This happens because people dont take disability seriously. They assume food requests are about preferences rather than life threatening allergies. And we see similar takes all across disability experiences. 1/11
It's been 5 years since the UNSC last discussed the situation of persons w. #disabilities in armed conflicts.
Thanks to truly remarkable efforts by @IwonaLula, the the UNSC finally paid attention once again.
The UNSC should add those most at risk to its formal agenda.
I urge everyone involved in the assisted dying conversation to read about “Kat”. She had EDS and wanted to live. She needed pain management & palliative care.
She applied for MAiD thinking it would open up treatment options - because an ethical program would do just that. 🧵
New @HRW report for #IDPD2024: #Canada's immigration detention system routinely discriminates against people with disabilities, including through widespread violations of their legal capacity rights that strip them of their ability to make key decisions. https://t.co/3yRUk7j4H4
1/3 TW #maid
Alberta has launched a public review into how #MAID policies are impacted vulnerable people, especially people with #disabilities.
My latest for @CDNAffairs is below.
.@HRW published a report in 2019 on the unthinkable abuse of chaining of people with mental health conditions in Nigeria. The government responded to the report by adopting a ban on chaining.
However, the practice persist. Photo here is from a few days ago, taken in Ibadan.
Right now we’re in it but if you were to look back at this era w the benefit of a century it would be CLEAR that the pandemic, just like in 1918, accelerated fascism as it brought eugenicist ideas into the mainstream
Dear friends: Today I was deluged with messages from LGBTQ people who professed fear in light of the #Election2024 results. Here is some advice for any LGBTQ person who feels frightened, anxious or despairing. https://t.co/Bc7g0PoKIQ
#Israel government’s attacks & unlawful blockade against #Gaza have inflicted profound suffering on children with disabilities, & explosive weapons have left many others with permanent disabilities, says new @HRW report released today: https://t.co/hXEFgPLftJ @EminaCerimovic
The Israeli government’s attacks and unlawful blockade against Gaza have devastated the lives of children with disabilities.
These children are at particular risk of lasting psychological harm. Learn more: https://t.co/rBVnnQq0L5
When disability rights litigation is initiated, I wish just once media would focus their stories on people with disabilities who actually want to live, and may be struggling to do so, not digging up all the stories of people who want to die which gets more clicks.