#assumethatican — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #assumethatican, aggregated by home.social.
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'There is an urgent need for more stories told *by* disabled people, rather than simply *about* disabled people'
Clare Richards introduces Words Without Borders disability issue:
#books #reading #writing #fiction #translation #disability #AssumeThatICan #bookstodon @bookstodon
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“Freeing Teresa” takes flight in Brockville
The chance to speak at the AGM came up unexpectedly. The Executive Director, Kimberley, heard us speak on a webinar for Community Living Ontario—and she quickly reached out, asking us to share the story about Teresa’s fight for inclusion.
But three weeks before BDACI's AGM event, I tripped. And hit the ground hard... An ambulance took me to the hospital.
https://freeingteresa.com/freeing-teresa-takes-flight-in-brockville/
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This video is great. Challenge assumptions about #DownSyndrome
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Tweet: Sam (Flower Girl) Jennings @flowergirl_lon
Zephy’s in a mainstream school - his year were offered the chance to get a free 🎻 & a 15 min lesson *every day* for the DURATION of primary school.They assumed he could learn violin….
… and he IS💥
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Ten years ago, people assumed my sister’s life at 49 was over. @TeresaHeartchild fought back. 25,000 people signed her petition. Her supporters sent a letter to the Minister of Health. And finally, the govt apologized.
Now Teresa is free. But thousands of others are getting put into nursing homes.
“The deprivation of liberty on the basis of disability is a human rights violation on a massive global scale.” C. Devandas-Aguilar UN Special Rapporteur https://vimeo.com/925626586 -
It's a milestone day for me. My op-ed is in The Star!
"My sister’s rights were taken away, like thousands of others with developmental disabilities"
#WDSD #assumethatIcan
#endthestereotypes
#developmentaldisabilities #downsyndrome #longtermcare
#freeingteresa
