#aphasia — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #aphasia, aggregated by home.social.
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#aphasia #paraphasia hilarity:
"HELP what's the word for a flock of horses?"
*spouse laughing so hard he can't reply*
"I can't remember the word! What do you call a flock of horses!?"
*still laughing*
"...Corral?"
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#aphasia #paraphasia of the day: forgot "content warning"
"the bad things happen notes"
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forgot the word for car bumper: "trunk butt" #aphasia #paraphasia
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Today's #aphasia #paraphasia entry: "would you like a... round croissant?" It was a bagel.
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This podcast is sponsored by the Mike A. Myers Stroke Center at Texas Woman's University Dallas. #neurorehabilitation #rehabilitation #stroke #aphasia #speechtherapy #scicomm #podcast #neuroscience @[email protected] @[email protected] @[email protected] @[email protected]
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It's difficult for me to imagine going from having a normal conversation to having no words. The impacts of losing the ability to communicate are profound.
In this new podcast episode, Dr. Jyutika Mehta and I spoke with Dr. Swathi Kiran and Patrick Prock about language recovery after stroke and evidence-based treatments and innovations in speech therapy that can help reconnect people with their friends, family, and community.
This podcast is sponsored by the Mike A. Myers Stroke Center at Texas Woman's University Dallas.
#neurorehabilitation #rehabilitation #stroke #aphasia #speechtherapy
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It's difficult for me to imagine going from having a normal conversation to having no words. The impacts of losing the ability to communicate are profound.
In this new podcast episode, Dr. Jyutika Mehta and I spoke with Dr. Swathi Kiran and Patrick Prock about language recovery after stroke and evidence-based treatments and innovations in speech therapy that can help reconnect people with their friends, family, and community.
This podcast is sponsored by the Mike A. Myers Stroke Center at Texas Woman's University Dallas.
#neurorehabilitation #rehabilitation #stroke #aphasia #speechtherapy
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It's difficult for me to imagine going from having a normal conversation to having no words. The impacts of losing the ability to communicate are profound.
In this new podcast episode, Dr. Jyutika Mehta and I spoke with Dr. Swathi Kiran and Patrick Prock about language recovery after stroke and evidence-based treatments and innovations in speech therapy that can help reconnect people with their friends, family, and community.
This podcast is sponsored by the Mike A. Myers Stroke Center at Texas Woman's University Dallas.
#neurorehabilitation #rehabilitation #stroke #aphasia #speechtherapy
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It's difficult for me to imagine going from having a normal conversation to having no words. The impacts of losing the ability to communicate are profound.
In this new podcast episode, Dr. Jyutika Mehta and I spoke with Dr. Swathi Kiran and Patrick Prock about language recovery after stroke and evidence-based treatments and innovations in speech therapy that can help reconnect people with their friends, family, and community.
This podcast is sponsored by the Mike A. Myers Stroke Center at Texas Woman's University Dallas.
#neurorehabilitation #rehabilitation #stroke #aphasia #speechtherapy
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https://www.europesays.com/ie/301426/ Quote of the day by Bruce Willis: “I’m really just a regular guy who has had an incredibly blessed life.” #ActionStar #aphasia #BruceWillis #DieHard #Éire #Entertainment #IE #Ireland #JohnMcClane #Moonlighting
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Please share to raise awareness about the power of music in the lives of people with dementia and those who are caregiving.
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🗨️"I hope that my research has laid the foundation for a future tool for smartwatches or smartphones."
Master’s student Thijs van der Laan developed an #AI language model to help people with #aphasia find words.
🏆With his research ‘AI-phasia’ he received the FSE Impact.
Curious? Read more 👇
🔗 https://www.rug.nl/fse/news/health-and-life/ai-phasia-artificial-intelligence-helps-with-language-deficiencies🧪 #SciComm #ScienceNewsroom #artificialintelligence #largelanguagemodel #LLM #linguistics #technology #research #Impact #science #scientistsOnMastodon @universityofgroningen
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me talking about a typewriter: I want you to know how long it took me to remember this wasn't called "a toolbox but for words" #aphasia #paraphasia
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Today's #aphasia #paraphasia offering is "round potatoes" meaning bagels. Best I can figure, my brain was stuck on the circular shape of the bagel, and bagels and potatoes are both beige starchy foods that go in the toaster oven.
It's always interesting to see what linguistic connections there are in my brain. I don't get to pick the words when I'm having a paraphasia episode, so it's pure innate categorical substitution. Kind of neat.
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long pauses, excessive use of filler words and difficulty finding what to say could signify deteriorating brain health. [1]
Um, two of those are among the most commonly noticeable changes in people post-acute-COVID-19:
One group of [Long COVID] symptoms that can be particularly troubling are language and cognitive difficulties [2]
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Trouble finding words is common in those with long Covid. Fine-grain investigations of cognitive problems in this post-acute infectious syndrome identify deficits in lexical retrieval.
Damnit.
