"The family of Judith “Judy” Heumann invites the community to honor her life."
Wednesday, March 8 at 10 a.m. ET at Adas Israel Congregation, 2850 Quebec St. NW, Washington, DC 20008
ASL & live captioning will be provided in person & for the livestreams
https://t.co/WVSXdS9ZqT
Known as the “mother of the disability rights movement,” Judith Heumann became an internationally recognized leader in the disability rights community for her instrumental work in pushing for historic legislation. https://t.co/wKLh7Ctuph # via @HuffPost
@RachelZemach @leahajk Agree it’s a fantastic word, but I assumed it was a matter of degree. What is your recommendation if someone wants to refer both people with no hearing as well as folks who have some hearing but like me use hearing aids?
@GayBreakfast@emily_ladau Almost 55 here & definitely identity first. Pref for person first is higher with cognitive disability communities w heavy caregiver influence. Wanting to be seen as individuals is understandable. But claiming and pride is needed for community, community is needed for power.
What would you like to see from us and in the legal profession? Disabled lawyers & legal professionals, join us for an open meeting on Tuesday, August 23 at 5 PM PM/8 PM ET. Captioning and ASL provided. Register at https://t.co/JxiAG9fEuX. #LawTwitter#DisabilityTwitter
@NeuroDrugDoc @Imani_Barbarin Actually I saw some big, round flat and spacious and started drooling. Compare that to skinny trains or the hyper loop. This feels like a much better starting point for me and my power chair.
@GHMansfield Disabled folk want the SAME thing every one else wants — empowerment to bring their “A” game and freedom to bring/show/share their authentic self. So, just human. not “special” I.e. “othering”
@judithheumann@Uber Totally been there. My first experience with Uber was in San Diego. Used there accessibility feature— called to say I was n a wheelchair. When I got a call back they said please don’t worry, they’ll just throw it in the back. Then I said I had a 300lb power chair….
Boeing makes military aircraft with the capability to strap down thousands of pounds of cargo. Remind me who makes passenger airplanes.🤪🤨 I will not accept that we cannot produce airplanes that can accommodate a wheelchair. #JustPlaneWrong#PushingAccessForward@SecretaryPete
The intersection of disability and other identities can create social and technological barriers for people in these communities. We believe investments in disability intersectionality are key for advancing on our goal to bridge the disability divide. ✨
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Our fourth fireside chat session took place on Tuesday to discuss the progress of diversity, equity and inclusion through cultural change. We were joined by Stuart Pixley, Chair, Microsoft, and David Boutcher, Partner, Reed Smith - https://t.co/V8Fd76LPpq
@ReedSmithD_I Privileged to be a guest in such a great international disability diversity series. Awesome that disability diversity in the legal field has such a robust champion in @reedsmithllp@ReedSmithD_I .