Houston Center for Independent Living

HCIL, promote the full inclusion, equal opportunity and participation of persons with disabilities in every aspect of community life.

[AilaunchX @Ai_Tech_tool]

Instead of watching an hour of Netflix, watch this 2 hour hour Stanford lecture will teach you more about how LLMs like ChatGPT and Claude are built than most people working at top AI companies learn in their entire careers.

[DEACTIVATED @thrasherxy]

Hi @JoeBiden @ashishkjha @WhiteHouse, public health scholar here to remind you that your planned transition to a “commercialization” of vaccines has a long precedent of exacerbating racial disparities. Just look what the @CDCgov says about influenza https://t.co/ZYJESK7yCx

[CTD @TxDisabilities]

SAT 8-13, in Dallas, our friends at @AutismTx hold the last of their Sensory-Friendly #Vaccine Clinics this summer.

Open to children & adults w all disabilities, parents/caregivers, & family. Spanish translation provided.

More info & registration: https://t.co/y91QZAV7Ik

[Danny Saenz ♿️ ✊🏼 🌹 @dannysz]

Can you believe the nerve of @GreyhoundBus. After
their mistake cause me to spend over 18 hours in Austin & San Antonio Greyhound Station.
They will only refund half my fare. The bus I was supposed to board from Austin Texas had a broken lift. #ADA

[Ola Ojewumi @Olas_Truth]

Currently, #PARALYZED is trending as fans of Big Time Rush are asking them to release this song. I'm not seeing the same white disabled influencers calling them out for ableist language as they did with Lizzo and Beyonce.

As a Black woman wheelchair user, I ain't surprised.

[Rooted in Rights @RootedInRights]

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[Raymond Chang @tweetraychang]

What we see around the great replacement theory should concern us, because it is leading people to conclude things that are not based on facts and figures and in reality.

[The Mighty @TheMightySite]

"This is a semi-regular occurrence for me." https://t.co/VXruhqzSIw

[The Mighty @TheMightySite]

"My birthday is not a vacation from my mental illnesses." https://t.co/VL8TQecihG

[Charlotte McClain-Nhlapo @McNhlapo]

Disabled children abused in Ukraine's orphanages, warns UN - BBC News ⁦@GeraldQfix⁩ https://t.co/7wQ8yqMAR8

[Eldercare Locator @EldercareLoc]

Today marks the 87th anniversary of the #SocialSecurityAct, signed into law by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Social Security provides #OlderAdults with basic financial support to help them remain living in their homes and engaged in their communities. https://t.co/z1u8PMVefG

[Diane Coleman @ndycoleman]

The crisis in home-based long term care services impacts people with I/DD as well as other types of disabilities, and of all ages.

[Not Dead Yet @NotDeadYetUSA]

Kathleen Nicole O'Neal: "We as a culture need to get over this notion that needing help with physical bodily functions is an affront to one’s dignity. This is the logic of ableism." https://t.co/Oo0N22fRZc

[The Partnership for Inclusive Disaster Strategies @disasterstrat]

In Emergency Management, Stereotyping #Disabled people
= incomplete planning
= segregated response
= injury & death

[Elena Hung (she/her) @ElenaHung202]

.@SFdirewolf means so much to me and to the disability community. Please, please, please contribute if you can and help Alice stay at home and in community. 🙏And let's continue the work to fully fund home and community-based services. #CareCantWait

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[Laura Samuel @Laura_J_Samuel]

Some state SNAP programs are more accessible than others. Important because people with a disability are 3x more likely to be food insecure than those without a disability. #disabilityinclusion https://t.co/oFMTCeX2AW

[COVID Safe Campus @COVIDSafeCampus]

You asked for it and we created it!
We compiled a quick reference list of schools that have any reinstated any level of indoor mask requirements.

Thank you all so much for your help in crowdsourcing this information, keep it up, we'd love to add more!

https://t.co/hbj219xnvF

[stefanie lyn kaufman-mthimkhulu @stefkaufman]

I don’t think people understand the reality of what happens when police show up to your house for a wellness check or “safety”intervention. If you survive, it’s enough to traumatize you + stop you from *ever* sharing your truth again. Forced into a life of emotional isolation.