Not the Only One

1. access needs can and do clash with each other, in ways that are sometimes fundamentally unavoidable and irreconcilable access needs clashing aren't moral, political, or character indictments they are unfortunate inevitabilities

Just look at the language around COVID-19. Politicians can say, without endangering their careers, that since only the elderly and disabled will die, you can all go back to normal. Parents who don’t vaccinate their kids would rather have dead kids than autistic kids. The word “disabled” is treated like profanity. Countries lauded for being friendly to refugees, like Canada, reject disabled immigrants.

Listening to stories about Maui tourism, I note a divide: people with native Hawaiian names and accents are the ones trying to get the economy weaned off of tourism, people who are not native Hawaiian are begging tourists to come back. Remember there's a difference between "Hawaiian" and "Hawaii resident."

Once again we see the conservative assumption that economic outcomes are moral outcomes on full display here. The conservative Justices are blithely dismissing the suffering of homelessness as the consequence of "life choices" and completely disregards how no one deliberately chooses homelessness. Not like that. https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/liberal-justices-homelessness-supreme-court

This Father Documented His Family's Escape From Israel's Airstrikes "And I brought the keys, it's like during tha Nakba of '48, just like our grandparents. They always had the keys with them because they hoped to return home. I also have the key with me. I always show the key to my son and say, 'We will return.'" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vrpUX-SblgM #FreePalestine #FreeGaza #FightTheGenocide #StopTheGenocide #ThisIsGenocide @palestine

“despite racism’s alarming impact on health, & wealth of scholarship that outlines its ill effects, preeminent scholars & journals that publish them, routinely fail to interrogate racism as a critical driver of racial health inequities” —ping @drcbond https://t.co/KezJmiCUUx

Paris St-Germain's Idrissa Gueye refused to play in a match to avoid wearing a rainbow symbol in support of LGBTQ+ rights BBC Sport understands.

For the first time in Canadian history, nearly 2,000 Black women, girls, and gender-diverse people shared their lived experiences across the social determinants of health, from accessing healthcare to navigating mental wellness, employment, education, and more. This report does not just highlight disparities. It amplifies truth, names systemic harm, and presents bold recommendations for real change.