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Kayley Whalen
@TransWorldView
Neurodivergent Trans Latina YouTuber & Blogger. Digital strategist. Consultant for @AWNNetwork_ @SinsInvalid, @NewDayFilms, & more. 🏳️‍🌈 #ActuallyAutistic
Dec 26, 2021 • 17 tweets • 5 min read
If you got a DNA test for Christmas, I'm urging you to reconsider taking it. You're potentially exposing yourself to massive personal and financial risks.

And you can potentially harm discriminated-against populations including disabled people.

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#23AndMe #Ancestry Your immediate financial risk is if the DNA test reveals anything about your predisposition to certain conditions, when you apply for health insurance, the company can reject your claim if you don't reveal those conditions.

Then you can get charged more if you do reveal
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Mar 2, 2021 • 13 tweets • 8 min read
I published a #DisabilityDayofMourning article on @awnnetwork_'s blog today exploring the history of filicide of disabled people in folklore, and how that folklore still affects perceptions of autistic and disabled people today.

This thread explores the topics.
#DDOM2021 My blog post uses Netflix's show "Fate: The Winx Saga" to provide a framework for how changeling myths are still culturally relevant today.

The show re-interprets the myth to promote acceptance, with a changeling being the hero of the show.

awnnetwork.org/neurodiversity…

#DDOM2021