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Broadwaybabyto<p>Someone should tell RFK Jr that Emily Dickinson is suspected to have been autistic &amp; one of the most prolific poets of all time. </p><p>His mischaracterization of autistic people shows him to be hateful, ignorant &amp; uninformed.</p><p>More than that, we ALL have value. Evaluating “worth” shouldn’t be a spectrum.</p><p><a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/rfkjr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rfkjr</span></a> <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/uspoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>uspoli</span></a> <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fascism</span></a> <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/eugenics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>eugenics</span></a> <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/ableism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ableism</span></a> <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/disability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>disability</span></a> <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/autism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>autism</span></a> <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/disabilityrights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>disabilityrights</span></a></p>
Rebecca Esther (they/she)<p>I had TWO appointments this week with medical specialists who were professional and compassionate and explained what they were doing. So refreshing. Why isn't it like this ALL the time?</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SpoonieLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SpoonieLife</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pwME" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pwME</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/disability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>disability</span></a></p>
Toadlyturtle<p>ICE is there, accosting anyone brown. Family in danger of being put on street. Temp in car in 90s, which is deadly. It's illegal to be w/o shelter.</p><p>Help <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Indigenous" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Indigenous</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Brown" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Brown</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Latina" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Latina</span></a> family survive being <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/homeless" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>homeless</span></a></p><p>$370 Past Due Hotel<br>$1204 Covers all Bills<br>$1454 All Needs</p><p>KOFI/PP SabiLewSounds</p><p>CA/VM toadlyturtle<br>(Note: Sabi)</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BIPOC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BIPOC</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MutualAid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MutualAid</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MutualAidRequest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MutualAidRequest</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LightWithin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LightWithin</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Poverty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Poverty</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Fempreneur" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fempreneur</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TraumaSurvivor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TraumaSurvivor</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cPTSD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cPTSD</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Mastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Fediverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fediverse</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Boost" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Boost</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/disability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>disability</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SupportDisabledArtists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SupportDisabledArtists</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SabiLewSounds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SabiLewSounds</span></a></p>
your auntifa liza 🇵🇷 🦛 🦦<p>since i have yet to see anybody mention Rosemary <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Kennedy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Kennedy</span></a> (<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RFKJr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RFKJr</span></a>’s aunt) and her forced <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/lobotomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lobotomy</span></a>, here ya go: </p><p>“Rosemary Kennedy and the Era of Lobotomy | American Council on Science and Health” <a href="https://www.acsh.org/news/2005/01/19/rosemary-kennedy-and-the-era-of-lobotomy" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">acsh.org/news/2005/01/19/rosem</span><span class="invisible">ary-kennedy-and-the-era-of-lobotomy</span></a></p><p>this article was written by Jack el-Hai, whose book THE LOBOTOMIST, was the basis for a <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PBS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PBS</span></a> American Experience <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/documentary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>documentary</span></a><br><a href="https://archive.org/details/olobotomistadocumentario2008" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">archive.org/details/olobotomis</span><span class="invisible">tadocumentario2008</span></a> </p><p>btw, RFK Jr’s aunt Eunice founded the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SpecialOlympics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SpecialOlympics</span></a><br><a href="https://www.history.com/articles/kennedy-family-secret-inspired-special-olympics" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">history.com/articles/kennedy-f</span><span class="invisible">amily-secret-inspired-special-olympics</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/disability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>disability</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/eugenics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>eugenics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/neurodiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>neurodiversity</span></a></p>
☮ ♥ ♬ 🧑‍💻<p>Day 19 💲</p><p>“Everyone should be paid a <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/FairWage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FairWage</span></a> for the <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/work" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>work</span></a> they complete and it is time for the major parties to commit to this meaningful change for people with disability.</p><p><a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/People" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>People</span></a> with <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/disability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>disability</span></a> are being overlooked and left behind in the major party policy promises this election campaign.</p><p>… The answer to getting more people with disability into work is not to allow <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/CheapLabour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CheapLabour</span></a>, it’s to ensure we are funding <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/employment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>employment</span></a> services that actually work, which allow people with disability to connect with work they find <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/meaningful" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>meaningful</span></a> and also gives them the opportunity to build their capacity to perform those roles.” — <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/DavidPocock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DavidPocock</span></a></p><p>$3 an hour.