#disabilitypolicy — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #disabilitypolicy, aggregated by home.social.
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Some of us are able to keep swimming.
Many are too tired from treading water.
Some of us sink.
- emotional dysregulation
- mental exhaustion
- trauma
- #masking
- #neurotypical expectations
- #SensoryOverload
- social pressure
#WomenWithDisabilities #WomensMentalHealth #DisabilityJustice #DisabilityPolicy #neurodiversity -
A day in the life of a #PWD:
“I’m afraid the specialist has rejected the referral. He says you’re “not sick enough.”
#DisabilityPolicy #ableism #WomenWithDisabilities #DisabilityJustice -
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 -
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 -
#Accessibility should not be the exception. Accessibility should be the norm.
#disability #disabled #accessible #DisabilityPolicy #DisabilityInclusion #DisabledAndCapable -
#Accessibility should not be the exception. Accessibility should be the norm.
#disability #disabled #accessible #DisabilityPolicy #DisabilityInclusion #DisabledAndCapable -
#HearingLoss is challenging at the doctor's office https://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 -
Someone you work with has a #disability but is afraid to tell you. Do you have a culture of #inclusion?
#DEI #workplace #DisabilityInclusion #InclusionMatters #DisabilityPolicy #DisabledAndCapable -
Someone you work with has a #disability but is afraid to tell you. Do you have a culture of #inclusion?
#DEI #workplace #DisabilityInclusion #InclusionMatters #DisabilityPolicy #DisabledAndCapable -
Keira Knightley says daughter has #dyslexia and reflects on her own struggles with the condition https://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 -
Instead of expecting people with #disabilities to ‘overcome’ their disabilities, the onus is on non #disabled people to rid themselves of #ableism, bias and misplaced pity.
#DisabilityJustice #DisabilityInclusion #DisabilityPolicy #DisabledAndCapable -
Instead of expecting people with #disabilities to ‘overcome’ their disabilities, the onus is on non #disabled people to rid themselves of #ableism, bias and misplaced pity.
#DisabilityJustice #DisabilityInclusion #DisabilityPolicy #DisabledAndCapable -
Is your #disability percentage enough? https://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 -
15 #disabled #latina changemakers you should know
https://bit.ly/4c1gNec
Disabled #PeopleOfColor often get overlooked, even though they face higher levels of oppression because of the intersection of disability, race, and ethnicity.
#POC #DisabilityPolicy #DisabilityActivists #NothingAboutUsWithoutUs #BlackWomen #WomenOfColor -
MTA nixes elevators at NYC subway station where #woman died carrying stroller on stairs
https://bit.ly/3LH64KX
The death of 22-year-old Malaysia Goodson at the Seventh Avenue station on the B, D and E lines in January 2019 prompted public outcry for more #accessibility in the subway system.
#DisabilityJustice #DisabilityInclusion #DisabilityPolicy -
MTA nixes elevators at NYC subway station where #woman died carrying stroller on stairs
https://bit.ly/3LH64KX
The death of 22-year-old Malaysia Goodson at the Seventh Avenue station on the B, D and E lines in January 2019 prompted public outcry for more #accessibility in the subway system.
#DisabilityJustice #DisabilityInclusion #DisabilityPolicy -
Advocates express disappointment as #Canada #DisabilityBenefit's impact on #poverty falls short of promises.
https://bit.ly/3YsJcqt
“We are finding #disabled people reaching out online to raise money for food and rent.”
#InclusionMatters #DisabilityInclusion #DisabilityPolicy #WomensHealth -
Sometimes the most brilliant and intelligent students do not shine on standardized tests because they do not have standardized minds.
#NothingAboutUsWithoutUs #DisabilityInclusion #DisabilityPolicy #education -
A federal court struck down restrictions on an #Ohio law that made it a felony for a non-family member to help return a #disabled person’s absentee ballot to a mailbox or dropbox
https://bit.ly/3ykV4Qv
#DisabilityRights #voting #VotingRights #RepresentationMatters #DisabilityJustice #DisabilityInclusion #DisabilityPolicy -
A federal court struck down restrictions on an #Ohio law that made it a felony for a non-family member to help return a #disabled person’s absentee ballot to a mailbox or dropbox
https://bit.ly/3ykV4Qv
#DisabilityRights #voting #VotingRights #RepresentationMatters #DisabilityJustice #DisabilityInclusion #DisabilityPolicy -
To you, it’s just a small gap . . .
#WomenWithDisabilities #DisabilityPolicy #DisabilityInclusion #InclusionMatters -
#Disability does not make me:
-- weak
-- less than
-- lazy
-- incapable
-- incompetent
-- unworthy
-- a burden
-- entitled
-- a problem
#WomenWithDisabilities #DisabilityJustice #DisabilityPolicy #DisabilityInclusion #DisabledAndCapable
(Drawing by Disabled by Society) -
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 -
#Disabled folks deserve a life with dignity, not #poverty
(thanks to [#Disability Without Poverty])
#WomenWithDisabilities #DisabilityJustice #DisabilityPolicy -
#Disabled folks deserve a life with dignity, not #poverty
(thanks to [#Disability Without Poverty])
#WomenWithDisabilities #DisabilityJustice #DisabilityPolicy -
A new kind of intergenerational care-based #cohousing https://bit.ly/447k8pA
Older adults, some low-income and disabled, will live alongside caregivers and the caregivers’ families, sharing rich programming, utilities and meals.
#WomenWithDisabilities #InclusionMatters #DisabilityPolicy -
A new kind of intergenerational care-based #cohousing https://bit.ly/447k8pA
Older adults, some low-income and disabled, will live alongside caregivers and the caregivers’ families, sharing rich programming, utilities and meals.
#WomenWithDisabilities #InclusionMatters #DisabilityPolicy