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#disabilitypolicy — Public Fediverse posts

Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #disabilitypolicy, aggregated by home.social.

  1. Someone self-identified – What should I do?
    - thank them
    - don’t assume
    - don’t correct their language
    - be respectful
    - don’t ask what happened
    - don’t say they can’t be
    - ask preferred communication
    - be patient
    - be flexible
    - ask if they have access needs
    - treat them as a person
    - be open
    #accessible #disabled #accomodating #WomensMentalHealth #DisabilityPolicy #InclusionMatters #MentalHealth #WomensHealth #DisabledAndCapable

  2. Someone self-identified – What should I do?
    - thank them
    - don’t assume
    - don’t correct their language
    - be respectful
    - don’t ask what happened
    - don’t say they can’t be
    - ask preferred communication
    - be patient
    - be flexible
    - ask if they have access needs
    - treat them as a person
    - be open
    #accessible #disabled #accomodating #WomensMentalHealth #DisabilityPolicy #InclusionMatters #MentalHealth #WomensHealth #DisabledAndCapable

  3. #HearingLoss is challenging at the doctor's office bit.ly/4efyyYG
    Hearing loss is invisible, but so are many other chronic conditions. People don’t always know we are struggling just by looking at us.
    #HardOfHearing #Deaf #accessibility #DisabilityPolicy #RepresentationMatters #InclusionMatters #ChronicIllness

  4. Keira Knightley says daughter has #dyslexia and reflects on her own struggles with the condition bit.ly/4erJwuj
    She has battled dyslexia since she was six and has revealed that her daughter has also been diagnosed with the condition.
    #WomenWithDisabilities #DisabilityPolicy #DisabledAndCapable #neurodiversity

  5. Is your #disability percentage enough? bit.ly/3XLPO2p
    By moving away from narrow definitions and rigid classification systems, we can create policies and practices that foster greater inclusivity and equity in higher education and beyond.
    #DisabilityJustice #DisabilityPolicy #RepresentationMatters #DisabledAndCapable #WomenWithDisabilities #India

  6. Heard of the #BechdelTest? Try the #SpeechlessTest:
    01 – Are there one or more #disabled characters in the main or a strong supporting cast?
    02 – Do they have love lives other than disabled people?
    03 – Are there to inspire an able bodied person or do they have their own agency?
    04 – Are the characters played by able bodied actors?
    05 – Do they talk about anything besides their disability?
    #DisabledAndCapable #DisabilityPolicy #DisabilityInclusion #RepresentationMatters #InclusionMatters

  7. Supporting people with #disabilities in #pregnancy bit.ly/3xfcXiD
    One in eight #pregnancies in #Ontario is to a person with a physical, sensory, or developmental #disability. And that number is rising due to advancements in medicine and human rights.
    #WomensHealth #DisabilityPolicy #WomenWithDisabilities #DisabilityPolicy #InclusiveHealthcare

  8. The #Arizona Center for #DisabilityLaw proudly announces the 2024 #AfricanAmerican Conference on #Disabilities. The virtual preview conference will be February 14-15 and in-person, June 28, at the Hyatt Regency in downtown Phoenix. bit.ly/49wuFMt
    #DisabilityJustice #DisabilityPolicy #DisabilityInclusion #ableism #racism

  9. The #Arizona Center for #DisabilityLaw proudly announces the 2024 #AfricanAmerican Conference on #Disabilities. The virtual preview conference will be February 14-15 and in-person, June 28, at the Hyatt Regency in downtown Phoenix. bit.ly/49wuFMt
    #DisabilityJustice #DisabilityPolicy #DisabilityInclusion #ableism #racism

  10. People with #disabilities have long struggled to access quality #healthcare and research shows that many physicians are ill-equipped to care for this population in the same way as others. disabilityscoop.com/2023/12/15

    As a result of the hardships faced, the National Institutes of Health agreed in September to designate people with disabilities as a health disparity population.
    #WomenWithDisabilities #WomensHealth #WomensMentalHealth #IntellectualDisabilities #DisabilityPolicy #accessibility

  11. Enforcement of the #Finnish #DisabilityServices Act enacted in the last government term is planned to be postponed to October 2024. yle.fi/a/74-20045269
    The law would require that #disabled people get the social and health services they need, regardless of diagnosis.
    #HiddenDisability #DisabilityPolicy #DisabilityJustice #WomenWithDisabilities #healthcare

  12. What parking reform means for people with #disabilities usa.streetsblog.org/2023/03/22
    Any transportation proposal that doesn’t center the needs of people with mobility challenges has no place in the movement to end car dependency, particularly in a car-dominated community with few other options to get around.
    #AccessibleParking #NothingAboutUsWithoutUs #DisabilityPolicy #RepresentationMatters #DisabilityInclusion

  13. #SpecialEd teacher fired after complaining about understaffing. She complained for several months about the lack of classroom aides, stating extra workers were needed to meet staffing requirements in accordance with each child’s individualized education program, or IEP. disabilityscoop.com/2023/03/15
    #DisabilityEducation #SpecialEducation #DisabilityJustice #DisabilityPolicy #disability #education