#Disabilities

This is the #DemPartyPlatform for 2020. This part is called: CREATING A 21ST CENTURY IMMIGRATION SYSTEMOnly one party understands that Immigrants make America stronger. Not only do immigrants support us—immigrants
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Yesterday’s parliamentary debate on “grooming gangs” exposed how overt the racism is here. Several politicians used language of far right & many reduced “grooming gangs” to Pakistani heritage men abusing
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NYC is on the brink of shutting down its entire school system - could be in just a few days unless numbers improve. There has been very low transmission in
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thread alert! indulge me. 30 years ago today, following tooth-and-nail insistence, the Americans with Disabilities Act was passed. less than 2 years later, a random genetic mutation would place me
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1/1 The new Sergeli metro line in #Tashkent turned out to be not fully accessible for passengers with reduced mobility. It is poorly integrated into the urban infrastructure says Farkhad
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12 helpful facts in the Texas Harris County Drive-through voting case. #HarrisVotes 1. In June, to protect voters' health during a pandemic, the Texas Secretary of State approved drive-through voting
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Why dark-skinned black girls like me aren't getting married | Life and style | The Guardianhttps://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2019/apr/08/dark-skinned-black-girls-dont-get-married People love to argue with stats but essentially if
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Once again I'm reminded that every action has an equal and opposite reaction. The recent push by a large number of autistic people to 'own' their diagnosis and try to
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“I do not believe Ray, that the federal government using taxpayers’ money to pay for prostitutes meets [community] standard[s].” Stuart Robert MP has repeatedly stated his view on allowing PwD
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BREAKING NEWS: A departmental breakdown shared with aldermen last week shows that, of the $403 million in discretionary federal funds provided to the city COVID-19 direct response, more than $280
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This is the #DemPartyPlatform for 2020. This part is called: Making Higher Education Affordable and AccessibleOnly one party understands that everyone should be able to earn a degree beyond high
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CN: Murder of disabled kids, murder apologia. Dylan Freeman, an autistic boy, has been murdered by his mother. Instead of emphasizing Dylan’s right to live, the media is going on
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Some people say “children can give consent for sex, but it is illegal”. Others say “children cannot give consent. Full stop”.Let’s look at these two views.There’s a technical difference between
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Thread on drug assistance programs for those in need of help. I can personally vouch for GoodRX & NeedyMeds as I have used both to assist people in obtaining needed
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Today is the 35th anniversary of the Bhopal Gas Tragedy. As 60% of the country was born after the tragedy, a thread to acknowledge the endless suffering of the victims,
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Today is International Day of Persons with Disabilities and every year on this day, I reflect on what I wish I could tell my younger self. #IDPD2020 1/ Sweet girl,
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