disability twitter do you know that the ableds are using the euphemism "diversabilities". please make it stop

Happening now: The Canadian Medical Association Canadian Medical Association formally apologizes for its role, and the role of the medical profession, in past and continuing harms to Indigenous people in the health care system.

Thousands rally at Queen's Park to demand action on mercury poisoning in Grassy Narrows First Nation cbc.ca/news/canada/th…

New Brunswick man suffers heart attack in hospital parking lot as E.R. closes —and worse—workers told him they could lose their jobs for helping someone after the emergency room had closed. ⁦Toronto Star⁩ #ercrisis thestar.com/news/canada/ne…

"We should not allow assisted dying to sacrifice disabled people on the altar of the economy" thecanary.co/editorial/2024…

This horse is convinced he's a dog, and honestly he has a point. 12/10

Strong, clear, arguments in this piece. But I highlighted those in replies. This is sort of a test to see - as I suspect - that the mere mention of his religious beliefs, even semi-apologetically, will result in low engagement in my TL.

“In reality, my views are almost all, if not entirely, secular. I believe it’s very dangerous when the state sanctions in law the view that some lives are more worth living than others” Yep. Same. Thanks to ⁦Gabrielle Peters 👩🏻‍🦽@mssinenomine.bsky.social⁩ for the read. premierchristianity.com/opinion/yes-im…

oh canada

This woman deserves the highest honours. I hope the rest of her life is filled with the best love, care, food, and healing.

i do believe we have entered "cat trying to lead me to the woodstove to tell me to make the warm thing go warm" season. it is her favourite thing, the woodstove.

Gabrielle Peters 👩🏻‍🦽@mssinenomine.bsky.social exactly. if anyone knows what's it's like to have to make peace with dying (& likely preventably due to govt policy choices), it's those of us who are poor & disabled. meanwhile MAiD proponents throw anyone under the bus for an ounce of control over hypotheticals.

Yes because it’s MAID proponents who are driven by fear and inability to accept not just death but also disability and the reality that we are all interdependent on each other.