[1] https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/article/how-speech-patterns-evolve-could-predict-cognitive-decline-canadian-research-team-suggests/
[2] https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10286899/
[3] https://www.bps.org.uk/research-digest/trouble-finding-words-common-those-long-covid#aphasia #LongCovid #COVID #COVID19 #SARSCoV2 #SARS2 #CovidIsNotOver #neuroscience #neurology #brain
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Cornpone Leghorn is stroking out like Mitch McConnell...
GOP senator freezes mid-sentence forcing Fox host to cut interview short
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New publication: Thumbeck, S.-M., Chesneau, S. & Domahs, F. (2025). A strategy-based #reading #intervention in #aphasia: a mixed methods approach to explore individual differences in #treatment response. Aphasiology. #Aphasia , #TextComprehension https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/02687038.2025.2519333#abstract
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Dr. Sarah-Maria Thumbeck gave a co-authored presentation with the title "Efficacy of a strategy-based #intervention on text-level #reading #comprehension in persons with #aphasia: a repeated measures study" at the Nordic Aphasia Conference
in Uppsala on 9th June. https://www.nordicaphasia.com/programme/ -
2/ One of the bidders came back today for a follow up. I was having an "on" day so I could articulate extremely well. I knew what time he was going to be here so we managed my medicine to work effectively.
I laid out what our four options were going to be, and he looked like he was surprised we had formulated options. (see below)
He left saying he will rework his bids. They weren't as bad as some of the others, but I think it was padded because of the #aphasia and the "intelligence" perception it gives. #neurology
Our #HVAC options include,
1) Add central cooling to our 3.5 year old energy efficient oil furnace, (We use under 200 gallons per year)* In conjunction with item 2 below. Bid ($8000)2) Install two more 12K/15K BTU PTAC units and call it a day. (Either with or without a central thermostat.)
We currently have 2 PTAC units which provides our current primary heat and cooling but works too hard with no cooling zones in the house which triggers Parkinson's Plus related autonomic responses when I go through them
We would continue using the oil furnace to pick up the slack which then would lower oil use even more.
COST: $1800 to $2000 retail each for Amana brand, plus $300 to $500 install labor incl electrical.) PTAC are "through the wall" heat pumps like hotels have.3) Replace that furnace completely with a heat pump, either electric or natural gas (Bid $18K to $35K)
4) install a ductless mini-split heat pump (Bid $15K to $20K)
Honestly, with our age and health, we probably will go with option 2.
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University of Tokyo: AI overconfidence mirrors human brain condition . “So-called large language model (LLM)-based agents, such as ChatGPT and Llama, have become impressively fluent in the responses they form, but quite often provide convincing yet incorrect information. Researchers at the University of Tokyo draw parallels between this issue and a human language disorder known as aphasia, […]
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AI systems are eerily fluent—but sometimes wrong. A new study finds they resemble brains with language disorders. #ArtificialIntelligence #Neuroscience #Aphasia
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**Comparison of Large Language Model with Aphasia**
“_Large language models (LLMs) respond fluently but often inaccurately, which resembles aphasia in humans. Does this behavioral similarity indicate any resemblance in internal information processing between LLMs and aphasic humans?_”
T. Watanabe, K. Inoue, Y. Kuniyoshi, K. Nakajima, K. Aihara, Comparison of Large Language Model with Aphasia. Adv. Sci. 2025, 2414016. https://doi.org/10.1002/advs.202414016.
#OpenAccess #OA #Research #Article #DOI #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #LLMS #Technology #Tech #Aphasia #Academia #Academic @ai
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SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . .Feb 18th, 2025
#Ryugu #salt #precipated #sodium #solar-wind #beryllium-10 #interstellar #heliosphere #LIDAR #Zapotec #Guiengola #Tehuantepec #AI #decode #aphasia #converter #Ba3SiO5 #ruthenium #ammonia #mixed-anion
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Unlocking the Mysteries of Language: The Brain's Intricate Design
Language is not just a tool for communication; it’s a complex dance orchestrated by specific areas of the brain. Discover how Broca’s and Wernicke’s areas work in tandem to shape our ability to speak ...
https://news.lavx.hu/article/unlocking-the-mysteries-of-language-the-brain-s-intricate-design
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After a #stroke some people may experience communication difficulties. Please be tolerant of those that seem to have issues.
For more information visit:
https://www.chss.org.uk/living-well/aphasia-and-communication-difficulties/#StrokeAwareness #Aphasia #Dysarthria #Apraxia #NeuroRehab #Communication
In #Luxembourg you can get advice via #bletz
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I listened to this episode of Rumble Strip today driving home from chorus rehearsal. It's amazing how music can feed the soul in so many different ways.
