#WomenWithDisabilities

2025-05-01
2024-12-11

Some of us are able to keep swimming.
Many are too tired from treading water.
Some of us sink.
- emotional dysregulation
- mental exhaustion
- trauma
- #masking
- #neurotypical expectations
- #SensoryOverload
- social pressure
#WomenWithDisabilities #WomensMentalHealth #DisabilityJustice #DisabilityPolicy #neurodiversity

drawing of a mouse submerged in water with only its nose above water, entangled in seven jellyfish, each labeled: emotional dysregulation, mental exhaustion, trauma, masking, #neurotypical expectations, #SensoryOverload, & social pressure
2024-12-11

Some of us are able to keep swimming.
Many are too tired from treading water.
Some of us sink.
- emotional dysregulation
- mental exhaustion
- trauma
- #masking
- #neurotypical expectations
- #SensoryOverload
- social pressure
#WomenWithDisabilities #WomensMentalHealth #DisabilityJustice #DisabilityPolicy #neurodiversity

drawing of a mouse submerged in water with only its nose above water, entangled in seven jellyfish, each labeled: emotional dysregulation, mental exhaustion, trauma, masking, #neurotypical expectations, #SensoryOverload, & social pressure
2024-12-03

Confessions of living with an #InvisibleIllness:
- I don’t look sick
- I always feel guilty
- I’m always tired
- I feel like no one understands
- I get nervous for every doctor’s appointment
- I resent people who are healthy
- I am always in pain
- My #MentalHealth takes a toll
- I’ve tried so many different medications
- I never know how I’m going to feel day-to-day
#WomenWithDisabilities #WomensHealth #WomenWithDisabilities

meme with the text
2024-12-03

Confessions of living with an #InvisibleIllness:
- I don’t look sick
- I always feel guilty
- I’m always tired
- I feel like no one understands
- I get nervous for every doctor’s appointment
- I resent people who are healthy
- I am always in pain
- My #MentalHealth takes a toll
- I’ve tried so many different medications
- I never know how I’m going to feel day-to-day
#WomenWithDisabilities #WomensHealth #WomenWithDisabilities

meme with the text
2024-11-23

A day in the life of a #PWD:
“I’m afraid the specialist has rejected the referral. He says you’re “not sick enough.”
#DisabilityPolicy #ableism #WomenWithDisabilities #DisabilityJustice

person sitting on couch, listening on her speaker phone to the response "I’m afraid the specialist has rejected the referral. He says you’re 'not sick enough.'""
2024-11-23

A day in the life of a #PWD:
“I’m afraid the specialist has rejected the referral. He says you’re “not sick enough.”
#DisabilityPolicy #ableism #WomenWithDisabilities #DisabilityJustice

person sitting on couch, listening on her speaker phone to the response "I’m afraid the specialist has rejected the referral. He says you’re 'not sick enough.'""
2024-11-19

“Wait, why do we have to pay £30,000 per year for this #autistic adult’s support package?”
“Because while they were growing up, someone saved money by denying them a £10,000 per year support package.”
Even if you ignore the ethics, in the long run, it is literally cheaper to just provide children with the support they need.
#DisabilityJustice #WomenWithDisabilities #healthcare

drawing of two stick figure people discussing autism funding over a table
2024-11-19

“Wait, why do we have to pay £30,000 per year for this #autistic adult’s support package?”
“Because while they were growing up, someone saved money by denying them a £10,000 per year support package.”
Even if you ignore the ethics, in the long run, it is literally cheaper to just provide children with the support they need.
#DisabilityJustice #WomenWithDisabilities #healthcare

drawing of two stick figure people discussing autism funding over a table
2024-11-18

Companies are increasingly strategizing on how to reduce all kinds of bias in the workplace, including those related to disabled people. Despite empirical evidence to the contrary, perceptions remain that disabled employees are less competent, less productive, require more supervision, and are more expensive and more dependent, which results in lower levels of both employment and promotion.

However, disabilities are not a single entity, nor is the bias uniform across people or situations. For example, research suggests that disabilities categorized as “invisible” (including psychological and neurological) encounter more stigma than “visible” disabilities (such as amputations and paralysis). Although there has been a growing awareness and conscious effort to destigmatize mental health disabilities in recent years, tremendous bias still exists with consequences for employment, income, and levels of stress. In addition, research suggests that disabled women face even harsher penalties.

While disability studies often focus on bias at the level of employment or promotion decisions, the lived experiences of disabled employees also involve biases on the job. One context in which this can unfold is in professional negotiations.

hbr.org/2024/11/research-the-s

#PeopleWithDisabilities #WomenWithDisabilities #DisabilityInWorkplaces #HumanResources #DisabilityIssues #WorkplaceInclusion #WorkplaceBias #DisabledEmployees

2024-11-15

She couldn’t keep her colors inside the lines. So, she drew new lines.
#feminist #WomensMentalHealth #IndependentLiving #DisabledAndCapable #WomenWithDisabilities

image of a woman with an umbrella inside a box with hearts. Outside of her box is a larger boundary with larger hearts.
2024-11-15

She couldn’t keep her colors inside the lines. So, she drew new lines.
#feminist #WomensMentalHealth #IndependentLiving #DisabledAndCapable #WomenWithDisabilities

image of a woman with an umbrella inside a box with hearts. Outside of her box is a larger boundary with larger hearts.
2024-11-11

A day in the life of a #PWD:
“I’m not able to do that.”
“But my aunt has (insert #disability here), and SHE can do it.”
#diability #WomenWithDisabilities #DisabledAndCapable

drawing of a woman with a cane, telling another woman she can’t do ___, while the other woman stands with her hands on her hips, questioning the validity of her statement
2024-11-11

A day in the life of a #PWD:
“I’m not able to do that.”
“But my aunt has (insert #disability here), and SHE can do it.”
#diability #WomenWithDisabilities #DisabledAndCapable

drawing of a woman with a cane, telling another woman she can’t do ___, while the other woman stands with her hands on her hips, questioning the validity of her statement
2024-10-04

Keira Knightley says daughter has #dyslexia and reflects on her own struggles with the condition bit.ly/4erJwuj
She has battled dyslexia since she was six and has revealed that her daughter has also been diagnosed with the condition.
#WomenWithDisabilities #DisabilityPolicy #DisabledAndCapable #neurodiversity

photo of Keira Knightley with UK Jewish Film backsplash
2024-10-04

Keira Knightley says daughter has #dyslexia and reflects on her own struggles with the condition bit.ly/4erJwuj
She has battled dyslexia since she was six and has revealed that her daughter has also been diagnosed with the condition.
#WomenWithDisabilities #DisabilityPolicy #DisabledAndCapable #neurodiversity

photo of Keira Knightley with UK Jewish Film backsplash
2024-09-22

Is your #disability percentage enough? bit.ly/3XLPO2p
By moving away from narrow definitions and rigid classification systems, we can create policies and practices that foster greater inclusivity and equity in higher education and beyond.
#DisabilityJustice #DisabilityPolicy #RepresentationMatters #DisabledAndCapable #WomenWithDisabilities #India

drawing of silhouettes of various people with artificial limbs, canes, walkers, wheelchairs, etc.
2024-09-22

Is your #disability percentage enough? bit.ly/3XLPO2p
By moving away from narrow definitions and rigid classification systems, we can create policies and practices that foster greater inclusivity and equity in higher education and beyond.
#DisabilityJustice #DisabilityPolicy #RepresentationMatters #DisabledAndCapable #WomenWithDisabilities #India

drawing of silhouettes of various people with artificial limbs, canes, walkers, wheelchairs, etc.

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