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#Thread. Let's start with earlier this week, when Liz Truss, likely to be the next PM, said at a hustings that the solution to solving the problem of having so many job vacancies was to 'encourage currently economically inactive people into work." The problem with this is 1
When she says 'encourage' what she really means is encouragement in the style of a protection racket as in 'nice benefits you got there, it would be a shame if something happened to them, get a job'. I worry that this means she's going to start blaming disabled people 2
For the nation's economic woes (gotta take the heat of the billionaires somehow, leading once again to a renewal of the culture of suspicion against people with disabilities which dominated the Cameron/Osborne years. Now Truss did say that 3
#DisabilityPrideMonth may âšalmostâš be over, but it's NEVER too late to read books with disability rep! đ
so, here's a (kinda long) thread of 150+ middle grade & YA books to read in 2022 & beyond!! đ»đđ
[#DisabilityPride #booktwt #2022ya #booktwitter #2022mg #booklist]
so, here's a (kinda long) thread of 150+ middle grade & YA books to read in 2022 & beyond!! đ»đđ
[#DisabilityPride #booktwt #2022ya #booktwitter #2022mg #booklist]
1.) LAKELORE by @LaAnnaMarie
đDisability rep: ADHD & Dyslexia
đSynopsis & more info: yadisabilitydatabase.wixsite.com/home/post/lakeâŠ
đDisability rep: ADHD & Dyslexia
đSynopsis & more info: yadisabilitydatabase.wixsite.com/home/post/lakeâŠ
2.) ALL THE RIGHT REASONS by @BethanyMangle
đDisability rep: Chronic Illness (EDS)
đSynopsis & more info: yadisabilitydatabase.wixsite.com/home/post/all-âŠ
đDisability rep: Chronic Illness (EDS)
đSynopsis & more info: yadisabilitydatabase.wixsite.com/home/post/all-âŠ
Finished up on the 3 day residential with @sounddelivery, learning the ins and outs of sharing your voice as a spokesperson within the media. Iâm on this programme because I donât want other disabled people to feel like theyâre in this fight alone⊠A thread đ§”
When I first got sick at 12, I didnât know anything about disability as an identity. Invisible chronic illness as a young woman meant I went undiagnosed for 8 years. #EDS #POTS #MCAS
Even when I got my diagnosis, after years of fighting the medical system and going in and out of support groups, the concept of disability as a positive was completely alien. #DisabilityTwitter
A thread on fitness & ableism.
I love exercise but exercise hasnât always loved me, or bodies like mine. The fitness & wellness world is full of problematic tendencies: how to participate without contributing to the toxic positivity & ableism so widespread?
#DisabilityPrideMonth
I love exercise but exercise hasnât always loved me, or bodies like mine. The fitness & wellness world is full of problematic tendencies: how to participate without contributing to the toxic positivity & ableism so widespread?
#DisabilityPrideMonth
There's a âyou can do anything you set your mind toâ ideal that, by the same token, perpetuates the belief that disabled people are lazy, that our disabilities or illnesses are all in our heads.
And yet, I want to take up space here. I want it to be better for us.
And yet, I want to take up space here. I want it to be better for us.
Because it took me years to get past the physical & emotional trauma of PE & locker rooms & movement never made for me. Bc (for my body, not everyoneâs) exercise helps my pain & headspace. Because for years doctors told me what I couldnât do...
Le mois de Juillet est le #DisabilityPrideMonth
Nous vous invitons en ce mois des fiertés handies à suivre des comptes de personnes et associations de concerné·es.
Nous vous invitons en ce mois des fiertés handies à suivre des comptes de personnes et associations de concerné·es.
Liste non exhaustive de comptes que vous pouvez suivre : @clhee_org
@LesDevalideuses
@OAutonomie
@MarginaleLa
@comme_des_fous
@actupparis
@lyingrain
@freaks_dessin
@MadFreaksPride
@lilikorim
@elisarojasm
@Chamorro5Elena
@Leila__craft
@psssssycho
@CMitermite
@cielclea
@LesDevalideuses
@OAutonomie
@MarginaleLa
@comme_des_fous
@actupparis
@lyingrain
@freaks_dessin
@MadFreaksPride
@lilikorim
@elisarojasm
@Chamorro5Elena
@Leila__craft
@psssssycho
@CMitermite
@cielclea
Nous vous invitons Ă vous sensibiliser aux luttes antivalidistes et Ă lutter contre le validisme.