https://www.rumblestripvermont.com/episodes/the-aphasia-choir
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Das Team der #Psycholinguistik und das Seminar der #Sprachwissenschaft gratulieren Dr. Sarah-Maria Thumbeck herzlich zur Promotion! Ihre Dissertation mit dem Titel "#Text #Comprehension in #Aphasia : Theory-Driven #Assessment and Strategy-Based #Intervention" befindet sich als #openaccess Publikation hier: https://www.db-thueringen.de/receive/dbt_mods_00062626?q=thumbeck
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Can you imagine what it would feel like to lose your language capabilities like this? 😨
Marielle Dalpé's APHASIA doesn't just talking about this devasting neurocognitive condition its named after, it plunges you right in it! Experience it for yourself → https://bit.ly/APHASIAnfb#Animation #film #aphasia #Alzheimers #stroke #Canada #free #streaming #NFB #ONF #brain
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𝟭𝟯 𝗗𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗛𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗻: "𝗣𝗼𝗻𝘁𝘆𝗽𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄 𝗯𝘆 𝗧𝗼𝗻𝘆 𝗕𝘂𝗿𝗴𝗲𝘀𝘀 -
Burgess's novel is at once the same theme as the better-known film & also wholly different, immersing readers in a way (& adding an entirely new dimension to its premise) that the film can't.
#halloween #horror #horrorstory #13DaysOfHalloween #books #bookreviews #pontypool #tonyburgess #zombies #language #rhetoric #aphasia
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New publication: Plag, I., Heitmeier, M. & Domahs, F. (2024). #German nominal number interpretation in an impaired mental #lexicon: A naive discriminative #learning perspective. The Mental Lexicon. Link: https://www.jbe-platform.com/content/journals/10.1075/ml.23017.pla ; #aphasia, #psycholinguistics, #morpho-phonology
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🧠 Explore neurological disorders through film for World Brain Day. We're pleased to offer free teaching resources for engaging films to help you teach about brain disorders with sensitivity and insight.
https://journeysinfilm.org/articles/world-brain-day-july-22/
#WorldBrainDay202 #WBD2024 #BrainHealthandPrevention #NeurologicalDisorders #Neurology #Aphasia #Dyslexia #Ableism #TBI #TraumaticBrainInjury #Education #K12 #K16 #Documentary #Teachers #Teaching @edutooters @homeschooling
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Looking for ways to have safe, grounded, productive conversations about Gun Violence?
Our teaching guide for Gabby Giffords Won't Back Down can help. It's powerful, accessible & NOT political at all. The team that worked on it included gun violence survivors & it shows.
Our guides explore important themes from the film like Media Responsibility, Traumatic Brain Injury and Aphasia, Mental Health, Career Paths, Citizen Action, and more. There are many valuable tools in it for classrooms, libraries, homeschoolers, etc.
Learn more: https://journeysinfilm.org/product/gabby-giffords-wont-back-down/
PS Are you at #ALAAC24? We have FREEE Gabby Giffords Won't Back Down DVDs at our booth (#656)! Come and get 'em!
#GunViolence #Education #Homeschooling #Libraries #Documentary #MediaLiteracy #TBI #Aphasia #MentalHealth #CTE #Activism @edutooters @librarians
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Listen to him try and pronounce "evangelical." I think his difficulties with language are very familiar to many of us who have known people with #aphasia. I would love to hear what #neurologists think!
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Today I said goodbye to the mother of a close friend who I have known for about 25 years. We may not have spent a huge amount of time together but over the years formed a bond such that I earned the honorary title "Fourth son".
A poet of advancing years she was struck down by aphasia and now struggles to communicate just just "yes", "no", and thumbs up. Widowed a few years ago and far from her children she had decided it's time to move on.
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"Can a Symbol Help Stop the Harm – Disability Designator ID and Disability Deaths" – PART THREE:
CONTENT WARNING (CW): the events and videos of events may be disturbing to some.
In this segment, I'll be talking about the stories that, aside from personal experience, inspired me to write this series. You'd be surprised how many are unaware of, or just don't care about the damage, death and injustice thrust on the people and their families, solely because they were disabled. Though I view the IDA as an ally and see some value in their NDID program, I do not think a symbol, or Disability ID alone, will stop this plague. Is it coincidence that all of these stories are from the same state… or is it an indication of a culture of hidden hate and Ableism.
September 2019: After parking his car, Brady Mystic was walking into a laundry mat when the lights of a police cruiser focused on him. Two Idaho Springs Colorado police officers, Hanning and Summers, began shouting commands at him to "get back in [his] car". One of the officers tackled him and the other tasered him. The officers claim they witnessed him run a stop sign, beat him, later claiming he resisted arrest and assaulted one of the officers.
When he saw police lights pointed at him, Brady Mystic stopped walking but, had no idea if he was the subject of this attention. Blinded, he could not see, nor could he hear their commands for several very valid reasons. Brady is completely deaf in both ears, verbally limited, predominantly communicates with sign language and does not read lips. He raised his hands in a nonthreatening manner" to communicate his hearing impairment when police tackled, tasered him and beat him. During the attack, he again attempted to make them aware of his disability saying "No ears… No ears" to which, officer Summers responded with a second jolt from her stun gun. He was also falsely accused of assaulting an officer because, during this vicious attack, officer Hanning "had caused himself to break his own leg/ankle".
Brady Mystic then spent the next four months in jail, where his ADA and civil rights were also violated repeatedly. The officers involved, Hanning and Summers, have been accused of, and sued for, use of excessive force in other incidents, one involving a 75-year-old man in his own home. Officer Summers remained on the force but, Mr. Hanning, was fired for that incident.
