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DayinWashington retweeted
New YouTube video series from @PBSAmerMasters - musician and disability inclusion advocate Lachi explores the cultural contributions of people with disabilities. Pilot episode about Deaf racecar driver & stunt legend Kitty O’Neil (1946-2018) youtube.com/watch?v=J8MhILr-…
DayinWashington retweeted
Kitty O'Neil, racecar driver, daredevil, stunt legend and #deaf. Pilot for new @PBSAmerMasters about amazing disabled people tells the REAL story of these rebels, revolutionaries, and renegades. youtube.com/watch?v=J8MhILr-…
#wonderwoman #disability #WW80 #disabilityhistory
ALT Image of a tall hotel and at the top is a tiny figure - Kitty O'Neil stunt double for Wonder Woman breaking the world women's high fall record. 12 stories 127feet. 1979
DayinWashington retweeted
#Accessibility to actual movie theatres and guess what? Some folks are working hard to get it right. @SFFILM @theroxy @LongmoreInst kqed.org/arts/13899598/bay-a… #disability #film
DayinWashington retweeted
📌 Last week, I wrote about navigating relationships and #IBD during the pandemic for @ownyourcrohns. And, a special thanks to @RW_Intl because this is his story, too. ownyourcrohns.com/taryns-jou…
This is GARBAGE - for your "doctor to reassess your treatment plan." CVS is asking the doctor to RE-PRESCRIBE every 90 days for a disability/health condition that ISN'T GOING TO CHANGE. It is making people w/ #disabilities' lives needlessly harder & risking their health.
A letter my son rec'd last month from CVS inviting him to a webinar about bleeding disorders...
And a letter rec'd today telling him they're going to make it harder to get a med he needs FOR HIS BLEEDING DISORDER.
Hey CVS, here's a "tip": Patients can't live without their meds.
ALT Two photos of letters from CVS/Caremark. First letter is an invitation to a Blleding Disorder Monthly Education series hosted by CVS. It says they will "explore various topics and share tips to help patients and families who are affected by bleeding disorders." The second letter is from CVS/Caremark stating that the drug STIMATE will require a prior authorization every 90 days.
DayinWashington retweeted
HEY! It's Pride! I want to talk about the intersections between the queer and disabled communities, so I'm starting #30DaysOfDisabledPride . Each day there will be a question for y'all to answer. Please quote RT and use the hashtag when answering!
DayinWashington retweeted
I was asked to make a list of Sensory Sensitive Hair Items and products for Black people that might assist hospitals and organizations. I thought I would share here too.
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DayinWashington retweeted
Thank you @BAFTA for the invitation to become a full voting member — I’m excited to contribute 🎥❤️🏳️🌈🧏🏻♀️ 🎞🏆
#BAFTA #Film #Cinema #RepresentationMatters
DayinWashington retweeted
Excited and sad to see the last of the #disability stories up at PBS. This one is about #deaf racer and stuntwoman Kitty O'Neil - the fastest woman in the world. pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters…
#disability #history
DayinWashington retweeted
"...we have to make more ethical design decisions and...we need to have representation in the tech industry, which is kind of very quickly headed for a future that is leaving us behind."
- @EmilyEAckerman
disabilityvisibilityproject.…
#DisabledAndSTEM #STEM #engineering
ALT Emily sits among plants in a power wheelchair behind a glass door. She is dimly lit, with long brown hair, a tan turtleneck, and black pants and boots.
DayinWashington retweeted
Always the fun FF. 😜
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#Disability and PBS!
Excited and sad to see the last of the #disability stories up at PBS. This one is about #deaf racer and stuntwoman Kitty O'Neil - the fastest woman in the world. pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters…
#disability #history
DayinWashington retweeted
Sequoyah, who created a written language for the Cherokee Nation - pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters…
DayinWashington retweeted
I'm RT b/c housing is a human right and narratives from those most impacted are critical. Also, the woman in this photo is Luci Murphy. Everyone should know she's a DC-based legend, activist, organizer, teacher, singer, leader and brilliant human.
While there has been a deep and rich history of housing organizing and policy advocacy, this moment demands that we join together to employ new tools to frame the debate and create meaningful change. Learn about the Housing Justice Narrative project here: housingnarrative.org/
DayinWashington retweeted
Regardless of your opinion about opening or not opening because of COVID-19, paid family medical leave is about protecting families. It is about giving families the ability and resources to take care of each other.
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Always the fun FF. 😜
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How Sequoyah, who did not read or write, created a written language for the Cherokee Nation from scratch pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters… via @PBSAmerMasters
#disability
#NativeAmericanHeritageMonth
#DisabilityHistoryMonth
#writing
DayinWashington retweeted
Reposting to make sure this doesn’t get missed.
Tribal attorney Tara Houska (@zhaabowekwe) explains the systemic problems faced by Native communities — and ways that others can support them. Watch her full talk here: t.ted.com/IU5URYf
#NativeAmericanHeritageMonth
DayinWashington retweeted
How many of the more than 250,000 COVID-19 deaths could have been prevented if our healthcare systems made it possible for people with disabilities to live and age at home? #COVID19 #WhatWeNeed
Nursing home watchdogs are receiving reports of residents allowed to wither in starvation or thirst, left in soiled diapers or with bedsores. Some cut off from family have given up on living, victims of what death certificates call “failure to thrive.” apne.ws/DAC6Jud