Voici quelques sites, trĂšs pertinents (non exhaustifs):
clhee.org
lesdevalideuses.org
mxdandelion.medium.com
blogs.mediapart.fr/act-paris/blog
harrietdegouge.fr
Voici quelques sites, trĂšs pertinents (non exhaustifs):
clhee.org
lesdevalideuses.org
mxdandelion.medium.com
blogs.mediapart.fr/act-paris/blog
harrietdegouge.fr
So, ich nehme Abschied vom Account. Es hat mir viel SpaĂ gemacht, ĂŒber die Basics der Disability Studies und meine Forschung zu erzĂ€hlen. Ich hoffe ihr konntet etwas mitnehmen. Danke fĂŒr die schönen Interaktionen đ
Weiter diskutieren können wir gern bei @Dori_Kiel đ
Weiter diskutieren können wir gern bei @Dori_Kiel đ
Ich verlinke hier noch mal die Threads der Woche âșïž
Montag hab ich mit dem Thema âPromovieren mit Behinderungâ angefangen.
Montag hab ich mit dem Thema âPromovieren mit Behinderungâ angefangen.
Dienstag ging es um das Thema #Ableismus
at 10AM EDT the House select subcommittee will be hearing about #LongCOVID here's a direct YouTube link for the hearing. 1 hour 45 mins from now.
#COVID #DisabilityPrideMonth
#COVID #DisabilityPrideMonth
Info gotten via
𧔠Itâs #DisabilityPrideMonth and weâre seeing another wave of COVID globally, so hereâs a list of reasons why you should watch the Netflix documentary âUnrestâ and educate yourself on #MECFS and #LongCovid
ME/CFS, also known as Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome is a multisystem, physical disease that can be identified by its cardinal symptom, PEM (Post Exertional Malaise), in which after activity, the individual experiences a delayed worsening of symptoms. 1/
These symptoms are debilitating and leaves sufferers after activity, even on the mild end of the spectrum, with migraines, light/noise sensitivity, vertigo, nausea, vision changes, widespread muscle/joint pain, weakness, orthostatic intolerance and at its worst, paralysis. 2/
It's time for my favorite part of #DisabilityPrideMonth: the Disabled Kidlit Writers Anniversary Giveaway! This year's features books out now AND ones available for preorder.
RT by August 1st to enter. 3 winners (for our 3rd anniversary! 2 books each (titles in replies)
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RT by August 1st to enter. 3 winners (for our 3rd anniversary! 2 books each (titles in replies)
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The titles listed are by Disabled Kidlit Writers, in order as depicted in the graphic, from left to right, in four rows:
A MILLION QUIET REVOLUTIONS by @gow_robin_frank: us.macmillan.com/books/97803743âŠ
UNSEELIE by @IveHousman: epicreads.com/books/97813354âŠ
...
A MILLION QUIET REVOLUTIONS by @gow_robin_frank: us.macmillan.com/books/97803743âŠ
UNSEELIE by @IveHousman: epicreads.com/books/97813354âŠ
...
STOLEN CITY by @eabwrites: us.macmillan.com/books/97812507âŠ
THE MOTH GIRL by @shakieranthem: penguinrandomhouse.com/books/623424/tâŠ
THE RAVEN HEIR by @stephanieburgis: bloomsbury.com/au/raven-heir-âŠ
DREW LECLAIR GETS A CLUE by @katrynwrites: harpercollins.com/products/drew-âŠ
...
THE MOTH GIRL by @shakieranthem: penguinrandomhouse.com/books/623424/tâŠ
THE RAVEN HEIR by @stephanieburgis: bloomsbury.com/au/raven-heir-âŠ
DREW LECLAIR GETS A CLUE by @katrynwrites: harpercollins.com/products/drew-âŠ
...
I don't have words for how horrified and repulsed I am by that garbage POTS study.
This kind of stuff is why I was so ashamed and terrified of telling anyone I was chronically ill. This is why I will be unpacking internalized ableism for the rest of my life.
This kind of stuff is why I was so ashamed and terrified of telling anyone I was chronically ill. This is why I will be unpacking internalized ableism for the rest of my life.
I could write a very long thread about why this kind of BS in the medical and scientific community surrounding POTS defined my adolescence and made me into the writer and person I am today, but ONE FOR ALL's author's note says it best.
perhaps, and I'm just thinking out loud here, if my middle school science fair project required my volunteers than a 'scientific' study had subjects, perhaps the study is not so 'scientific.'
