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I went to a "progressive" high school in Boston in the 90s. Their recent PR is more & more showy as far as big 😁 unmasked faces in school & at alumni events incl. a BIG in-person tribute to a recently deceased teacher. 🧵 1/8 #MediaLiteracy #CultureIsOrdinary #StorytimeWithTamar
My comment on their social media page highlighting the unmasked students, faculty & alumni at the event included my condolences & pointed to the fact (for the unmasked + the folks with masks ON THEIR CHINS) that #CovidIsNotOver. Perhaps it wasn't the right moment to mention, 2/8
but a day school smack dab in the middle of Boston inviting EVERYONE to join them w/barely 3 ppl. who are masked in photos of the many participants shows terrible judgment/understanding of where we're at with #SARS & with #Community.
My comment was removed from the page. 🤷🏻♀️ 3/8
My comment was removed from the page. 🤷🏻♀️ 3/8
In an Invited Editorial in @JAMAOnc today, my colleagues & I call for health systems to develop “Comprehensive #Pandemic Support Programs” for their most vulnerable patients.
These are our Top 10 Tips!
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These are our Top 10 Tips!
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jamanetwork.com/journals/jamao…
Tip #1: Health systems should explain to all patients that #COVIDisAirborne and is best avoided through multi-layered mitigation.
Tip #2: Health systems should prioritize getting the most vulnerable patients vaccinated & boosted.
Offer #vaccines on-site w/the SAFEST options.
Vulnerable patients want highly-ventilated or outdoor options & high-quality (e.g., N95) masks for safety. Make it happen.
Offer #vaccines on-site w/the SAFEST options.
Vulnerable patients want highly-ventilated or outdoor options & high-quality (e.g., N95) masks for safety. Make it happen.
Quick reminder: Not all #wheelchair users have paralysis.
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**Warning: The slo-mo may make the lights appear to flicker.**
#AmbulatoryWheelchairUsersExist
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**Warning: The slo-mo may make the lights appear to flicker.**
#AmbulatoryWheelchairUsersExist
Every. Time.
Do yourself a favor and Google #AmbulatoryWheelchairUsers. It takes as long as it does to write this #ableist garbage to a wheelchair user.
Do yourself a favor and Google #AmbulatoryWheelchairUsers. It takes as long as it does to write this #ableist garbage to a wheelchair user.
They say that like they think I think it's a bad thing.
Trans cripples rock, but only they get to call themselves 'cripples', if they want to. Otherwise, get that word out of your mouth.
Trans cripples rock, but only they get to call themselves 'cripples', if they want to. Otherwise, get that word out of your mouth.
#MECFS never gets easier to accept.
Every Fall/Winter my health declines significantly. In the Spring/Summer, my health improves a bit.
Each year though, my overall baseline declines.
It feels like dying slowly and painfully. Never knowing when your body will just quit.
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Every Fall/Winter my health declines significantly. In the Spring/Summer, my health improves a bit.
Each year though, my overall baseline declines.
It feels like dying slowly and painfully. Never knowing when your body will just quit.
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And no. I’m not depressed or anxious. (Though it would certainly be understandable if I was.)
In fact, I continue to be in awe of myself and my community’s emotional strength in the face of this relentless physical suffering.
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In fact, I continue to be in awe of myself and my community’s emotional strength in the face of this relentless physical suffering.
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Any one of the typical #MyalgicEncephalomyelitis symptoms, turned up to an 8/10 intensity, would be difficult to live with after awhile. It would wear you down.
By the time you get to 3-4 of these symptoms, it’s debilitating.
Imagine getting to 100-200 daily symptoms.
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By the time you get to 3-4 of these symptoms, it’s debilitating.
Imagine getting to 100-200 daily symptoms.
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Why is the PA Board of Elections asking people what their illness or disability is if they want to apply for a mail-in ballot in PA? Pennsylvanians should be able to apply for a mail-in ballot without stating their illness/disability and providing their physician's details.
I had to apply for mail-in ballots for The Wife as well as myself, because the GOP doesn't want us to vote by mail in our critical swing state. The Wife said she thought this was a HIPAA violation and said what if you don't have a doctor?
Also you can't apply online without a driver's license ID. As I say every election,we should be making voting easier for everyone, not restricting it to certain classes of people who have physical access and Internet and computer access to download and print out forms. It's 2022.
Ty @Irishbrat1966 once again for finding and sharing this awful mess of a profiteer.
🔴 We're LIVE! Join @InclusionCA and @InclusionIntl to discuss the expansion of medical assistance in dying/#euthanasia in #Canada.
