'The expansion and remodel of the airport is being designed to be accessible for people who have a variety of disabilities.' (C.S. Hagen)
#RepresentationMatters

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People just doing what people do...
#RepresentationMatters
#StopMakingItWeird
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'Employees with disabilities significantly underdisclose to their employers, so employers are missing out on helping employees bring their full selves to work.' (Hillary Wool et al.)
#WorkplaceAccessibility
#Inclusion
#Disclosure
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Yes... although it's not like this is a *new* idea...
#WorkforceCrisis
#PayFamilyCaregivers
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Department of Justice Files Statement of Interest about Americans with Disabilities Act’s Application to Law Enforcement Responses to People Experiencing Behavioral Health Disability-Related Crises
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'According to a 2015 study from the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), less than 4% of housing is designed to be accessible as of 2011.' (Sierra Sun Times)
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'One in four Americans and an estimated 1 billion people globally experience some form of disability, but foundation funding for disability causes receives only about 2% of philanthropic funding.' (Paul Karon)
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'Figuring out how you see and present yourself and your disability can be as important as knowing how to adapt to it, get around barriers, and deal with prejudice and discrimination.' (Andrew Pulrang)
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'By providing the necessary resources & support for disabled people to pursue careers in the creative industries, we can help to close the employment gap between disabled & non-disabled individuals & create a more level playing field.' (Keely Cat-Wells)
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'According to the Partnership for Inclusive Disaster Strategies, disabled and multiply marginalized people are disproportionately impacted in disasters.' (Shruti Rajkumar)
#DisabilityRightsAreHumanRights
#Ableism
#Discrimination
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Seriously. 🤦‍♀️ [Face palm emoji.]
#ThisIsNoJoke
#AltTextSupportsInclusion
#StopMakingItWeird
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Looking forward to the day that ALL businesses see hiring people with disabilities as just, you know, hiring people for jobs, instead of some 'special' event done to get extra money... 🤷‍♀️ [shrugging emoji]
#Inclusion
#GoodForBusiness
#StopMakingItWeird
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Upcoming webinar (THIS FRIDAY):
I’m Not Broken; Don’t Fix Me: Disability Justice and Mental Health Care
Friday, April 14, 12–1 p.m.
This webinar explores mental health work in the context of justice movements around disability and inclusion.
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“We need to get more people with disabilities on boards, city councils, and on the news,” says Ajani Lewis, corporate services associate at Allianz Life in MN. “Representation matters.”
#RepresentationMatters
#DisabilityInclusion
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Seriously. Who calls this representation? (Not us.) This is just the BS people say to protect service providers who pay people with disabilities less than minimum wage for work that providers get paid to have completed.
#EndSubminimumWage
#Discrimination
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“[M]imicking the effects of a disability for only a few minutes...could cause participants to underestimate the true capabilities of persons with disabilities.”
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#ThatsNotEmpathy
#DisabilityAwareness
#StopMakingItWeird

Because of ableism, disabled people face multiple barriers to housing, including the lack of affordable and accessible housing and landlord discrimination.
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Maya-Camille Broussard is a Chicago-based chef, author and social entrepreneur who believes people living with disabilities have a superpower. news.yahoo.com/am-disabled-bl…
#Superpower
#DisabilityInclusion

Here's hoping this actually happens!
A bill introduced this month would abolish subminimum wages for people with disabilities by August 2025, while providing millions of dollars to assist centers in helping people find jobs in the mainstream workforce.
disabilityscoop.com/2023/03/17/in-…

Here's hoping they can do it without making it weird... <wink>
A mainstay of home shopping is launching a new effort to emphasize products that are accessible and adaptive...“products that simplify everyday tasks and promote independent living.”
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