But who am I to say it's not like I've had POTS for over half my life oH WAIT
But who am I to say it's not like I've had POTS for over half my life oH WAIT
I'm not saying that *every* book you include in a #DisabilityPrideMonth post has to be written by an openly disabled author... but maybe at least half the list/stack of books should be? And if it isn't, you should reflect on why that is?
Also maybe read what disabled folks have said about the representation in the titles you're featuring?
Seeing books with actively harmful representation be recommended for #DisabilityPrideMonth over books by disabled authors writing about their lived experiences is a gut punch.
Seeing books with actively harmful representation be recommended for #DisabilityPrideMonth over books by disabled authors writing about their lived experiences is a gut punch.
This is the bare minimum. The lowest of bars.
And yet.
And yet, this applies to half the IG posts with book recommendations/displays for #DisabilityPrideMonth.
And yet.
And yet, this applies to half the IG posts with book recommendations/displays for #DisabilityPrideMonth.
Happy #DisabilityPrideMonth!! Here are some new and upcoming book releases with disability rep! đâš
A 𧔠from a Disabled author + reader:
A 𧔠from a Disabled author + reader:
THE WHISPERING DARK by @KayAyDrew
âą YA Paranormal Fantasy
âą Deaf rep
âą A college student with paranormal connections teams up with a dead boy to uncover dark secrets
âą Releases Oct 18, 2022
âą YA Paranormal Fantasy
âą Deaf rep
âą A college student with paranormal connections teams up with a dead boy to uncover dark secrets
âą Releases Oct 18, 2022
YOU, ME, AND OUR HEARTSTRINGS by @melissasee
âą YA Romance
âą Cerebral Palsy + Anxiety rep
âą Two teen musicians navigate being in love after going viral for the wrong reasons
âą Releases July 19, 2022
âą YA Romance
âą Cerebral Palsy + Anxiety rep
âą Two teen musicians navigate being in love after going viral for the wrong reasons
âą Releases July 19, 2022
This #DisabilityPrideMonth I want to remind everyone that Black disabled ppl exist, that ableism is not the same as racism, that racism affects the way Black ppl experience ableism, and that you don't experience the same things we do, and that's not bad to acknowledge
Black disabled ppl represent a huge portion of disabled ppl, are often denied healthcare and diagnoses, are abused and unalived more, and are part of this community and need their concerns addressed with disability advocacy as well. #DisabilityPrideMonth
Telling Black folks to move over for disabled ppl, stomps right into racism. The belief that Black ppl can't be disabled is racist, the refusal to recognize that we exist, that we have different needs, that we have different experiences, are also racist #DisabilityPrideMonth
Hey, it's #DisabilityPrideMonth, sound off friends!
I'm Myk, I've got several neurodivergent conditions and it took me almost 4 decades but I finally love who I am and am proud of myself in a way that loves my disabilities instead of overlooking them. Now I help others get here.
I'm Myk, I've got several neurodivergent conditions and it took me almost 4 decades but I finally love who I am and am proud of myself in a way that loves my disabilities instead of overlooking them. Now I help others get here.
I do that mostly by just existing honestly online. I am open about being Autistic and having ADHD, and I talk about the benefits and the challenges without shame.
This shows other people like me -- many living in a prison of shame their whole lives -- that it's safe to come out.
This shows other people like me -- many living in a prison of shame their whole lives -- that it's safe to come out.
To be #DisabledAndProud doesn't mean you have to find some toxic positivity that reframes your challenges as superpowers or whatever, that's not it.
Own those challenges, they're a part of you.
It's about loving yourself including your challenges, not being defined as lesser.
Own those challenges, they're a part of you.
It's about loving yourself including your challenges, not being defined as lesser.
Happy #DisabilityPrideMonth! We're doing a Q&A with @insidenatgeo Explorer and musician Feliciano dos Santos (@felician_santos), who uses his band, Massukos, to spread messages of sanitation and hygiene to the most remote villages in Mozambique. on.natgeo.com/3BMiPOo
Q1: How did you first become interested in music and what inspired you to use it to spread the message of clean water and sanitation?
A1: I got interested in music very early. Whenever I listened to music on the radio, I thought that the singers were at that time in the studio. Later I realized the great power music has. It takes us where words cannot.
#DisabilityPrideMonth
Ein Thread.
Und weil es so schön ist, gibt es hier jetzt MEINE Hörbi-Ettikette oder auch, wie gehe ich mit Menschen mit Hörbehinderung um.
Ich bin rechts an Taubheit grenzend schwerhörig und links hochgradig schwerhörig durch eine chronische Erkrankung
Ein Thread.
