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Ableds: We came up with a new word to call you!Disabled People: Is it "Disabled"?Ableds: No! Bu-Disabled People: Interesting. Stop using it.Ableds: 😭 you should be GRATEFUL to be minimized and demeaned through evasive euphemisms that I'm doubling down on my use of 😭— Leeland (@leedotexe) November 4, 2022

did anyone else who got bullied as a kid constantly hear the “the bullies are just jealous” line and KNOW that that wasn’t the reason but you didn’t know what the reason was and then as an adult you started looking up autism&adhd traits and now you feel vindicated because you— Isabel (parody) (@citrine_spirit) November 12, 2022

were right all along they weren’t jealous they were just ableist— Isabel (parody) (@citrine_spirit) November 12, 2022

We would accept that some children need years more play, and others continue to need their parents. Some need help with their emotions for longer, and some need time to decompress each day. 2/— Naomi Fisher (@naomicfisher) November 12, 2022

One of the most significant things we could do to change education for the better would be to really acknowledge difference. We could simply accept that not all five year olds are ready to read, and not all 16 year olds are ready to do high stakes exams. 1/— Naomi Fisher (@naomicfisher) November 12, 2022

We’re helping build community on Tumblr, Mastodon, and Counter Social. Join us.Tumblr: https://t.co/xiUG27zDnmMastodon: https://t.co/WeOsIPgSoYCounter Social: https://t.co/qJbkvLOA8C— Stimpunks (@stimpunks) November 12, 2022

If you missed my keynote yesterday for WP Accessibility Day, you can watch the live stream replay. It starts at about 49 minutes into this video:https://t.co/HnoGjgawLL(note they are producing a properly accessible version of it but that will be about 2 weeks, I'm told)— Nicolas Steenhout (@vavroom) November 3, 2022

Huge shout out to all the #WpA11yDay volunteers: @cdils @instincdev @dcook, @QueerDevPerson @dianathompson, @mrgkanev, @TheyWrestleTest, @jaymckay08 @colemank83 @devinegger @Michele_Butcher @_iSheeba and more! Thank you!!https://t.co/sqvFQ3S0TX— WordPress Accessibility Team (@WPAccessibility) November 4, 2022

My first math blog in the space of @HumResPro comes out tomorrow. This article is referenced. Being “lost” in math is seen as a negative idea, full of shame/guilt. That’s because we have rarely been lost, seeking only safe and well lit/travelled roads. https://t.co/TDZeHrmtV7— Sunil Singh (@Mathgarden) November 10, 2022

"The default culture within most schools today is more transactional than transformational and dehumanizing in that students and teachers do not have the space where they can be successful without sacrificing some part of their identities."https://t.co/ajqWDQmrR5 #education pic.twitter.com/JgLz3WvRZd— Human Restoration Project (@HumResPro) November 8, 2022

New section: Design for Change: What Teachers Can Learn from Video Gameshttps://t.co/xLgJtjX7hK— Stimpunks (@stimpunks) November 9, 2022

This is why we need disability education in schools.These kids can’t imagine a world with blind people using technology. Even though they use Alexa or Siri…These kids will become grow up with that ignorance, they might be employers or decision makers who will deny access.— Dr Amy Kavanagh (@BlondeHistorian) November 9, 2022

It’s tedious answering the same thing again & again when the information is so available.But the overwhelming weight of the accusations, being called a fake, kids making crass jokes about my blindness, it stings.And the pain of knowing it reflects real attitudes is draining.— Dr Amy Kavanagh (@BlondeHistorian) November 9, 2022

This is what it is like to be a blind creator on TikTok.I wake up to hundreds of comments asking how I can type, film, use tech.This is the labour you’re asking when you tell disabled people to “educate”.I have a pinned video on my profile, the information is already there. pic.twitter.com/HRxOFQkE3A— Dr Amy Kavanagh (@BlondeHistorian) November 9, 2022

It’s tedious answering the same thing again & again when the information is so available.But the overwhelming weight of the accusations, being called a fake, kids making crass jokes about my blindness, it stings.And the pain of knowing it reflects real attitudes is draining.— Dr Amy Kavanagh (@BlondeHistorian) November 9, 2022

