Kim Elmore

loves stories; thinks in patterns #Neurodivergent #literacy teacher | #disability and #EdEquity advocate | #WeAreJR | she/they | ♿️

[philip lewis @Phil_Lewis_]

Big: Henrietta Lacks’ living relatives reached a historic settlement with the multi-billion-dollar biotech company accused of stealing her cells without her consent

Her “HeLa” cells were the world’s first capable of replicating outside the body https://t.co/i6ZhJ1bxuA

[Kim Elmore @KimEl]

This is devastating news. How many more will follow:(

[North Texas Daily @ntdaily]

BREAKING NEWS: In an official notice emailed Tuesday morning, UNT President Neal Smatresk announced the dissolution of the Division of Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Access. Vice President of IDEA Joanne Woodard will also be retiring when the office is dissolved. Story to come.

[Kim Elmore @KimEl]

ahh… I’ll hang on a bit longer then…

[CALL TO ACTIVISM @CalltoActivism]

BREAKING: The X sign has been removed the top of the (formerly) Twitter building.

[Kim Elmore @KimEl]

Sadly, I am deleting my account. I tried to hang in there, but the X rebrand makes me think of words like Xcluded, Xhausted, + Xed out (not Xcited or Xuberant) and so I must Xit…

[Kim Elmore @KimEl]

The American Medical Association Withdraws Support for ABA and Opens the Door for More Advocacy for DIR https://t.co/l0FUcqdxtX << Thanks for sharing the detailed argument presented by the AMA for removing their explicit support of ABA as a “treatment.” About time!

[Kim Elmore @KimEl]

Great interview with activist Helena Donato-Sapp, 14, on how teachers should champion students with disabilities at school >> A Teenager With Disabilities Implores Educators: 'Be My Champion' https://t.co/2aRTMXaWeg

#disability #StudentLeader #DisabledAndProud #education #equity

[Kim Elmore @KimEl]

Curtis, an artist with ID, persistently asked to be free of the institutions she’d grown up in. Leading to the landmark Olmstead v. L. C. Supreme Court case, Curtis helped legalize our right to live in the community. She died at home. Rest in Power.

https://t.co/LjdTtfhzrG

[Kim Elmore @KimEl]

via @NYTimes https://t.co/TyOO86Dkz9

[Women Of Autism @WomenOfAutism]

If you are #autistic, and/or an #ActuallyAutistic parent, and would like to be interviewed about your experiences as part of our organization’s series on #Neurodivergent identity and culture, please reach out to us here.

[Kim Elmore @KimEl]

A #disabled #HighSchool student found #virtual school improved her academic and social #access to classes, but her district is returning to in-person schooling. She reveals #accessibility barriers for SwDs and how virtual school can eliminate them. #a11y https://t.co/VOZGzgDPXY

[Kim Elmore @KimEl]

I will learn about the mental health resources available in our community.

I will commit to continuing the conversation.

Can't wait to meet you next week, Rapids!

✌💜 Ms. Elmore

#oneCCPS #WeAreAllJR

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[Kim Elmore @KimEl]

Dear students,

How are you feeling about the start of school? I have many mixed emotions, but I use my excitement, curiosity, and optimism about learning with you this year as my north star as I navigate the highs and lows.

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#School2021 #MentalHealthMonday #WeAreJR

[Kim Elmore @KimEl]

I want you to know that I am #HereForYou this year and signed the pledge @Active_Minds. This means that...

I will listen actively to you when you are struggling without judgment.

I will model kindness, trust, and vulnerability.

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[Axel Folio, PhD, White Tears Distiller 🪁 @ISASaxonists]

Here's a short thread to exemplify how the term "Anglo-Saxon" is used to mean 'wyte', associated w/ wyte supremacy & misused not only by Americans but equally by British ppl, & also scholars. Before you steal my work, cite me. Here we go: #medievaltwitter 1/

[Kim Elmore @KimEl]

Sony Pictures Entertainment: LeVar Burton should be the next host of Jeopardy! - Sign the Petition! https://t.co/VWOxo3NYj5 via @Change

[IVORY ELLA @shopivoryella]

April is #AutismAwarenessMonth and after getting feedback from the autistic community, we are relaunching our Autism Awareness T-Shirt. This design uses a rainbow infinity symbol to represent pride in neurodiversity. Help us make a difference today >> https://t.co/tOLow1ZpRM

[Kim Elmore @KimEl]

@shopivoryella Well done! Thanks you for an aut-some redesign✌🏼🤟🏽

[Javaid Siddiqi @jsiddiqi7]

"The median wage range for #childcare workers is a low of $8.94/hr in MS and high of $15.36/hr in Wash. DC. Poverty rates for #earlychildhood educators are 8x higher than for K-8 teachers, and in no state do wages meet the living standard." - @ljeaustin @CSCCEUCB #GovPrincipals

[Kim Elmore @KimEl]

@EllaKuhn7 @shopivoryella @autselfadvocacy Agreed. Love ASAN. And my daughter & I wear comfy Ivory Ella, but just cannot buy this design for us. We aren’t puzzles for non-autistic people to figure out:(

[Autistic Self Advocacy Network @autselfadvocacy]

More autistic students are attending college, but what can colleges do to help them succeed? Check out our new white paper “Benchmarks to Inclusion,” and accompanying Easy Read and Plain Language resources, to learn more! https://t.co/5SDvhZcRtR