New intro thread, because time moves really quickly?

Here's who I am, what I do, some of my work, and how you can support me ⤵️ (1/10)
I'm Kayle. 24 years old. I'm disabled & chronically ill.

I'm a writer, public speaker, and disability justice advocate.

I have my bachelors in media studies & my masters in disability studies. (2/10)
I am currently serving a year with Public Allies through Americorps, an apprenticeship program that allows me to work with a local nonprofit.

My dream is to work with disability public policy in the nonprofit sector (and maybe law school? Who knows!) (3/10)
I became interested in public policy due to my experience filing an ADA lawsuit - one that is still going through the courts 4.5 years later. You can read about it here (4/10): dralegal.org/case/westchest…
But I also really, really enjoy writing about my experiences with disability. I do that through twitter threads & personal essays. Here is a thread about my diagnostic journey: (5/10)
And this is a personal essay I wrote about the 10 year anniversary of the spinal fusion I underwent at 13. medium.com/@kaylehill/a-s… (6/10)
I occasionally post on my website -- though writer's block is difficult!! You can always subscribe to it so you know when I post: kaylejh.com (7/10)
I also enjoy talking to people about my experiences with disability. After coining the hashtag #AbleismTellsMe, @ZDFheute interviewed me. In October, I was interviewed by @csmonitor about the accessibility of remote work:

(8/10)
If you appreciate the work I do, you can always help me out by sending me a tip (cause being disabled is expensive!!)

paypal: paypal.me/KayleHill
cashapp: cash.app/$KayleHill
venmo: @/Kayle-Hill
ko-fi: ko-fi.com/kaylejh
(9/10)
You can also send me a gift from my wishlist: amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls…

Subscribe to my patreon (if ya REALLY love me): patreon.com/kaylejh

& check out my TeePublic with designs by
@matt0show: teepublic.com/user/chronical…
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More from @kaylejh

30 Jan
Putting “young” high risk people as last for vaccines is eugenics, send tweet
come follow me, i study & talk about disability
Check out this amazing comprehensive resource with vaccine groups by state!!!
Read 4 tweets
3 Jul 20
as promised, a thread on #CripTax

I want to talk about a very particular type of Crip Tax. For a more comprehensive idea of the extra costs with being disabled, check out @Imani_Barbarin’s hashtag #TheCostOfBeingDisabled!
Let’s start off with asset caps. Many disabled people live with an asset cap, meaning they cannot own or make a certain amount of money. The most common limit is assets over $2,000.
But it’s also just more expensive for disabled people to exist. Our $2,000 doesn’t mean as much as your $2,000

Why? The most obvious reason is increased medical bills, and insurance not covering things like $800 wheelchairs that people need to navigate the world.
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18 May 20
ready for an introduction thread? here we go.

the name's kayle. i'm 23. i'm disabled and chronically ill. i got my bachelors degree in 2018 in some major called "Media, Society, and the Arts." my senior thesis was titled "Disability in the Age of Technocracy."

1/6
i will be getting my masters degree in december 2020 (if the world doesn't end by then) in Disability Studies. what is this, you ask? well, it's a lot of things. it studies disability from an interdisciplinary perspective.

2/6
it's the study of disability history, sociology, theory, demographics, law and policy, media, art, literature, everything.

having gone to art school, i appreciate that. but i've become especially interested in law & policy as i go through my studies

3/6
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