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I just had to finance a bigger Macbook because the one I had was smaller and was getting hard to type on due to my Cerebral Palsy. I use my laptop to create my podcast and do all the posts about disability. It was about $3K. If you want to help finance the work I do: paypal.me/andrewgurza6

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the thing about disability is that it will happen to all of us and it won't only be paralysis or accidents. It could be old age, it could be immuno-compromised, it could be so many things that cause disability, and I wish the media would show that reality. and.... we need to talk about that more.

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I dream the same

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just hit 5K on this thing.... thanks for liking my rants on disability and queerness

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In light of airlines suing USDOT to (checks notes) continue breaking wheelchairs and putting disabled people at risk without consequences, here's a 2023 video I filmed with Vice that shows the hell that is flying as a wheelchair user (Spoiler: my wheelchair was broken.) youtu.be/MRntgEiTHIY?...

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we talk a lot about disability rights right now. In my opinion, it is critically important to remember that sexuality and access to pleasure is a part of disability rights.

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we talk a lot about disability rights right now. In my opinion, it is critically important to remember that sexuality and access to pleasure is a part of disability rights.

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disabled people have known forever that our rights are under attack. It's just that to see it now openly proposed makes it real in a way that is a gut punch to the stomach.

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@petepilgrim.bsky.social thanks so much for the follow.

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disabled people have known forever that our rights are under attack. It's just that to see it now openly proposed makes it real in a way that is a gut punch to the stomach.

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being disabled in 2025 is a revolutionary act.

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New flyer just dropped--spread the word with healthcare folks and among disabled adults. Download at link. www.disability-rights-watch.com/2025/02/12/t...

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It’s pretty wild to watch a governor in a wheelchair trying to take away accommodations for disabilities…

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Our statement on the confirmation of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human Services.

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Really interesting working paper by Joshua Thorp. "While disabled Americans do not appear mobilized along party lines, a sense of belonging to the disability community is associated with ideological liberalism & support for a range of social & redistributive policies." cpsblog.isr.umich.edu?p=3152

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Seriously, creative folks: Don't be afraid to let people know your stuff is out there for them, or worry that "now is not the time for that." People are stressed and freaked out and looking for the things that will give them a moment of rest and joy. It is EXACTLY the time for what we do. Tell them.

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Attn disabled people who travel! ♿️🌍 If (like me!) your needs for a safe & portable shower chair 🚿are not met by options currently available on the market, please consider sharing your preferences in this survey that will influence designs by a team of UCL students: forms.office.com/e/LrRCAydvkn

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Disabled people have been sounding the alarm about fascism for five years now. Pandemics lead to fascism. They excuse the deaths of the most vulnerable first. How do you not become vulnerable like us? Wear a mask! If you become disabled from Covid, they’ll excuse your death too.

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Fellow authors with books coming out, WTF are we supposed to be doing right now? Because I just want to throw up when I think about writing a newsletter today about my book coming up tomorrow with everything going on.

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HELLO PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU DONT JUST SKIM PAST THIS CAUSE YOURE NOT BLACK!! We need someone to help us with these goals nd thts the point of them being in one thread!! RESKEET so even if YOU can’t send $1-$3-$5-$10-$20 someone with spare funds CAN!!!! Its not wasted effort till you stop trying🖤🫶🏾

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Hello internet friends! My art exhibit will end March 1 & I am ISO other galleries to display my collaborative art work. If you work with a gallery (esp Midwest) interested in displaying photography, video & mixed media collage work focused on pleasure, disability, fatness & Black joy, let me know!

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Do not let them rewrite the narrative of what they're doing.

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I don’t know. I just figured you might need a trans guy giving you heart hands right now

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This is unconscionable. Apparently no one has brought a suit against the sex/gender EO yet. That needs to happen stat—anyone know anyone at ACLU? This must be challenged.

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INTERVIEW: #Black #Disabled folks are doin' the work. But ya wouldn’t know it by the way history has been told. Good for us, @drsamischalk.bsky.social breaks it ALL down—why #intersectionality isn't elective, and how justice that leaves folks out ain't justice at all. www.wrvo.org/2025-02-10/d...

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hey Mark, it’s great that “you don’t see disabilities, you only see people”. But, just a question: what are you gonna do when disability becomes a part of your experience and you need people to acknowledge it?

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I am hating my disabled body today. I hate that I need help with just about everything. That so much of my experience is reliant on the care of someone else. We talk of disability acceptance as this one time process, but I am learning that it isn't linear, and it can be 2 wheels forward, 4 back.

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✨ UPDATED MUTUAL AID NEEDED ✨ i need to move & am struggling due to disability to have the funds for a security deposit. please help me afford safe housing. if you can’t donate, please share. anything helps. 🤍 (as of posting this, i haven't had anything come in a week) ko-fi.com/senoraandrei...

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@mattforrest.bsky.social we should be friends

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disability movements need to be better about embracing queer disabled people, just as much as queer people need to be better about embracing disability. we need to work together.

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Listen, Broligarchy is not some cute synonym for oligarchy. It's genuinely different & WAY more dangerous. I'm a sociologist who's been studying the ultra-rich globally for 17 yrs, entering their world as an offshore wealth mgr. Published 2 books abt them. 🧵Broligarchs are distinct in 3 ways:

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Bruce McArthur was forever shown smiling beside a waterfall. Black folks killed by police have any old carceral photos/ shots as their photos.

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Listen, Jill, here’s the thing: being tired is waaaaaay different than being disabled and tired. We have to navigate systems and people everyday that are exhausting, dehumanizing and broken.

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One of the biggest things that I don’t like about being disabled is knowing that I’ll never have a full time job. I’ll always worry about my income, and that is really hard.

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One of the biggest things that I don’t like about being disabled is knowing that I’ll never have a full time job. I’ll always worry about my income, and that is really hard.

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I am very worried that disabled people who require caregivers will very much be affected by all the governmental changes in the US. Very worried is an understatement of epic proportions.

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Don't forget to include disabled people in your resistance. The more revolutionary you become, the more likely you'll join the disability community. To fight back and get out alive is almost always to become disabled in some way. Disabled people know how to adapt and fight continuously. You need us.

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a lot of disabled people need a lot of support; support that doesn’t get considered or understood. and, for many of us, our disabilities won’t “get better”. That’s why I use severely disabled.

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a lot of disabled people need a lot of support; support that doesn’t get considered or understood. and, for many of us, our disabilities won’t “get better”. That’s why I use severely disabled.

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It's not uncommon for people to physically flinch when I start speaking Why? Because I have a speech impediment This week's issue of The View From Down Here is about what it's like to be met with revulsion open.substack.com/pub/lucywebs...

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