Idaho Springs PD responded with a rebuttal posted to the website claiming Mr. Mystic approached the police vehicle and was the aggressor, calling it an "attack". An obvious attempt to cover up this heinous act. Where's the body footage? Initially, the only footage provided was from Ofc. Summers body cam at the hospital. The video of the actual event is linked below. Ultimately after four months, the charges were dropped and Brady was released. All this because he was deaf and allegedly ran a stop sign.
The suit against the officers claims "the shocking use of unnecessary police force and wrongful incarceration of a deaf man whom the Defendant officers rashly attacked after failing to recognize his disability and misinterpreting his non-threatening attempts to see and communicate as challenges to police authority."… "...which caused the man to unjustifiably spend months in jail without appropriate accommodations to help him communicate that he was, in fact, the victim.". This type of aggressive, manipulative and rash behavior by authorities is not uncommon in the state of Colorado and, is not limited to this incident. Idaho Springs PD was also at the scene of another more recent murder by police in the next segment.
July 2018: In Aurora Colorado, 73 year old Richard Gary Black Jr. discovered a home intruder that was drowning his 11-year-old grandson in the bathtub. The Vietnam veteran, and recipient of a Bronze Star and Purple Heart, also lived with "significant hearing impairment". When police arrived in response to a 911 call from Black's wife, police observed Gary Black inside his home, holding a flashlight and a legal handgun, attempting to protect his family. Officers shouted aggressive commands for him to drop the weapon but, it seemed obvious he did not hear them. Within 24 seconds of the command, an Aurora officer in the driveway, shot Mr. Black in his home through the open door. Gary died at the hospital a short time later.
This was the second shooting incident in 34 days, involving the officer who killed Mr. Black. The investigation into that June 27th incident, had not even been completed yet. Why was this officer already back on duty? According to one publication, in a press conference three days after the shooting, "...Aurora Police Chief Nick Metz essentially argued that the actions of Richard "Gary" Black Jr., ...caused an officer to fatally shoot him." Mr. Black's hearing impairment seemed to be downplayed and, was even omitted from reports by at least one national networks local affiliate. No charges were brought against the officer.
Aurora has seen multiple incidents of excessive force by police killing people with disabilities, and many without. According to policescorecard.org, Aurora has had "More Police Shootings per Arrest than 52% of Depts". The city's police force was also the subject of a "investigation in which the state's Atty. Gen. found a "pattern and practice" of "using excessive force," and of "failing to document stops as required by law.". The investigation concluded that Aurora PD had broken state and federal law and violated the civil rights of its residents through its policing of minorities.". As a further example of this, the department is facing approximately $14 million in lawsuits stemming from their actions during the George Floyd protests in Denver.
There's also the story of Andre Williams who was tackled, punched in the head and then tasered by police while having a seizure in September 2018. Williams was not the first time Aurora police had harmed someone having a seizure. In 2010, Rickey Burrell was having a seizure prompting his partner to call 911. Upon arrival, two Aurora officers knelt on his back while he was lying face down in his bed, dragged him outside (in winter) wearing only his underwear and, ultimately broke his arm. As part of a 2013 settlement, Aurora was mandated to provide “annual seizure-related training to all of its peace officers by July 2013,” They discontinued that training program in 2016.
Before finishing this series with what is, perhaps, the most famous case involving Aurora PD, I'll be covering a recent case that happened elsewhere. One of the officers in that case was charged with second-degree murder among other offenses. In any of the cases, a Disability ID card would most likely have changed nothing.
OutOfExile_IDR ™ – © 2023
Brady mystic, deaf man tased and beaten: https://www.npr.org/2021/09/29/1041562502/deaf-man-tased-police-colorado-lawsuit
Brady Mystic and others violated by the same officers: https://lawandcrime.com/lawsuit/two-cops-being-sued-over-tasing-of-elderly-man-face-new-lawsuit-for-arrest-of-deaf-man-who-couldnt-understand-their-commands/
Claim: Notorious Cop Broke His Own Leg While Abusing a Deaf Man: https://www.westword.com/news/deaf-colorado-man-brutal-arrest-lawsuit-nicholas-hanning-brady-mistic-12438119
Body Cam Footage from Brady Mystic Incident: https://www.nbcnews.com/video/bodycam-shows-moments-a-man-who-is-deaf-was-arrested-by-idaho-springs-police-officers-122222661744
Richard (Gary) Black's Actions Led to Police Shooting Death, Aurora Chief Says: https://www.westword.com/news/richard-blacks-actions-led-to-police-shooting-death-aurora-chief-says-10616465
No Mention of Victims Hearing Impairment in News Report (with body cam footage): https://www.9news.com/article/news/crime/no-criminal-charges-for-officer-who-shot-and-killed-homeowner-defending-his-family/73-620524248
Disability is a Hidden Side of Police Violence Epidemic: https://www.vox.com/2016/10/4/13161396/disability-police-officer-shooting
Link to part one: https://kolektiva.social/@OutOfExile_IDR_Voice/110710011783405013
#disability #DisabilityRights #equality #change #InvisibleDisabilityRights #NationalDisabilityID @invisibledisabilitiesassociation #accommodation #understanding #DisabilityCommunity #SpeakUp4Change #DisabilitySolidarity #ActuallyAutistic #TBI #HearingImpairment #aphasia #OCD #MentalHealth #decency #respect #dignity #SocialJustice #StopKillingUs #TearDownTheWall
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"Can a Symbol Help Stop the Harm – Disability Designator ID and Disability Deaths" –PART TWO:
This piece was expected to be two parts. With the number of stories about people with disabilities being harmed by police, it will require more. A STRONG CONTENT WARNING (CW): the events and linked videos may be disturbing to some.