</p><p><a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/AusPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AusPol</span></a> / <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/Independent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Independent</span></a> / <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/LNP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LNP</span></a> / <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/Liberal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Liberal</span></a> / <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/Nationals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Nationals</span></a> / <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/Labor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Labor</span></a> &lt;<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2025/apr/17/australia-election-2025-live-peter-dutton-anthony-albanese-coalition-labor-income-tax-cost-of-living-leaders-debate-ntwnfb?page=with%3Ablock-68001d5c8f08bcf9ff48311e#block-68001d5c8f08bcf9ff48311e" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/australia-news</span><span class="invisible">/live/2025/apr/17/australia-election-2025-live-peter-dutton-anthony-albanese-coalition-labor-income-tax-cost-of-living-leaders-debate-ntwnfb?page=with%3Ablock-68001d5c8f08bcf9ff48311e#block-68001d5c8f08bcf9ff48311e</span></a>&gt;</p>
Robin Riley<p>If you're someone who thought the disability community was overreacting when we flagged the many ways eugenicist philosophy was ascendant, but are alarmed by this Administration's policies:</p><p>Welcome to our hell. What disability rights org are you donating to? Have you resumed masking in public yet?</p><p><a href="https://social.riley.pub/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://social.riley.pub/tags/Disability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Disability</span></a></p>
Caro S.<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mas.to/@RichardJMurphy" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>RichardJMurphy</span></a></span> explains that Labour 's Rachel Reeves could save unnecessary interest payments of £ 20 billion per year, which makes Labour's choice to cut funding for the elderly and to disabled people even more blatantly a choice for necropolitics, IMO. Labour knows these policies will lead to more deaths. </p><p><a href="https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=XITKNiosNwk" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">m.youtube.com/watch?v=XITKNios</span><span class="invisible">Nwk</span></a></p><p><a href="https://todon.eu/tags/capitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>capitalism</span></a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/neoliberalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>neoliberalism</span></a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/RachelReeves" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RachelReeves</span></a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/Necropolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Necropolitics</span></a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/disability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>disability</span></a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/Elderly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Elderly</span></a></p>
Toadlyturtle<p>ICE is there, accosting anyone brown. Family is in danger of being put on street. Temperature in car reaching 90s, which is deadly. It's illegal to be w/o shelter.</p><p>EOD is 6PM ET<br>$645 Hotel Past Due<br>$1729 All Needs</p><p><a href="https://ko-fi.com/post/Past-Due-Again-N4N11DJSDE" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">ko-fi.com/post/Past-Due-Again-</span><span class="invisible">N4N11DJSDE</span></a><br><a href="https://paypal.me/SabiLewSounds" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">paypal.me/SabiLewSounds</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br><a href="https://cash.app/$toadlyturtle" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">cash.app/$toadlyturtle</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br><a href="https://venmo.com/u/toadlyturtle" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">venmo.com/u/toadlyturtle</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MutualAid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MutualAid</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MutualAidRequest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MutualAidRequest</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LightWithin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LightWithin</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Poverty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Poverty</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Fempreneur" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fempreneur</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TraumaSurvivor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TraumaSurvivor</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cPTSD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cPTSD</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Mastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Indigenous" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Indigenous</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Brown" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Brown</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Latina" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Latina</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SabiLewSounds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SabiLewSounds</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mentalhealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mentalhealth</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/disability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>disability</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/advocate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>advocate</span></a></p>
Broadwaybabyto<p>RFK Jr saying the quiet part out loud… </p><p>In an article about autism, he talks about how autistic people will never pay taxes, hold a job, go on a date etc. “worthless”. Useless eaters. </p><p>This is straight up eugenics. </p><p>It’s also wrong. Many people with autism or disabilities can do ALL these things, but our worth should not be predicated on that. </p><p>Everyone has intrinsic value regardless of economic ability or contribution. </p><p><a href="https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/04/robert-kennedy-jr-autism-rates-press-conference-cdc-hhs-vaccines/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">motherjones.com/politics/2025/</span><span class="invisible">04/robert-kennedy-jr-autism-rates-press-conference-cdc-hhs-vaccines/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/hhs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hhs</span></a> <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/uspoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>uspoli</span></a> <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/rfkjr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rfkjr</span></a> <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/autism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>autism</span></a> <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/disability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>disability</span></a> <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/ableism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ableism</span></a> <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/eugenics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>eugenics</span></a> <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fascism</span></a></p>
