"Her mother Karen said Josselin's death was often referred to in correspondence "like she's not a person.
Josselin has charge syndrome that reduces her life expectancy
"It's not person-centred at all, it's like she's just nothing."
And this is what #idpol and the #internet has done to #PwD #PersonsWithDisabilities. Half a century ago, we fought AGAINST the word #disabled; and now thanks to f#$^#%ing "identity politics" it's the "preferred" word. Nah. Just nah. Outcomes like this are the result. Read the article! #NotDeadYet #NothingAboutUsWithoutUs
#idpol #internet #pwd #personswithdisabilities #disabled #notdeadyet #nothingaboutuswithoutus
#History #DisabilityHistory #DisabilityRights #NothingAboutUsWithoutUs #1990s #eugenics #anti-euthanasia #disabled #PersonsWithDisabilities #PwD #PeopleFirst #Activism #ActivistHistory #USA #Canada Edit: and #Britain I'm trying to remember all the countries that were involved/wrote pieces for Mouth, but I'll have to read them all again. It was pretty much international though.
#history #disabilityhistory #disabilityrights #nothingaboutuswithoutus #1990s #eugenics #anti #disabled #personswithdisabilities #pwd #peoplefirst #activism #activisthistory #usa #canada #britain
#History #DisabilityHistory #DisabilityRights #NothingAboutUsWithoutUs #1990s #eugenics #anti-euthanasia #disabled #PersonsWithDisabilities #PwD #PeopleFirst #Activism #ActivistHistory #USA #Canada Edit: and #Britain I'm trying to remember all the countries that were involved/wrote pieces for Mouth, but I'll have to read them all again. It was pretty much international though.
#history #disabilityhistory #disabilityrights #nothingaboutuswithoutus #1990s #eugenics #anti #disabled #personswithdisabilities #pwd #peoplefirst #activism #activisthistory #usa #canada #britain
Going to vote can become an obstacle race for someone in a wheelchair.
Arlindo Chissano, president of the Association of Disabled People of São Tomé and Príncipe, explains what the main difficulties they face are and how EU observers help them. #PersonsWithDisabilities 👇
Voting can be challenging for deaf people.
Heloisa Da Costa, president of Sao Tomé’s Association of Deaf People, explains us how to make it easier for them at the polling stations on the International Day for #PersonsWithDisabilities 👇
On the international day of #personswithdisabilities #BBCRadio1’s #lifehacks #podcast speaks to 8 people with a #disability and asks them what three things they would #change about the #world tomorrow to make it a better place for #disabled people. You can listen on #BBCSounds 🧡💗 #idpwd
#personswithdisabilities #BBCRadio1 #lifehacks #podcast #disability #change #world #disabled #BBCSounds #idpwd
#PurpleLightUp #MakingADifference #PersonsWithDisabilities #diversity #chartadervielfalt #zbmed #bibliothek #wissenmitzbmed #library #science #forschung #lifescieces #ChartaVielfalt @charta_der_vielfalt@twitter.com
#purplelightup #makingadifference #personswithdisabilities #diversity #chartadervielfalt #ZBMED #bibliothek #wissenmitzbmed #library #science #forschung #lifescieces #chartavielfalt
All-terrain motoring for #PersonsWithDisabilities at state parks: South Dakota and Georgia unveiled fleets of AT-wheelchair "tanks" making them the latest states to provide #accessability and #accommodation. Exploring SD #badlands sounds peachy. Tank you
Free all-terrain wheelchairs are appearing in more states and parks - The Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/travel/2022/11/08/parks-trails-all-terrain-wheelchairs/
#personswithdisabilities #accessability #accommodation #badlands
RT @Foditsch@twitter.com
Interesting #Thread : #security #minorities #vulnerable groups #personswithdisabilities #refugees #domesticviolence https://twitter.com/random_walker/status/1073635549951483904
#thread #security #minorities #vulnerable #personswithdisabilities #refugees #domesticviolence