i wish people realized “prison” isn’t the only form of incarceration. involuntary psychiatric “hospitalization” (arguably not possibly voluntary do to signing a lot of basic autonomy and rights away, and a lot of uninformed consent happening) is incarceration.

All Canadians should be worried about the fact it’s easier for disabled people to access assisted death than affordable housing. This could become relevant to you or your loved ones in an instant (not a threat, just a reality). It’s already begun and we’ve tried to warn you.

I learned tonight that if you stay at the hyatt in NYC Union Square, and you need an “ADA room,” it means you don’t get a dresser. I guess it appears that as a wheelchair user, I have no need for drawers to put supplies or clothing in.

On 16th March, 1968 Warrant Officer Hugh Thompson Jnr was flying helicopter recon for an attack on an alleged Viet Cong-controlled village in Vietnam. As the attack developed, Thompson realised he was witnessing something something else: A massacre. He decided to act. /1 🧵

I was dismissed from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health near the end of my graduate degree for reporting superiors who committed multiple acts of sexual violence toward me, including stalking by a dean. This individual is still employed by the university and has been promoted since my report. 2/

Ms BulaMae Haven Elizabeth Kilgallon Imagine that you were required to wear shoes that were two sizes two small. Then, imagine that instead of getting properly fitting shoes, you were recommended by the doctor 40 hours a week of training in pretending that the shoes fit right and that you were happy with them.

Once again I publish My situation is serious, I am paraplegic and the need to have my wheelchair is URGENT, it is my legs, my way of walking I am still $811 short of replacing my wheelchair If you can donate or share Paypal.me/jessyweiwe #spinalcordinjury #helpthehomeless

This is a facet of the writers strike that needs to be kept in mind. It's hard to get more accessible a field for disabled people on paper than writing stories, and to call writers striking ableist is a huge insult.

If you had any illusions about how University of Houston treats disabled students, here’s a UH vehicle parked on a ramp in front of my dorm. Bonus: the vehicle has a slogan on it that says “You Are The Pride.” Like, clearly we’re not. Only the ableds are. #Ableism #AcademicAbleism

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