Reasons for Disability ID Programs:
The nonprofit Invisible Disabilities Association (IDA) started the National Disability ID (NDID) for obvious reasons. For individuals that may need additional assistance, the NDID card may be beneficial. In the words of IDA:
"Because people living with invisible disabilities are often looked upon with misunderstanding or disbelief when asking for help, IDA wants to change the experience of millions living with invisible disabilities. Instead of spending time and energy having to explain their disability and validate their need for assistance, it is our desire and goal that they can simply receive the support they need when they display their NDID Card."
As mentioned, several states use the IDA invisible disabilities symbol as part of their disability identifier laws. To be clear, the IDA is a private nonprofit organization and the NDID symbol is their own creation, not a government program. A confidential symbol program has positives for some with disabilities but, protected information should not be in the hands of the DMV or appearing on drivers licenses. A separate card presented along with the license may be a better idea. Much like a "handicap" placard , such cards issued via doctors recommendation, would keep medical information in the hands of doctors. It is important to mention that the various state Disability ID programs are voluntary, not mandated but, the compiling of information and formation of a database for people with invisible disabilities, is a paramount concern. DMV information can be accessed by many. **
Encounters with Law Enforcement and First Responders:
Because an individual with invisible disabilities may avoid eye contact, speak quickly/slowly or appear to be anxious, law enforcement reactions may often include: judgments or assumptions that a person is "acting guilty", "under the influence" or "up to something". Many disabilities are accompanied by: anxiety, avoidance, difficulties focusing, restlessness, trouble understanding instruction, and a variety of communication limitations. Symptomatic reaction, heightened fear and/or emotion may manifest during the simplest of interactions with any first responder. Any of these factors could cause situations to escalate quickly, to the detriment of the person with disabilities. These, combined with lack of understanding about invisible disabilities and aggressiveness on the part of law-enforcement, can make a simple walk to the neighborhood store very dangerous, even deadly for anyone with invisible disabilities.
The IDA presents a few real-life scenarios on their website as an example of the lack of understanding by authorities:
In Ohio, a man with autism was pulled over by police, presented his license but, did not make eye contact. When the man started fumbling around in his car the officer made an assumption he was intoxicated, pulled him out of his car and handcuffed him. The officer later found out the man had autism. Would a disability ID card, have prevented this from happening?After using an electric scooter to do grocery shopping, a Colorado woman with MS (Multiple Sclerosis) went to her car parked in a handicapped spot. Police then blocked her car in with their vehicle lights flashing. The woman presented an MS ID card, explained her health issue and advise them she DID have a valid handicap placard. The officer responded, "You're not disabled, I saw you walk into the store".
As disgusting and unnecessary as these two examples on the IDA website are, they pale in comparison to some of the other stories:
January 2021: Rochester N.Y. police responding to a call about "family trouble", used unnecessary force on a nine-year-old girl having an obvious mental health crisis. As the child cried, "I want my father", police handcuffed her, put her in the back of the cruiser and pepper sprayed her. Another similar incident occurred in 2022 when El Paso Texas police used a stun gun on a 10-year-old girl experiencing a mental health crisis.
September 2019: a Rio Arriba County New Mexico Deputy tasered a student with developmental disabilities for sassing him. School officials stood by and watched. Former deputy, Jeremy Barnes was fired and charged with "child abuse, false imprisonment and aggravated battery"; however, I see no mention of additional charges specific to abuse of a person with disabilities.
February 2021: A Kansas Sheriff's deputy "hogtied, tasered and used painful compliance techniques" on a 12-year-old autistic child who ran away from a foster home.. The child was handcuffed behind his back, shackled on his ankles and the handcuffs were then connected to the shackles. This "hog tying" tactic has been banned in N.Y., California and other states. The US DOJ warned police departments across the country that this tactic could interfere with the ability to breathe and cause death decades ago. According to the "order of reprimand" that was made public, the Kansas Deputy also use threats and profanities telling the child to “Cut it out. Do you understand? Fucking quit,” adding, “When the other guy gets here, you’re going to hurt more.”
With the boy obviously restrained and not a threat, the report says the officer “...struggled with, shoved, elbowed, applied pressure points, carried, pulled, ‘hog tied,’ and ultimately tasered (the boy referred to as) L.H.” The officer was fired and reprimanded but the Kansas commission on Peace Officers Standards and Training elected not to prevent him from becoming a police officer again. That doesn't seem to be a mention of charges against this officer whom, the report indicates was well aware the child was autistic.
