#disabilitypolicy — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #disabilitypolicy, aggregated by home.social.
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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 -
#Disability does not make me:
-- weak
-- less than
-- lazy
-- incapable
-- incompetent
-- unworthy
-- a burden
-- entitled
-- a problem
#WomenWithDisabilities #DisabilityJustice #DisabilityPolicy #DisabilityInclusion #DisabledAndCapable
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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 -
#Disability doesn’t make me less deserving of
-- love
-- a career
-- acceptance
-- access
-- rights
-- education
-- opportunity
-- family
-- support
-- success
-- independence
-- respect
#WomenWithDisabilities #DisabilityJustice #DisabilityPolicy #DisabilityInclusion #DisabledAndCapable -
#Disability doesn’t make me less deserving of
-- love
-- a career
-- acceptance
-- access
-- rights
-- education
-- opportunity
-- family
-- support
-- success
-- independence
-- respect
#WomenWithDisabilities #DisabilityJustice #DisabilityPolicy #DisabilityInclusion #DisabledAndCapable -
TikTok appears to be automatically banning people with #dwarfism because it thinks they’re underage https://bit.ly/499elR8
#WomenWithDisabilities #DisabilityPolicy #InclusionMatters -
Supporting people with #disabilities in #pregnancy https://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 -
If #accessibility isn't considered as part of your #inclusion efforts, then that inclusion is merely empty words written in #inaccessible ink.
-- Jamie Shields
#DisabilityJustice #DisabilityPolicy #InclusionMatters #DisabilityInclusion -
If #accessibility isn't considered as part of your #inclusion efforts, then that inclusion is merely empty words written in #inaccessible ink.
-- Jamie Shields
#DisabilityJustice #DisabilityPolicy #InclusionMatters #DisabilityInclusion -
To create more equitable #education systems, policymakers must understand how #racism, #ableism, and #sexism intersect and negatively affect #Black #disabled #girls’ ability to attain an education. https://bit.ly/3HWVEFl
#DisabilityPolicy #DisabledAndCapable #WomenWithDisabilities #InclusionMatters #DisabilityJustice -
To create more equitable #education systems, policymakers must understand how #racism, #ableism, and #sexism intersect and negatively affect #Black #disabled #girls’ ability to attain an education. https://bit.ly/3HWVEFl
#DisabilityPolicy #DisabledAndCapable #WomenWithDisabilities #InclusionMatters #DisabilityJustice -
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. https://bit.ly/49wuFMt
#DisabilityJustice #DisabilityPolicy #DisabilityInclusion #ableism #racism -
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. https://bit.ly/49wuFMt
#DisabilityJustice #DisabilityPolicy #DisabilityInclusion #ableism #racism -
Lawmakers Want To End SSI #MarriagePenalty For People With #DevelopmentalDisabilities https://www.disabilityscoop.com/2024/01/26/lawmakers-want-to-end-ssi-marriage-penalty-for-people-with-developmental-disabilities/30716/
#WomenWithDisabilities #DisabilityJustice #DisabilityPolicy #DisabledAndCapable #IntellectualDisabilities -
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. https://www.disabilityscoop.com/2023/12/15/adults-with-idd-face-significant-hurdles-at-the-doctor-study-finds/30674/
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 -
Enforcement of the #Finnish #DisabilityServices Act enacted in the last government term is planned to be postponed to October 2024. https://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 -
What parking reform means for people with #disabilities https://usa.streetsblog.org/2023/03/22/what-parking-reform-means-for-people-with-disabilities/
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 -
#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. https://www.disabilityscoop.com/2023/03/15/special-ed-teacher-fired-complaining-understaffing-lawsuit/30289/
#DisabilityEducation #SpecialEducation #DisabilityJustice #DisabilityPolicy #disability #education