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People with disabilities protested across the state of Tamil Nadu in souther #India, demanding an increase in monthly assistance provided by the state.
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Disability bias in creative agencies can be subtle but damaging. Document incidents, know your rights, and seek legal advice early! #DisabilityRights #CreativeAgencies #LegalAdvice #CaliforniaLaw #WorkplaceEquity
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I’m autistic. Here’s what happened to us this week.
A study of 2 million autistic Medicaid enrollees found life expectancy of 64.9 yrs. 13.8 yrs below U.S. average.
Plus 21 more stories.
Dear @telegraph.co.uk we won't forget your fascist ableist crap you spewed 👀
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The Anchorage School District has made a bold move by adopting a resolution that calls on Alaska to enhance inclusive diploma options for students with disabilities.
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#AK #CitizenPortal #InclusiveEducation #PolicyAdvocacy #DisabilityRights #AlaskaSchools
The lived-experience view of this problem:
Medicaid Work Requirements: Who Gets Left Behind
the Law Says vs. What the Rules Do
#Accessibility #ADA #MedicaidWorkRequirements #DisabilityRights
Accommodation isn't a privilege you earn by proving enough suffering.
It's a rights claim owed to every autistic person as a full participant in the systems that govern their life.
From the people who actually use it:
Scott Lacey Swam 8.2 Miles Blind. The World Still Builds Walls.
"Doing It Differently" Actually Requires
This week's IL newsletter: A new report on Scotland's first Disabled People's Cabinet Forum sets out what disabled people told Ministers, what was committed to and where faster progress is needed.
The curb cut wasn't designed for you. The caption wasn't either. And yet you've used both today. Accessibility doesn't serve a minority — it builds the floor everyone walks on.
https://onlys.ky/accessibility-should-be-boring/
#Accessibility #DisabilityRights #UniversalDesign #Inclusion #Design
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If you're a disabled worker in the UK, there's no legal right to #DisabilityLeave .
#disabilityrights #disability
The European Disability Forum says disability-specific initiatives were largely absent from the State of the Union. It wants autonomy safeguards in the Care Deal, accessible AI at work and age-verification systems that do not exclude users with disabilities. #DisabilityRights #Accessibility
Julian Moser campaigns for inclusion as Swiss parliament weighs initiative #disabilityrights #inclusioninitiative #Switzerland