January 2020: An autistic teen who was experiencing "a sudden sensory outburst” related to his autism, died as a result of police in Louisiana sitting on him for nine minutes and six seconds. His parents witnessed the event. Police handcuffed, shackled his ankles and held him facedown on the pavement of a parking lot "putting immense pressure on his back".
November 2015: A six-year-old autistic boy from Louisiana was shot and killed by police after his father, Christopher Few failed to stop for police. The officers that fired their weapons killing the child were Derek Stafford and Norris Greenhouse. After the vehicle came to a stop, body camera footage shows the father Mr. Few, had his hands in the air and it was determined by the investigation that he posed no threat. A Police Lt. on the scene also said Mr. few presented no threat, that's why he did not fire his weapon. No weapons were found in Mr. Few's vehicle and initial reports claimed there was a warrant for his arrest but, Louisiana State Police confirmed this was not true. There were numerous other instances of conflicting information in the case.
One of the officers, Derek Stafford, said he feared (speculated) Mr. Few would backup and hit him with his vehicle. Stafford's attorney claimed that Mr. Few had actually rammed into the vehicle of Officer Greenhouse. The video, and subsequent investigation of the incident refutes these claims. CBS News reported that Investigators say "that was a lie". In total, the two officers fired 18 shots into the vehicle where the man and autistic child were.
Stafford was sentenced to 40 years for manslaughter and 15 years for attempted manslaughter to be served concurrently. Greenhouse was sentenced in total to seven years but, was released in July 2021 after only 21 months. This is 25% of his seven year sentence.May 2023: Cooma Australia: A 95-year-old woman dies as a result of being tasered by a New South Wales NSW Police constable. After responding to a call at about a woman holding a knife at nursing home, 95-year-old Clare was "urged" to drop a steak knife she was holding. According to police, she began to approach the constable "at a slow pace" using a walking frame (walker), when he discharged his stun gun. Ms. Nowland fell, hitting her head, suffering a skull fracture and brain hemorrhaging. She died as a result of the injuries a week later. The 95-year-old lived with dementia and was described as "frail and unable to stand unaided", weighing only 43 kg (95 pounds). Hardly a threat to anyone, even with a steak knife. The officer was charged with multiple offenses.
Part three will cover other cases including, one of the most well-known. It will also touch on the upcoming trial of the officers that killed the man.
OutOfExile_IDR ™ – © 2023
Rochester police tasered 9-year-old girl in mental health crisis: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/police-pepper-spray-9-year-old-girl-rochester-n-y-n1256313
Teen with Developmental Disabilities tasered by NM PD for Talking Back: https://www.koat.com/article/attorney-for-developmentally-disabled-boy-wants-deputy-and-schools-officials-charged/27684847
Autistic boy tasered by Kansas PD: https://www.vice.com/en/article/akej98/kansas-police-tased-autistic-boy
https://www.koat.com/article/attorney-for-developmentally-disabled-boy-wants-deputy-and-schools-officials-charged/27684847
Kansas Deputy who tasered autistic child-still a cop?: https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/us-news/police-officer-who-used-taser-28164789Autistic teen dies after Louisiana PD sit on him Https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/15/us/teenager-autism-dies-louisiana-sheriff-lawsuit-trnd/index.html
95-year-old woman dies after being tasered: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-65696475
Louisiana officer who shot 6-year-old autistic boy gets to 55 years: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/apr/01/louisiana-officer-derrick-stafford-sentenced-killing-boy-autism
Body cam footage of the event: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/video-of-police-shooting-that-killed-6-year-old-autistic-louisiana-boy-released-jeremy-mardis/
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Jeremy_Mardis#disability #DisabilityRights #equality #change #InvisibleDisabilityRights #accommodation #understanding #DisabilityCommunity #SpeakUp4Change #DisabilitySolidarity #ActuallyAutistic #TBI #HearingImpairment #aphasia #OCD #MentalHealth #decency #respect #dignity #SocialJustice #StopKillingUs #TearDownTheWall
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Half of People Killed by Police Have a Disability: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/half-people-killed-police-suffer-mental-disability-report-n538371 -
"Can a Symbol Help Stop the Harm – Disability Designator ID and Disability Deaths" –Part one:
(Approx 7 Min. read)In May, New Jersey passed bill S761, joining 12 other states in creating a "disability identifier" state ID program. With much of the media focus on autism, the law allows some with other disability related communication issues, to have an "official indication of their diagnosis", "notated" on their state issued ID. As a part, NJ will create "guidelines" for law enforcement to better accommodate people with invisible disabilities, through understanding and proper communication; rather than aggression, force, and unfounded assumptions of perpetration. Unlike other states, the NJ legislation appears to exclude many with disabilities and lack forethought regarding the medical privacies of participants.
