I love the brazen hypocrisy of Gov @GlennYoungkin of VA claiming he’s pro-life as he removes mask mandates, placing lives of medically fragile kids, teachers, staff in grave danger of COVID death. He wants to save embryos, but God help them if born w/complex medical needs 1/6
The entire anti-mask movement is ableist. Removing mask mandates in schools makes inclusion of kids and staff with complex medical needs impossible. This population will face forced segregation and denial of their fundamental, and ADA enshrined right to inclusion 2/6
From Section 504 of Rehabilitation Act of 1973: No otherwise qualified individual w/ a disability in the United States, as defined in section 705(20) of this title, shall, solely by reason of her or his disability, be excluded from the participation in, be denied the benefits 3/6
or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving federal financial assistance or under any program or activity conducted by any Executive agency activity receiving fed financial assistance or under any program or activity conducted by any Exec agency 4/6
Gov @GlennYoungkin Section 504, ADA, and IDEA are explicitly clear. Your executive order removing mask mandates, which most benefit medically fragile children and staff, undermines the right to inclusion enshrined in these disability civil rights laws. Let the lawsuits begin 5/6
Too many of us have fought too hard and long for disability civil rights & our fundamental right to an inclusive education, and you sir, will not be permitted w/a stroke of your pen to undermine or deny us those rights. #NotOnMyWatch You will he stopped because we are FIERCE 6/6
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