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666 - The Bird: "@Tinu I wonder that too. I'm s…" - disabled.social
@Tinu I wonder that too. I'm still in that special hell of constantly trying for disability and being stuck in endless denial, appeal, denial, appeal, denial, appeal. If they use who is on disability benefits, then there's a lot of disabled folks that'll miss out who have had no luck getting on it.
1962 - Antifa International: "Protest sign: WHY CAN'T WE USE…" - disabled.social
Why can't we use thoughts and prayers to protect the border? It what we use to protect our schools.
2527 - Preston Maness ☭: "@travisfw @EveHasWords https…" - disabled.social
@travisfw @EveHasWords https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dog_whistle_(politics) "In politics, a dog whistle is the use of coded or suggestive language in political messaging to garner support from a particular group without provoking opposition." Here, the "coded language" is referring to community moderation efforts as an "HOA" (Home Owners Association). People largely don't like their overbearing HOAs, so folks using this coded language can garner support for lax community moderation in the...
2905 - This no surprise - a daily lived experience by many BIPOC candidates.
This no surprise - a daily lived experience by many BIPOC candidates. I remember when I stopped using my full name on my resume and what a difference it made in getting callbacks alone. The algorithms are 100% to blame but they are not the root of the problem. I often say when we review market research, and this could be to support whether salaries are in line with the majority, or not - qualifications/requirements for potential positions; there is always a biase. The standard had to be dec...
3593 - AutisticMumTo3 She/her 🌈: "The treatment by police of a 1…" - disabled.social
The treatment by police of a 13-year-old autistic boy is shocking – but it fits an appalling pattern https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/the-treatment-by-police-of-a-13-year-old-autistic-boy-is-shocking-but-it-fits-an-appalling-pattern/ar-BB1hTh9D?ocid=winp2fptaskbarhover&cvid=dec3cff89eea4ad796feebb7776c6227&ei=17 #Australia #Police
4070 - Nando161: "The American dream is dead "T…" - disabled.social
The American dream is dead "That's why they call it the American Dream, because you have to be asleep to believe it." - George Carlin alt-text: Stop Voting For Old White Men @TreJames_ Ordered pizza for my kids and my daughters math teacher is the person who delivered the pizza. This lady has a masters degree, makes less money than my dumb ass and has to deliver pizza to make ends meet. This aint the American dream they keep tryna sell us.
7243 - i have seen so many accounts of disabled, high risk, and immunocompromised people catching COVID because a home healthcare professional refused to wear PPE after being asked to multiple times. it's...
8392 - I've had a # of people publicly/privately ask me if I'm at the 'gender and cultural diversity in politics conference' happening today. I'm not beating myself up to attend conferences where people g...
9357 - Guide Dogs has launched an internal investigation after its Vic CEO Karen Hayes appeared in promotional material endorsing the re-election of Josh Frydenberg. "The board had no prior knowledge of t...