Rooted in Rights

Disability stories by disabled people.

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Hello Rooted in Rights followers, contributors, and supporters! This is Allexa, the Director of Rooted in Rights (RiR), reaching out to you all to let you know of some changes to expect from RiR and some exciting things happening now! 🧵1/22

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A. Tony Jerome shares their struggle to thrive in a society not built for people like them. #disability #autizzy #ActuallyAutistic

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...and we're back! For Dwarfism Awareness Month, Dr. @ErinPritchard15 writes about the ineffectiveness of many forms of dwarfism advocacy - and a few ways that we can change the status quo. #DwarfismAwarenessMonth #October #disability

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In our latest, Jaclyn Lewis talks what they've learned about the importance of developing connections between disabled adults and disabled youth. #disability #DisabledYouth #community

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In the latest for @RootedInRights, Kris McElroy writes about finding the tools, strategies, and truths that help guide his journey as a biracial Black autistic and disabled parent. #parenting #ActuallyAutistic #disability

https://t.co/ivH9kTcIiH

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As disabled people, our lives can't be flattened into a monolithic narrative. Even those with the same diagnosis can have very different experiences. Kerenza Ryan shares her specific journey navigating employment as a self-identified schizophrenic writer.

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In the latest for @RootedInRights, W.E. Cuthbert writes about the challenges and beauty of relationships between neurodivergent people. #disability #neurodivergent

https://t.co/SCUlg6n7YY

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We're excited and proud to present a vulnerable, reflective essay on coming out as queer and disabled in the 1970s by @UppityBlindGirl! #DisabledHistory #DisabledCulture #disability

https://t.co/nNdSlzcJCc

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Maya Williams gifts us a vulnerable reflection of their mental health experiences as someone living with chronic pain. #disabled #ChronicPain

CONTENT NOTE: sui ideation, religious trauma

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What do disabled artists have to say about our lives? Writer Hannah Soyer interviews sculptor Emilie Gossiaux about her new show "Other-Worlding," London (her now-retired guide dog), and the nature of nature. #disability #DisabledArtists

https://t.co/f8IpSJwG01

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Hello Friends,

I have been given a really cool opportunity to participate in a incredible event with folks at Harvard Law School, and I wanted to share this with you all. (1/3)

[Talila A. Lewis, Esq. | talilalewis.bsky.social @talilalewis]

In light of the senseless police killing of yet another Black autistic child, Im resharing resources I created over the years.

There's no kind/amt of "training" that'll "fix" this. Abolition is the only way:

1) https://t.co/BywSTNg8Wd

2) https://t.co/vk3WQNh7v6

#RyanGainer

[Sara Luterman @slooterman]

I’m working on a piece about how disabled folks are feeling four years into the COVID pandemic. Interested in chatting with a journalist about your thoughts and feelings? DM me or email sluterman at 19thnews dot org. #NEISVoid #CovidIsntOver

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Fat stigma isn't talked about NEARLY enough when discussing oppression like ableism and ageism, but millions around the world experience both - or all three - every day. @kimberlydark talks about navigating stigma and how to kill the bully in your head.

https://t.co/Yw7p4QWKwz

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In our latest, @natharundhati explores #DisabilityHistory in the story of India's @whiteprintmag - and the need for access to leisure. #Blind #LowVision #Braille #disability

https://t.co/TxlwQGxkYF

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Singer-songwriter-musician Lewis Capaldi, a Touretter, is taking a break. @GGalesQuailBell asks why doing so, for any disabled person, is so often shunned and shamed. Read her latest for us on the blog! #disability #TouretteSyndrome #rest

https://t.co/xSh8MUFUV7

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As the world reckons with the reality of the ongoing climate crisis, @leahstagnone brings an activist perspective to the problem of eco-ableism in organizing spaces. Learn about eco-ableism and how to combat it wherever you organize! #disability #activism

https://t.co/AsJSTbQpZ3

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Rare disabilities are...rarely talked about or researched. This creates an added barrier for disabled folks with rare conditions. Mia Tompson shares her story of self-discovery, diagnosis, and frustration with the status quo. #disability #RareDisabilities

https://t.co/PNBzeYaGwX

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In case you missed it: Fifer Charlie Loftus recounts their battle with COVID and the fear that arises, as a disabled person, when faced with inaccessibility. #disabled #DisabledTwitter #COVIDisntOVER #COVIDisAirborne #COVID19 #a11y

https://t.co/KNGRCSwtCG

[Sara Luterman @slooterman]

This is probably going to get buried by other news, but on Wednesday the Supreme Court is going to hear a case that might gut a major enforcement mechanism for the Americans with Disabilities Act. I wrote an explainer @19thnews. https://t.co/I6WbbwJMnY

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Submitted a pitch? Sent in a draft? Thinking about it? If so, make sure you READ OUR MOST RECENT ANNOUNCEMENT before you reach out! Check out our submissions page for more details. #disability #ChronicIllness #DisabledWriters #DisabledStories #submissions

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