We'll be live-tweeting the session and sharing key points from the discussion here, follow this thread to catch the conversation!
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We'll be live-tweeting the session and sharing key points from the discussion here, follow this thread to catch the conversation!
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During the COVID-19 pandemic, #Canada legalized a pathway to euthanasia for people who are not terminally ill, provided they have a disability or disabling medical condition.
In practice, people with disabilities are dying because they live in poverty, can’t secure affordable adequate housing, and are avoiding #institutionalization.
Older academics on Twitter this last week be like "just move around for postdoc positions like I did and stop complaining"; Here are some of my experiences in today's world as a prestigiously NSF-funded postdoc; a 🧵
(2 🧵) First of all; housing! I moved across the country sight unseen. This is the state of trying to rent near @UConn - now imagine doing this from far away during the pandemic like I did. I luckily found a place and now commute 1.5 hours 7 days a week for my research
(3🧵) I am externally funded on a prestigious fellowship (#NSFPRFB) and as a #disabledscientist had to go months without insurance and almost ran out of my life-saving medications. I am not included in our postdoctoral union and thus can't access certain on campus resources
🌈Hi friends! Here's a quick refresher on some #ableist terms to stop using!
⏰REMINDER: It's okay if you're still working on removing these from your every day vocabulary - so am I! As long as we're trying♥️ #DisabilityTwitter #DisabledTwitter
⏰REMINDER: It's okay if you're still working on removing these from your every day vocabulary - so am I! As long as we're trying♥️ #DisabilityTwitter #DisabledTwitter
Here's some common phrases that perpetuate #ableism... Especially because these terms/words are commonly used as "disses" or something negative.
#DisabledIsNotABadWord! Please do not say differently abled.. special needs.. etc.. #JustSayDisabled :)
#DisabledIsNotABadWord! Please do not say differently abled.. special needs.. etc.. #JustSayDisabled :)
It can feel extremely invalidating for #disabled folks to have their illnesses talked about so lightly, especially from folks who don't have those illnesses.
#MyDisabledLifeIsWorthy #DisabilityTwitter
#MyDisabledLifeIsWorthy #DisabilityTwitter
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Being Autistic for me is so similar to having my invisible illness and being an ambulatory wheelchair user due to peoples judgements and assumptions about my disabilities and physical health.
#ActuallyAutistic #allautistics #AutismAcceptanceMonth #AutismAcceptance
Being Autistic for me is so similar to having my invisible illness and being an ambulatory wheelchair user due to peoples judgements and assumptions about my disabilities and physical health.
#ActuallyAutistic #allautistics #AutismAcceptanceMonth #AutismAcceptance
(I’ve had 3 knee surgeries and will need a knee replacement eventually and I have Ehlers Danlos Syndrome and heart condition etc)
1. People say I don’t look Autistic.
People also say I don’t look sick or disabled. But it’s not something you can always actually physically see. You can’t see Autism just like you can’t see a lot of disabilities and physical health conditions.
People also say I don’t look sick or disabled. But it’s not something you can always actually physically see. You can’t see Autism just like you can’t see a lot of disabilities and physical health conditions.
Ein Thread über #Ableismus im #ÖPNV .
#Ableismus
#Nixklusion
#Barrierefreiheit
#Teilhabe
@WSWWuppertal @RadioWuppertal @stadt_wuppertal
@UweSchneidewind
Gestern wollte ich einkaufen gehen & musste dafür mit der #Schwebebahn von Oberbarmen zur Adler Brücke fahren.
Als die
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#Ableismus
#Nixklusion
#Barrierefreiheit
#Teilhabe
@WSWWuppertal @RadioWuppertal @stadt_wuppertal
@UweSchneidewind
Gestern wollte ich einkaufen gehen & musste dafür mit der #Schwebebahn von Oberbarmen zur Adler Brücke fahren.
Als die
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Bahn (Wagen 17 , um 14:46 Uhr) in Oberbarmen leer einfuhr, sah mich der Fahrer bereits und wir schauten uns kurz in die Augen.
Ich stand direkt an der Tür, mit der einzigen Rampe, direkt vorne beim Fahrer.
Die Bahn kam zum Stehen und die Türen öffneten.
Alle stiegen ein, ich
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Ich stand direkt an der Tür, mit der einzigen Rampe, direkt vorne beim Fahrer.
Die Bahn kam zum Stehen und die Türen öffneten.
Alle stiegen ein, ich
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wartete darauf, dass der Fahrer aus seinem Fahrerstand kommt und mir die Rampe ausklappt, damit ich auch endlich einsteigen kann.