Und weil es so schön ist, gibt es hier jetzt MEINE Hörbi-Ettikette oder auch, wie gehe ich mit Menschen mit Hörbehinderung um.
Ich bin rechts an Taubheit grenzend schwerhörig und links hochgradig schwerhörig durch eine chronische Erkrankung
des Innenohrs, wovon auch mein Gleichgewichtsorgan betroffen ist. Diese nennt sich Morbus MeniÚre und ich fortschreitend. Seit ich 23 Jahre alt bin wird mein Gehör kontinuierlich schlechter.
Ich habe 2004 begonnen GebÀrdensprache zu lernen, da die Prognose damals schon Ertaubung
Ich habe 2004 begonnen GebÀrdensprache zu lernen, da die Prognose damals schon Ertaubung
war.
Ich habe zusĂ€tzlich 4 verschiedene OhrgerĂ€usche, auch bekannt als Tinnitus. Damit komme ich nach den vielen Jahren der Gewöhnung sehr gut klar, aber ein Tinnitus sorgt ebenfalls dafĂŒr, dass man Vieles nicht mehr hört oder versteht.
Kommen wir zu den wichtigsten Regeln im
Ich habe zusĂ€tzlich 4 verschiedene OhrgerĂ€usche, auch bekannt als Tinnitus. Damit komme ich nach den vielen Jahren der Gewöhnung sehr gut klar, aber ein Tinnitus sorgt ebenfalls dafĂŒr, dass man Vieles nicht mehr hört oder versteht.
Kommen wir zu den wichtigsten Regeln im
Ein Thread
So, es ist also #DisabilityPrideMonth und zu diesem Anlass gibts jetzt von mir MEINE Rollstuhl-Ettikette, die sehr gern ergÀnzt werden darf.
Es gibt angemessene und unangemessene Arten, mit jemandem, der im Rollstuhl sitzt zu interagieren bzw. umzugehen. Diese zu
So, es ist also #DisabilityPrideMonth und zu diesem Anlass gibts jetzt von mir MEINE Rollstuhl-Ettikette, die sehr gern ergÀnzt werden darf.
Es gibt angemessene und unangemessene Arten, mit jemandem, der im Rollstuhl sitzt zu interagieren bzw. umzugehen. Diese zu
kennen ist nicht nur fĂŒr dich selbst ein Vorteil, sondern kommt vor allem auch Menschen im Rollstuhl zugute!
1. Abgesehen von WIRKLICHEN NotfÀllen (z.B. Rollimensch steht auf den Gleisen und kommt nicht mehr allein weg) gibt es absolut keinen Grund, meinen Rolli anzufassen
1. Abgesehen von WIRKLICHEN NotfÀllen (z.B. Rollimensch steht auf den Gleisen und kommt nicht mehr allein weg) gibt es absolut keinen Grund, meinen Rolli anzufassen
ohne zu fragen.
Wenn ich euch im Weg stehen, behandelt mich wie jeden Anderen auch und sagt, dass ihr bitte mal durch wollt. Wenn es aussieht, als wĂŒrde ich irgendwo festhĂ€ngen, fragt, ob ich Hilfe brauche, statt einfach ungefragt anzufassen.
Ein Rollstuhl ist eine VerlÀngerung
Wenn ich euch im Weg stehen, behandelt mich wie jeden Anderen auch und sagt, dass ihr bitte mal durch wollt. Wenn es aussieht, als wĂŒrde ich irgendwo festhĂ€ngen, fragt, ob ich Hilfe brauche, statt einfach ungefragt anzufassen.
Ein Rollstuhl ist eine VerlÀngerung
Friends, if you read one post of mine today, please let this be the one. This is me. As you can see, I am in a wheelchair. I have a physical disability called spina bifida, which occurs at birth when the spine and spinal cord don't form properly. Many definitions of spina bifida
call it a "birth defect," but I don't like that term. I am not defective. I am a person with a disability. People with disabilities are not defective. We are capable, contributing members of our society living every day trying to find our place in the world that is often
stigmatizing and ableist. We are often talked down to, bullied, mocked, and not taken seriously. Some of us are made to feel that we're invalid because of our disabilities, whether they are physical and visible like mine, or invisible.
Happy #DisabilityPrideMonth. A thread about pride stolen & reclaiming it.
