Do not use derogatory terms, such as insane, crazy/crazed, nuts or deranged, unless they are part of a quotation that is essential to the story. Avoid using mental health terms to describe unrelated issues. Don’t say that an awards show, for example, was schizophrenic.

A music education major at UIUC asks composer and singer Mari Ésabel Valverde: What is your motivation? @meValverde : Your questions are my motivation. I want to explode a mountain. You’re writing a narrative together with everyone involved in the process of making music.

sigh. yet another example of Hollywood casting a non-disabled actor to play a disabled character. When doing a film about Autism, hire #ActuallyAutistic folks to work on it.

HEALTH CARE IS A HUMAN RIGHT

What’s disgusting about this + cannot be understated is that multiple disabled children HAVE DIED because of this type of restraint and Sia just thinks it’s a movie. She just put thousands of disabled people at risk and people are talking about her winning an Oscar. Disgusting.

// ableism it really sucks to only see autistic people talking about sia’s movie. that movie has a scene of prone restraint that is portrayed as the correct way to handle meltdowns. THIS WILL GET AUTISTIC PEOPLE KILLED. please stand up for us and with us. please.

Jen Psaki confirms an American Sign Language interpreter will be present for daily briefings going forward.

"The name belongs to the Cherokee people, and Jeep’s using it without permission. “Using Cherokee names and imagery for peddling products doesn’t help the understanding of what it means to be Cherokee. I think it diminishes it somewhat,” Chief Hoskin said. nytimes.com/2021/02/25/bus…

URGENT: We just found out that the House will vote tomorrow on my and Mondaire Jones’ amendment to restore the right to vote to people who are incarcerated. 5.2 million people are barred from voting due to felony disenfranchisement. Tell your representative this can’t wait.

Learning the clarinet asynchronously is like hearing old brakes on a car. No sound, only squeaking.

Hot take: Let's not use summative assessment to evaluate student learning

An international debate over whether Osaka should be punished for trying to prioritize her mental health is an excellent way to close out mental health awareness month and show how society actually feels about the topic. *chef’s kiss*

The Marching Illini week 1 halftime show included the first ever public performance Illini Anthem. Check it out!

1. We are STILL in an international pandemic. 2. Schools should be online for a minimum of a week (if not more) CPS - Chicago Public Schools

Further proof Lori is harming students and staff! Share this PLEASE.

Chicago Public Schools NOT canceling classes today due to a massive snowstorm, is all you need to know about if they care for the safety of their students and teachers.

Whether you believe it or not, COVID still exists. Take the precautions needed to keep everyone and yourself safe. It is not over.

banning abortions does nothing to prevent them from happening, you are denying people access to SAFE abortions

I am so overwhelmed

Band is just not for everyone and that is okay