Er kam nicht.
Alle waren schon drin und saßen.
Ich fuhr nochmal kurz in das Sichtfeld des Fahrers, der noch immer im auf seinem Sitz saß.
Er
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Er kam nicht.
Alle waren schon drin und saßen.
Ich fuhr nochmal kurz in das Sichtfeld des Fahrers, der noch immer im auf seinem Sitz saß.
Er
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What’s the deal w/ people in #pain using #opioids? (Read entire thread.) We are not “drug addicts.” We are physically DEPENDENT on our meds, which we need to function w/out pain (i.e, to function). Physical dependence occurs on heart meds & #antidepressants too. #ThisIsUs
And I am not trying to stigmatize #addiction here. But rly, let’s talk; chronic pain patients (#CPPs) have been forced to KILL themselves due to untreated pain, due to bad #policy, due to the #stigma, foolishness & financial incentives of others. This has a name: opiophobia…
If you took me off ALL opioids, I (like most #painpatients) would go through ugly opioid #withdrawals (and make sure to poop/puke on YOU for causing them)! 😂
And even after months of “abstaining,” and withdrawals disappearing, I would be “clean” in the eyes of the world, but…
And even after months of “abstaining,” and withdrawals disappearing, I would be “clean” in the eyes of the world, but…
Also let's not have that conversation about how even in liberalism white people do speak over black/Latinx folks sometimes which causes problems y'all but apparently it's acceptable as long as they "Democrat" and agree with the hive mind cause they "good white people" lmao.
Welp. #generationy and #millennials, y'all not so tolerant now? You only not #transphobic, #misogynist, #racist, avoid #ethnic #discrimination, avoid critiquing valid #religions, non #ableist against disabled folx etc. as long as ppl agree 100% with the #liberal #hivemind 🤷
Forgot homophobia as I'm not straight lol so yes I am calling Millennial/Generation Y, at least some of you lot a bunch of dumbass crybabies who do not understand the idea of critically critiquing, and NO, that is not a #white thing or else I guess my CUNY Hunter college /3
The #Oscars would not permit winner Anthony Hopkins, 83, to participate remotely from overseas during a deadly pandemic with a heavy death toll - particularly for people over 60? Forgive me if I feel this does not reflect well on their commitment to #accessibility.
Let me be clear: That is some #ableist garbage right there.
A thread about what just happened
I pointed out someone famous was losing a debate because they were using #ableist language.
This is a critically important thread.📌 Mocking #disability is, alas, bipartisan--everyone loves to do it. When I challenge people about their #ableism, they take offense. Non-disabled people talk over and through #disabled people all the time. Stop using ableist language. ...
... Disabled people are victimized on so many levels by so many people. Performative #ableism is commonplace. People use ableist language constantly. And victimizing disabled people is systemic. More than half of all police shootings are of disabled people. All so disheartening.
I’m alerting our community to someone too selfish to see the big picture. @thackerpd has attacked @JoshBloomACSH because he actively debunks junk-science aimed at taking away #PatientCenteredCare and redirecting it to the #PainProfuteers
An attack on someone helping painful disabled, acute, and surgical patients is despicable and #Ableist. Paul, I implore you to do more research into things before you go off half-cocked about special interests. How about looking into Chris Christie and Pacira? Or Indivior?
Josh Bloom is smart enough to know EVERYONE will be affected by pain at some point, and no one that has any sense wants to live in a world of unnecessary suffering. Also, his own mother is suffering with pain. Imagine how privileged you must be to not be affected by this.
HOW TO BE A BETTER ALLY TO THE DISABLED COMMUNITY: A THREAD.
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LISTEN TO US. DON'T INVALIDATE OUR LIVED EXPERIENCES!
INSTEAD OF TAKING UP OUR SPACE, AMPLIFY OUR VOICES!
as a neuro-atypical person I'm fine with saying we are not normal. maybe stop policing language used by neuro-atypical people to describe themselves.
"it's #ableist to say that autistic people aren't normal" actually it's ableist to assume that "not normal" is an insult
This is the same shit that gets normies thinking “people with intellectual disabilities” is the “correct” term even though 99% of people with intellectual disabilities can’t say “people with intellectual disabilities.” It’s just a way to establish woke hierarchy among normies.
