Why children with disabilities are missing school and losing skills

Source: NPR search.app/z1YMTGETS5psTR…

#DisabilityIncarcerated
Disabled inmates sue NY state prison system over placement in solitary confinement lohud.com/story/news/ny-…

Disabled people are not a “burden.”
The burden is bias.
The burden is devaluation.
The burden is dehumanization.
The burden is exclusion.
The burden is perceived inferiority.
The burden is injustice.

The burden is ableism.

Disabled people are not a “burden.”
The burden is bias.
The burden is devaluation.
The burden is dehumanization.
The burden is exclusion.
The burden is perceived inferiority.
The burden is injustice.

The burden is ableism.

Access, rights and justice are not gifts to be bestowed upon disabled people.
Access, rights and justice are not charity.
Access, rights and justice are imperatives.

I think about the nurses who have taken excellent care of me quite often.

Y'all deserve a better 'system' than this.

#NationalNursesWeek

Where is it written that disabled people should be content with and grateful for less access, fewer rights and less justice than anyone else?

Disabled people are 25% of the population and yet we are still told that we are not a part of diversity.

Disabled people don’t want access, rights and justice that’s defined by nondisabled people.
We will never be content with inaccessibility, lack of accommodation, devaluation and ableism.
Disabled people want access, rights and justice defined by us.

#CripTheVote
Disabled Californians Challenge Absentee Voting Rules That Deny Them a Secret Ballot | by s.e. smith isn't here boltsmag.org/california-ele…

Bill seeks to amend Open Meetings Act to require virtual options for those with disabilities michiganadvance.com/2024/05/10/bil… via @michiganadvance

Disabled people are losing Medicaid benefits with little or no notice, getting bad advice when they call for information.

Source: USA TODAY search.app/wjtTqhTEyBZ2xP…

City Ordered to Fix Broken Pledge to Make Half of Taxis Wheelchair-Accessible thecity.nyc/2024/05/07/tax…

Image description: a young Palestinian girl sitting in a manual wheelchair. She is wearing a headband, pink shirt, and orange pants (or a skirt). Behind her is a fabric backdrop

‘Breaking a Promise’: California deficit could halt raises for disability workers californiahealthline.org/news/article/c…

When is Chicago going to make affordable housing accessible to people with disabilities? chicago.suntimes.com/other-views/20…

#FlyingWhileDisabled
Southwest is being called out for ‘lack of listening’ thestreet.com/travel/does-so…

A denial of access, accommodation, civil rights and justice for disabled people followed by “we’ll get it right next time” is no consolation.
The promise of justice sometime in the future is hollow for disabled people who have been excluded.

Churches don’t have to be accessible. That’s bad news for disabled voters.
| by Julia Metraux motherjones.com/politics/2024/…

Oklahoma lawmakers shouldn’t be defending physically disciplining disabled children at school yahoo.com/news/oklahoma-…