Even with the positives of various state actions, some feel these efforts may be futile, or accompanied by inherent negatives. Here, I'll be providing details on some of these programs, their potential negatives and, in part two, the reasons for creating them. The focus will be on the tragic stories of some victims that ultimately inspired Invisible Disability ID programs. People, like Elijah McClain and others, whose wrongful deaths resulting from interactions with police and first responders, brought national attention to this epidemic. The harm and loss of life at the hands of those there to serve and protect, is a horrifying thought to many with invisible disabilities, their loved ones; and should be, to anyone of decency.
Alaska, was the first to pass disability ID "designator" legislation with two laws that seem to respect the medical privacies of' disabled citizens. Their "Disability Designator", is a "discrete symbol" on licenses, indicating a "medically verified cognitive, mental, neurological, or physical disability; or a combination thereof". Alaska and other states, use the Invisible Disabilities Association's (IDA) "i" symbol as the "designator". The reasoning behind this optional indicator is the same; to enlighten police and first responders, when they may view a person's communication or behavior as "different" or "unusual". Again, the goal is to prevent escalation and, as in many cases, harm to the individual with disabilities.
Utah's disability designator, is a symbol on a sticker affixed to the ID. As in other states that use a symbol, Utah's program offers more medical confidentiality. It indicates only, that the person has a disability, without revealing diagnosis or specifics. In comparison with NJ's "notation of diagnosis", this seems much less intrusive. Utah's list of "examples of disabilities" covers any physical or mental health issue "that may interfere with the ability to communicate with a law enforcement officer". The list is much more inclusive of all disabilities than the narrow scope of the NJ law, even including diabetes, heart conditions and drug allergies.
The Invisible Disabilities Association (IDA) in Colorado, is a nonprofit organization that spearheads the effort to create the "National Disability ID" (NDID) symbol program. They advocate nationwide with state and federal government, and were part of the 2022 federal identifier bill, HB–7217. Unfortunately, that bill died in committee. The IDA logo, a blue lowercase "i" shaped like a vertical Nike-style "swoosh", is used as Colorado's DL disability identifier as well. They began issuing their NDID–National Invisible Disability ID cards, prior to the passing of any legislation. Below, is an IDA link where people with invisible disabilities can obtain their own NDID, or "International Invisible Disability ID" card with little effort or personal information.
Following Alaska, Colorado passed House Bill HB21–1014, making them the second state to pass "Symbolic" legislation which, also uses the wording "discrete" indicator. The law requires that the symbol on state identifications, must represent all types of disabilities under their program, in a state where history vividly illustrates the need for some type of solution. Colorado police and first responders have been responsible for causing the wrongful deaths of numerous people with invisible disabilities, attracting national attention more than once. The stories covered in part two, include several involving the same police force.
Potential Concerns:
In regard to the NJ action, the following phrase appears in the legislation:
"the chief administrator shall indicate the autism spectrum disorder or communication disorder diagnosis by notating such information on the person's driver's license ...under the column designated for restrictions".
There are many disabilities accompanied by communication limitations, that are not associated with autism, or (as NJ puts it) a "communication disorder". There are also aspects of disabilities, unrelated to communication, that can influence interactions with law-enforcement. Anyone of these may have been a factor in the known examples of police escalation causing harm or death to innocent people. NJ should consider this, designing their law to be more inclusive and respectful of the rights, privacies and protections of its disabled population.Broadcasting diagnosis on one's license is another concern to some, and raises some questions. How much protected medical information will appear in the NJ "notation"? Will the DMV gather medical history and driver's diagnosis' for its citizens with disabilities, then add unnecessary or unfounded "restrictions" to their licenses? With varying degrees of any disability, a generalized "notation of diagnosis" could present a lot of obvious undue challenges or barriers for many drivers with disabilities.
Aside from police and first responders, there are others that may see the "notation of diagnosis" or identifier symbol on an individual's ID. Identification is shown to many people, including those at stores, restaurants, nightclubs, and hotels. Some stores even scan IDs when "proofing", essentially compiling a database of the information contained in license barcodes. Some feel that individuals could be targeted for discrimination, harassment, exploitation or abuse by corporations, employers, ablests or other unsavory individuals.
For those who do not want the identifier on their license, these reforms may do little. If an individual without the voluntary "identifier" advises police they are disabled, will they be accommodated according to said guidelines? For those with the identifier, these changes are only as good as those who implement them. Will the guidelines and training be designed to actually accommodate or, be just another hollow disability regulation, created by oblivious abled politicians.
Will police abide by the guidelines? Body cams were implemented to prevent misconduct and create accountability. However, frequent claims by police that cameras "fell off", leave many feeling they were intentionally removed to obviate the recording of their transgressions. Will a symbol on a driver's license prevent such unnecessary harm to the disabled? Colorado's designator law passed two years ago but, another murder of someone with invisible disabilities occurred last fall. The individual, experiencing an obvious mental health crisis, called for police assistance after becoming stranded and, was ultimately shot. The many recurring incidences may cause anyone to ask; is the motto to "serve and protect", or to harm and kill?
In part two, I will focus on the people with invisible disabilities, autism, mental health challenges and hearing impairment, that were harmed or murdered by police and first responders. Unfortunately, we cannot ask many of those individuals if they feel a symbol on their license would've changed anything. With all the people that have been lost unnecessarily, this is no longer a #DisabilityCommunity issue – It's something everyone should be standing against.