The #ableist gift that keeps on giving. @MarcelFVerweij en @RolandPierik willen niet toegeven dat utilitarianisme f*ing validistisch kan zijn, maar komen met meer redenen waarom deze 'trolley problem' vingeroefening helemaal toppie is. Daar vind ik natuurlijk ook wat van. 👇 1/
'In de praktijk zal dit, vermoeden we, nauwelijks tot andere keuzen leiden dan die de intensivisten nu al zelf maken' maar ondanks *nihil effect* normaliseren @RolandPierik en @MarcelFVerweij het #validisme graag voor een ander moment.
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'Als intensivecare-artsen weten dat de keuzen die zij maken passen binnen een kader waarvoor de maatschappij als geheel verantwoordelijkheid neemt, dan haalt dat een deel van de last van verantwoordelijkheid van hun schouders; die delen wij dan als maatschappij.' 3/
This thread is in response to a recent thread by @leoniedelt that was interesting & provocative & hopefully won’t be a magnet for trolls, but as it stands, deserves a healthy debate.
As a bereaved parent & multiple trauma survivor & a psychiatrist of 30 years & a multiply
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As a bereaved parent & multiple trauma survivor & a psychiatrist of 30 years & a multiply
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#Disabled #ActuallyAutistic & #AutisticParent, I am very accustomed to being a member of heterogenous groups that share one overarching life experience that sets them apart from the rest of society.
In a bereaved parents’ group, we are there to support one another
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In a bereaved parents’ group, we are there to support one another
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unconditionally.
Everyone is in the same boat, having suffered unimaginable loss, so it really isn’t cool to create a hierarchy of suffering based on how old your child was when they died or their cause of death or how many children died or how many are still alive or
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Everyone is in the same boat, having suffered unimaginable loss, so it really isn’t cool to create a hierarchy of suffering based on how old your child was when they died or their cause of death or how many children died or how many are still alive or
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-Isms should be uncomfortable. Labeling something as a 'bias' or prejudice does not make it less #racist, #sexist, #homophobic, #ageist, #ableist, etc. Recognizing your own racism, sexism, homophobia - your own -ism, is the first step to fighting it
#diversity #inclusion 1/
#diversity #inclusion 1/
Sugar-coating these words to make them more comfortable to work with does us no favors.
Back story:
During the Ignite pre-day I was very open about recognizing my own bias, specifically my own racism. I understand that it exists & I actively work against that conditioning. 2/
Back story:
During the Ignite pre-day I was very open about recognizing my own bias, specifically my own racism. I understand that it exists & I actively work against that conditioning. 2/
It is conditioning. And exists in most of us. I was just willing to admit to it in an open forum. It's sad that instead of asking how we can all get to a place where we are admitting to & working against our own isms, people get hung up on the admission & label me "a racist" 3/
Breaking News: every one of those pathetic, small-minded wastes of oxygen that are critical (AKA afraid) of @GretaThunberg should face the fact that they are one or more of these things: #misogynistic, #ageist and/or #ableist. (1/n)
And yes, you can be a woman and a misogynist. Let me break it down for you: if you say she's a puppet, or being manipulated, then you believe she's somehow weak. If you're a man, particularly in a position of "Conservative" or Republican power, (2/n)
then misogyny is basically guaranteed. If you shed crocodile tears because of her "special needs", for one, you're full of it, and for another, you know NOTHING about neurodiversity. Thinking differently, seeing the world differently and refusing to (3/n)
EXCLUSION IS NOT PROTECTION
Peter Meijer, 31, heir to a multi-billion $ supermarket chain, is running for Congress, challenging @justinamash (who quit GOP over current admin policies) for MI3 seat. The award-winning @DragSyndrome was scheduled to perform at a venue Meijer owns.
Peter Meijer, 31, heir to a multi-billion $ supermarket chain, is running for Congress, challenging @justinamash (who quit GOP over current admin policies) for MI3 seat. The award-winning @DragSyndrome was scheduled to perform at a venue Meijer owns.
Meijer cancelled the #DragSyndrome appearance. Why? To “protect” them, he says.
Bullshit.
The members of the UK-based troupe have #DownSyndrome (as does my daughter). Never mind that they’re adults, talented, successful, with full agency, who’ve performed around the world...
Bullshit.
The members of the UK-based troupe have #DownSyndrome (as does my daughter). Never mind that they’re adults, talented, successful, with full agency, who’ve performed around the world...
Meijer says he knows better. Claims he’s “protecting” “differently-abled” people. (Hey Peter: say “disabled.” As in “Americans with Disabilities Act.”)
My daughter’s whole life, people tried to exclude her (violating IDEA, another federal law, btw). They called it “protection.”
My daughter’s whole life, people tried to exclude her (violating IDEA, another federal law, btw). They called it “protection.”
