Hundreds of us are out today talking to riders at 23 subway stations across the city where accessible elevators were scrapped due to Governor Kathy Hochul’s disastrous congestion pricing pause! We needed these elevators YESTERDAY. Governor hear our demand, #congestionpricingnow!

When Driving is Not an Option planning.org/planning/2024/…

Utilize virtual reality technology to provide immersive experiences of proposed community designs for individuals with mobility or sensory disabilities--Karin Korb, public health consultant …antravelandaccessibility.blogspot.com/2024/09/commun… #planning #DisabilityInclusion #DisabilityTwitter #urbandesign

“Accessibility is a design problem. Disabled people are the solution to addressing this problem” - Jessica Rafuse shares about disability representation and employment at Microsoft

Stop making it harder for people with disabilities to vote | PennLive letters pennlive.com/opinion/2024/0…

Medical staff: “You’re disabled. You have limits. There is only so much you can do.” Defining the limits of disabled people without knowing them is devaluing and dehumanizing. Medical ableism is alive and well.

Create tactile maps of the community planning area to make the process more inclusive for individuals with visual impairments or cognitive disabilities. Use various shapes & raised symbols to represent different elements such as buildings, streets, parks. …antravelandaccessibility.blogspot.com/2024/09/commun…

Cynicism from bad experiences can be addressed by involving people with disabilities in the design and planning processes from the outset, including research design. …antravelandaccessibility.blogspot.com/2024/09/commun… #planning #DisabilityInclusion #wheelchairaccess #publicEngagement #PeopleWithDisabilities

At the risk of being vain, I am comfortable with the way I look. Especially since: I turn 60 next month. I have had no sleep for 36 hours. I used to weigh 333 pounds. #healthyliving #exercise #weightloss #diet #eatingright #fitness #swimming #healthy #turning60 ⁦AARP⁩

Disabled and chronically ill people should have a seat at the table when building policy. “We should be the architects, if we have to live in the building” -me #MECFS #Disability

The lack of access for disabled people is not an oversight, a lapse or an accident. It is a statement that disabled people are not welcome.

When you block a ramp, curb cut or bus stop, whether it’s for a minute or an hour, you are excluding disabled people. Inaccessibility and exclusion are hostile acts against disabled people.

Ableism concludes that disabled people are a burden. Ableism devalues the lives of disabled people. Ableism posits that disabled lives are not worth living. Disabled people are not a burden. Ableism, bias, discrimination, and bigotry against disabled people are the burden.

49ers Denied Motion to Dismiss Wheelchair User’s ADA Lawsuit yahoo.com/news/49ers-den…

Nondisabled people have no right to determine what constitutes dignity and quality of life for disabled people.

Gregory Mansfield That’s so frustrating and dehumanizing. It reveals their deep-rooted ableism and ignorance. Needless to say, Disabled people are just as valid, valuable, and worthy as anyone else.

Medical staff to me, a wheelchair user: “I’m sorry that you’ve been stuck in that wheelchair for so long.” Wheelchair users aren’t “stuck.” A wheelchair is not an object of shame or pity. A wheelchair is a means to opportunity, mobility and freedom.

Ableism is not a lesser form of bias. When you discriminate against disabled people, you are devaluing 25% of humanity.

It is a sad commentary that in 2024, disabled people still have to ASK for access.

Nondisabled person: “You’re not disabled. You’re differently abled or dis-Abled.” The decision of what to call disabled people is not an academic exercise or the province of nondisabled people. It is disabled people, and disabled people alone, who make that determination.