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Author of 14 books. THE WAR WIDOW and THE GHOSTS OF PARIS 📖 Keynote speaker. Holistic and (Norse/Nordic) shamanic practitioner @ https://t.co/kckC5iLUC6
Nov 12, 2022 9 tweets 4 min read
Popular culture does not prepare us for the reality of #disability and illness. Here are 7 facts and personal observations from me (ie: not applicable to everyone): 🧵

1) Illness and disability are common human experiences. ie: Not rare, and not because someone is cursed or bad 2) #ChronicIllness is defined broadly as conditions that last 1 year or more and require ongoing medical attention or limit activities of daily living or both. Chronic illness is very common and effects an estimated 40% or more of the population. Again, not rare.
Nov 11, 2022 5 tweets 3 min read
Quick reminder: Not all #wheelchair users have paralysis.

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**Warning: The slo-mo may make the lights appear to flicker.**

#AmbulatoryWheelchairUsersExist Every. Time.

Do yourself a favor and Google #AmbulatoryWheelchairUsers. It takes as long as it does to write this #ableist garbage to a wheelchair user. Message to Tara says: Move ...
Nov 6, 2021 4 tweets 2 min read
Engracia said in multiple interviews: “Mobility devices are an extension of our bodies. When they are damaged or destroyed, we become re-disabled. Until the airlines learn how to treat our devices with the care and respect they deserve, flying remains inaccessible.” So few non-disabled people seem to understand that #wheelchairs are not simply interchangeable. It's not like a kitchen chair or even a car you can just go out and buy off the lot. They are customized to the disabled person's body, an extension of the person, like a prosthetic.
Apr 27, 2021 6 tweets 3 min read
The #Oscars would not permit winner Anthony Hopkins, 83, to participate remotely from overseas during a deadly pandemic with a heavy death toll - particularly for people over 60? Forgive me if I feel this does not reflect well on their commitment to #accessibility. Let me be clear: That is some #ableist garbage right there.