Sport Explainers - Paris 2024: All You Need to Know about Para Cycling
(Yes, even the Paralympics Committee can be ableist. This video lacks audio description. I only have space to say it is very stylized animation in pastel pink.)
Being VERY cautiously excited about the appointment with my new doc to talk about a replacement wheelchair... Actually going well? Truly, I'm not used to that!
It's rare to come out of these things actually feeling a little hopeful. I might have a chair that doesn't break all the time? Is designed to be more thoughtful of bodies like mine? With a power assist as a real possibility?!? Wild!
it's Tasia's birthday! can you help me make her day special? she's been struggling securing donations for basic necessities like food and healthcare. anything helps!
UK politics has a number of problems with accessibility for non-majority groups... we're familiar with issues around ethnicity & gender, but are less clear about how ableism has effectively barred disabled people from our political institutions;
the disproportionally low number of disabled people in politics, is not only a crisis of representation, it also means policy is shaped by the prejudices & incomplete knowledge of the able.
URGENT, DUE TODAY! please help Evel! xen is #Indigenous, #trans, #disabled, exhausted, and has a family to support. xen is fundraising for their monthly bills and housing.
Disabled and chronically ill person withbsupport needs is raising money for basic necessities, food and an immigration Visa to remain in partner's country.
$50 of $600 raised!
(We're getting there!, please boost if you cannot donate!)
California shouldn't "need" a lawsuit that's related to disability & elections. I mean it seems like a very easy call. But you never know with centrist Democrats sometimes.
Make sure you're assessing your situation: What would you do if power went out due to the utility shutting it off to reduce fire risk or due to too many people using the grid at the same time? Need to replace batteries? Have enough ice packs on hand? What's your emergency plan, esp if there's a fire & you have to evacuate during a heat wave?
If you're abled, ask disabled friends if they'd like help and what form they want that help to take in an emergency.
I constantly see things like ''if you're not going to protests for this issue, you're part of the problem'' or ''don't call yourself an ally if you don't do XYZ''.
Like, I can barely get out of bed on a good day, the best I can do is share posts on social media, if that's not ''good enough'' for you go fuck yourself.
#NewYork Education Department Hindered an Abuse Investigation at Boarding School for #Autistic Youth
A judge ruled that the agency must cooperate in a #disability rights investigation into Shrub Oak International School, which charges up to $573K/year but has no meaningful oversight.
A ProPublica investigation found that would-be whistleblowers could not get state authorities to intervene at the #school.
Ein Stein mit der Aufschrift „Euthanasie ist die Lösung“ fliegt auf eine Wohneinrichtung der Lebenshilfe in Mönchengladbach und ganz Deutschland diskutiert über #Ableismus und #Rechtsextremismus. ⬇️
please help Eppa! he is in an abusive housing situation. he needs a couch to sleep on if you live in #Poland or in a nearby #EU country and you are able to house him. if not, please donate! he is also taking commissions!
Prepare for rising heat ahead of time. Check batteries for items you need in case there are planned shut-offs by utilities. Replace those that are dying or dead. Keep rechargeables charged. Freeze bottled water so you have cold water available if power goes out. Repair or replace fans you need.
Think through your needs when it gets hot, including if the power goes out. Prepare now.
Explained: Delhi has become heat chambers due to land and surface concretisation, leading to a heat multiplier effect. The urban heat island effect traps heat in the lower atmosphere.
How can we improve #accessibility for scientific conferences? This short guide by Ulla McClurg covers many of the issues that organisers (and attendees) can consider.
Generally I'm seeing a lot of people these days post media without #AltText and being blasé when confronted about it. Some correct their habits, but not all. Some add very cursory alt-text, clearly they couldn't be bothered doing more. And it really disappoints me, because good alt-text is not only necessary for disabled people anywhere, but also a boon for those with insufficient internet connectivity, AND a great supplement for any media when used thoughtfully.
please help Evel! xen is #Indigenous, #trans, #disabled, exhausted, and has a family to support. xen is fundraising for their monthly bills and housing. anything helps!
Accommodations are hardly ever the solution. For a disabled person to be granted accommodations, we have to jump through numerous hoops, and there is no guarantee they will be granted (it's hardly ever a doctor deciding-it's an institution). Allies build inclusion in so we don't need accommodations.
My bf and I have literally nothing and I'm worried on top of financial insecurity, we really need help in general with basic needs on top of trying to pay for my Visa.