We advocate for people with disabilities who wish to take charge of their lives through self-direction and the people and organizations that support them.
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CitizenDirected retweeted
If you say I have special needs, Iāll assume youāre referring to my need for fresh-picked figs. Iām a Californian & this is non-negotiable. But if youāre not referring to figs, then just say the word: #disabled. Euphemisms only fuel ableism. #Disability is not a dirty word.
ALT Iām a Black woman with long dark hair holding a fig. Iām outside in a hammock, and the fabric is partially folded to create a shelf for a bowl with large, red & green figs.
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Please join our board member Lateef McLeod on Saturday, Feb 27 at 3pm ET for a webinar plus Q&A. Lateef is a scholar, poet, writer, and advocate. Join us to learn about his work, and his experiences self-directing his supports.
Register:
citizendirectedsupports.org/ā¦ @kut2smooth
CitizenDirected retweeted
The refusal to prioritize disabled snd chronically ill people for the Covid-19 vaccine is not an accident.
It is ableism.
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Help the nice folks out at the University of Kansas running the National Health and Disability survey and get entered to win $100. (Seriously)
tinyurl.com/NSHD2021
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Today on Holocaust remembrance day, it's important to reflect on the legacy of Hans Asperger, who colluded with Nazis on the mass murder disabled people.
His ideas about autism and neurodiversity are forever tied with eugenics.
nature.com/articles/d41586-0ā¦
#DisabilityJustice
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12/5, 4 pm Pacific
So excited to talk about #DisabilityVisibility with @DrSubini & @kudlick in a few weeks!
Co-organized by @LongmoreInst & @DisVisibility
ASL & captioning provided
Register: tinyurl.com/DisVisibilityStuā¦
#DisStudies #OwnVoices #DisabilityStudies
ALT Promotional graphic for the event "Disability Studies & Disability Visibility" featuring Dr. Subini Annamma, Dr. Catherine Kudlick, and Alice Wong. For more info visit tinyurl.com/DisVisibilityStudies There are headshots of each person and they are all smiling at the camera. The graphic has a multicolor border.
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Mel Baggs, a fierce advocate and blogger, passed away earlier this year. Sie was a real, vibrant, and valuable part of our community whose legacy is one of reminding everyone of their own value too. Leave a tribute in our virtual guestbook here: autisticadvocacy.org/melmemoā¦ #ASANGala
CitizenDirected retweeted
Whatās everyone doing to cope with their anxiety or fears about this election? Drop any tips you may have to help an anxious soul that is hoping/working for the best but still fearing the worst ā¬ļø
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"Body cam" program to document the conduct of police officers discontinued after it successfully documents the conduct of police officers.
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š³ļø Need help understanding elections? Weāve got your back, with our new Easy Read toolkit all about voting!
autisticadvocacy.org/policy/ā¦
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āWhat does it mean to be #VoteReady?ā
Great question! Get started by:
š³ Registering to vote
š³ Requesting your mail-in ballot
š³ Making a plan to vote
š³ And having your network do the same.
Find everything you need to vote at Vote.org.
CitizenDirected retweeted
A new bill in Congress designed to chip away at the ADA is misleadingly named the Online Accessibility Act. The #ADA already covers websites & apps. The proposed bill benefits companies trying to avoid #accessibility work. #StopTheOnlineAccessibilityAct
On October 1 a bill was introduced in the United States Congress to amend the ADA to limit web and mobile accessibility lawsuits. Here's my post about why this bill is a threat to #accessibility and the civil rights of disabled people: lflegal.com/2020/10/ada-backā¦ #a11y
![In 2021 The Proposed Online Accessibility Act in US Congress is [STILL] Bad for Digital Inclusion](https://pbs.twimg.com/card_img/2117266240917983232/s8mIk_Yw?format=jpg&name=386x202)
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ASAN has submitted a joint letter by disability groups in solidarity with immigrant and reproductive health care and justice groups calling for an immediate stop to the forced sterilizations being performed on women at the Irwin County Detention Center: autisticadvocacy.org/2020/09ā¦
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āI do not believe voting is the only answer to fascism, nor the key to social change; I believe voting is one of many actions we can take to make our voices heard.ā
teenvogue.com/story/voters-wā¦
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If we thought the problem and the solution to the tragedy of Breonna Taylor was simply prosecuting these cops, then weāre not understanding the broader systemic conditions that allow for the kind of policing that disproportionately imperils Black Americans...
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SAY HER NAME: BREONNA TAYLOR.
Our current justice & policing system has failed. It has failed to keep us safe, even in our own homes. It has failed to protect Black people or stem the tide of racist police violence. And today, it has failed to deliver justice for #BreonnaTaylor.
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Hey friends, I wrote a thing about accessibility & voting during the pandemic š³
#CripTheVote #RevUp #Election2020 #DisabilityRights #COVID19 #HealthCareVoter #HighRiskCovid19 #NoBodyIsDisposable
"The world is on fire and Iām choking on fear and rage. In 2020, two aspects of my life have been politicized and thrust into the spotlight: ventilators and voting by mail." - @SFdirewolf tnvge.co/0aZLdxU
