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I am so very proud and grateful to be amongst a group of fierce disabled academics and allies (@StevenArisz @noah_littel, Maurits, Eline and others). Together we are building a safe, intersectional, interuniversity platform for disabled folk. 🙌
If I am to have one academic legacy, let it be my modest contribution to this. Because we need this so bad.
If I am to describe the squad feeling.. for me it's this 👇 but with more wheels, crutches, sticks, and less high heels. 🤭 I can't wait to see who else will join us and will benefit from the platform!
GIF ID: scenes from Taylor Swift's Bad Blood music video. Taylor walks towards the camera with a bunch of fierce women. They're armed. In the back there is an explosion. Various kinds of close-up shots from the group amongst which a shot of their (very) high heels.
Hello comrades!
@AObtweets, @FNV, @WOinactie, @0pointseven, @CasualLeiden @hetpnn, @HetISO.

Probably missed some but hi! 👋 Let's talk at some point.
P.S. My DMs are open for questions!
More tagging! @Iederin, @ECIO_NL

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23 Nov
Alright, so I did some breathing exercises and let me share a bit more. For those who don't know me, I am a Dutch disabled scholar working on algorithms. This is my professional and personal nightmare. I undoubtedly will be flagged by such a system. 🧵1/
theguardian.com/society/2021/n…
I am TERRIFIED that the UWV will do something like this, because I will absolutely be flagged as high risk.

Why?
- I used to have fluctuating income;
- A lot of times I never know what to put where on a form;
- I probably have forgotten to submit things at some point. 2/
I was so terrified of stuff like this I actually begged them to just withhold sending me the benefits in advance and just calculate the amount owed (if any) afterwards. Yep, I rather have less money than I am entitled to then deal with the beast that is UWV. 3/
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24 Aug 20
Zoals @Tamardoorduin al schreef: "Het ‘muurtje om de kwetsbaren’ blijkt letterlijk op de muren van hun huis te slaan." Nu stelt het OMT voor om de deur er ook maar uit te halen, 'want het is zo zielig voor de jongeren/economie'. 👌 #GeenDorHout 🧵👇 1/ parool.nl/nederland/omt-…
De impliciete aanname in dit soort voorstellen, is dat er dus twee groepen zijn. Gechargeerd: 1) de 'jonge/fitte' mensen in de bloei van het leven die nauwelijks kans hebben om te overlijden (wel flink/blijvend ziek kunnen worden MAAR ENFIN). 2/
Deze groep van Jonge, Fitte, Onkwetsbare Halfgoden TM 'spekt de economie'. Groep 2 is 'ziek/zwak/misselijk', heeft hoog risico en kost vooral geld, lijkt het adagium. 3/
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23 Mar 20
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.
bijnaderinzien.com/2020/03/23/laa…
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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/
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