These are names of people who have provided me with care that has made it possible for me to work, go to school, & generally be in the world. Some of it was paid, either out of my pocket or via Medicaid. Lots of it is unpaid, & it shouldnt be. All of it should be celebrated. 3/3

The ways in which oppressors, systems, policies, and society subvert the true nature of care does not make it any less important or any less necessary. I wanted to take a moment this week to celebrate those who have cared for me. I wouldn’t be here today without them. 2/3

On 18 April, Jaipreet Virdi Jaipreet Virdi will give a lecture on 'Deaf futurity' at the disABILITY Film Festival as part of our Lecture Series on trust in medicine. This lecture takes place at Bibliotheek Tweebronnen in Leuven and online, more information: ghum.kuleuven.be/LCHH/calendar/…

Medicare/Medicaid users with mobility devices: share your repair experiences with the CMS Ombudsperson. We're collaborating @CO_Disability & Disability Rights Education & Defense Fund to gather insights on repairs made in the last 3 years: bit.ly/MobilityAidSur…

#Medicare #Medicaid #CMS #DisabilityRights

Every time a new abortion ban pops up, people decide to start talking about forced vasectomies because frankly they're not thinking it through. They're not thinking about WHO is going to be forced to get vasectomies.

Talk about something useful like birth accountability laws.

Join us for the 2024 AAPD National Community Event on April 23rd, featuring Special Guest Secretary Pete Buttigieg. Hear about efforts to enhance transportation accessibility for all, and much more! bit.ly/3TjgwvD

#DisabilityCommunity2024 #NothingAboutUsWithoutUs #DisCo #AAPD

Words can’t express how much it means to have a President Biden who gets that you can’t fix the economy w/out addressing #TheCareEconomy

For family #Caregivers #CareWorkers #Aging & #Disabled we’ll work w/ you to win on Care to better the economic future of families!

#CareCantWait

i should not tweet during retrograde (or spring break)
i should not tweet during retrograde (or spring break)
i should not tweet during retrograde (or spring break)
i should not tweet during retrograde (or spring break)

Witnessing Disabled journalists endure casual violence and daily gaslighting in newsrooms, just so they can work, makes me wonder how the industry can possibly think they are equipped to hold power to account as the 4th estate. Clean your own house first.

The knee-jerk response to removing bodily autonomy for some people is not to suggest removing bodily autonomy for other people. Not even even as a joke. We are so far beyond these not-clever-anymore jokes.

We are in a legitimate human rights crisis

In 1964, President Johnson held a press conference to get Fannie Lou Hamer's testimony off the air. His plan backfired. Read the 19thnews article about how Fannie Lou Hamer’s experiences as a black disabled woman helped pass the Voting Rights Act.
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So y’all, I was so nervous about this my medication and coping strategies were not working. My partner and Valese noticed in the Uber on the way and talked me down. Community is so important

If I was an elected leader abolishing prior authorizations would be on my policy agenda!

As a disabled lawyer who recently joined the board of National Disabled Legal Professionals Association, I've been reluctant to respond to the vile ableism of those trying to bully the first openly disabled justice into retirement bc she's a T1D who actively manages her disease; I didn't want to provide oxygen 🧵

Agreed.

It's really telling that a majority of Maryland legislators voted in favor of widening the prison pipeline amongst Marylands children.