Disability Justice VTNov 9, 2023
Ensuring Equitable Access During Inequitable Times: Rights of Disabled Students in Public Education
Wednesday, November 15, 2023
1pm-3pm EST
Online via Zoom, ASL Interpretation Provided
Register at: https://tinyurl.com/ADAstudents
#Disability #CivilRights #Education #504 #IEP #autistic #ADHD #immunocompromised #chronicIllness #ChronicPain #disabled #disabilitydon #disabilitylaw
Register for the webinar: What to Do When Your ADA Request is Denied in Healthcare!

The end of the public health emergency does not mean that the pandemic is over. It simply means that the burden of harm has now been shifted to students who are most vulnerable. Regardless of universal policies related to COVID, students eligible for IEPs and 504s have federally protected civil rights to ensure a free appropriate public education in a least restrictive environment of peers without a greater risk of harm or death. But what happens when your student’s request for modifications are denied? This webinar will focus on the next steps families and organizations can take when disabled students experience discrimination in public education. Join the Vermont Center for Independent Living and US Department of Education Office for Civil Rights (OCR) for this webinar to learn more about: • The role of OCR and its enforcement authority • Who qualifies under ADA and Section 504 • Why and how to file a complaint • The complaint and investigation process • How to access OCR findings and press releases *In advance of our time together you may find it useful to review past materials to learn more about the ADA, who qualifies, and a template for requesting reasonable accommodations in healthcare and other places of public access: https://linktr.ee/vcil

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Adam HartzellNov 4, 2023
Delighted to find out ALL THE LIGHT WE CANNOT SEE on @Netflix @Netflix has cast authentically for the show
#FilmDis
#Blind
#Disability
#DisabilityDon
Rua M. WilliamsNov 3, 2023
I'm resurrecting a classic. If you remember #DoctorsAreDickheads or #PatientsAreDickheads, please consider participating in this little survey! Physicians and Medical Professionals, its for you too! #NEISVoid #AbledsAreWeird #DisabilityTwitter #MedTwitter #DisabilityDon #Medstodon
tinyurl.com/dickheadsurvey
Cheryl Platz Aug 10, 2023

This phenomenon makes me SO mad, and it feels SO ableist.

How do you think it feels every time I have to figure out whether it matters that my 10 surgeries don’t fit in the one line you gave me?

Or that my rare genetic conditions don’t fit in that tiny “other” line?

Or checking boxes for symptoms I know you’ll ignore because I deal with chronic illness?

I optimize for large medical systems to minimize paperwork.

#disabilityMastodon #disabilitydon #serviceDesign

https://mstdn.social/@erictopol/110848788295322602

Eric Topol (@[email protected])

Attached: 1 image A visit to the doctor in 2023 :-(

Mastodon 🐘
Show threadMike (no not that one)Feb 15, 2023
@TheJewberwocky There is actually an instance dedicated to the above. https://disabled.social
There's also a disability group @disability and you can follow hashtags like #disability #disabilitydon
disabled.social

A place for people who are chronically ill, mentally ill, disabled, and friends/families/allies to come together, meet, share knowledge and random banter, and just about anything else.

Mastodon hosted on disabled.social
Show threadCheryl Platz Dec 19, 2022
So if you’re dealing with the combination of chronic depression, targeted executive dysfunction and the crushing weight of your medical backlog - I see you. It sucks. I’m sorry. I’m there with you. You’re not alone. #DisabilityMastodon #Disabilitydon #EDS
Cheryl Platz Dec 19, 2022
There is much needed energy given to suicide prevention, but when living with chronic disability there is also the monthly/weekly/daily decision to engage in your own care. Every day is a victory. There is SO much friction involved in staying alive for many of us: phone trees, appointment schedulers, arranging rides, waiting rooms, procedures, side effects, tests and monitoring, prescriptions, copays… etc. And it’s mostly things only we can do. #DisabilityMastodon #Disabilitydon #EDS
Amanda Finley Digs All ThingsDec 15, 2022

Please join us on Saturday, January 28th at 11:00 a.m. for a mental health town hall with guest Amy Stewart, LCSW. All questions must be submitted in advance to [email protected].

Link: https://facebook.com/covid19longhaulers

All town halls are also available at https://YouTube.com/@covidlonghaulers

#LongCOVID #MentalHealth #Disabilitydon

Covid-19 Long-Haulers

‏‎Covid-19 Long-Haulers‎‏, ‏كانساس سيتي (ميزوري)‏. ‏‏٥٬٥٢٧‏ تسجيل إعجاب · يتحدث ‏٤٣‏ عن هذا‏. ‏‎Support network for post-COVID recovery and public education.‎‏

Pratik PatelDec 6, 2022

Now that I think the Herschel Walker saga is coming to an end--at least I hope it is, I want to gently remind all of us that casual #ableism is not okay. Making fun of Walker's ideas is perfectly fine. I have been so disappointed in people, journalists, friends, and acquaintances this year because of the lack of understanding of #disability. Herschel Walker is clearly dealing with #CTE. There's just no excuse for the kind of comments I've seen.

#CripTheVote #Disabilitydon #disabilities

Cheryl Platz Dec 3, 2022
On International Day of Persons with #Disabilities, please take it from me, a woman diagnosed with #EhlersDanlosSyndrome in her third decade: just because a condition is incurable doesn’t mean diagnosis is useless. My life has become so much more manageable now that I understand why my body does the things it does, and I am more able to give myself grace and recognize my limits instead of pushing to injury or illness. You deserve clarity. #disability #disabilitydon