When I discovered the social model of disability, I didnât âlookâ like your (prob inaccurate) image of a disabled person. I was diagnosed with depression and anxiety. The social model made sense. (1/15)
When I discovered the social model of disability, I didnât âlookâ like your (prob inaccurate) image of a disabled person. I was diagnosed with depression and anxiety. The social model made sense. (1/15)
I wasnât broken. Society was. Square peg, round hole. Itâs that simple. Itâs also more complicated. Disability is many things. Remembering the simple truth helped me get through days full of exclusion & ableism. The social model gave me back my eroded pride in who I am. (2/15)
When I was diagnosed w/ Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome & began to use sticks/scooter/wheelchair (PT), the philosophy that *I am not broken* - but society is - helped me hold onto my self worth despite ableism & exclusion. Still proud. (3/15)
1/ Take a look. Sunday was the 30th anniversary of the ADA. What have you doneâlarge or smallâto help design the world to be more inclusive? #DisabilityPrideMonth
2/ Read more about the StoryCorps & Disability Visability Project. Get the book. Consider adding your story. @StoryCorps disabilityvisibilityproject.com/how-to-particiâŠ
It's the anniversary of #ADA30 and I spent an hour crying this morning after acknowledging the fact that even 30 years hasn't guaranteed access. Sacrifice hasn't guaranteed access. Advocacy hasn't guaranteed access. 1/11
And I don't know what more #disabled people can do to convince you were human, we deserve a right to live, and we deserve #inclusion. I don't know how to overcome such a gap in humanity. 2/11
I grew up with the ADA in place. It secured me accommodations in college (once I finally had my medical diagnosis), it gave me a community that I love, it gave me heroes to look up to. 3/11
Today is the 30 year anniversary of the ADA! In honor of that, let's take a moment to talk about advocacy.
Specifically, what it takes to be an advocate. Thread.
#ADA30 #DisabilityPrideMonth #advocacy
(1/?)
Specifically, what it takes to be an advocate. Thread.
#ADA30 #DisabilityPrideMonth #advocacy
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As some of you know, I am a disabled college student. It's rough. I've had to learn how to be bold. How to be loud. How to come forward and say: "This is wrong." How to stay in the forefront until someone answers with: "We will work with you to fix this." (2/?)
This is not easy for me. I am an introvert. I am not particularly eloquent. I have anxiety. I am easily angered. And, thanks to my disabilities, I am always in pain, always tired, always unwell.
Two years ago I would have told you that I am not advocate material. (3/?)
Two years ago I would have told you that I am not advocate material. (3/?)
In the first installment of #IETheIssue, we're looking at the recent history of police violence against Black people in America and at the protest movement that has emerged since George Floyd's killing. Here's why we think that's important. ietv.co/2B9jH5d
Today is the 6th anniversary of Eric Garner's death. His mother @RealGwenCarr spoke to @Mayanyani about his legacy, and George Floyd's devastatingly similar death. "I had this feeling like, âno, this is not happening again.'" #IETheIssue ietv.co/3jbgG5n
.@johannacli, @vixmarin and @zeeaabdo asked a dozen Black Americans to give their oral history of this moment, with a both simple, but nuanced question: What is it like to be Black in America, and what do you hope it will mean going forward? #IETheIssue ietv.co/3hdauZ4
Visste NI att juli Ă€r âDisability Pride Monthâ?
Jag visste inte, för det Àr rÀtt tyst om sÄnt hÀr i Sverige.
Men vad sĂ€ger ni - ska vi köra en ny âAsk me anythingâ om att vara blind i Sverige, för att fira lite? Jag postar 5 nya grejer/d resten av mĂ„naden. Ni RT:ar!
OK?
Jag visste inte, för det Àr rÀtt tyst om sÄnt hÀr i Sverige.
Men vad sĂ€ger ni - ska vi köra en ny âAsk me anythingâ om att vara blind i Sverige, för att fira lite? Jag postar 5 nya grejer/d resten av mĂ„naden. Ni RT:ar!
OK?
StÀller ni frÄgor sÄ svarar jag i trÄden.
FörvÀntar mig god ton, men passa pÄ att frÄga allt som du inte törs frÄga annars. Inga _Àmnen_ Àr tabu eller skÀmmiga.
Och svaren Àr personliga. Jag företrÀder inte alla blinda personer osv, osv. (Ni vet det hÀr).
OK? Kör!
FörvÀntar mig god ton, men passa pÄ att frÄga allt som du inte törs frÄga annars. Inga _Àmnen_ Àr tabu eller skÀmmiga.
Och svaren Àr personliga. Jag företrÀder inte alla blinda personer osv, osv. (Ni vet det hÀr).
OK? Kör!
