At some point in their life *every person* has been unable to care for themselves, has been unable to stand on their feet, has been unable to manage the rigours of life on their own, and probably will be again at some point in the future, no matter how things are right now.
Who will “determine who’s “sick enough” to be masking”? It doesn’t matter for me because I’m not sick at all, and I should still have every right to protect my health and that of others as I see fit, which is why I mask in public. As with so many things #DisabilityRightsAreHumanRights
On International Day of #People with #Disabilities, please note some disabilities are #invisible
#invisibleillness #disabled #disabledpeople #DisabilityRights #DisabilityRightsAreHumanRights
#IDPD #IDPD2024 #IDPD24 #IDPWD #IDPWD24 #IDPWD2024 #Disability @chronicillness
@spoonies
@disability
@mecfs @longcovid
#LongCovid #MEcfs #CFS #PwME
I've noticed that I've gotten a bunch of blind, Deaf, and HoH folks following me over the last couple of days - hi!
I'm really committed to alt-texting my images, and to explaining any jokes or puns that rely on the sound of oral speech to be funny.
But if there's something I miss, or some way that I can make my posts better accessible, please know that you just have to tell me and I'll pay attention.
You deserve to be treated as part of our community because you ARE part of our community!
#Disability #disabled #accessibility #activism #DisabilityRightsAreHumanRights
In 2022 Noel Gallagher pushed his way onto the Glastonbury wheelchair platform and then said he'd tip disabled people out of their chairs for a better view, so fuck Oasis....
#Oasis #OasisReunion #NoelGallagher #FuckOasis #Disabled #DisabilityRights #DisabilityRightsAreHumanRights
Tiktok clip:
Jordon Steele-John, a disabled person in a wheelchair. He's the Australian Greens Senator for WA and a tireless advocate for disabled people. This is him addressing parliament on the matter of Labour's NDIS Bill, that passed through the Senate today. The Bill will decrease funding by $1.4b, which is devastating for the disabled people who rely on the NDIS funding to live.
#Disability #disabled #accessibility #activism #DisabilityRightsAreHumanRights #JordonSteeleJohn #AusPol #Australia #NDIS
Haben Girma, a Black American disability rights activist, who is Deaf Blind. She talks about disability, accessibility, and how the idea that "faster is better" is ableist.
The tiktok is captioned, with a transcript in the description. Haben also gives a verbal image description.
The talk is an excerpt from the panel she was on during the Whitehouse Disability Pride Convening.
#Disability #disabled #accessibility #activism #DisabilityRightsAreHumanRights #Deaf #Blind #DeafBlind #HoH
Fuck North Carolina... Also fuck #GLMA whose president explained how they did not care about the safety of #trans people and are hosting their yearly conference in #NorthCarolina anyways, knowing it is where it is not just illegal to be #trans but also it is now illegal to be #immunocompromised. #transrightsarehumanrights #disabilityRightsareHumanRights #TransRights #DisabilityRights
Last week Reboot Republic talked to organisers Maryam Madani from Disability Power Ireland and Gillian Kearns from Neuro Pride Ireland about the coalition and the #ScrapTheGreenPaper https://open.spotify.com/episode/1vg4h6tH0FulbpHxacClbA #DisabilityRights #Ireland #DisabilityRightsAreHumanRights
This beach in #Turkey / #Türkiye has a #wheelchair-#accessible section of beach that lets you get in the water.
On #ThisDayInHistory in 1880 was born the #socialist / #anarchist and #DisabilityRights activist and author #HelenKeller. An #IWW member, Keller is an example of the sort of person the right calls a #woke #SJW and whose rights they still oppose.
On Thursday I had the great pleasure of speaking on a panel at St Cloud State University on disability justice, & honoring the life & work of Judith Heumann, "the mother of the ADA."
It was such a joy getting to speak alongside other disabled folx about about disability rights, the work Judy did, how much it has changed the world, & how much work we still have to do.
#DisabilityAdvocate #SayTheWord #DisabilityRightsAreHumanRights #DisabilityRightsAreCivilRights
So glad to connect here with folks from Twitter!
Australian Journal of Education "Special Issue: 150 years of Education for Students with Disability" check it out, packed with excellent contributions! https://journals.sagepub.com/toc/aeda/66/3 #InclusiveEducation #DisabilityRightsAreHumanRights
Very excited to have an article in the Australian Journal of Education Special Issue: 150 years of Education for Students with Disability: Progress Made and Remaining Challenges published today. My article is called "Unrealised promises and hollow claims: Australia’s failure to enact its international obligations under the CRPD for the education of students with disability" and looks at misalignment between the #CRPD and Australian #DisabilityDiscrimination laws #DDA #DisabilityRightsAreHumanRights #InclusiveEducation https://journals.sagepub.com/toc/aeda/66/3?fbclid=IwAR0VQ1dsa6XCjJy1W95OV_sHy-l7HsvCEwhpE7wyu0gOzB6LHDHLNypHXZM
Congratulations Women With Disabilities Australia on the launch today of the Towards Reproductive Justice for young women, girls, feminine identifying, and non-binary people with disability (YWGwD) Report and accompanying resources. #DisabilityRightsAreHumanRights #RSE #IntersectionalFeminism https://wwda.org.au/publication/youth-sexual-health-and-reproductive-rights-report-and-resources/
So tired of fighting for basic accommodations that are supposedly guaranteed by law…