperial college. There was
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I only consider freak shows exploitative in the sense that it's someone taking advantage of a natural (or manufactured) difference that sets them apart. from others. Unless mentally disabled or
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One of my autistic kids just walked in and was like, "Huh, I just thought of this, so I haven't thought this through, but the behaviors most associated with autism
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I hate that so much of workplace inclusion of those with disabilities are focused on upskilling or making disabled people 'more employable'. Many of us are employable AF. It's workplaces
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If you’re reading this and wondering how a paycheck could be as low as $20.64—allow me to introduce you to the loophole in federal wage & hour law that allows
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There are certain things that throw me. Those things can cause me a range of emotions, from anxiety to panic attacks, from sadness to desperation.Tonight I feel like someone has
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Just saw a comment that - more than once - called fat people "fat things". People say fatphobia/fat-shaming isn't real or that it's done because they supposedly care about fat
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I’ve been reading with growing concern about the fear that disabled people are experiencing at the moment and am delighted to put my name to this very balanced and clear
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You know what’s interesting. This is one of the first time I’ve heard a black celeb mention disability—In the midst of a pandemic that has claimed the lives of 120,000
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We talk a lot about disabled ppl serving as inspiration porn for the ableds, but I want to also discuss how the ableds feel entitled to "inspire" your disabilities away.
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This is a thread to introduce myself to new people. My name is Adam,I am 24,English (unfortunately),Disabled and potentially Autistic. (1/?) I have Cerebral Palsy, which is a physical disability
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Being disabled is so fucking expensive. Not only is my income severely limited because the vast majority of jobs are inaccessible, but it's just more expensive to live. I don't
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All this really just goes to show that there are no institutions that will protect black and disabled folks.This kid was abused for years. Millers' parents did nothing, the school
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I have one thing to say directly to my able-bodied friends about the passing of Chad Bosewick, and it is:Do not, for one hot second, romanticize him working through cancer
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Every time I hear people talk about how we will remember that the NHS workers and delivery drivers and teaching staff that were previously vilified will now be remembered as
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Ok, so today’s thread is going to serve as a lesson on language, ableism and just how deeply it’s engrained in our society and I want to talk about the
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