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May 3

Proud to share my 10th cover story of the year. Revitalizing, Rebuilding & Repurposing. Published by On Common Ground. All about adaptive reuse & urban infill. nar.realtor/on-common-grou #urbandesign #planning #urban #development #revitalization #publicpolicy #bestpractices #infill

Inaccessibility destroys spontaneity for disabled people.

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Kudos to ⁦

@Manolo4Miami

⁩ Street lights by my house near SW corner of historic William Jennings Bryan Park were obscured by years of tree growth. ⁦

@CityofMiami

⁩ crew was out first thing trimming. Now the safety and security of lighting has returned. #publicservice

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Spirit Airlines lost my wheelchair, had no replacement. This is my journey through customer service hell to find out where it was: reddit.com/r/travel/comme @NDRNadvocates @AAPD #Disability #DisabilityRights @geo3550 @ADANational @SenDuckworth @SecretaryPete

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Hazel Borys

@hborys

May 5

Street trees, parked cars, and 10’ travel lanes make a comfortable place to walk. Sidewalk cafes and 100% clear glass storefronts make a fun place to walk. #Winnipeg #walkability

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Proud to share Turnarounds Take Time--a major feature story on government agency success stories + National Association of REALTORS-funded urban interventions. Published by On Common Ground. nar.realtor/on-common-grou #urbandesign #planning #development #revitalization #publicpolicy

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Resource Center knowledge, contacts at D.C.-based home-health agencies, a local center for independent living, department of disability services and the local United Spinal chapter, found the client a PCA so he could relocate. antravelandaccessibility.blogspot.com/2023/05/united #DisabilityTwitter #PCA #SCI

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The United Spinal Resource Center helped an artist to find a personal care attendant when he moved to Washington, D.C., from Houston to pursue a Master of Fine Arts at George Washington University. antravelandaccessibility.blogspot.com/2023/05/united #DisabilityTwitter #PersonalCareAttendant #advocacy #ADA

May 5

Ableism is the failure to see the humanity in disabled people. Ableism is inhumanity. It presumes the inferiority of disabled people. Disability is not inferiority.

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Diversity is a misnomer when it does not include disabled people.

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Me, a wheelchair user: “Is your restaurant wheelchair accessible?” Employee: “Not yet.” Me: “When?” Employee: “I don’t know.” Disabled people are approximately 25% of the population. Access laws have been on the books for decades. Not yet is not acceptable.

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If diversity, civil rights, human rights and justice do not embrace disabled people, they are ableism.

Access for and accommodation of disabled people are not pandering.

Ableism, whether it is inadvertent or intentional, is devaluation and harmful to disabled people.

Providing access to disabled people is not doing a favor.

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Restaurant to me, a wheelchair user.: “We only have one step. That shouldn’t be a problem. You can jump it, get someone to help you or we’ll carry you up the step.” One step is not access.

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If access involves carrying a disabled person, it’s not access.

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10 principles of disability justice

10 principles of disability justice

boingboing.net

At the beginning, and throughout the first two years of the ongoing, yet to be over, COVID-19 pandemic, ideas pioneered by disability justice organizations were finally given credence by larger swa…

Dismissing disabled people as a burden makes it easier to deny the human needs of disabled people.

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'Priceless' loss of dignity: Traveler lost independence when airline damaged wheelchair

'Priceless' loss of dignity: Traveler lost independence when airline damaged wheelchair

usatoday.com

Emily Voorde said airlines need to hold their workers more accountable and boost training to address mobility device damages for disabled travelers.

'Priceless' loss of dignity: Traveler lost independence when airline damaged wheelchair

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#FlyingWhileDisabled ‘Priceless' loss of dignity: Traveler lost independence when airline damaged wheelchair

news.yahoo.com

Emily Voorde said airlines need to hold their workers more accountable and boost training to address mobility device damages for disabled travelers.

Restaurant owner: “Access for disabled people is a burden that we can’t handle right now.” Access for disabled people is not a burden. Undoing discrimination against and exclusion of disabled people is not a burden. Disabled people are not a burden.

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When an airline breaks a wheelchair, it is not an inconvenience. When paratransit is hours late for a disabled person, it is not an inconvenience. When an interpreter is denied for a deaf person, it is not an inconvenience. Stop minimizing the harm done to disabled people.

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Apr 25

Disabled people are only a liability in the minds of ableist individuals and an ableist society.

Apr 25

If you exclude disabled people from your diversity, civil rights and human rights advocacy, you’re not only doing it wrong, you’re an ableist.

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Apr 29

Disabled people are tired of waiting for things that others take for granted.

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Disabled people are ‘lost and excluded’ when disasters hit, says UN advocate

May 1

Disabled people are ‘lost and excluded’ when disasters hit, says UN advocate

theguardian.com

Lack of data and fallout from Covid both hamper equal rights, and women suffer worst, says new chair of UN disability rights committee

Carlos Moreno | IAE-Paris Sorbonne

@CarlosMorenoFr

As we remember Jane Jacobs on this special day, let us reflect on her remarkable legacy and continue to carry her torch. Let us work towards creating cities that are more sustainable, livable and just. Thank you, Jane, for inspiring us all with your, passion, and courage.

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Removing Obstacles for Disabled Workers Would Strengthen the U.S. Labor Market

Removing Obstacles for Disabled Workers Would Strengthen the U.S. Labor Market

americanprogress.org

Although disabled people saw increased employment rates in 2021, their rates continue to lag significantly behind those of their nondisabled counterparts, signaling the urgent need for policy reform...

Don Kostelec

@KostelecPlan

May 3

Idaho & the US are flush with cash for transportation. Meanwhile, I’m sitting next to a rep from an Idaho town of 1,200 people where her and her husband are building crosswalk stencils with 2x4 boards to repaint crosswalks on the state highway because ITD won’t.

@GovernorLittle

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A commitment to civil rights, human rights and justice is a sham if it does not include disabled people.

Ableism is the devaluation of difference.

Heidi Johnson-Wright

@GimpGirl64

Kent St. University: May 4, 1970. 12:24pm. One fascist Governor. 96 National Guard troops. 67 shots. 13 seconds. 4 murdered. 9 injured. NEVER FORGET.

When you label disabled people a burden, the human needs of disabled people are devalued and ignored. Disabled people are not a burden. The burden is the mass devaluation of 25% of the population.

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The United Spinal Resource Center helped a budding social worker with peer advice on how to stretch the paltry disability payment that she receives each month. antravelandaccessibility.blogspot.com/2023/05/united #DisabilityTwitter #Advocacy #SCI #DisabilityInclusion #PeopleWithDisabilities #Equity #ADA