Ed Yong is back with another must-read article, this time on what "chronic fatigue" actually means in practice for the millions living with these post-viral syndromes.

It is a certainty that you know at least one person living with something of this kind.

It's a certainty that at least one of your colleagues or employees is battling a painful energy budgeting problem.

The only question is whether any of them trust you or your organization's culture enough to disclose to you what they are living with?

Now, what are you going to do to change that?

https://archive.md/sBL8T

#Software #Inclusion #DisabilityAwarenessMonth #ItsNotAPipelineProblem

Fall Far from the Tree by @amymcnulty is a dark YA fantasy in the vein of Game of Thrones. One of the POV characters is a physically disabled priestess in a religious order that worships the stars.

https://www.snowywingspublishing.com/book/fall-far-from-the-tree/

#DisabilityPrideMonth #DisabilityAwarenessMonth #IndieAuthor #IndiePublishing #DarkFantasy #YoungAdult

Mer-Charmer by @amybearce is a middle grade/YA crossover fantasy whose main character lives with PTSD, anxiety, and panic attacks, and uses magic as a means of coping with her mental health issues.

https://www.snowywingspublishing.com/book/mer-charmer/

#MentalHealth #DisabilityPrideMonth #DisabilityAwarenessMonth #MiddleGrade #Fantasy #Mermaids #IndieAuthor #IndiePublishing

A Darkness at the Door by Intisar Khanani is a YA fantasy adventure that feature a physically disabled heroine. A focus of the story is on self-care.

https://www.snowywingspublishing.com/book/a-darkness-at-the-door/

#DisabilityPrideMonth #DisabilityAwarenessMonth #disabled #clubfoot #IndieAuthor #IndiePublishing

Playing with #Fire by Micky O'Brady is a YA contemporary that focuses on the real-life struggles teens with mental health issues like depression and eating disorders deal with on a daily basis. The story is hopeful but realistic; content warnings for bullying and mention of a suicide attempt (not depicted on-page).

https://www.snowywingspublishing.com/book/playing-with-fire/

#MentalHealth #DisabilityPrideMonth #DisabilityAwarenessMonth

SuperDrew and the Secrets of Donhil Corp by BJ Pierson is a middle grade action-adventure starring a physically disabled boy who uses mobility braces. The disability rep in this book is #OwnVoices.

https://www.snowywingspublishing.com/book/superdrew-and-the-secrets-of-donhil-corp/

#DisabilityPrideMonth #DisabilityAwarenessMonth #disabled #IndieAuthor #IndiePublishing #MiddleGrade

July is Disability Pride Month, a month that focuses on centering people with disabilities, listening to their voices, recognizing their rights, and celebrating their accomplishments. Books with main characters who are disabled have historically been hard to come by, but thankfully this is changing. Here are five middle grade and young adult books starring characters with disabilities!

https://www.snowywingspublishing.com/2022/07/14/books-with-disability-representation/

#DisabilityPrideMonth #DisabilityAwarenessMonth #disabled @diversebooks

Disability rights are human rights! #DisabilityAwarenessMonth

RT @HolocaustMuseum@twitter.com

After Jadwiga Dzido got caught helping the resistance in German-occupied Poland, she was subjected to disabling experiments at a concentration camp. Watch on Facebook on 10/3 at 9:30 am ET to learn how she helped convict 16 doctors in a postwar trial. #DisabilityAwarenessMonth

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/HolocaustMuseum/status/1575201173568569345

RT @HolocaustMuseum@twitter.com

Nazi Dr. Karl Gebhardt performed cruel experiments on a group of female political prisoners from Poland, leaving them with lifelong disabilities. Watch live today at 9:30 a.m. ET to learn how Gebhardt was tried and executed for his role in the crimes. #DisabilityAwarenessMonth

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/HolocaustMuseum/status/1576912452175945729

An extract from Daniel’s interview with Anna Foster from #BBCRadioNewcastle in May. He tells her how #music has helped him cope with a painful journey & life after paralysis #Hope #SpinalInjury #RareIllness #DisabilityAwarenessMonth
His song Twice here:
https://youtu.be/9c2S2vW1rjA

Has anyone tried this yet? I very much doubt this can replace proper captioners at events any time soon.
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RT @Google@twitter.com
To help your audience get more out of your presentation, you can now turn on automatic captions in Google Slides → http://goo.gl/kjiY7Z #DisabilityAwarenessMonth #A11y
https://twitter.com/Google/status/1049345160335818752