gbhnewsApr 21, 2023

It's #Newstodon Friday!

Where my newsrooms at?!

@damemagazine @TexasObserver @TPR @azpm @thexylom @TheConversationUS @wausaupilot @STAT

show us that good #journalism stuff!!!

(see a newsroom? not a bot account? tag 'em in a reply so we can find 'em)

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@damemagazine @TexasObserver @TPR @azpm @thexylom @TheConversationUS @wausaupilot @STAT

one of my colleagues is building a beat on #disability issues and the work coming out is excellent.

Here's her piece on what happens when an airline breaks or loses a person's wheelchair: https://www.wgbh.org/news/local-news/2023/04/20/you-literally-stole-my-independence-what-happens-when-an-airline-breaks-a-wheelchair #newstodon

‘You literally stole my independence’: What happens when an airline breaks a wheelchair

Colleen Flanagan's power wheelchair was badly damaged on a flight from Boston to Washington, D.C. this week.

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Apr 21, 2023 at 3:57pmWeb
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@gbhnews @damemagazine @TexasObserver @TPR @azpm @thexylom @TheConversationUS @wausaupilot @STAT This is great news. (Tell Meghan to make the jump to Mastodon!)
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@gbhnews @damemagazine @TPR @azpm @thexylom @TheConversationUS @wausaupilot @STAT This is such an important beat and one we'd like to cover more. I've known way too many #disabled people with horror stories about damage to their mobility devices while flying!