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Alabama Disabilities Advocacy Program. Fierce advocates invested in protecting, promoting, and expanding our rights!

Tuscaloosa, AL
Joined August 2018
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Disabled people are 25% of the population. Disabled people aren’t hiding in plain sight. Disabled people are still ignored, neglected and hidden by others.
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Now taking applications for the 2022 Jeff Ridgeway Award! You can submit your application attn/James Tucker, Ridgeway Award, via email at [email protected] or by mail - mailing address below (and on our website)! – at Birmingham, AL
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We are proud to support the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) 32nd Anniversary. TODAY - we celebrate this important civil rights law that prohibits discrimination against individuals with disabilities. How do you celebrate the ADA? #ADA32 #ThanksToTheADA
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We spent today at the Macon County M.E.A.N.S. event in Tuskegee, Alabama - ADAP was one of many sponsors helping with this AMAZING event full of cancer survivors and incredible community resources. We even had a visit from the mayor - and some inspiring music!
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We need your voice for a paid focus group opportunity! This ongoing work is part of our collaboration with the Southern Poverty Law Center and the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Please reach out via email if you are interested in participating!
We’re at the River Region Disability Expo today in Montgomery - come check us out!
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Get out and VOTE today in the runoff elections, everyone! Check out our website if you need help finding voting resources and your polling place, and as always, give us a call if you need help! #CripTheVote #alpolitics
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We need your help with this vital research! We are partnering with .@splcenter and .@UAB_CAS to work toward eradicating poverty, protecting voting rights, and decriminalizing and reducing incarceration of Black and Brown people in the South. Take the survey and get paid $15!
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We're looking for folks to join our Voting Advisory Council! You will support and inform our advocacy around voting rights, accessibility, outreach, and much more - and we need your perspectives! Together, let's #CripTheVote!
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Check out our amazing representative payee program team at the @NDRNadvocates conference in Arlington, VA this week! #DisabilityRights #DisabilityAdvocacy Pic is of a group of people seated at a table with big smiles!
Hey Alabama, we’ve got another election this month! #CripTheVote #DisabilityMatters #DisabilityRights #Disability #DisabilityVisibility
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Wondering what we do here at ADAP? Check us out!
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Happy Election Day, Alabama! Post those voting selfies in the replies! We'll be here all day if you need assistance - just give us a call! #CripTheVote #AlabamaPolitics #AlabamaElections
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Are you ready to vote tomorrow?! Tomorrow is Primary Election Day! If you need help or have questions, feel free to message/call us - and in the meantime, tell us about your plan to vote in the comments! #CripTheVote #AlabamaElections #alpolitics
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The Alabama Council on Developmental Disabilities is now accepting applications for membership to advocate for those with Developmental Disabilities (DD)! You can find out more and apply at acdd.org!
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On July 16, the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (800-273-8255) is changing to an easy-to-remember 3-digit number - 988! #SuicidePrevention #MentalHealth #DisabilityTwitter
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We hope you will join us in celebrating the winners of the 2021 Ridgeway Award! We had amazing nominees this year, but Dr. Peebles and Ms. Olive truly stood out from the crowd. Send them you congratulations in the replies!
📢 Check out this virtual screening coming up this Sunday! tinyurl.com/fighttovotescree… About voter suppression and the ongoing battles we must face to ensure EVERYONE has safe, simple, and accessible ways to exercise their rights! #CriptheVote #DisabilityJustice #VoterSuppression
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Senior Voting Rights Advocate Nicky Watkins was in Mobile at the Independent Living Center! The Center is going to be a polling location for the upcoming election and we went through the center to ensure it is compliant with the ADA for voters with disabilities. #CripTheVote
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REMINDER that primary elections are on May 24! You can still get an absentee ballot by reaching out to your county election manager - find out more on sos.alabama.gov!
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