Daily does of research: "A belief in meritocracy is not only false: it’s bad for you""Meritocracy is a false and not very salutary belief...people prefer to believe that the world is just." #restorehumanity #educationhttps://t.co/nSEF9sWBGN pic.twitter.com/fZ2tf4AzZL— Human Restoration Project (@HumResPro) November 9, 2022

Added to our meritocracy glossary page.https://t.co/7L0MHz8s1m— Stimpunks (@stimpunks) November 9, 2022

Live your truth.Shred some gnar.—@nobromusic, https://t.co/M8IIHk8OGYhttps://t.co/ZbhxYvt58l— Stimpunks (@stimpunks) November 9, 2022

I’m excited to share my conversation about my new book #BlackDisabilityPolitics with @bmluse on @NPRItsBeenAMin! It’s a 17 min listen & was a joy to record. Hope yall enjoy it!https://t.co/rdEDm12NHk— Sami Schalk (@DrSamiSchalk) November 9, 2022

This is why we need disability education in schools.These kids can’t imagine a world with blind people using technology. Even though they use Alexa or Siri…These kids will become grow up with that ignorance, they might be employers or decision makers who will deny access.— Dr Amy Kavanagh (@BlondeHistorian) November 9, 2022

The “New Releases in Our Own Voices” section of our Library quotes from 8 great new books by neurodivergent and disabled people.https://t.co/5E3MU4m9ej— Stimpunks (@stimpunks) November 9, 2022

“Language is also a place of struggle.”—bell hooks“Thinking differently requires speaking differently.“ —George Lakoff“Develop a language in which they can both understand and challenge the world in which they live.”—Henry A. Girouxhttps://t.co/eq1t2U8pir— Stimpunks (@stimpunks) November 9, 2022

What IS autism? - a thread.It is hard to sum up autism in a sentence when autistic people are all different. But, if I had to, I would say that autism is a neurodevelopmental condition which affects the way I see, interact, experience and respond to the world around me. 1/13— Emily♡ (@ItsEmilyKaty) November 6, 2022

What IS autism? - a thread.It is hard to sum up autism in a sentence when autistic people are all different. But, if I had to, I would say that autism is a neurodevelopmental condition which affects the way I see, interact, experience and respond to the world around me. 1/13— Emily♡ (@ItsEmilyKaty) November 6, 2022

Subject: Neurodivergent friendshipContext: Trying to explain to parents! Help?This is a thread with some things I've been trying to list as 'envionmental pre-requisites' for neurodivergent ppl to make friends.#AskingAutistics #ActuallyAutistic #Neurodivergent #AuDHD #ADHD— #Katy J.E. (@KatyElphinstone) November 7, 2022

Subject: Neurodivergent friendshipContext: Trying to explain to parents! Help?This is a thread with some things I've been trying to list as 'envionmental pre-requisites' for neurodivergent ppl to make friends.#AskingAutistics #ActuallyAutistic #Neurodivergent #AuDHD #ADHD— #Katy J.E. (@KatyElphinstone) November 7, 2022

Mary Shelley did try to warn us about hubristic STEM bros who make strange, impulsive experiments and then watch helplessly as their creation destroys itself at the expense of ordinary people.— Icona 📚 (@iconawrites) November 7, 2022

This Wednesday, me and @DrSamiSchalk are going to be talking about disabled prescience/future telling, writing and anger/desire in celebration of @SFdirewolf's Year of the Tiger. ASL & CART provided/book giveaway for 20.reg here: https://t.co/wqN7y8oZw7— Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha (@thellpsx) November 7, 2022

Reminder once again that #BlackDisabilityPolitics is already available as a physical book, an e-book & #OpenAccess here: https://t.co/vBjOLQlmokAny text reading software can voice the e-book or open access PDFs, but I’m hoping to make a more pleasant audio experience possible https://t.co/IpJTlFrkd8— Sami Schalk (@DrSamiSchalk) November 8, 2022