Kristie<p>2/2</p><p>And 'feel better' lands similarly. Better than what? And it takes so much effort for me to feel better, real work, a full time job. It's not simple, it doesn't just happen.</p><p>It's not about being ungrateful, I genuinely appreciate the sentiment of both. There's just a way to say it that sees me where I'm at rather than at some mystical, maybe impossible future point. </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/ChronicIllness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChronicIllness</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Women" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Women</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Disability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Disability</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Scotland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Scotland</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UK</span></a></p>
Kristie<p>1/</p><p>A wee PSA</p><p>Chronic illness means relapses, plateaus, ongoing management, not a clear endpoint/recovery. </p><p>While the intention is kind, “get well soon” doesn’t always land the way you might hope. Not just because it’s not possible, but because it’s a reminder of how society views illness, as something to overcome rather than something to live with.</p><p>What I prefer is:<br>“I’m thinking of you.”<br>“That sounds hard.”</p><p>Emojis also work.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/ChronicIllness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChronicIllness</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Women" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Women</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Disability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Disability</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Scotland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Scotland</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UK</span></a></p>
TomKrajci 🇺🇦 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️<p>I'm searching for groups that advocate for the mobility challenged – for neighborhood infrastructure improvements.</p><p>A friend and I have been discussing neighborhood sidewalks and the challenges some face in places in our city.</p><p>Are there organizations that advocate for the mobility challenged so that they can receive neighborhood improvements? Maybe they can give us advice as to legal precedents, tell us about positive trends of municipal action that led to improving things in older neighborhoods that tend to have poorer sidewalks?</p><p>Our neighborhood group can engage with City Hall and elected officials better if we have more knowledge and advice.</p><p>Are there organizations that offer matching grants for municipalities if they make infrastructure improvements? Are there organizations that conduct surveys and studies to identify recommended actions?</p><p>Thanks in advance, and greetings from southern New Mexico.</p><p>Tom</p><p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Disability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Disability</span></a><br><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/DisabilityRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DisabilityRights</span></a><br><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Accessibility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Accessibility</span></a><br><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Ableism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ableism</span></a><br><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/DisabilityJustice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DisabilityJustice</span></a></p>
Maggie Maybe<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@SeanCasten" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>SeanCasten</span></a></span> and it’s a huge problem for people who are disabled but who haven’t been deemed disabled by Social Security yet. I ran into this issue when I moved back to New Hampshire from California well I was waiting for my disability appeal hearing. At the time New Hampshire was still trying to avoid expanding Medicaid at all, so even though I literally had zero income the state said I wasn’t disabled because I might be able to work if I had spine surgery, but I couldn’t have Medicaid and be evaluated for spine surgery because I’m not disabled because I might be able to work if I had spine surgery.</p><p>I had to fight them for 10 months and the only reason I won was because I found a spine surgeon who would see me and bill me later and he determined that I wasn’t actually a candidate for spine surgery. He was able to write me a letter in time for the fair hearing so I won. I also won food stamps. They were really mad about it they had to give me like $3000 worth because they withheld them for 10 months when I should have been receiving them.</p><p>People will die. The only reason I didn’t die is because my mom helped me, because I had a PCP who would see me and bill me later, and the few times I needed pharmaceuticals I somehow figured out how to get money for them. </p><p><a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/disability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>disability</span></a> <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/medicaid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>medicaid</span></a> <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/WorkRequirements" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WorkRequirements</span></a></p>
Chidori✨<p>I have terminal <a href="https://jrpg.town/tags/cancer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cancer</span></a> and I'm looking to make friends in the <a href="https://jrpg.town/tags/disability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>disability</span></a> Community. Please boost and make recommendations 😁</p>
Geriatric Gardener<p>“Over 80 Labour MPs face losing their seats over DWP cuts”</p><p>by James Wright in The Canary <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://independent-media.co.uk/@thecanaryuk" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>thecanaryuk</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.cloud/@UKLabour" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>UKLabour</span></a></span> </p><p>“Dozens of Labour MPs, including cabinet ministers with flimsy majorities, risk losing their seats over the government’s incoming Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) cuts to disabled people’s support”</p><p><a href="https://www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/2025/04/15/dwp-cuts-labour-mps/?__s=1toyfummtp6bhspv4akg" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">thecanary.co/uk/analysis/2025/</span><span class="invisible">04/15/dwp-cuts-labour-mps/?__s=1toyfummtp6bhspv4akg</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Press" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Press</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UK</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/DWP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DWP</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Labour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Labour</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Cuts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cuts</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Elections" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Elections</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Losses" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Losses</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/PIP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PIP</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Streeting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Streeting</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Phillips" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Phillips</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Mahmood" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mahmood</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/EpicFail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EpicFail</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/CostOfLiving" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CostOfLiving</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Crisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Crisis</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Starmer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Starmer</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/KidStarver" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KidStarver</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Disability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Disability</span></a></p>
