Thread by @APHADisability

Together as the Disability Section of @PublicHealth, we stand in solidarity and appreciation with our community partners. This thread will help you to connect with our partners while sharing their statements on the recent events within our country 1/

https://twitter.com/PublicHealth/status/1347560766417887232

Thank you @CDRNYS and to each
CDR advocate that works towards full integration, independence, and civil rights of people with disabilities. 2/

cdrnys.org/blog/press-rel…

Thank you @ccd4pwd for bringing together the largest coalition of national organizations to advocate for federal public policy for children and adults with disabilities in all aspects of society. 3/

c-c-d.org/fichiers/CCD-B…

Thank you @DREDF (Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund) for everything you do to advance the civil and human rights of people with disabilities through legal advocacy, training, education, and public policy and legislative development. 4/

dredf.org/2021/01/08/dre…

Thank you @EpilepsyFdn for all of the work you do to provide community services, public education, federal and local advocacy, seizure first aid training, and research funding into new treatments and therapies. 5/

epilepsy.com/article/2021/1…

Last but not least, thank you @DisInHigherEd for all the work you did during #DEHEM in October and for everything you do to celebrate & empower disabled individuals in Higher Ed through your #DisInHigherEd community. 6/

https://twitter.com/DisInHigherEd/status/1348497430657032192?s=20

To each section of @PublicHealth such as @aphabchw, @APHALaw, @APHACancerForum, @APHAHumanRights, @APHAStudents, & more, we appreciate you. #PublicHealth is about teamwork. Together, we empower disabled people in public health.

In the USA, unity & healing is our great hope. 7/7

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