'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
The „assume that I can” campaign by Down Syndrome International is so powerful! I love it! It’s a couple of months old, found it today on #tumblr.
Our negative assumptions about people with Down syndrome can create a self-fulfilling prophecy, limiting their opportunities. But what if we reversed this? By… | 13 comments on LinkedIn
“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/
#downsyndrome #disabilityrights #assumethatIcan #inclusion
Lloyd Martin created history by running the 26.2-mile (42km) course of the London marathon guided by his mother Ceri Hooper, 54, on Sunday.
#WeAreBillionStrong #AXSChat #AssumeThatICan #Equity #Inclusion #DownSyndrome #Disability #Poverty #Cinema #Technology #Poverty
https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/london-marathon-down-syndrome-world-record-b2532465.html
Our negative assumptions about people with Down syndrome can lead us to treat them in such a way that these assumptions become reality. If we have positive assumptions about people with Down syndrome, we'll give them more opportunities in their schools, workplaces, relationships and activities. And maybe these positive assumptions will become reality.
#Accessibility #A11y #DownSyndrome #AssumeThatICan #WDSD24 #WorldDownSyndromeDay #EndTheStereotypes
Our negative assumptions about people with Down syndrome can lead us to treat them in such a way that these assumptions become reality. In sociology, this is...
This video is great. Challenge assumptions about #DownSyndrome
Fictionable is moving
Miriam Klöpper 🌱
DARLENE RYAN 🇨🇦
Franke James
Puneet Singh Singhal
deconspray
Emma the Curious 🧐 has moved!
FiFaFu
Richard Loxley
Lars Fosdal