OutOfExile_IDR ™ – © 2023
PART TWO: https://kolektiva.social/@OutOfExile_IDR_Voice/110732685184804207
PART THREE: https://kolektiva.social/@OutOfExile_IDR_Voice/110738275935209052Identification card from IDA: https://invisibledisabilities.org/national-disability-id/national-disability-id-card/
For more on "National Disability Identification" (NDID): http://www.ndid.help/
NJ S761 bill: https://legiscan.com/NJ/bill/S761/2022
Alaska disability designator – GOVERNMENT SITE: https://doa.alaska.gov/dmv/akol/designator.htm
Utah's list of "examples of disabilities" –GOVERNMENT SITE: https://dld.utah.gov/invisible-condition/
Federal Bill – US HB-7217: https://legiscan.com/US/bill/HB7217/2021
"Invisible Man" image by Nangreenly: https://pixabay.com/users/nangreenly-10829698/?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=image&utm_content=3843385
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#sms Texting avant la lettre!
A blog written in English
Don’t let yourself be fooled by this title. This blog is being written in English. It’s about my #moemoe’ as we say in my native Antwerp dialect. Moemoe was my maternal grandmother. Translated to English, the word moemoe would sound as ‘mummum’ in analogy to the Swedish word ‘mormor’, which refers to the mother of one’s mother. And since #moemoe means exactly that, the analogy completely fits. Moemoe died at nearly 79 in 1977 when I was about 12 years old. Of course for someone who lived between 1898 and 1977, it would have been impossible to have been acquainted with texting as we nowadays still do.
However, the way we communicated reminds me a bit of texting or #sms style language. Hence the expression #avantlalettre in the title. Allow me to explain a bit how our unique style of communication came about. When in her late sixties and early seventies, Moemoe started to experience difficulties when talking. By the time I had turned 6 years old, she no longer was able to utter any words at all. At that time I hadn’t heard of the term #aphasia yet, but I was able to read and write fluently. And Moemoe was still able to read and write notes too. That’s the way we communicated after she had stopped talking altogether. All went well for a while, until my grandmother experienced difficulties writing. Somehow, she was no longer able to properly hold a pen.
Luckily, our family is pretty resourceful and it was my mother who came up with the idea to use a combination of my toy mosaic board in which I had previously planted plastic pegs to compose my toddler art work and several sets of plastic alphabet letters. That way, we could lay the large size letters onto the mosaic board for my grandmother to read. Apart from no longer being able to physically write, her eyesight rapidly declined and it soon became apparent that reading glasses were not sufficient to restore her sight. But thanks to the mosaic board and and the sets of large letters, we were able to exchange short messages. And the style of these messages were oftentimes humorous, but mostly short. Hence the fact that they nowadays remind me of sms style text messages. We sure had fun together while this stage of my #moemoe physical decline lasted.
During the last stage of her live, she was no longer able to sit, let alone lay letters on a board. However, her memory always remained intact. My dear grandfather cared for her at home till one evening he sat in his easy chair to watch TV and enjoy a pint of beer. The next morning, their nextdoor neighbors were awoken by Moemoe thumping on the wall, because something was not right. Most probably, he had died in his chair while watching TV, because the set was still on and his beer had been poured in a glass, but was otherwise untouched.
After the sudden passing of her husband, Moemoe was admitted to the geriatric ward of the local hospital. She died 10 days after her husband, who we lovingly called Vava (daddad) or (farfar in Swedish) which would strictly speaking mean that he was the dad of my dad, which in this case doesn’t make sense. It was just a term of endearment.
So this was my blog for today! I hope you enjoyed this, and do rate my English.
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#Proust
#Neurology
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#Solliere
#AphasiaReading this 1 page 2021 article by Masud Husain it's hard not to be drawn back to Sebastian Faulk's, Human Traces. From what I voluntarily try to recall, that involved Charcot's pupil #Sollier. Indeed, Here we learn Proust knew #Charcot and stayed at Sollier's clinic.
The Bogousslavy ref. looks interesting, but is behind a paywall.
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✴️The downloadable pdf version easier to read:
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It's a new area for me. I've just been tippy-typing this morning fleshing out aphantastic [?] & hyperphantastic [?] characters in my latest script.
I'm red-green colour blind, so missing a whole colour world out there, so this topic immediately interesting to me.
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It's a new area for me. I've just been tippy-typing this morning fleshing out aphatasic [?] & hyperphasic characters in my latest script.
I'm red-green colour blind, so missing a whole colour world out there, so this topic immediately interesting to me.
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It's a new area for me. I've just been tippy-typing this morning fleshing out aphatasic [?] & hyperphasic characters in my latest script.
I'm red-green colour blind, so missing a whole colour world out there, so this topic immediately interesting to me.
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It's a new area for me. I've just been tippy-typing this morning fleshing out aphatasic & hyperphasic characters in my latest script.
I'm red-green colour blind, so missing a whole colour world out there, so this topic immediately interesting to me.
