Disability Debrief

A disability lens on world news, with curated resources from 145+ countries. By @desibility with @ainekc95 & friends.

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[Disability Debrief @DisDebrief]

Years of our work has come together into a unique curation of disability resources from 145+ countries, with a specialised guide on climate change.

Climate work by @ainekc95 & support from @Sightsavers_Pol @CenterforInclu1 @FordFoundation @CBM_Global
https://t.co/ckjiPPRXHs

[CEU Democracy Institute @CEUDemInst]

✍️ When democracies weaken, disability rights are threatened in many ways, our Post-doctoral Researcher Gabor Petri writes in an op-ed for @DisDebrief.

Details:
👉 https://t.co/a0isMHsP0Y

[Peter Torres Fremlin / @desibility.bsky.social @desibility]

Learning from twitter has shaped a lot of my life and career over the more than a decade I've been on here. Keeping up with disability twitter led to my current project writing about international news.

But it's time to find new homes. Find me on @desibility.bsky.social

[Peter Torres Fremlin / @desibility.bsky.social @desibility]

On @DisDebrief I share work from folk around the world:

Raja on women with disabilities in Yemen https://t.co/3UBwMtY9KF

Ida Putri on her journey to activism in Indonesia
https://t.co/6ZjOWZADAX

@whatnowanna on accessible livelihoods in India
https://t.co/Ku5VDdTQBR

#AXSChat

[Peter Torres Fremlin / @desibility.bsky.social @desibility]

I write @DisDebrief to put a “disability lens” on world news. For me this means connecting lived experience with wider issues of policy and activism.

See more about what I mean: https://t.co/kfyHSSXD5z

#AXSChat

[Accessibility in the News @A11yNews]

What type of country we become: Disabled people between Georgia’s Soviet legacy and European future | Via @disdebrief https://t.co/fdLgl1g8d4 #a11y

[Peter Torres Fremlin / @desibility.bsky.social @desibility]

Happy to join #AXSChat tonight to talk about reporting on disability issues and to continue the conversation from our recent podcast

https://t.co/HZqCrUPnLn

@AXSChat @NeilMilliken @debraruh @AkwyZ #AXSChat

[Antonio Vieira Santos @AkwyZ]

New podcast episode! This week, we sat down with Peter Torres-Fremlin @desibility - founder of Disability Debrief. We discussed disability inclusion in the news, transparency, and elevating voices from the Global South. 🌍 Don’t miss this insightful conversation!
#axschat #Accessibility
Podcast link https://t.co/hNS5evyfgB

@EvanKirstel @sarbjee @AndyDRC @jblefevre60 @JudgeWren @fwest34 @debraruh @NeilMilliken @puneetsinghal22 @SpirosMargaris @jorgecunha @PawlowskiMario @gvalan @ipfconline1 @sallyeaves @LaurentAlaus @Shi4Tech @kalydeoo @Ym78200 @Nicochan33 @Fabriziobustama @helene_wpli @FrRonconi @HaroldSinnott @fogle_shane @jeffkagan @jeancayeux @dinisguarda @shrutipushkarna

[whatnowanna (she/they) @whatnowanna]

This World Mental Health Day, we're focusing on the workplace. For disabled people, access to work itself is a critical issue that impacts their well-being. Speaking to disabled people from India, I highlight the ways they try to make work accessible for themselves and others

[DPV @DPVH]

#disability at work: Are employers ‘Purple Washing’ to hide poor disability practice? - #work #access #inclusion #business ⁦@DisDebrief⁩ ⁦@DisabilitySmart⁩ https://t.co/Vjkky92oBK

[Dr Satendra Singh, MD @drsitu]

The root cause of unemployment among disabled is the belief that disabilities are defects. Also the misguided notion … when a candidate does not fit the mainstream idea of how a disabled person appears. And so people with mental illnesses & invisible disabilities are rejected.

[Disability Debrief @DisDebrief]

“Finding accessible work is hard work.”

Today's Debrief explores the challenges disabled people face finding work in India.

https://t.co/PndzmEuO8z

By @whatnowanna, illustrated by @sonakshaiyengar and with insights from @drsitu, @drnoni_nonita, and @enableindia.

[Access Living @AccessLiving]

@DisDebrief is such a great resource - If you're not already signed up for these excellent, content and resource-rich newsletters get on it now! https://t.co/Kxv60J200K

[Business Disability Forum @DisabilitySmart]

Listen to the latest episode of our podcast Disability Today to get tips on how to avoid #PurpleWashing and #PurpleHushing in your organisation, with insights from @bneu_andu and @desibility. You can also find out more in the accompanying discussion paper.
https://t.co/wlg2NzL6Ap

[Sonaksha @sonakshaiyengar]

I love drawing disabled people existing in all our glory, taking up space, being in community while celebrating and advocating for ourselves and each other. Really enjoyed working on this illustration for @DisDebrief. 🖌️

https://t.co/4yVwoLFatK

[Business Disability Forum @DisabilitySmart]

In the new episode of our podcast Disability Today, our CEO @DianeLightfoot welcomes guests @desibility and @bneu_andu to talk #PurpleWashing. What is it, and is your organisation doing it?

https://t.co/Ql7YV0Xbfn

#DisabilitySmart #DisabilityInclusion #PurpleHushing

[Kate Swaffer she/her ❤️🌈🖤🌈💛🌈 @KateSwaffer]

Thanks again @DisDebrief and @desibility for your latest important critique of the @IDA_CRPD_Forum review https://t.co/JyvyAaaEU1 - #transparency #NewLeadership and #accountability are critical for the #disability community to regain trust @DementiaAllianc @Sida @MyEDF

[Kate Swaffer she/her ❤️🌈🖤🌈💛🌈 @KateSwaffer]

Thank you Peter @DisDebrief for this update on the challenges at the @IDA_CRPD_Forum Moving forward #Transparency is critical for trust to be restored by all people with #disabilities & we need progress their remit to equitably include people with #dementia @DementiaAllianc

[Áine (they/them) @ainekc95]

Important reporting from Peter looking into what went wrong at the International disability Alliance - to help hold this largest global representative org for disabled people to account.

https://t.co/5LZtiK1eRB

[350 dot org @350]

Want to learn more about how disability justice & climate justice intersect — & what the climate movement must do to ensure disabled people are platformed & included?

@ainekc95 has put together a great resource for @DisDebrief 👇
https://t.co/vGTm8uTAFE

[Peter Torres Fremlin / @desibility.bsky.social @desibility]

What went wrong at the International Disability Alliance (IDA)?

At the start of the year an independent review found “signals of mismanagement” and alleged “abuse of power” by its leadership. Around $850,000 was identified as “financial irregularities”.

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