#FlyingWhileDisabled
Southwest is being called out for ‘lack of listening’ thestreet.com/travel/does-so…

A denial of access, accommodation, civil rights and justice for disabled people followed by “we’ll get it right next time” is no consolation.
The promise of justice sometime in the future is hollow for disabled people who have been excluded.

Churches don’t have to be accessible. That’s bad news for disabled voters.
| by Julia Metraux motherjones.com/politics/2024/…

Oklahoma lawmakers shouldn’t be defending physically disciplining disabled children at school yahoo.com/news/oklahoma-…

When you deny access to disabled people, you not only deny entry and opportunity.
Inaccessibility is isolation, segregation,
exclusion and trauma.

Hospital staff to me, a disabled person: “We just want to confirm that you do not want a DNR (Do not resuscitate) order.”
Me: “As I have told you a couple times already, I do not want a DNR.”

One request about a DNR is understandable.
Repeated requests about DNR’s are coercive.

Hospital staff to me, a disabled person: “We just want to confirm that you do not want a DNR (Do not resuscitate) order.”
Me: “As I have told you a couple times already, I do not want a DNR.”

One request about a DNR is understandable.
Repeated requests about DNR’s are coercive.

When you deny access to disabled people, you not only deny entry and opportunity.
Inaccessibility is isolation, segregation,
exclusion and trauma.

Access for disabled people should not be subjected to a cost-benefit analysis.
Justice for disabled people should not be subjected to a cost-benefit analysis.
Disabled people’s lives should not be subjected to a cost-benefit analysis.

The access of disabled people should not be regulated by the ableism of nondisabled people.

Access for disabled people should not be subjected to a cost-benefit analysis.
Justice for disabled people should not be subjected to a cost-benefit analysis.
Disabled people’s lives should not be subjected to a cost-benefit analysis.

The access of disabled people should not be regulated by the ableism of nondisabled people.

Ableism does not arise from beneficence.
It is not merciful to isolate, devalue and dehumanize disabled people.
It is not merciful to sterilize disabled people.
It is not merciful to institutionalize disabled people.
It is not merciful to kill disabled people.

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'82% of doctors surveyed believe patients w disabilities have less quality of life than non-disabled patients, even though studies show those with disabilities feel their quality of life is as good as, if not better than, those without disabilities.'

Compelling piece by ⁦G Peters 👩🏻‍🦽@mssinenomine.bsky.social⁩
RT-Reality, not religion, is the reason people need MAiD-free health care policyoptions.irpp.org/magazines/apri…

Britain is sicker and poorer than it used to be. Sunak’s response? Attack disabled people | by Frances Ryan |
@DrFtancesRyan theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

#DisabilityIncarcerated
NC accused in lawsuit of letting people with mental disabilities languish in local jails amp.newsobserver.com/news/local/cri…

LEGAL VICTORY: Bay Area Rapid Transit #BART must significantly improve accessibility for riders with mobility #disabilitiesdue to today's landmark settlement with DRA & Legal Aid at Work ILRCSF Senior and Disability Action (SDA)!

#DisabilityRights #EqualAccess

Press release: dralegal.org/press/bart-set…

Ableism is not benign.
Ableism is bigotry.

Disabled people know that inaccessibility and lack of accommodation are not inadvertent.
They are decisions.
Decisions that devalue, isolate, segregate and exclude disabled people.