Lee C<p>Came across this blog which I think sets out the issue of why disabled people need control over their environment very well.</p><p>"Disabled people are often seen as demanding and controlling - in this blog I look at an example of why this might be, and what is really going on:"</p><p><a href="https://www.stickmancommunications.co.uk/post/disabled-people-self-management-and-being-controlling" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">stickmancommunications.co.uk/p</span><span class="invisible">ost/disabled-people-self-management-and-being-controlling</span></a></p><p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Disability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Disability</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/ChronicIllness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChronicIllness</span></a></p>
ABY BUT IN ALLCAPS<p>I can't believe y'all are watching The Pitt and still walking around without masks on.</p><p>Put on a fucking mask. </p><p><a href="https://aus.social/tags/covid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>covid</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/covid19" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>covid19</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/GetVaccinated" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GetVaccinated</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/disability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>disability</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/disabled" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>disabled</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/LongCovid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LongCovid</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/PutOnAMask" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PutOnAMask</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/ThePitt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ThePitt</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/tv" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tv</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/television" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>television</span></a></p>
Chidori✨<p>I have terminal <a href="https://jrpg.town/tags/cancer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cancer</span></a> and I'm looking to make friends in the <a href="https://jrpg.town/tags/disability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>disability</span></a> Community</p>
The Bird<p>I wrote my Disability Manifesto by thinking of all the Disabled people who have shaped my life. All the brilliant books I've read by Disabled people. All the art we've done, all the organizing we've done. Where we found ways to pace, work with our limitations, and where we won battles not despite our disability but of our Disabled selves. </p><p><a href="https://reshapingreality.org/2025/04/15/birds-disabled-manifesto/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">reshapingreality.org/2025/04/1</span><span class="invisible">5/birds-disabled-manifesto/</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://disabled.social/tags/Disability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Disability</span></a> <a href="https://disabled.social/tags/Disabled" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Disabled</span></a> <a href="https://disabled.social/tags/NEISvoid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NEISvoid</span></a> <a href="https://disabled.social/tags/Manifesto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Manifesto</span></a> <a href="https://disabled.social/tags/DisabledJoy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DisabledJoy</span></a> <a href="https://disabled.social/tags/DisabledGrief" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DisabledGrief</span></a> <a href="https://disabled.social/tags/Justice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Justice</span></a> <a href="https://disabled.social/tags/DisabilityJustice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DisabilityJustice</span></a></p>
Clover System is back, baby<p>EMERGENCY</p><p>We're still $471 short of budget for the month!</p><p> (129/600)<br>Labs: 80/80<br>Clinic: 49/200<br>Pharma: 0/100<br>Supplies: 0/150<br>Grocery: 0/70</p><p>Please help, we're disabled and poor and really scared, living off a tiny amount of benefits.</p><p><a href="http://paypal.me/ramavabray" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="">paypal.me/ramavabray</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="http://patreon.com/ifwhen" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="">patreon.com/ifwhen</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>Hoping to get the patreon up to 600/mo, currently we're at $53 'cause y'all are amazing.</p><p>Please give if you can, and :boosts_ok_gay: boost, you're saving our lives here.</p><p>Thank you for reading,</p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/mutualaid" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>mutualaid</span></a></span></p><p><a href="https://queer.party/tags/disability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>disability</span></a><br><a href="https://queer.party/tags/MutualAid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MutualAid</span></a><br><a href="https://queer.party/tags/MutualAidRequest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MutualAidRequest</span></a><br><a href="https://queer.party/tags/IndigenousMutualAid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IndigenousMutualAid</span></a><br><a href="https://queer.party/tags/TransMutualAid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TransMutualAid</span></a> <br><a href="https://queer.party/tags/DisabilityCrowdfund" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DisabilityCrowdfund</span></a><br><a href="https://queer.party/tags/neuroDivergent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>neuroDivergent</span></a><br><a href="https://queer.party/tags/LGBTQIA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQIA</span></a><br><a href="https://queer.party/tags/poverty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>poverty</span></a><br><a href="https://queer.party/tags/DisabilityMutualAid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DisabilityMutualAid</span></a><br><a href="https://queer.party/tags/HelpRequest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HelpRequest</span></a><br><a href="https://queer.party/tags/HelpFolksLive2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HelpFolksLive2025</span></a><br><a href="https://queer.party/tags/TransCrowdfund" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TransCrowdfund</span></a> <br><a href="https://queer.party/tags/Schizophrenia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Schizophrenia</span></a><br><a href="https://queer.party/tags/MastodonForHarris" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MastodonForHarris</span></a></p>