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THIS! They want to shrink the table rather than expand the mother fuckin table #WGAstrong #WGAstrike #1u
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Emily Ladau@emily_ladau26 Jul 2023
Hi @Marriott! Wondering if you might need a refresher on the definition of "guaranteed" because my reservation does indeed guarantee a room with a roll-in shower and I got a "hearing accessible" room with a bathroom I barely fit in. Why does this keep happening? Fix your system.
Screenshot of reservation guaranteeing mobility accessible room with roll in shower.

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Dom Kelly@the_tattooedjew12 Jul 2023
Extremely disappointed to see multiple airlines and health insurance companies on this list of Best Places To Work for disability inclusion by @DisabilityIN. How do we expect change to happen when we reward these companies who actively harm our community? linkedin.com/pulse/2023-best…

2023 Best Places to Work: Announcing the DEI Top Scoring Companies

Disability:IN proudly announces the 2023 Best Places to Work for Disability Inclusion. The Disability Equality Index (DEI), a joint initiative with the American Association of People with Disabilit...

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" I want to highlight that ableism is much broader than a legal definition of discrimination against people with disabilities." - @labelleverite #ReclaimingDJ #CripTheLaw
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Yesterday Michael Knowles, best known for recently calling for the "eradication of trans people from public life" at the largest conservative convention in the US allowed by Purdue's administration to advocate trans genocide on campus. The student body responded in many ways 🧵
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Austin police officers arrested a deaf, elderly woman at ABIA for trespassing, but she just misunderstood instructions from a ticket clerk. Because she’s elderly and deaf. She spent 3 nights in the Travis County Jail, where a jailer broke her arm. She wasn’t taken to the ER.
Austin Chronicle
@AustinChronicle23 Mar 2023
Austin jailer breaks elderly deaf woman’s arm after misunderstanding at airport. austinchronicle.com/news/202…

Austin Jailer Breaks Elderly Deaf Woman’s Arm After Misunderstanding at Airport

After three days in jail with only Aleve as treatment, she has received surgery

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AAPD
@AAPD21 Mar 2023
BREAKING NEWS: The Supreme Court has ruled unanimously in favor of Miguel Perez, the deaf student who was denied accommodations and language access in school. This is a landmark decision for students with disabilities & their families. #Disability #SCOTUS pbs.org/newshour/politics/su…

Supreme Court unanimously rules for deaf student in education case

The Supreme Court has ruled unanimously for a deaf student who sued his public school system for providing an inadequate education. The case is significant for other disabled students who allege they...

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We’re spring forward…to save our democracy! Did you feel the loss of the hour last night? The effects usually take a day or two to wear off, but we’re committed around the clock to serving young people who are safeguarding our democracy.
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@thenation10 Mar 2023
Even as a college educated, Senate confirmed, philanthropist diplomat, Judy Heumann, like hundreds of thousands of other people with disabilities, lived in fear of not being able to afford the supports and services she needed to live in the community. bit.ly/3T8oFTg
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In a new piece @thenation, @RebeccaCokley writes about the "gargantuan gaps in our social insurance landscape" that have made “'work until you die' ... the retirement plan for so many disabled people" thenation.com/article/societ…

"Work Until You Die" Is Not a Retirement Plan

For Judith Heumann, and countless people with disabilities, “work until you die” was the only option. It’s past time to change that.

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AAPD
@AAPD10 Mar 2023
At AAPD, this difficult week continues as we mourn the loss of Kristin Kumagawa. @Kristin_K was a 2020 NBCUniversal @HonTonyCoelho Media Scholar and a 2021 AAPD intern. Kristin was also an integral team member to launching @aadinitiative. 1/3
An Asian American woman with purple hair smiles brightly and hugs her service dog outside. Her service dog is a Golden Retriever, and she is very happy with her tongue hanging outside her mouth.

ALT An Asian American woman with purple hair smiles brightly and hugs her service dog outside. Her service dog is a Golden Retriever, and she is very happy with her tongue hanging outside her mouth.

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“Today is a day of loss and sorrow. Tomorrow is a day of rededication and action.” ~Disability Rights Leader Bob Williams eulogizing Judy Heumann. – at Washington, DC
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Barack Obama
@BarackObama5 Mar 2023
Judy Heumann dedicated her life to the fight for civil rights—starting as a young organizer at Camp Jened and later helping lead the disability rights movement. Michelle and I were fortunate to work with Judy over the years, and are thinking of her family and friends.
Image description: A black and white photo of Judy Heumann. In the photo, she has short, chin-length hair and octagon-shaped metal glasses and is speaking into a microphone while seated in a manual push wheelchair. She is wearing a coat with a large button pin with words that read “SIGN 504” in very large block letters and “HUMAN RIGHTS ACCD” in smaller block letters.

ALT Image description: A black and white photo of Judy Heumann. In the photo, she has short, chin-length hair and octagon-shaped metal glasses and is speaking into a microphone while seated in a manual push wheelchair. She is wearing a coat with a large button pin with words that read “SIGN 504” in very large block letters and “HUMAN RIGHTS ACCD” in smaller block letters.

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Today is Disability Day of Mourning, when our community remembers disabled people lost to filicide. Learn more and join us for a virtual vigil this evening: autisticadvocacy.org/2022/12…

Find your local Day of Mourning vigil site - Autistic Self Advocacy Network

In the past five years, over 550 people with disabilities have been murdered by their parents, relatives or caregivers. On Wednesday, March 1st, the disability community will gather across the nation...

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Support community reparations for Autistic People of Color through the Autistic People of Color Fund! autismandrace.com/autistic-p…
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“ACI means autistic community and autistic space. And it’s what I really hope the future can look like, for others to not only just accept us but to appreciate us as well.” — 2020 program alum Could our next cohort include you? Get the application here! autisticadvocacy.org/aci

Autism Campus Inclusion - Autistic Self Advocacy Network

Applications for the 2026 Autism Campus Inclusion (ACI) Leadership Academy are now closed. Applications for the 2027 program will open in January 2027. ACI helps autistic students learn to make their...

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March 1st is the Disability Day of Mourning, in memory of people with disabilities killed by family members or caregivers. See our tribute to the names added this year: youtu.be/AuACV7xPfYM
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It's time that disabled people get care in their homes instead of institutions. It's time that care workers get paid living wages. We can finally get this done. #CareCantWait #sotu2023
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Before the Memphis Police Dept. releases the video of 5 MPD officers murdering #TyreNichols during a routine traffic stop, and that heinous video inevitably goes viral, I want to amplify THIS video of Tyre LIVING his best life. 🛹👑🙏🏿😔✊🏿 #JusticeForTyreNichols 🎥: Austin Dean
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Shasti Conrad@ShastiConrad5 Jan 2023
I am so excited to share with you that I am running to be the next Chair of the Washington State Democrats! Check out my website shastiforwashington.com to read more about my plans!
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