Man on street handing out leaflets to me a wheelchair user: “Come on in. Try our new restaurant.”
Me: “No thanks. It’s not accessible-it has no ramp.”
Man: “We’ll carry you in or bring food out.”
Carrying a disabled person is not access.The obvious solution-a ramp is ignored.
In 2003, Dr. Jiang Yanyong watched in disbelief as Chinese officials downplayed how SARS was spreading in China. He took the risky step of alerting the media to the cover-up. https://t.co/bPKpdU8jU2
#KindnessGoesViral by the way, there are bunches of people in my life who do kind things for me and that makes my life great because I always try to pay it forward.
#KindnessGoesViral shout out to my friend Eric Peterson for weeks of massages to help me feel better. I can't thank Eric enough but I do try to pay it forward.
Lois Curtis, an artist with an intellectual disability who won a landmark civil rights case that gave people with disabilities the right to live outside of institutions and in their own homes, has died of cancer at 55.
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Time to treat your shoes! Once a month shoe treatment w/permethrin spray helps keep ticks at bay. Treated mine yesterday while taping for an upcoming series with @KellyBatesRI on ABC6 Providence. Looking forward to seeing it. Until then, here’s what to do: https://t.co/Nzxuc08NWZ
After nearly four years of treatment by the late Dr. Charles Ray Jones, Troy was hiking and living his life again in this June 2020 photo. https://t.co/KOHFVdMrzO
Online support groups provide a much needed sense of community for those struggling with #LymeDisease as well as valuable exchange of experience and insights. Find one for you: https://t.co/iEyqdNuMr0
“Meta is rife with ads containing sensational health claims, which the company directly profits from. The misleading ads may remain unchallenged for months and even years.” https://t.co/F4wTropHJR
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Helen Keller was an author, #DisabilityRights advocate, and lecturer while also living with deafness and blindness. During Helen Keller #BlindDeafAwarenessWeek, we honor her legacy by continuing her strides for equality and awareness of the #DeafBlind community.
@CIFCconnect is pleased to announce the reopening of the Danbury Community Center, 12 Boughton Street, Danbury. Please join CIFC CEO Katherine M. Curran, JD, Mayor Dean Esposito, and Danbury War Memorial Board President, Robert Botelho on June 28th, 4-8 PM at the Danbury CIFC.
NEW: unfortunately it’s time for another international Covid update, as the BA.5 Omicron lineage (and BA.4 to a lesser extent) sends not only cases but also hospitalisations climbing around the world, from South Africa, to Portugal, the UK, Israel and now the US 📈
Today’s dialysis decision proves once again that the federal judiciary’s lack of sophistication in healthcare law & healthcare economic dynamics transcends ideological or political bounds!
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